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June Squibb
American actress

June Louise Squibb (born November 6, 1929) is an American actress. She began her career by making her Broadway debut in the musical Gypsy (1959). Her film debut was in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Alice (1990). She later had supporting roles in the films The Age of Innocence (1993), In & Out (1997), Meet Joe Black (1998), About Schmidt (2002), and Far from Heaven (2002). For her role in Alexander Payne's road film Nebraska (2013), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Squibb starred in her first leading role in the action comedy film Thelma (2024). She also voiced roles in the animated films Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), Toy Story 4 (2019), Soul (2020), and Inside Out 2 (2024).

Personal life

Squibb was born in Vandalia, Illinois, on November 6, 1929.5 Her mother, JoyBelle, was a silent film pianist, her father, Lewis, an insurance agent.67 Squibb married Edward Sostek in 1953. They divorced in 1959. Squibb married acting teacher Charles Kakatsakis. They have a son, Harry, a filmmaker who directed the short film Admissions. Squibb converted to Judaism in the 1950s.89 When asked about ageism in show business, she said, "Well, it's like anything else. I always feel, rules are meant to be broken."10 Squibb attended Whittier College. She dropped out to pursue her acting career.

Career

Early appearances

Squibb worked at The Muny and trained at HB Studio. In 1951, she moved to Cleveland to sing and dance at the Cleveland Play House and starred in productions of Marseilles, The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In the late 50s, she and her second husband, Charles Kakatsakis, moved to New York City for a career on Broadway.11 She played Dulcie in the 1958 off-Broadway The Boy Friend and starred in the 1959 Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear.12 She replaced Electra for her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Squibb appeared in the 1968 Broadway version of The Happy Time. The musical was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. She did modeling work for romance novels, performed on road tours and cruise ships, and worked as Santa Claus’s helper at Christmas in the shopping malls.13

In 1985, Squibb received her SAG/AFTRA card after appearing in an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special.14 Five years later she made her big screen debut playing a supporting role in the romantic comedy film Alice by Woody Allen.15 During the 1990s, Squibb also played supporting and minor parts in the films Scent of a Woman (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), In & Out (1997) and Meet Joe Black (1998). She appeared in the 1995 Broadway play Sacrilege. On television, she had a recurring role in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children and made guest starring appearances on prime time series, such as Law & Order, ER, Just Shoot Me!, Judging Amy, Two and a Half Men and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

In 2002, Squibb co-starred opposite Jack Nicholson in the comedy-drama film About Schmidt playing his wife.16 After this role, she appeared in films Far from Heaven (2002), Welcome to Mooseport (2004), and Just Add Water (2008). From 2005 to 2007, she had a recurring role in the CBS crime series Ghost Whisperer, and from 2008 to 2009 played Pearl on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She also appeared in the made-for-television films A Stranger's Heart (2007) and Shark Swarm (2008) and guest-starred on The Middle, Castle and Mike & Molly. In 2011, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center and received standout reviews.17

Breakthrough

In 2013, Squibb starred opposite Bruce Dern in the road comedy-drama film Nebraska, directed by Alexander Payne. She received positive reviews for her performance.181920 Film critic Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com called her a "scene-stealer",21 while Peter Travers from the Rolling Stone called her "priceless".22 She received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female among other accolades for the film.2324 Following her big break, Squibb guest-starred on Girls, Glee, Devious Maids, Mom and Getting On. She was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame in 2016.25

In 2015, Squibb starred opposite Blythe Danner in the comedy-drama film I'll See You in My Dreams.2627 Later that year, she appeared in the Christmas comedy-drama Love the Coopers. In 2016, she guest-starred on The Big Bang Theory as Sheldon's meemaw.28 Later that year, she had a recurring role as Etta Teasdale in the Showtime comedy-drama series Shameless.29 In 2017, she guest-starred alongside Hal Holbrook on Grey's Anatomy.30 She also appeared in the films Other People (2016), Father Figures (2017), Blow the Man Down (2019), Palm Springs (2020), Hubie Halloween (2020), The Humans (2021) and Family Squares (2022). She played Old Josie in the 2018 Broadway production of Waitress.31 She had a supporting role in the Disney+ fantasy film Godmothered in 2020.32 She played Vivian, the grandmother of Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake), in Apple TV+ 2021 film Palmer. From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring role in the NBC crime comedy-drama Good Girls. She also played Mrs. Danforth, a rich benefactor, in "The Indoor Arm", the final episode of the second season of the Apple TV+ series Little America.

In 2024, Squibb had a first leading role in the action comedy film, Thelma. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.33343536 Mae Abdulbaki wrote in her Screen Rant review: "June Squibb proves she's still on top of her acting game in an energetic, charming adventure comedy that is actually genuinely funny."37 That same year, she appeared in the black comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.38 Squibb starred in another leading role in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut film Eleanor the Great.39

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990AliceHilda40
1992Scent of a WomanMrs. Linda Hunsaker
1993The Age of InnocenceDelores
1997In & OutCousin Gretchen
1998Meet Joe BlackHelen
2002About SchmidtHelen Schmidt
Far from HeavenBessie
2004Welcome to MooseportIrma
2008Just Add WaterMother Mattie
2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IMrs. Ida Hastings
The Perfect FamilyMrs. Dawn Punch
The Big YearDoris
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente FernandezIrma
Would You RatherLinda
2013NebraskaKate Grant
2015I'll See You in My DreamsGeorgina
A Country Called HomeJudy
Love the CoopersAunt Fishy
2016Other PeopleRuth-Anne
2017Table 19Jo Flanagan
Amanda & Jack Go GlampingJude
Father FiguresAgnes Hunt
2018Summer '03Dotty Winkle
Ralph Breaks the InternetBertha (voice)
2019Blow the Man DownSusie Gallagher
Toy Story 4Margaret the Store Owner (voice)
2020Palm SpringsNana Lena Schlieffen
Hubie HalloweenMrs. Estelle Dubois41
SoulGerel (voice)42
GodmotheredAgnes
2021PalmerVivian Palmer
The HumansMomo
2022Family SquaresMabel
2024ThelmaThelma PostAlso executive producer
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadCarly Sturak
Inside Out 2Nostalgia (voice)
Lost & Found in ClevelandGladys Sokolowski
2025Eleanor the GreatEleanor MorgensteinCompleted

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985CBS Schoolbreak SpecialSylvia the LandladyEpisode: "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"
1995; 1999Law & OrderSylvia Sherman / Eileen De Rose2 episodes
2001EdDr. BernamanEpisode: "Valentine's Day"
2003–2004Judging AmyLouise Flowers5 episodes
2003ERAgnesEpisode: "No Strings Attached"
Just Shoot Me!Mrs. Nora PebblesEpisode: "Son of a Preacher Man"
2005HouseRamonaEpisode: "Love Hurts"
The Bernie Mac ShowSister Rosetta HamilltonEpisode: "Night of Terror"
Two and a Half MenMargaretEpisode: "Sleep Tight, Puddin' Pop"
Curb Your EnthusiasmMrs. Edie ConeEpisode: "The End"
2005–2007Ghost WhispererGrandma Mary-Anne6 episodes
20067th HeavenMs. Bessie RusnakEpisode: "Love and Obsession"
2007The Bill Engvall ShowEdda2 episodes
A Stranger's HeartAunt CassTelevision film
2008Cold CaseAnnette HicksEpisode: "Slipping"
The OfficeMichael's mother (Voice role)Episode: "Customer Survey"
Shark SwarmBess WilderTelevision film
2008–2009The Young and the RestlessPearl19 episodes
2011EagleheartEstherEpisode: "Once in a Wattle"
2012CastleJamie IsaacsonEpisode: "Once Upon a Crime"
Mike & MollyFrancineEpisode: "The Rehearsal"
2013–2015Getting OnVarla Pounder3 episodes
2013The MillersBlancheEpisode: "Carol's Parents Are Coming to Town"
2014GirlsGrandma FloEpisode: "Flo"
GleeMaggie BanksEpisode: "Old Dog, New Tricks"
Devious MaidsVelma Mudge2 episodes
2015The Jack and Triumph ShowJune Gregory7 episodes
7 Days in HellElizabeth IITelevision film
Axe CopJune Esther (voice)Episode: "The Ultimate Mate"
Wander Over YonderStella Starbella (voice)Episode: "The Loose Screw"
MomDottieEpisode: "Terrorists and Gingerbread"
Code BlackDorothyEpisode: "Buen Árbol"
2016The Big Bang TheoryConstance, Sheldon's 'Meemaw'Episode: "The Meemaw Materialization"
ShamelessEtta7 episodes
Modern FamilyAuntie Alice2 episodes
Dream Corp, LLCNoraEpisode: "The Smoking Nun"
ClarenceRosie Randell (voice)Episode: "Cloris"
2017BonesBarbara BakerEpisode: "The Final Chapter: The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
Grey's AnatomyElsie ClatchEpisode: "Til I Hear It From You"
I'm SorryDianeEpisode: "Pilot"
2018Living BiblicallyMrs. Mary Jean MurphyEpisode: "Pilot"
2018–2019Good GirlsMarion Peterson7 episodes
2019The Good DoctorIda GuelphEpisode: "Trampoline"
Room 104JeanEpisode: "Crossroads"
2020Solar OppositesRuth (voice)Episode: "The Unstable Grey Hole"
Little VoiceMrs. Esther Finch5 episodes
2020–2021The Fungies!Granny Tullabett Grancie (voice)11 episodes
2021No Activity(voice)Episode: "40 Days & 40 Nights"
2021–2022Little EllenGramsy (voice)18 episodes
2022Life & BethElenaEpisode: "Pancakes"
Little AmericaMrs. DanforthEpisode: "The Indoor Arm"
2024VelmaOlder Woman (voice)2 episodes
American Horror StoriesGramsEpisode: "Leprechaun"

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1958The Boy FriendDulcieCherry Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway43
1959Lend an EarEnsembleRenata Theatre, Off-Broadway44
GypsyElectra (replacement) Broadway Theatre, Broadway45
1962No ShoestringsEnsembleUpstairs at the Downstairs, Off-Broadway46
1968The Happy TimeFelice BonnardBroadway Theatre, Broadway47
1976The Public GoodEnsemblePlaywrights Horizons, Off-Broadway48
1978Gorey StoriesMary RosemarshBooth Theatre, Broadway49
1995SacrilegeSister Joseph / VirgiliaBelasco Theatre, Broadway50
2011Dividing the EstateStellaDallas Theater Center, Regional51
2018WaitressJosie (replacement) Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway52

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryName of ProjectResultRef.
2013Academy AwardBest Supporting ActressNebraskaNominated53
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated54
Independent Spirit AwardBest Supporting FemaleNominated55
Golden Globe AwardsBest Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNominated56
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated57
AARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated58
American Comedy AwardsBest Comedy Supporting Actress - FilmNominated59
Boston Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting ActressWon60
Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated61
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated62
Denver Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressNominated63
Detroit Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressNominated64
Georgia Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated65
Houston Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated66
Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBest Supporting ActressRunner-Up67
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated68
London Critics Circle Film AwardsSupporting Actress of the YearNominated69
New York Film Critics CircleBest Supporting Actress3rd Runner-Up70
Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Actress in a Supporting RoleNominated71
Breakthrough Performance on CameraNominated
San Francisco Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressNominated72
Satellite AwardBest Supporting Actress - Motion PictureWon73
Santa Barbara International Film FestivalVirtuoso AwardWon74
Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressNominated75
St. Louis Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated76
Toronto Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated77
Vancouver Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressNominated78
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated79
2014Online Film & Television AssociationBest Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesGirlsNominated80
2024San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Comedic PerformanceThelmaWon81
AARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest ActressNominated82
Satellite AwardsBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or MusicalNominated83
Saturn AwardsBest Actress in a FilmNominated84
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Lead PerformanceNominated85
Alliance of Women Film JournalistsBest ActressNominated86
Best Women's Breakthrough PerformanceNominated
Best Stunt PerformanceWon

See also

References

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