Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice"
61 movies · 44 shows
TOVAH
2026·0.0
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
2024·8.1
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023·10.0
Beau Is Afraid
2023·6.7
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
2023·0.0
The School for Good and Evil
2022·7.0
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022·9.0
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021·0.0
Show of Titles
2021·0.0
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
2020·0.0
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020·10.0
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020·1.0
Last Christmas
2019·7.2
On Broadway
2019·8.7
Steven Universe: The Movie
2019·8.2
Cliffs of Freedom
2019·6.9
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
2018·8.5
The Comedian
2016·5.7
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
2015·6.0
Parker
2013·6.1
Union Square
2011·4.7
Portraits in Dramatic Time
2011·8.0
Company
2011·6.9
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010·8.0
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007·0.0
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
2006·10.0
Passion
2005·0.0
Candide
2005·7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004·8.3
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003·6.4
City by the Sea
2002·5.8
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
2002·0.0
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002·9.0
Monday Night Mayhem
2002·6.0
Heist
2001·6.3
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001·7.1
The Victim
2001·9.0
Cold Blooded
2000·4.8
State and Main
2000·6.3
Just Looking
1999·5.9
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
1999·5.2
Summer of Sam
1999·6.5
The 24 Hour Woman
1999·5.8
An Evening with Patti LuPone
1997·9.5
Her Last Chance
1996·6.0
The Song Spinner
1995·9.0
Family Prayers
1993·4.5
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival
1992·9.5
The Water Engine
1992·5.8
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992·9.0
Driving Miss Daisy
1989·7.2
LBJ: The Early Years
1987·7.6
Wise Guys
1986·5.4
The Cradle Will Rock
1985·0.0
Witness
1985·7.1
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
1984·9.0
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983·0.0
Fighting Back
1982·5.8
1941
1979·5.8
King of the Gypsies
1978·5.9
The Time of Your Life
1976·10.0