Angela Paton

Born: 1930-01-11

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.


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as Mrs. Holmes
Released: 1997-09-27

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the...

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as Grandma
Released: 2003-08-01

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as Mrs. Lancaster
Released: 1993-02-11

A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish...

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Flatliners

as Doctor
Released: 1990-08-10

Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of...

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Red Eye

as Nice Lady
Released: 2005-08-19

An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her...

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as Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Released: 1971-12-23

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous...

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as Faye
Released: 1998-02-13

Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile,...

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Joe Dirt

as Woman with Roadrunner
Released: 2001-04-10

Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents...

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Clean Slate

as Shirley Pogue
Released: 1994-05-06

Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia,...

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Blue Sky

as Dottie Owens
Released: 1994-09-16

Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert,...

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The Final Season

as Anne Akers
Released: 2007-10-12

True story of Kent Stock, who in the early '90s gives up a job and ditches his wedding plans to...

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Home for the Holidays

as Woman on Airplane
Released: 1995-11-02

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her...

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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

as Gloria Sikes
Released: 1990-10-12

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to...

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The United States of Leland

as Airplane Woman
Released: 2003-05-15

A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled...

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And the Band Played On

as Woman in Denver
Released: 1993-09-11

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific...

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Trapped in Paradise

as Hattie Anderson
Released: 1994-12-02

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

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The Valley of Light

as Granny
Released: 2007-01-28

The Valley of Light is a beautifully-filmed, sentimental movie of a young man's quest to make...

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Die, Mommie, Die!

as Angela's Fan
Released: 2003-10-31

Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film...

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Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story

as Joan
Released: 1996-02-25

True crime story of a Wisconsin teacher's aide who hired teenaged students to murder her...

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Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker

as Mrs. Webster
Released: 1989-11-12

Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985...

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The Last of His Tribe

as Mrs. Gustafson
Released: 1992-03-28

Ishi, the last Yahi Indian of California, must leave his homeland and learn to navigate the...

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Where Are My Children?

as Ellie McNeil
Released: 1994-09-18

Based upon a true story, Marg Helgenberger stars as a single mother mysteriously arrested by the...

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Lies of the Twins

as Mrs. Shearer
Released: 1991-08-21

An ex-model is seduced into danger by her psychotherapist boyfriend's wicked identical twin.

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Criminal Behavior

as Adelaide
Released: 1992-05-11

A female lawyer is stalked by a killer. The last in a long line of con artists, defense lawyer...

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Early Bird Special

as Mrs. Carmichael
Released: 2001-12-31

A black comedy that was produced but immediately went into arbitration and was seemingly not...

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The Con

as Lyla
Released: 1998-03-04

A lonely gas station attendent in Mississippi falls in love with a con woman who wants to get...

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Keep the Change

as Dinah
Released: 1992-06-09

A struggling artist visits his family on their Montana ranch and finds that his former flame,...

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I Am I

as Doris
Released: 2013-04-27

I AM I is the story of a young woman, Rachael, who meets the father she never knew, Gene, at her...

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Harvey

as Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
Released: 2021-05-20

Charming and kind, Elwood P. Dowd has only one character flaw: an unwavering friendship with a...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Martha Elkin
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Ruth
First aired: 2000-10-15

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe...

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The X-Files

as Mrs. Lukesh
First aired: 1993-09-10

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files:...

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Medium

as Mrs. Halstead
First aired: 2005-01-03

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people...

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Star Trek: Voyager

as Aunt Adah
First aired: 1995-01-16

Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp...

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The Wonder Years

as Woman at City Hall
First aired: 1988-01-31

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during...

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JAG

as Elena Motley
First aired: 1995-09-23

Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr. is a former pilot turned lawyer working for the military's JAG (Judge...

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ER

as Mrs. Ransom
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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Falcon Crest

as Harriet Anderson
First aired: 1981-12-04

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Home Improvement

as Irma
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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Wings

as Sandy
First aired: 1990-04-19

Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket...

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My Name Is Earl

as Old Woman
First aired: 2005-09-20

When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his...

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Quantum Leap

as Lottie Sammis
First aired: 1989-03-26

Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the...

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Chicago Hope

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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Sliders

as Mrs. Meadows
First aired: 1995-03-22

In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite...

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Dear John

as Mother Superior
First aired: 1988-10-06

Dear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...

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Caroline in the City

as Mrs.Larson
First aired: 1995-09-21

Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran on the NBC television network. It...

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Dave's World

as Mrs. Begley
First aired: 1993-09-20

Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on...

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I Didn't Do It

as Mrs. Klasby
First aired: 2014-01-17

Ultra-competitive fraternal twins Lindy and Logan Watson, together with their four best friends,...

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Jesse

as Mrs. Baum
First aired: 1998-09-24

Jesse Warner is a 26-year-old single mother juggling between her job, her dreams and her family...

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George & Leo

as Mrs. Johnson
First aired: 1997-09-15

George & Leo is a short-lived American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch. Set on...

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Four Kings

as Betty
First aired: 2006-01-05

Barry, Ben, Jason, and Bobby—four lifelong friends who affectionately refer to themselves as the...

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Sons of Tucson

as Ethel
First aired: 2010-03-14

Sons of Tucson is a family comedy about three brothers who hire a charming, wayward schemer to...

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