Birth Place: Northport, NY, USA
Author of The New York Times bestseller, Patti LuPone: A Memoir, Miss LuPone recently starred in Company on Broadway after playing the same role in London's West End. She won a "What's OnStage" Award and was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance as Joanne.
Her recent NY stage appearances include the Broadway musical War Paint (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Douglas Carter Beane’s new play Shows For Days, directed by Jerry Zaks at Lincoln Center Theater, her debut with the New York City Ballet as Anna in their new production of The Seven Deadly Sins, Joanne in the New York Philharmonic’s production of Company, David Mamet’s The Anarchist, and Lincoln Center Theater’s production of the musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, for which she was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Winner of the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performance of the Season for her performance as Madame Rose in the most recent Broadway production of Gypsy, her other stage credits include appearances with the Los Angeles Opera in their new production of John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles and Weill-Brecht’s Mahagonny (debut), the world premiere of Jake Heggie’s opera To Hell and Back with San Francisco’s Baroque Philharmonia Orchestra, Mrs. Lovett in John Doyle’s production of Sweeney Todd (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations; Drama League Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre), the title role in Marc Blitzstein’s Regina, a musical version of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes at the Kennedy Center, Fosca in a concert version of Passion, which was also broadcast on PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center, a multi-city tour of her theatrical concert Matters of the Heart, the City Center Encores! productions of Can-Can and Pal Joey, the NY Philharmonic’s productions of Candide and Sweeney Todd (NY Phil debut) and performances on Broadway in Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, David Mamet’s The Old Neighborhood, Terrence McNally's Master Class and in her own concert Patti LuPone On Broadway.
Since 2000 she’s appeared regularly at the Ravinia Festival. First in its Sondheim series when she starred as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Desiree in A Little Night Music, Fosca in Passion, Cora Hooper in Anyone Can Whistle, Madame Rose in Gypsy and in two different roles in Sunday in the Park with George. Her subsequent appearances there include a reprise of her performance in Heggie’s To Hell and Back, a concert performance of Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins and starring in the title role in a concert production of Annie Get Your Gun.
A graduate of the first class of the Drama Division of New York’s Juilliard School and a founding member of John Houseman's The Acting Company in which she toured the country for four years, her subsequent New York credits include Dario Fo's Accidental Death of An Anarchist, David Mamet's The Water Engine, Edmond and The Woods and Israel Horovitz' Stage Directions and performances in the musicals Pal Joey for City Center Encores!, Anything Goes (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Cradle Will Rock, Oliver!, Evita (Tony and Drama Desk Awards- Best Actress in a Musical), Working and The Robber Bridegroom. In London, she won the Olivier Award for her performances as Fantine in the original production of Les Miserables and in the Acting Company production of The Cradle Will Rock. She also created the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award, and recreated her Broadway performance of Maria Callas in Master Class.
Film: Cliffs of Freedom, The Comedian, Union Square, Parker, City by the Sea, David Mamet’s Heist, State and Main; Just Looking, Summer of Sam, The 24 Hour Woman, Family Prayers, Driving Miss Daisy, Witness.
Television: Mom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Penny Dreadful (Critics Choice nomination), Girls, American Horror Story: Coven, Law & Order: SVU, Glee, 30 Rock, PBS Great Performances The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Ugly Betty, Will & Grace (as herself), PBS Great Performances’ Candide, Oz , the TNT film Monday Night Mayhem, PBS’ Evening At The Pops with John Williams and Yo Yo Ma, Falcone, Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story (Showtime); Frasier (1998 Emmy nomination); Law & Order, An Evening with Patti LuPone (PBS), the NBC movie Her Last Chance, Showtime's ACE Award and Emmy nominated The Song Spinner (Daytime Emmy nomination, Best Actress), The Water Engine, L.B.J., AMC's Remember WENN and ABC's Life Goes On.
Recordings include: Company (2018 London production), Far Away Places, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Patti LuPone at Les Mouches, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd (both the 2006 Broadway revival cast recording and 2000 live performance recording on NY Philharmonic’s Special Editions Label); and The Lady with the Torch.
[1979]1941 Lydia Hedberg
[1982]Fighting Back Lisa D'Angelo
[1985]Witness Elaine
[1986]Wise Guys Wanda Valentini
[1989]Driving Miss Daisy Florine Werthan
[1993]Family Prayers Aunt Nan
[1999]Summer of Sam Helen
[1999]Just Looking Sylvia Levine Polinsky
[2000]Cold Blooded Van Klerk
[2000]State and Main Sherry Bailey
[2001]Heist Betty Croft
[2002]City by the Sea Maggie
[2011]Union Square Lucia
[2011]Portraits in Dramatic Time Patti LuPone
[2011]Company Joanne
[2013]Parker Ascension
[2016]The Comedian Florie Berkowitz
[2019]Last Christmas Joyce
[2019]Steven Universe: The Movie Yellow Diamond
[2019]Cliffs of Freedom Yia-Yia
[2022]The School for Good and Evil Mrs. Deauville
The Time of Your Life Kitty Duval
The Andros Targets Sharon Walker
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta Rachel Burston
Piaf Narrator
Un siciliano in Sicilia Vincenzina
LBJ: The Early Years Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
Cowboy Joe Linda Tidmunk
The Water Engine Rita Lang
[ 1989-1993]Life Goes On Libby Thatcher
The Song Spinner Zantalalia
Her Last Chance Joanna Saxen
[ 1996-1997]Law & Order Ruth Miller
[ 1993-1998]Frasier Aunt Zora Crane, Pam
Encore! Encore! Wine Critic
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story Miss C. Canzinarra
Falcone Francesca Gold
Touched by an Angel Alice Dupree
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert Mrs. Lovett
Life at Five Feet Mrs. Marshack
Monday Night Mayhem Emmy Cosell
Oz Stella Coffa
In-Laws Rochelle Landis
Will & Grace Patti LuPone
Ugly Betty Mrs. Weiner
Open Books Roz
The Miraculous Year Veronica
Army Wives Ms. Galassini
[ 2009-2012]30 Rock Sylvia Rossitano
People in New Jersey Rachel Levin
Girls Patti LuPone
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lydia Lebasi
[ 2015-2016]Penny Dreadful Dr. Seward, Joan Clayton
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rabbi Shari
BoJack Horseman Mimi Stilton
Mom Rita
Pose Frederica Norman
The Simpsons Cheryl Monroe
Hollywood Avis Amberg
[ 2016-2020]Steven Universe Yellow Diamond
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Vocalist
Central Park Roberta McCullough
F Is for Family Nora Murphy
[ 2013-2022]American Horror Story Kathy Pizzaz, Joan Ramsey
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Patti LuPone has appeared on Broadway in 30 shows.
Patti LuPone has appeared on London's West End in 4 shows.
Patti LuPone's first West End show was The Cradle Will Rock which opened in 1985
Patti LuPone has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Company" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Company," "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," and "The Robber Bridegroom," and Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "War Paint," "Gypsy," "Sweeney Todd," "Anything Goes," and "Evita." She also received nominations for awards such as the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama League Awards, and Olivier Awards for various performances.
Patti LuPone has won several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Company," Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Gypsy," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Gypsy," Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Gypsy," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Gypsy," Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Old Neighborhood," Best Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Patti LuPone on Broadway," Outstanding Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Anything Goes," Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "The Cradle Will Rock," Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Evita," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Evita."
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