Lois Smith

Lois Smith Movies and TV Shows

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 science-fiction 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 Off-Broadway 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 1930-11-03 (94 years old)
  • Place of birth: Topeka, Kansas, USA
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in Canada
Mack & Rita
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Betty
2022

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.8
59%
The French Dispatch
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Upshur 'Maw' Clampette
2021

Comedy

Drama

7.1
72%
Uncle Frank
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 75%
role:
Aunt Butch
2020

Drama

7.3
75%
Tesla
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 58%
role:
The Grande Dame
2020

Drama

History

5.1
58%
Lady Bird
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 73%
role:
Sister Sarah Joan
2017

Comedy

Drama

7.4
73%
Marjorie Prime
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Marjorie
2017

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
The Comedian
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 57%
role:
Miriam
2016

Comedy

5.8
57%
The Nice Guys
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Mrs. Glenn
2016

Action

Comedy

Crime

7.4
71%
Run All Night
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Margaret Conlon
2015

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
64%
2012

Comedy

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
70%
Roadie
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
Mom
2012

Drama

6.0
61%
Please Give
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 62%
role:
Mrs. Portman
2010

Comedy

Drama

6.6
62%
A Dog Year
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 61%
role:
Lois Blair
2009

Comedy

Drama

6.0
61%
2008

Drama

5.8
55%
Griffin & Phoenix
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 72%
role:
Dr. Imberman
2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.9
72%
Hollywoodland
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Helen Bessolo
2006

Crime

Thriller

6.5
61%
Iron Jawed Angels
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Reverend Anna Howard Shaw
2004

Drama

TV Movie

7.3
71%
Minority Report
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Dr. Iris Hineman
2002

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
73%
The Pledge
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Helen Jackson
2001

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.7
66%
The Eternal
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 45%
role:
Mrs. Ferriter
1998

Horror

4.5
45%
Twister
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Aunt Meg
1996

Action

Adventure

Drama

6.5
65%
Dead Man Walking
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Helen's Mother
1995

Drama

7.5
74%
1995

Drama

Romance

6.3
64%
Falling Down
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
D-Fens' Mother
1993

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.6
74%
Fried Green Tomatoes
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 77%
role:
Mama Threadgoode
1991

Comedy

Drama

7.7
77%
Green Card
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Brontë's Mother
1990

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.3
61%
Midnight Run
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Mrs. Nelson
1988

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

7.5
72%
1987

Drama

Thriller

6.9
68%
1987

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
61%
Foxes
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 58%
role:
Mrs. Axman
1980

Drama

Thriller

6.1
58%
Five Easy Pieces
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Partita Dupea
1970

Drama

7.4
72%
1955

Drama

Romance

7.8
76%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Lois Smith are, for example, Mack & Rita, The French Dispatch and Uncle Frank.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are East of Eden (7.7), Fried Green Tomatoes (7.7) and Minority Report (7.5).