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Acting

Estelle Parsons

Career: Active from 1967 to 2019, with a break from 2000 to 2018, busiest in 1970 and 1974 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 12
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: I Never Sang for My Father
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Estelle Parsons Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
2.9, average 4.8
Scare
0.9, average 2.6
Violence
2.6, average 4.1
Tension
4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 3
Historical Drama 2
Character-Driven 2
Character-Driven Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

3 titles · average score 73

Diane

78

as Mary

The Conners

64

TV show · as Beverly Harris

Grace and Frankie

77

TV show · as Babe

2000s

3 titles · average score 78

The Good Wife

85

TV show · as Nana Joe

Empire Falls

68

TV show · as Bea

100 Centre Street

80

TV show · as Esther O'Neill

1990s

10 titles · average score 64

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Rose Rinato

Freak City

64

as Mrs. Stanapolous

The Love Letter

71

as Beatrice Corrigan

That Darn Cat

32

as Old Lady McCracken

Looking for Richard

79

as Margaret

Boys on the Side

66

as Louise

Touched by an Angel

44

TV show · as Jennette Fisher

Frasier

85

TV show · as Celeste's Mother (voice) / Opal

A Private Matter

59

as Mary Chessen

Dick Tracy

63

as Mrs. Trueheart

1980s

7 titles · average score 55

The Lemon Sisters

25

as Mrs. Kupchak

Open Admissions

as Clare Block

Roseanne

71

TV show · as Beverly Harris

Come Along with Me

as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Mabel Lederer / Angela Motorman

Guests of the Nation

as Kate O'Connell

The Gentleman Bandit

as Marjorie Seebode

1970s

16 titles · average score 62

The Tenth Level

59

as Crossland

The UFO Incident

57

as Betty Hill

For Pete's Sake

54

as Helen Robbins

The Gun and the Pulpit

59

as Sadie Underwood

June Moon

as Lucille

Terror on the Beach

52

as Arlene Glynn

Two People

53

as Barbara Newman

All in the Family

82

TV show · as Blanche Hefner / Dolores Mancheney Fencel

Great Performances

70

TV show · as Lucille / Agnes

I Walk the Line

64

as Ellen Haney

Watermelon Man

61

as Althea Janine Gerber

I Never Sang for My Father

87

as Alice

1960s

9 titles · average score 66

Don't Drink the Water

53

as Marion Hollander

Love, American Style

43

TV show · as Bernice

Medical Center

67

TV show

Rachel, Rachel

68

as Calla Mackie

Bonnie and Clyde

83

as Blanche

The Trials of O'Brien

TV show

The Patty Duke Show

67

TV show

Ladybug Ladybug

74

as JoAnn's Mother

The Defenders

71

TV show · as Mrs. Martin

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Beatrice Corrigan