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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 11, 1930
Died
May 16, 2016
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Angela Payton
Angela Paton
0.7 Popularity
Biography
Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007). Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.
Known For
Credits
Harvey
as Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
2021
0.0
I Didn't Do It
as Mrs. Klasby
2014
7.6
I Am I
as Doris
2013
6.0
Sons of Tucson
as Ethel
2010
6.7
The Final Season
as Anne Akers
2007
5.2
The Valley of Light
as Granny
2007
6.5
Four Kings
as Betty
2006
4.2
My Name Is Earl
as Old Woman
2005
7.7
Red Eye
as Nice Lady
2005
6.4
Grey's Anatomy
as Martha Elkin
2005
8.2
Numb3rs
as Eyewitness
2005
7.0
Medium
as Mrs. Halstead
2005
7.5
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Angela's Fan
2003
6.5
American Wedding
as Grandma
2003
6.2
The United States of Leland
as Airplane Woman
2003
6.5
Early Bird Special
as Mrs. Carmichael
2001
0.0
Joe Dirt
as Woman with Roadrunner
2001
5.6
Boston Public
as Mrs. Walsh
2000
7.6
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Ruth
2000
8.0
The Joyriders
as Rita Mae Tuttle
1999
4.5
Jesse
as Mrs. Baum
1998
5.5
L.A. Doctors
as Mrs. Gerken
1998
7.0
The Con
as Lyla
1998
5.4
The Wedding Singer
as Faye
1998
6.8
Lolita
as Mrs. Holmes
1997
7.1
George & Leo
as Mrs. Johnson
1997
0.0
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story
as Joan
1996
9.0
Home for the Holidays
as Woman on Airplane
1995
6.2
The Home Court
as Marie Grant
1995
0.0
JAG
as Elena Motley
1995
7.3
Caroline in the City
as Mrs.Larson
1995
6.4
Sliders
as Mrs. Meadows
1995
7.6
Star Trek: Voyager
as Aunt Adah
1995
7.8
Cybill
as Evelyn Minnow
1995
5.8
Trapped in Paradise
as Hattie Anderson
1994
5.6
ER
as Mrs. Ransom
1994
7.8
Chicago Hope
as Irene
1994
7.2
Where Are My Children?
as Ellie McNeil
1994
5.9
Blue Sky
as Dottie Owens
1994
6.1
Clean Slate
as Shirley Pogue
1994
5.8
Dave's World
as Mrs. Begley
1993
6.4
And the Band Played On
as Woman in Denver
1993
6.4
The X-Files
as Mrs. Lukesh
1993
8.4
Groundhog Day
as Mrs. Lancaster
1993
7.6
Keep the Change
as Dinah
1992
6.0
Criminal Behavior
as Adelaide
1992
7.1
The Last of His Tribe
as Mrs. Gustafson
1992
6.8
Home Improvement
as Irma
1991
7.4
Lies of the Twins
as Mrs. Shearer
1991
4.0
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
as Gloria Sikes
1990
6.1
Cop Rock
as Juror
1990
4.0
Flatliners
as Doctor
1990
6.5
Wings
as Sandy
1990
6.9
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
as Mrs. Webster
1989
7.4
Roe vs. Wade
1989
6.3
Quantum Leap
as Lottie Sammis
1989
8.0
Dear John
as Mother Superior
1988
5.5
The Wonder Years
as Woman at City Hall
1988
8.3
Falcon Crest
as Harriet Anderson
1981
5.5
Dirty Harry
as Homicide Detective (uncredited)
1971
7.4