Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order. She also had recurring roles in two Ryan Murphy FX series, the thriller American Horror Story: Coven (2013–2014) and the drama Pose (2019), as well as on Murphy's Hollywood on Netflix. She guest starred in Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) before returning in a lead role. She voices the character Yellow Diamond in the animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020). She also appeared on The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as Rabbi Shari (2017). LuPone appeared in the Oscar-winning films Witness (1985) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and also was featured in State and Main (2000), Parker (2013), and The Comedian (2016). LuPone has a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and she is famous for her strong/high "Broadway" belt singing voice. In a 2008 interview, she maintained that she was "an actor who sings", and thankful she "had a voice"
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lydia Lebasi
Law & Order
Ruth Miller
The Simpsons
Cheryl Monroe (voice)
Frasier
Zora Crane
American Horror Story
Kathy Pizazz
American Horror Story
Joan Ramsey
30 Rock
Sylvia Rossitano
Mom
Rita
BoJack Horseman
Mimi Stilton (voice)
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Glee
Patti LuPone
Steven Universe
Yellow Diamond (voice)
Great Performances
Self
Touched by an Angel
Alice Dupree
Will & Grace
Patti LuPone
Ugly Betty
Mrs. Weiner
Agatha All Along
Lilia Calderu
And Just Like That…
Gianna 'Gia' Amato
Penny Dreadful
Joan Clayton
Penny Dreadful
Dr. Seward
The School for Good and Evil
Mrs. Deauville
Life Goes On
Elizabeth 'Libby' Thacher
Parker
Ascension
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Self / Joanne
Beau Is Afraid
Mona Wassermann
POSE
Frederica Norman
Steven Universe Future
Yellow Diamond (voice)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Vocalist
Witness
Elaine
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
Steven Universe: The Movie
Yellow Diamond (voice)
Live from Lincoln Center
Fosca
Hollywood
Avis Amberg
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Fluor
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along
Self - Lilia Calderu
Driving Miss Daisy
Florine Werthan
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Reno Sweeney (segment "Anything Goes")
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
1941
Lydia Hedberg
The Water Engine
Rita Lang
Company
Joanne
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Miss C. Canzinarra
Last Christmas
Joyce
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
King of the Gypsies
(uncredited)
Remember WENN
Grace Cavendish
The Comedian
Florence Berkowitz
Heist
Betty Croft
State and Main
Sherry Bailey
The Andros Targets
Sharon Walker
Summer of Sam
Helen
Family Prayers
Aunt Nan
City by the Sea
Maggie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
Cliffs of Freedom
Yia-Yia
In-Laws
The Artist
Rosie Morsch
Fighting Back
Lisa D'Angelo
Masterclass
Self
Union Square
Lucia
The Time of Your Life
Kitty Duval
Monday Night Mayhem
Emmy Cosell
The 24 Hour Woman
Joan Marshall
Sunset Boulevard: Live at the Sydmonton Festival
Norma Desmond
Wise Guys
Wanda Valentini
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors: Broadway
Self
Cold Blooded
Van Klerk
The Victim
Sandy
Passion
Fosca
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Leocadia Begbick
Steven Universe: Heart of the Crystal Gems
Yellow Diamond
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Nellie Lovett
Just Looking
Sylvia Levine Polinsky
The Cradle Will Rock
Moll / Mr. Mister’s Daughter
Show of Titles
"Anything Goes" Performer
Patti LuPone: Live From the West Side
Herself
Portraits in Dramatic Time
LBJ: The Early Years
Claudia Alta 'Lady Bird' Taylor Johnson
An Evening with Patti LuPone
Herself
Candide
The Old Lady
Love Cycle: A Soap Operetta
Rachel Burston
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Self
The Song Spinner
Zantalalia
Her Last Chance
Joanna Saxen
Audra McDonald and Friends: Build a Bridge
Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family
Patti LuPone
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Patti LuPone: Songs From a Hat
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The View
Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Hot Ones Versus
Self
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
The Grammys
Self