Angela Paton
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.
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Movies (31)
Harvey
2021 · Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
I Am I
2013 · Doris
The Final Season
2007 · Anne Akers
The Valley of Light
2007 · Granny
Vuelo nocturno
2005 · Nice Lady
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003 · Angela's Fan
American Pie 3: La Boda
2003 · Grandma
The United States of Leland
2003 · Airplane Woman
Early Bird Special
2001 · Mrs. Carmichael
Joe Dirt
2001 · Woman with Roadrunner
The Joyriders
1999 · Rita Mae Tuttle
The Con
1998 · Lyla
La Mejor de mis Bodas
1998 · Faye
Lolita
1997 · Mrs. Holmes
A casa en vacaciones
1995 · Woman on Airplane
Atrapados en Paraíso
1994 · Hattie Anderson
Where Are My Children?
1994 · Ellie McNeil
Las cosas que nunca mueren
1994 · Dottie Owens
Clean Slate
1994 · Shirley Pogue
Y la Banda Siguió Tocando
1993 · Woman in Denver
El día de la marmota
1993 · Mrs. Lancaster
Keep the Change
1992 · Dinah
Criminal Behavior
1992 · Adelaide
El Último De Su Tribu
1992 · Mrs. Gustafson
Lies of the Twins
1991 · Mrs. Shearer
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · Gloria Sikes
Línea Mortal
1990 · Doctor
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
1989 · Mrs. Webster
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Sister of the Bride
1980 · Director
Dirty Harry
1971 · Homicide Detective (uncredited)
TV shows (31)
Yo no lo hice
2014 · Mrs. Klasby
Sons of Tucson
2010 · Ethel
Four Kings
2006 · Betty
Mi nombre es Earl
2005 · Old Woman
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Martha Elkin
Numb3rs
2005 · Eyewitness
Médium
2005 · Mrs. Halstead
Boston Public
2000 · Mrs. Walsh
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Ruth
Jesse
1998 · Mrs. Baum
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Mrs. Gerken
George & Leo
1997 · Mrs. Johnson
The Home Court
1995 · Marie Grant
JAG: Justicia Militar
1995 · Elena Motley
Caroline in the City
1995 · Mrs.Larson
Deslizadores
1995 · Mrs. Meadows
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Aunt Adah
Cybill
1995 · Evelyn Minnow
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Mrs. Ransom
Chicago Hope
1994 · Irene
Dave's World
1993 · Mrs. Begley
Los Expedientes Secretos X
1993 · Mrs. Lukesh
Mejorando la Casa
1991 · Irma
Love, Lies and Murder
1991 · Parole Board Member #3
Cop Rock
1990 · Juror
Wings
1990 · Sandy
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Betty Jameson
Quantum Leap
1989 · Lottie Sammis
Dear John
1988 · Mother Superior
The Wonder Years
1988 · Woman at City Hall
Falcon Crest
1981 · Harriet Anderson