Discuss Estelle Parsons
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"I believe in things that move people, if the audience isn't deeply caught up and moved to either laughter or tears then I don't think it is theater"
posted by wonder2wonderSTAFFMOD on November 20, 2017 at 6:59 PM
Estelle Parsons is known for her role as Beverly Harris (1989-1997) on the ABC TV sitcom "Roseanne (1988-1997)".
Some other TV shows she appeared on are "The Defenders", "The DuPont Show of the Week", "The Patty Duke Show", "The Doctors and the Nurses", "The Trials of O'Brien", "Medical Center", "Love, American Style", "Great Performances", "All in the Family", "Backstairs at the White House", "Archie Bunker's Place", "American Playhouse", "Touched by an Angel", "100 Centre Street", "Frasier", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Empire Falls", "The Good Wife" and "Grace and Frankie".
She played Blanche Barrow in the movie "Bonnie and Clyde (1967)", Calla Mackie in "Rachel, Rachel (1968)" and Mrs. Trueheart in "Dick Tracy (1990)".
Some other movies she appeared in are "Ladybug Ladybug (1963)", "Don't Drink the Water (1969)", "The Front Page (1970)", "Watermelon Man (1970)", "I Walk the Line (1970)", "I Never Sang for My Father (1970)", "Two People (1973)", "Terror on the Beach (1973)", "The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)", "For Pete's Sake (1974)", "Foreplay (1975)", "The UFO Incident (1975)", "The Tenth Level (1976)", "The Gentleman Bandit (1981)", "Open Admissions (1988)", "The Lemon sisters (1989)", "Everyday Heroes (1990)", "A Private Matter (1992)", "The American Clock (1993)", "Boys on the Side (1996)", "That Darn Cat (1997)", "The Love Letter (1998)" and "Freak City (1999)".
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Blanche Barrow in the movie "Bonnie and Clyde (1967)".
Happy Birthday!
Reply by genplant29
on November 20, 2017 at 11:27 PM
Extremely memorable is when the character she was portraying got shot through the eye in Bonnie and Clyde! Miss Parsons certainly did play that moment absolutely believably!
Reply by rudely_murray
on November 21, 2017 at 2:32 AM
Parsons was memorable as Blanche Barrow. The real Blanche was not so impressed - in an interview in 1984, she is quoted as saying "That movie made me look like a screaming horse's a_s."
She was also impressive as the lesbian friend of Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel.