Actor
Estelle Parsons
Born 20 November 1927 · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Estelle Parsons (born 1927) is an American actress and occasional director who worked in law, singing and television before turning to the stage. She won the Oscar for playing Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. Her career spans Broadway, film and television, including the sitcom Roseanne.
Key films
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Her breakthrough film role as Blanche Barrow, which won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Paul Newman-directed drama that earned her a second Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Watermelon Man (1970)
Satirical comedy directed by Melvin Van Peebles, with Parsons in a major supporting role.
Dick Tracy (1990)
Supporting role in a high-profile comic-strip adaptation, showing her later-career screen presence.
Diane (2019)
Late-career role in an acclaimed independent drama.
Key awards
- 1968 Academy Award, Best Supporting Actress (Bonnie and Clyde)
- 1969 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress (Rachel, Rachel)
- 2004 Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 36
- 1963Ladybug Ladybug · as JoAnn's MotherActor
- 1967Bonnie and Clyde · as BlancheActor
- 1968Rachel, Rachel · as Calla MackieActor
- 1969Don't Drink the Water · as Marion HollanderActor
- 1970Watermelon Man · as Althea Janine GerberActor
- 1970I Walk the Line · as Ellen HaneyActor
- 1970I Never Sang for My Father · as AliceActor
- 1971A Memory of Two Mondays · as AgnesActor
- 1973Terror on the Beach · as Arlene GlynnActor
- 1973Two People · as Barbara NewmanActor
- 1974For Pete's Sake · as Helen RobbinsActor
- 1974The Gun and the Pulpit · as Sadie UnderwoodActor
- 1974June Moon · as LucilleActor
- 1975The UFO Incident · as Betty HillActor
- 1975Fore Play · as First Lady / BarmaidActor
- 1976The Tenth Level · as CrosslandActor
- 1981The Gentleman Bandit · as Marjorie SeebodeActor
- 1981Guests of the Nation · as Kate O'ConnellActor
- 1982Come Along with Me · as Mabel Lederer / Angela MotormanActor
- 1988Open Admissions · as Clare BlockActor
- 1989The Lemon Sisters · as Mrs. KupchakActor
- 1990Dick Tracy · as Mrs. TrueheartActor
- 1992A Private Matter · as Mary ChessenActor
- 1993The American ClockActor
- 1995Boys on the Side · as LouiseActor
- 1996Looking for Richard · as MargaretActor
- 1997That Darn Cat · as Old Lady McCrackenActor
- 1998The Love Letter · as Beatrice CorriganActor
- 1999Freak City · as Mrs. StanapolousActor
- 2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' · as SelfActor
- 2011Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter · as HerselfActor
- 2013Wilde Salomé · as SelfActor
- 2015She's The Best Thing in It · as SelfActor
- 2019Diane · as MaryActor
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · as SelfActor
- 2022Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.