Angela Paton
Born: 1930-01-11 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2016-05-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007). Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.
Filmography
2021
- Harvey as Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
2014
- I Didn't Do It as Mrs. Klasby
2013
- I Am I as Doris
2010
- Sons of Tucson as Ethel
2007
- The Valley of Light as Granny
- The Final Season as Anne Akers
2006
- Four Kings as Betty
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Martha Elkin
- Medium as Mrs. Halstead
- Numb3rs as Eyewitness
- My Name Is Earl as Old Woman
- Red Eye as Nice Lady
2003
- American Wedding as Grandma
- The United States of Leland as Airplane Woman
- Die, Mommie, Die! as Angela's Fan
2001
- Joe Dirt as Woman with Roadrunner
- Early Bird Special as Mrs. Carmichael
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Ruth
- Boston Public as Mrs. Walsh
1999
- The Joyriders as Rita Mae Tuttle
1998
- L.A. Doctors as Mrs. Gerken
- Jesse as Mrs. Baum
- The Wedding Singer as Faye
- The Con as Lyla
1997
- Lolita as Mrs. Holmes
- George & Leo as Mrs. Johnson
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Aunt Adah
- JAG as Elena Motley
- Sliders as Mrs. Meadows
- Caroline in the City as Mrs.Larson
- Cybill as Evelyn Minnow
- The Home Court as Marie Grant
- Home for the Holidays as Woman on Airplane
1994
- ER as Mrs. Ransom
- Chicago Hope as Irene
- Blue Sky as Dottie Owens
- Trapped in Paradise as Hattie Anderson
- Clean Slate as Shirley Pogue
- Where Are My Children? as Ellie McNeil
1993
- The X-Files as Mrs. Lukesh
- Dave's World as Mrs. Begley
- Groundhog Day as Mme Lancaster
- And the Band Played On as Woman in Denver
1992
- The Last of His Tribe as Mrs. Gustafson
- Keep the Change as Dinah
- Criminal Behavior as Adelaide
1991
- Home Improvement as Irma
- Love, Lies and Murder as Parole Board Member #3
- Lies of the Twins as Mrs. Shearer
1990
- Wings as Sandy
- Cop Rock as Juror
- Flatliners as Doctor
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Gloria Sikes
1989
- Quantum Leap as Lottie Sammis
- Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker as Mrs. Webster
- Roe vs. Wade
1988
- The Wonder Years as Woman at City Hall
- Dear John as Mother Superior
1981
- Falcon Crest as Harriet Anderson
1980
- Sister of the Bride ... (Director)
1971
- Dirty Harry as Homicide Detective (uncredited)