June Squibb
Birthday: 1929-11-06 | Place of Birth: Vandalia - Illinois - USASquibb 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Gramsy (voice)
as Momo
as Vivian Palmer
as Agnes
as Hubie's Mom
as Nana Schlieffen
as Susie Gallagher
as Dotty Winkle
as Grammy
as Jo Flanagan
as Jude
as Judy Edwards
as Ruth-Anne
as Aunt Fishy
as Georgina
as Queen Elizabeth
as Kate Grant
as Linda
as Miss Copperfiled
as Mrs. Punch
as Aunt Cass
as Irma
as Helen Schmidt
