Angela Paton
Born
January 11, 1930
Died
May 16, 2016 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Harvey
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
2021
I Didn't Do It
Mrs. Klasby · (1 episode)
2014
I Am I
Doris
2013
Sons of Tucson
Ethel · (1 episode)
2010
The Final Season
Anne Akers
2007
The Valley of Light
Granny
2007
Four Kings
Betty · (1 episode)
2006
My Name Is Earl
Old Woman · (1 episode)
2005
Red Eye
Nice Lady
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Martha Elkin · (1 episode)
2005
Medium
Mrs. Halstead · (1 episode)
2005
Die, Mommie, Die!
Angela's Fan
2003
American Wedding
Grandma
2003
The United States of Leland
Airplane Woman
2003
Early Bird Special
Mrs. Carmichael
2001
Joe Dirt
Woman with Roadrunner
2001
Boston Public
Mrs. Walsh · (2 episodes)
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ruth · (1 episode)
2000
The Joyriders
Rita Mae Tuttle
1999
Jesse
Mrs. Baum · (1 episode)
1998
L.A. Doctors
Mrs. Gerken · (1 episode)
1998
The Con
Lyla
1998
The Wedding Singer
Faye
1998
Lolita
Mrs. Holmes
1997
George & Leo
Mrs. Johnson · (4 episodes)
1997
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story
Joan
1996
Home for the Holidays
Woman on Airplane
1995
JAG
Elena Motley · (1 episode)
1995
Caroline in the City
Mrs.Larson · (1 episode)
1995
Sliders
Mrs. Meadows · (1 episode)
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Aunt Adah · (1 episode)
1995
Trapped in Paradise
Hattie Anderson
1994
ER
Mrs. Ransom · (1 episode)
1994
Where Are My Children?
Ellie McNeil
1994
Chicago Hope
(1 episode)
1994
Blue Sky
Dottie Owens
1994
Clean Slate
Shirley Pogue
1994
Dave's World
Mrs. Begley · (1 episode)
1993
And the Band Played On
Woman in Denver
1993
The X-Files
Mrs. Lukesh · (1 episode)
1993
Groundhog Day
Mrs. Lancaster
1993
Keep the Change
Dinah
1992
Criminal Behavior
Adelaide
1992
The Last of His Tribe
Mrs. Gustafson
1992
Home Improvement
Irma · (2 episodes)
1991
Lies of the Twins
Mrs. Shearer
1991
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Gloria Sikes
1990
Flatliners
Doctor
1990
Wings
Sandy · (1 episode)
1990
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Mrs. Webster
1989
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Quantum Leap
Lottie Sammis · (1 episode)
1989
Dear John
Mother Superior · (1 episode)
1988
The Wonder Years
Woman at City Hall · (1 episode)
1988
Falcon Crest
Harriet Anderson · (6 episodes)
1981
Dirty Harry
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
1971