June Squibb

June Squibb

  • Birthday: 1929-11-06
  • Place of birth: Vandalia, Illinois, USA

Biography

Squibb began working in musical theatre at the St. Louis Muny and trained at the Cleveland Play House, and at the HB Studio. While at the Cleveland Play House, she performed in productions of Marseilles, The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In 1958, she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In 1959, she starred in an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in 1960. Squibb appeared in The Happy Time, which opened in 1968 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. In-between these periods, she did modelling work for romance novels and appeared in commercials. In 1995, she appeared in the play Sacrilege on Broadway, which starred Ellen Burstyn. Squibb played many roles in national tours, regional theatre, summer stock and off-Broadway. In 2012, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center in which she received standout reviews. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alexander Payne's film Nebraska. In 2015, she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame. Squibb will appear in the Disney+ film Godmothered.

Filmography

Thelma

2024

As Thelma

Eleanor the Great

0000

As Eleanor

Dead Write

2007

As Miss Copperfiled

Back of Book

0000

As Elayne Croslee

Nebraska

2013

As Kate Grant

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015

As Georgina

Table 19

2017

As Jo Flanagan

Santa's Boots

2018

As Grammy

A Stranger's Heart

2007

As Aunt Cass

Blow the Man Down

2019

As Susie Gallagher

About Schmidt

2002

As Helen Schmidt

A Country Called Home

2016

As Judy Edwards

Palmer

2021

As Vivian Palmer

Lost & Found in Cleveland

0000

As Gladys Sokolowski

The Humans

2021

As Momo

Meet Joe Black

1998

As Helen

The Perfect Family

2011

As Mrs. Punch

Godmothered

2020

As Agnes

Other People

2016

As Ruth-Anne

Summer '03

2018

As Dotty Winkle

Would You Rather

2013

As Linda

7 Days in Hell

2015

As Queen Elizabeth

Love the Coopers

2015

As Aunt Fishy

Hubie Halloween

2020

As Hubie's Mom

Palm Springs

2020

As Nana Schlieffen

Shark Swarm

2008

As Bess Wilder

Father Figures

2017

As Mrs. Hunt

In & Out

1997

As Cousin Gretchen

Inside Out 2

2024

As Nostalgia (voice)

Just Add Water

2008

As Mother

Scent of a Woman

1992

As Mrs. Hunsaker

Far from Heaven

2002

As Elderly Woman

Alice

1990

As Hilda

The Age of Innocence

1993

As Mingott Maid

Toy Story 4

2019

As Margaret the Store Owner (voice)

Soul

2020

As Gerel (voice)

The Big Year

2011

As Old Lady

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

2011

As Mrs. Hastings

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

As Jimmy's Grandma (voice)

Production

Thelma

2024

As Executive Producer

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