Estelle Margaret Parsons is an American theatre, film and television actress and occasional theatrical director. After studying law, Parsons became a singer before deciding to pursue a career in acting. She worked for the television program Today and made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde , and was also nominated for her work in Rachel, Rachel . Parsons worked extensively in film and theatre during the... 1970s and later directed several Broadway productions. More recently her television work included a role in the sitcom Roseanne. Nominated on four occasions for a Tony Award, in 2004 Parsons was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Parsons was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in the Lynn Hospital, the daughter of Elinor Ingebore , who was a native of Sweden, and Eben Parsons. She attended the Oak Grove School for Girls in Maine.
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| Birthdate: | November 20, 1927 |
| Age: | 84 |
| Height: | 5' 4" |
| Education: | Connecticut College |
| Also known as: | Estelle Margaret Parsons |