Maureen Stapleton

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Lois Maureen Stapleton (June 21, 1925 – March 13, 2006) was an American actress. She was the recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Tony Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, and is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.

Most Popular Maureen Stapleton Trailers

Total trailers found: 66

Made in Heaven Trailer (1987)

06 November 1987

Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth.

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage Trailer (1994)

19 December 1994

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St.

When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen Trailer (1989)

02 December 1989

A documentary about the careers of child stars of the '40s in Hollywood, featuring movie clips with Shirley Temple, Margaret O'Brien, and numerous others along with interviews.

Main Street to Broadway Trailer (1953)

12 October 1953

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home.

The Money Pit Trailer (1986)

26 March 1986

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare.

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Trailer (1989)

26 June 1989

A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.

Plaza Suite Trailer (1971)

12 May 1971

Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a triple role.

Hello Actors Studio Trailer (1988)

09 November 1988

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization.

Lincoln Trailer (1992)

26 December 1992

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

Trilogy Trailer (1969)

08 June 1969

Trilogy is an anthology film of three adaptations of Truman Capote short stories: Miriam, Among the Paths to Eden and A Christmas Memory.

Cocoon Trailer (1985)

21 June 1985

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

Wilbur Falls Trailer (1998)

25 July 1998

A teen gives her graduation address and reveals her involvement in the disappearance of one her classmates, a boy who had taunted her.

For Whom the Bell Tolls Trailer (1959)

12 March 1959

During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.

Night of 100 Stars II Trailer (1985)

10 March 1985

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.

Airport Trailer (1970)

25 March 1970

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

The Runner Stumbles Trailer (1979)

16 November 1979

Dick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Beau Bridges and Tammy Grimes.

Addicted to Love Trailer (1997)

23 May 1997

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman.

Heartburn Trailer (1986)

25 July 1986

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks.

Bye Bye Birdie Trailer (1963)

04 April 1963

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

Reds Trailer (1981)

25 December 1981

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

Doin' Time on Planet Earth Trailer (1988)

16 September 1988

Ryan Richmond is an eccentric teenager living with his mother, father, sister and brother in the Holiday Inn they own in Sunnyvale, Arizona, the prune capital of the world.

Summer of '42 Trailer (1971)

19 April 1971

Over the summer of 1942 on Nantucket Island, three friends -- Hermie, Oscy and Benjie -- are more concerned with getting laid than anything else.

Cocoon: The Return Trailer (1988)

13 September 1988

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

Letters from Frank Trailer (1979)

22 November 1979

When aging newspaper Editor Frank Miller is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly.

Night of 100 Stars Trailer (1982)

08 March 1982

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall.

Last Wish Trailer (1992)

12 January 1992

A woman with cancer seeks the assistance of her daughter in fulfilling her last wish - a wish to die with dignity.

Johnny Dangerously Trailer (1984)

21 December 1984

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

The Fan Trailer (1981)

15 May 1981

A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.

Interiors Trailer (1978)

02 August 1978

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare.

Sentimental Journey Trailer (1984)

17 March 1984

A precocious child has a profound effect on the lives of a successful Broadway producer and her husband.

The Cosmic Eye Trailer (1986)

06 June 1986

Earth is visited by a race of aliens, who issue an ultimatum: either peace or complete destruction.

The Gathering Trailer (1977)

04 December 1977

When Adam Thornton learns that he only has a little time left, he decides that he wants to make peace with his family.

The Fugitive Kind Trailer (1960)

14 April 1960

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence.

Passed Away Trailer (1992)

24 April 1992

Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats.

A View from the Bridge Trailer (1962)

19 January 1962

Eddie Carbone, a Brooklyn longshoreman is unhappily married to Beatrice and unconsciously in love with Catherine, the niece that they have raised from childhood.

Nuts Trailer (1987)

20 November 1987

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Trailer (1975)

13 February 1975

A middle-aged woman finds herself simply a widow, a grandmother and a person when a friend takes her to the Stardust Ballroom, a dance hall which recreates the music and atmosphere of the 1940s.

Snow Cat Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

A grandmother tells her young grandchild the moving tale of a lonely girl and an unforgettable magical cat in this animated short narrated by Oscar®, Emmy and Tony award winner Maureen Stapleton.

The Gathering, Part II Trailer (1979)

17 December 1979

Two Christmases have passed and widow Kate Thornton has taken over Thornton Industries and is wooed by a courtly financier.

Dig: A Journey Into Earth Trailer (1972)

08 April 1972

A boy and his dog take a wondrous trip under the earth's crust and through the geological eras of time, introducing children to geology in the form of a musical fantasy.

Trading Mom Trailer (1994)

04 March 1994

The Martin kids learn of a magic spell that will take them to the 'mommy market' so they can get a more user friendly model.

The Electric Grandmother Trailer (1982)

17 January 1982

To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way.

Private Sessions Trailer (1985)

18 March 1985

A therapist goes outside his office and into his patients' personal lives to help them. He is treating a man who is hearing sounds but apparently there is nothing wrong with him psychologically.

A Sunday Dinner Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A homeless man and woman prepare for and enjoy a special Sunday dinner

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Trailer (2003)

03 April 2003

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form.

The Muppets Go Hollywood Trailer (1979)

16 May 1979

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie.

Voyage to Next Trailer (1974)

01 October 1974

Mother Earth and Father Time converse about the choices humans make. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Liberace: Behind the Music Trailer (1988)

08 October 1988

A gifted classical pianist, fueled by poverty, Wladiziu Valentino Liberace was already playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 17.

Lonelyhearts Trailer (1959)

04 March 1959

Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it's all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor William Shrike to crush the souls of his underlings.

Lost and Found Trailer (1979)

13 July 1979

While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced British secretary, Patricia, wherever they go.

Family Secrets Trailer (1984)

13 May 1984

Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.

Tell Me Where It Hurts Trailer (1974)

12 March 1974

A housewife, increasingly disenchanted with her homemaker role, looks for new meaning in her life and organizes a discussion group, changing the lives of her six closest friends.

On the Right Track Trailer (1981)

06 March 1981

Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes.

The Last Good Time Trailer (1994)

01 October 1994

A reclusive aging widower struggling with tax problems has a complete change in his views of life as he has a chance encounter with a young woman who moves in with him briefly.

A Mother's Tale Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

A parable about a family of cows which poses the problem of resistance to truth, the risks of individuality versus the pressure to conform, and the tensions between generations.

Miss Rose White Trailer (1992)

26 April 1992

Two sisters, one a Polish concentration camp survivor, the other safely relocated to America with her father, are reunited in New York in 1947.

Tennessee Williams' South Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

The brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound truths. They're all part of a tennessee state of mind -- a realm of places, personalities and ideas.

Montgomery Clift Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood.

Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall Trailer (1969)

21 November 1969

A down-on-his-luck writer publishes a best-selling, but lurid novel under a pseudonym and discovers that his fictional personae has suddenly appeared and taken on a life of his own.

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman Trailer (1996)

25 November 1996

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars.