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Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 20, 1927) is an American stage, film and television actress, Today Show television presenter, and occasional stage director.
After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and was also nominated for her work in Rachel, Rachel (1968).
She worked extensively in film and theatre during the 1970s and later directed several Broadway productions. More recently her television work included playing Beverly Harris on the sitcom Roseanne. She has been nominated five times for the Tony Award (four times for Lead Actress of a Play and once for Featured Actress). In 2004, Parsons was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
Conversations with Estelle Parsons
How 87-Year-Old Oscar Winner Estelle Parsons Defies Age | Where Are They Now? | OWN
Estelle Parsons winning Best Supporting Actress
The Wit And Wisdom of Beverly Harris (aka the fabulous Estelle Parsons)
Theater Talk: Estelle Parsons on "August: Osage County"
Estelle Parsons On Bonnie And Clyde (1967)
Interview with actress Estelle Parsons
Estelle Parsons reads "Everything That Rises Must Converge"
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Profiles Featuring Estelle Parsons
Actors: John Rakich (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Shamata (miscellaneous crew), Pamela B. Green (miscellaneous crew), Mark Moore (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Kravitz (miscellaneous crew), Jim Jaffe (miscellaneous crew), Judy Greer (actress), Julianne Moore (actress), William MacDonald (actor), Chloë Grace Moretz (actress), Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Stephen King (writer), Marco Beltrami (composer), Jarik Van Sluijs (miscellaneous crew), Lee Percy (editor),
Plot: A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
Keywords: 17-year-old, abuse-of-power, adolescence, adolescent-romance, alienation, anger, bad-girl, bad-mother, banging-head-in-wall, based-on-book