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Lois Arlene Smith is an American character actress, whose career spans seven decades. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017).
Birth Name
Lois Arlene Humbert
Born
Monday, 03 November 1930
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mack & Rita | Betty | 2022 |
| The French Dispatch | Upshur 'Maw' Clampette | 2021 |
| Uncle Frank | Aunt Butch | 2020 |
| Tesla | The Grande Dame | 2020 |
| On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Mimi Waldenstock | 2019 |
| The Village | Velma | 2019 |
| Impulse | Deidre 'Dippy' Jones | 2018 |
| 9JKL | Wrong Nana | 2017 |
| Lady Bird | Sister Sarah Joan | 2017 |
| The Son | Jeanne Anne McCullough | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mack & Rita | Betty | 2022 |
| The French Dispatch | Upshur 'Maw' Clampette | 2021 |
| Uncle Frank | Aunt Butch | 2020 |
| Tesla | The Grande Dame | 2020 |
| On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Mimi Waldenstock | 2019 |
| The Village | Velma | 2019 |
| Impulse | Deidre 'Dippy' Jones | 2018 |
| 9JKL | Wrong Nana | 2017 |
| Lady Bird | Sister Sarah Joan | 2017 |
| The Son | Jeanne Anne McCullough | 2017 |
| Marjorie Prime | Marjorie | 2017 |
| The Comedian | Miriam | 2016 |
| The Nice Guys | Mrs. Glenn | 2016 |
| Sneaky Pete | Reverend Ethel Landry | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Mrs. Hanson | 2015 |
| Run All Night | Margaret Conlon | 2015 |
| Younger | Belinda Lacroix | 2015 |
| Science Goes to the Movies | Self | 2015 |
| The Gettysburg Address | Elizabeth Crawford (voice) / Elizabeth Crawford | 2015 |
| The Affair | Mrs. Gunther | 2014 |
| Showing Up | Self | 2014 |
| Mom | Claire | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Lucy Game | 2013 |
| Ray Donovan | Dolores | 2013 |
| The Americans | Betty Turner | 2013 |
| Ruth & Erica | Ruth | 2012 |
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Aunt Mel | 2012 |
| Roadie | Mom | 2012 |
| Please Give | Mrs. Portman | 2010 |
| True Blood: Webisodes | Adele Stackhouse | 2010 |
| A Dog Year | Lois Blair | 2009 |
| Killshot | Lenore | 2008 |
| True Blood | Adele Stackhouse | 2008 |
| Diminished Capacity | Belle Tyke | 2008 |
| Turn the River | Abby | 2008 |
| Army Wives | Elsie | 2007 |
| Griffin & Phoenix | Dr. Imberman | 2006 |
| Hollywoodland | Helen Bessolo | 2006 |
| Little Fugitive | Social Worker / Elizabeth | 2006 |
| Sweet Land | Inge (as an older woman) / Old Inge | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Dickerson | 2005 |
| P.S. | Ellie Silverstein | 2004 |
| Desperate Housewives | Allison Scavo | 2004 |
| LAX | Rose Sinclair | 2004 |
| Iron Jawed Angels | Reverend Anna Howard Shaw / Anna Shaw | 2004 |
| The Best Thief in the World | Helen | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Fannie | 2003 |
| Red Betsy | Helen Rounds | 2003 |
| 2 Brothers & a Bride | Ma Adams | 2003 |
| Minority Report | Dr. Iris Hineman / Dr. Iris Hineman [The Greenhouse] | 2002 |
| The Laramie Project | Lucy Thompson | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Betty Bennett | 2001 |
| Going to California | Beatrice Graf | 2001 |
| Powder Keg | Mother | 2001 |
| The Pledge | Helen Jackson | 2001 |
| Tumbleweeds | Ginger | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rebecca Tolliver | 1999 |
| A Will of Their Own | Miss Maude | 1998 |
| The Eternal | Mrs. Ferriter | 1998 |
| Hudson River Blues | Julia | 1997 |
| The Practice | Mary Beth Berluti | 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Libby | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Larger Than Life | Luluna | 1996 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1996 |
| Twister | Meg Greene | 1996 |
| Dead Man Walking | Helen's Mother | 1996 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Sophia | 1995 |
| Truman | Madge Wallace Gates | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Mildred Mancini | 1994 |
| ER | Gracie | 1994 |
| Holy Matrimony | Orna | 1994 |
| Frasier | Moira | 1993 |
| Missing Persons | Mrs. Halloran | 1993 |
| Falling Down | D-Fens' Mother | 1993 |
| Skylark | Lou Wheaton | 1993 |
| Deadly Matrimony | 1992 | |
| Keep the Change | Lureen | 1992 |
| Hard Promises | Mrs. Bell | 1992 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Mama Threadgoode | 1991 |
| White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Alice Todd | 1991 |
| Green Card | Brontë's Parent (Mother) / Brontë's Mother | 1991 |
| Good Sports | Mrs. Tannen | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Eunice Varick | 1990 |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1990 |
| American Experience | (voice) | 1988 |
| Midnight Run | Mrs. Nelson | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Mrs. Warren | 1987 |
| Fatal Attraction | Martha | 1987 |
| Black Widow | Sara | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self / Anne Sullivan (Older) | 1986 |
| Twisted | Helen Giles | 1986 |
| Doubletake | Sarah | 1985 |
| The Execution of Raymond Graham | Mary Neal | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Elsie | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Marie Ganucci / Dorothy Hermes | 1985 |
| Reckless | Mrs. Prescott | 1984 |
| Reuben, Reuben | Mare Spofford | 1983 |
| Rage of Angels | Clara | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Ma Joad | 1982 |
| Four Friends | Mrs. Carnahan | 1981 |
| The House of Mirth | Bertha Dorset | 1981 |
| Resurrection | Kathy | 1980 |
| Foxes | Mrs. Axman / Madge's Mom | 1980 |
| The Jilting of Granny Weatherall | Cornelia | 1980 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Sara | 1979 |
| Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Anita Cunningham | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Up the Sandbox | Elinore | 1972 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Margaret | 1972 |
| Particular Men | Anne Starr | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| Five Easy Pieces | Partita Dupea | 1970 |
| The Way We Live Now | Jane Aldridge | 1970 |
| Somerset | Zoe Cannell | 1970 |
| Dragon Country | 1970 | |
| CBS Playhouse | Evelyn | 1967 |
| The Doctors | Eleanor Conrad (credit only) / Eleanor Conrad | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Jane Wells | 1962 |
| Dr. Kildare | Libby Clayton | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Esther Terranova | 1961 |
| 'Way Out | Louise | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Lucy Brown / Dana / Brycie Koseloff / Anna Volovich | 1960 |
| The Master Builder | Hilda | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Hilde Wangel / Julie (in 'Miss Julie') | 1959 |
| Startime | Cindy | 1959 |
| Art Carney Special | Lena | 1959 |
| Naked City | Dawn Garrison | 1958 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Barbara Dennin | 1957 |
| Strange Lady in Town | Spurs O'Brien | 1955 |
| East of Eden | Anne | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Felicia Chinik / Jeannie | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Jenny Musgrave | 1953 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self - Actress | 1950 |
| Studio One | Barbara Sparling | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Actor - Scene from Edwin Booth | 1948 |
