Lois Smith Scroll down for movie list. Date of Birth 3 November 1930, Topeka, Kansas, USA
Birth Name Lois Humbert
Trivia Is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.
Is an ordained minister and officiated at the wedding of actor Tim Hopper and his wife.
Once taught acting at Juilliard.
Studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors' Studio.
Earned Tony nominations for her supporting performances in the plays "The Grapes of Wrath" (1990) and Sam Shepard's "Buried Child" (1996).
Has twice been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play): in 1990 for portraying Ma Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath," a part she recreated in the television version of the same title, The Grapes of Wrath (1991) (TV); and in 1996 for Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," which was directed by her "Grapes of Wrath" co-star Gary Sinise.
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