Angela Paton
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
Grey's Anatomy
Martha Elkin
Star Trek: Voyager
Aunt Adah
The Wonder Years
Woman at City Hall
The X-Files
Mrs. Lukesh
My Name Is Earl
Old Woman
Medium
Mrs. Halstead
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ruth
Home Improvement
Irma
JAG
Elena Motley
Quantum Leap
Lottie Sammis
Chicago Hope
ER
Mrs. Ransom
Sliders
Mrs. Meadows
Falcon Crest
Harriet Anderson
Dear John
Mother Superior
Caroline in the City
Mrs.Larson
Dave's World
Mrs. Begley
Sons of Tucson
Ethel
Boston Public
Mrs. Walsh
Wings
Sandy
I Didn't Do It
Mrs. Klasby
Four Kings
Betty
L.A. Doctors
Mrs. Gerken
Lolita
Mrs. Holmes
Jesse
Mrs. Baum
George & Leo
Mrs. Johnson
American Wedding
Grandma
Groundhog Day
Mrs. Lancaster
Red Eye
Nice Lady
Dirty Harry
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Flatliners
Doctor
The Wedding Singer
Faye
Joe Dirt
Woman with Roadrunner
The United States of Leland
Airplane Woman
And the Band Played On
Woman in Denver
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Gloria Sikes
Blue Sky
Dottie Owens
Home for the Holidays
Woman on Airplane
Trapped in Paradise
Hattie Anderson
The Valley of Light
Granny
The Final Season
Anne Akers
Clean Slate
Shirley Pogue
Criminal Behavior
Adelaide
The Last of His Tribe
Mrs. Gustafson
Roe vs. Wade
Die, Mommie, Die!
Angela's Fan
The Con
Lyla
I Am I
Doris
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story
Joan
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Mrs. Webster
Early Bird Special
Mrs. Carmichael
Harvey
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
The Joyriders
Rita Mae Tuttle
Keep the Change
Dinah
Where Are My Children?
Ellie McNeil
Lies of the Twins
Mrs. Shearer