Lois Smith

Lois Arlene Smith née Humbert born November 3 1930 is an American actress 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 In 2017 Smith received critical acclaim for her leading performance in the sciencefiction drama film Marjorie Prime for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards Gotham Awards and Saturn Award and well as won Satellite Award Smith also has had many roles on television both daytime and prime time She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood and well as received Critics Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for The Americans Smith also is known for her extensive work in the theatre receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath 1990 and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996 She also starred in an acclaimed OffBroadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress an Outer Critics Circle Award a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award Smith is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago Description above from the Wikipedia article Lois Smith licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia