Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Acting

Birthday

1930/11/03 (94 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Also know as

Lois Arlene Humbert, Lois Arlene Smith

Biography

Lois Arlene Smith (née Humbert; born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1955 drama film East of Eden, and later played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Five Easy Pieces (1970), Resurrection (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Dead Man Walking, Twister (1996), Minority Report (2002), The Nice Guys (2016) and Lady Bird (2017). In 2017, Smith received critical acclaim for her lead...Read more

Acting
Minority Report
7.4

(2002) Minority Report

as Dr. Iris Hineman [The Greenhouse]

East of Eden
7.5

(1955) East of Eden

as Anne

Hollywoodland
6.1

(2006) Hollywoodland

as Helen Bessolo

Twister
6.5

(1996) Twister

as Aunt Meg

Dead Man Walking
7.3

(1995) Dead Man Walking

as Helen's Mother

Holy Matrimony
5.2

(1994) Holy Matrimony

as Orna

Sweet Land
6.3

(2005) Sweet Land

as Inge (as an older woman)

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
6.4

(1976) Next Stop, Greenwich Village

as Anita Cunningham

How to Make an American Quilt
6.4

(1995) How to Make an American Quilt

as Sophia

P.S.
5.5

(2004) P.S.

as Ellie Silverstein

Five Easy Pieces
7.1

(1970) Five Easy Pieces

as Partita Dupea

A Dog Year
6.2

(2009) A Dog Year

as Lois Blair

Turn the River
5.4

(2008) Turn the River

as Abby

Skylark
7.5

(1993) Skylark

as Lou Wheaton

The Uninvited
0.0

(2024) The Uninvited

as Helen

Iron Jawed Angels
7.0

(2004) Iron Jawed Angels

as Reverend Anna Howard Shaw

Black Widow
6.2

(1987) Black Widow

as Sara

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
7.0

(2012) The Odd Life of Timothy Green

as Aunt Mel

The Eternal
4.5

(1998) The Eternal

as Mrs. Ferriter

6.5

(2006) Little Fugitive

as Elizabeth

The Best Thief in the World
4.4

(2004) The Best Thief in the World

as Helen

Roadie
5.9

(2012) Roadie

as Mom

Strange Lady in Town
4.5

(1955) Strange Lady in Town

as Spurs O'Brien

Twisted
5.2

(1985) Twisted

as Helen Giles

The Donner Party
6.5

(1992) The Donner Party

as voice

The Execution of Raymond Graham
6.6

(1985) The Execution of Raymond Graham

as Mary Neal

Doubletake
5.2

(1985) Doubletake

as Sarah

Fried Green Tomatoes
7.7

(1991) Fried Green Tomatoes

as Mama Threadgoode

Showing Up
9.2

(2014) Showing Up

as Self

Dragon Country
5.0

(1970) Dragon Country

as Woman (segment "Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen")

Red Betsy
0.0

(2003) Red Betsy

as Helen Rounds

Hello Actors Studio
6.0

(1988) Hello Actors Studio

as Self

6.5

(2006) Little Fugitive

as Social Worker

Coney Island
6.0

(1991) Coney Island

as (voice)

Falling Down
7.4

(1993) Falling Down

as D-Fens' Mother

0.0

The Steel Harp

as ---

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
0.0

(1967) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

as Evelyn

The Laramie Project
6.4

(2002) The Laramie Project

as Lucy Thompson

Please Give
6.2

(2010) Please Give

as Mrs. Portman

James Dean: Sense Memories
0.0

(2005) James Dean: Sense Memories

as Self

Run All Night
6.4

(2015) Run All Night

as Margaret Conlon

0.0

(1981) The House of Mirth

as Bertha Dorset

Green Card
6.1

(1990) Green Card

as Brontë's Mother

Powder Keg
6.9

(2001) Powder Keg

as Mother

Fatal Attraction
6.8

(1987) Fatal Attraction

as Martha

Larger Than Life
5.5

(1996) Larger Than Life

as Luluna

The Nice Guys
7.1

(2016) The Nice Guys

as Mrs. Glenn

Griffin & Phoenix
7.0

(2006) Griffin & Phoenix

as Dr. Imberman

Resurrection
6.5

(1980) Resurrection

as Kathy

Marjorie Prime
6.1

(2017) Marjorie Prime

as Marjorie

Particular Men
0.0

(1972) Particular Men

as ---

The Comedian
5.7

(2016) The Comedian

as Miriam

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
0.0

(2013) The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

as The Youngest Daughter (later)

Hard Promises
5.1

(1992) Hard Promises

as Mrs. Bell

Lady Bird
7.3

(2017) Lady Bird

as Sister Sarah Joan

Reuben, Reuben
6.5

(1983) Reuben, Reuben

as Mare Spofford

Foxes
5.9

(1980) Foxes

as Mrs. Axman

Truman
7.6

(1995) Truman

as Madge Wallace Gates

Up the Sandbox
5.9

(1972) Up the Sandbox

as Elinore

The French Dispatch
7.0

(2021) The French Dispatch

as Upshur 'Maw' Clampette

Tumbleweeds
6.5

(1999) Tumbleweeds

as Ginger

The Pledge
6.6

(2001) The Pledge

as Helen Jackson

The Gettysburg Address
0.0

(2025) The Gettysburg Address

as Elizabeth Crawford (voice)

The Master Builder
0.0

(1960) The Master Builder

as Hilda

Uncle Frank
7.3

(2020) Uncle Frank

as Aunt Butch

Switched at Birth
6.0

(1991) Switched at Birth

as Margaret

Midnight Run
7.2

(1988) Midnight Run

as Mrs. Nelson

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
0.0

(1980) The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

as Cornelia

Deadly Matrimony
4.4

(1992) Deadly Matrimony

as ---

Tesla
5.8

(2020) Tesla

as The Grande Dame

Four Friends
6.9

(1981) Four Friends

as Mrs. Carnahan

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
6.0

(1991) White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

as Alice Todd

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
10.0

(2020) The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as Harper Pitt

The Grapes of Wrath
0.0

(1991) The Grapes of Wrath

as Ma Joad

Mack & Rita
5.5

(2022) Mack & Rita

as Betty

Reckless
5.8

(1984) Reckless

as Mrs. Prescott

The Way We Live Now
0.0

(1970) The Way We Live Now

as Jane Aldridge

Keep the Change
6.0

(1992) Keep the Change

as Lureen

Hudson River Blues
0.0

(1997) Hudson River Blues

as ---

Diminished Capacity
5.6

(2008) Diminished Capacity

as Belle

Spenser: For Hire
6.6

(1985) Spenser: For Hire

as ---

thirtysomething
6.3

(1987) thirtysomething

as ---

Touched by an Angel
7.2

(1994) Touched by an Angel

as Mildred Mancini

Cold Case
7.8

(2003) Cold Case

as Fannie

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Tales of the Unexpected
6.7

(1979) Tales of the Unexpected

as Sara

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9

(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Rebecca Tolliver

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Dawn Garrison

Frasier
7.7

(1993) Frasier

as Moira

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as ---

LAX
7.4

(2004) LAX

as Rose Sinclair

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Lisa Molloy

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Marie Ganucci

Just Shoot Me!
6.7

(1997) Just Shoot Me!

as Libby

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Gracie

5.0

(1970) Somerset

as Zoe Cannell

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Betty Bennett

True Blood
7.6

(2008) True Blood

as Adele Stackhouse

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

Law & Order
7.4

(1990) Law & Order

as Eunice Varick

7.0

(1966) CBS Playhouse

as ---

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.4

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Libby Clayton

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Esther Terranova

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Jenny Musgrave

Startime
6.0

(1959) Startime

as ---

Younger
6.8

(2015) Younger

as Belinda Lacroix

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Mom
7.3

(2013) Mom

as Claire

Grey's Anatomy
8.2

(2005) Grey's Anatomy

as Mrs. Dickerson

The Hire
7.6

(2001) The Hire

as Mother

Rage of Angels
5.6

(1983) Rage of Angels

as Clara

9JKL
6.4

(2017) 9JKL

as Wrong Nana

A Will of their Own
7.0

(1998) A Will of their Own

as Miss Maude

American Experience
7.5

(1988) American Experience

as (voice)

Impulse
7.6

(2018) Impulse

as Deirdre 'Dippy' Jones

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as Dana

The United States Steel Hour
5.8

(1953) The United States Steel Hour

as Jeannie

Ruth & Erica
8.0

(2012) Ruth & Erica

as Ruth

Gossip Girl
7.4

(2021) Gossip Girl

as Iris Lefferts

Law & Order: Organized Crime
7.9

(2021) Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Doris 'Mama' Boone

On Becoming a God in Central Florida
6.5

(2019) On Becoming a God in Central Florida

as Mimi Waldenstock

Ray Donovan
7.5

(2013) Ray Donovan

as Dolores

The Blacklist
7.6

(2013) The Blacklist

as Lucy Game

Grace and Frankie
7.7

(2015) Grace and Frankie

as Mrs. Hanson

Desperate Housewives
7.9

(2004) Desperate Housewives

as Allison Scavo

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as Lucy Brown

Sneaky Pete
7.5

(2015) Sneaky Pete

as Reverend Ethel Landry

The Equalizer
7.1

(1985) The Equalizer

as Dorothy Hermes

Good Sports
6.0

(1991) Good Sports

as ---

The Americans
7.9

(2013) The Americans

as Betty Turner

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee/Performer

This Fool
7.6

(2022) This Fool

as Beverly