Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Acting
Born 1930-11-03Topeka, Kansas, USA

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 leading performance in the science-fiction drama film Marjorie Prime, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Saturn Award, and well as won Satellite Award. Smith also has had many roles on television, both daytime and prime time. She was regular cast member in the HBO horror drama True Blood, and well as received Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series nomination for The Americans. Smith also is known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. Smith is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lois Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (82)

The Nice Guys
7.1

The Nice Guys

2016Movie7.1
Twister
6.6

Twister

1996Movie6.6
Lady Bird
7.2

Lady Bird

2017Movie7.2
Minority Report
7.4

Minority Report

2002Movie7.4
Run All Night
6.4

Run All Night

2015Movie6.4
Falling Down
7.4

Falling Down

1993Movie7.4
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
7.0

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021Movie7.0
Dead Man Walking
7.3

Dead Man Walking

1995Movie7.3
Midnight Run
7.2

Midnight Run

1988Movie7.2
East of Eden
7.5

East of Eden

1955Movie7.5
Fried Green Tomatoes
7.7

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991Movie7.7
Fatal Attraction
6.8

Fatal Attraction

1987Movie6.8
The Pledge
6.6

The Pledge

2001Movie6.6
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
7.0

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012Movie7.0
Green Card
6.1

Green Card

1990Movie6.1
Black Widow
6.2

Black Widow

1987Movie6.2
Hollywoodland
6.1

Hollywoodland

2006Movie6.1
Uncle Frank
7.3

Uncle Frank

2020Movie7.3
Killshot
5.8

Killshot

2008Movie5.8
Mack & Rita
5.5

Mack & Rita

2022Movie5.5
How to Make an American Quilt
6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

1995Movie6.4
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
6.4

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976Movie6.4
The Comedian
5.7

The Comedian

2016Movie5.7
The Laramie Project
6.2

The Laramie Project

2002Movie6.2
Turn the River
5.3

Turn the River

2008Movie5.3
Five Easy Pieces
7.1

Five Easy Pieces

1970Movie7.1
Showing Up
9.2

Showing Up

2014Movie9.2
Tesla
5.7

Tesla

2020Movie5.7
Diminished Capacity
5.3

Diminished Capacity

2008Movie5.3
Reckless
5.8

Reckless

1984Movie5.8
Marjorie Prime
6.1

Marjorie Prime

2017Movie6.1
The Uninvited
5.7

The Uninvited

2025Movie5.7
Holy Matrimony
5.3

Holy Matrimony

1994Movie5.3
The Eternal
4.8

The Eternal

1998Movie4.8
Hard Promises
5.8

Hard Promises

1992Movie5.8
Please Give
6.2

Please Give

2010Movie6.2
Tumbleweeds
6.4

Tumbleweeds

1999Movie6.4
Deadly Matrimony
5.6

Deadly Matrimony

1992Movie5.6
P.S.
5.6

P.S.

2004Movie5.6
Griffin & Phoenix
7.1

Griffin & Phoenix

2006Movie7.1
Hello Actors Studio
6.7

Hello Actors Studio

1988Movie6.7
Iron Jawed Angels
6.8

Iron Jawed Angels

2004Movie6.8
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
7.5

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

1991Movie7.5
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
10.0

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

2020Movie10.0
The Execution of Raymond Graham
6.6

The Execution of Raymond Graham

1985Movie6.6
Foxes
6.0

Foxes

1980Movie6.0
A Dog Year
6.1

A Dog Year

2009Movie6.1
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025Movie
Larger Than Life
5.5

Larger Than Life

1996Movie5.5
James Dean: Sense Memories

James Dean: Sense Memories

2005Movie
Resurrection
6.5

Resurrection

1980Movie6.5
Coney Island
8.0

Coney Island

1991Movie8.0
Hudson River Blues
8.0

Hudson River Blues

1997Movie8.0
Up the Sandbox
5.9

Up the Sandbox

1972Movie5.9
Sweet Land
6.3

Sweet Land

2005Movie6.3
The Grapes of Wrath
10.0

The Grapes of Wrath

1991Movie10.0
Little Fugitive
6.5

Little Fugitive

2006Movie6.5
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
10.0

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967Movie10.0
Red Betsy
9.0

Red Betsy

2003Movie9.0
Strange Lady in Town
4.9

Strange Lady in Town

1955Movie4.9
Four Friends
6.8

Four Friends

1981Movie6.8
Doubletake
5.0

Doubletake

1985Movie5.0
Particular Men
8.0

Particular Men

1972Movie8.0
The Steel Harp

The Steel Harp

Movie
Truman
7.6

Truman

1995Movie7.6
Skylark
7.0

Skylark

1993Movie7.0
A Foreign Affair
5.4

A Foreign Affair

2004Movie5.4
On the End

On the End

2025Movie
The Donner Party
7.0

The Donner Party

1992Movie7.0
Keep the Change
7.0

Keep the Change

1992Movie7.0
Dragon Country
6.5

Dragon Country

1970Movie6.5
Powder Keg
6.9

Powder Keg

2001Movie6.9
The House of Mirth
8.0

The House of Mirth

1981Movie8.0
Reuben, Reuben
6.4

Reuben, Reuben

1983Movie6.4
Roadie
5.8

Roadie

2012Movie5.8
The Best Thief in the World
4.6

The Best Thief in the World

2004Movie4.6
Lightning Bug

Lightning Bug

2025Movie
The Way We Live Now
9.0

The Way We Live Now

1970Movie9.0
The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
4.0

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall

1980Movie4.0
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

2013Movie
Twisted
4.9

Twisted

1985Movie4.9
The Master Builder
10.0

The Master Builder

1960Movie10.0

TV Shows (53)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005Series8.2
The Blacklist
7.6

The Blacklist

2013Series7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
Desperate Housewives
7.9

Desperate Housewives

2004Series7.9
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Cold Case
7.7

Cold Case

2003Series7.7
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
The Americans
7.9

The Americans

2013Series7.9
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Mom
7.3

Mom

2013Series7.3
True Blood
7.6

True Blood

2008Series7.6
Grace and Frankie
7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015Series7.7
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

1988Series6.5
Elsbeth
6.7

Elsbeth

2024Series6.7
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950Series6.0
Touched by an Angel
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994Series7.2
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Just Shoot Me!
6.6

Just Shoot Me!

1997Series6.6
Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955Series5.3
The Affair
6.7

The Affair

2014Series6.7
Ray Donovan
7.5

Ray Donovan

2013Series7.5
Law & Order: Organized Crime
7.9

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021Series7.9
Younger
6.9

Younger

2015Series6.9
Route 66
6.7

Route 66

1960Series6.7
Army Wives
7.5

Army Wives

2007Series7.5
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
Sneaky Pete
7.5

Sneaky Pete

2015Series7.5
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
Naked City
5.7

Naked City

1958Series5.7
The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

1961Series6.3
thirtysomething
6.3

thirtysomething

1987Series6.3
Impulse
7.6

Impulse

2018Series7.6
Spenser: For Hire
6.9

Spenser: For Hire

1985Series6.9
Gossip Girl
7.3

Gossip Girl

2021Series7.3
The United States Steel Hour
6.3

The United States Steel Hour

1953Series6.3
Startime
6.8

Startime

1959Series6.8
This Fool
7.4

This Fool

2022Series7.4
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
6.6

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

2019Series6.6
The Hire
7.6

The Hire

2001Series7.6
LAX
7.3

LAX

2004Series7.3
Switched at Birth
7.0

Switched at Birth

1991Series7.0
CBS Playhouse
7.0

CBS Playhouse

1966Series7.0
Good Sports
6.5

Good Sports

1991Series6.5
9JKL
6.2

9JKL

2017Series6.2
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6
Ruth & Erica
8.0

Ruth & Erica

2012Series8.0
A Will of their Own
7.5

A Will of their Own

1998Series7.5
Rage of Angels
5.9

Rage of Angels

1983Series5.9