
Lois Smith
Born
1930-11-03
Place of birth
Topeka, 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...
Known for

Grey's Anatomy
Mrs. Dickerson

Minority Report
Dr. Iris Hineman

Lady Bird
Sister Sarah Joan

The Nice Guys
Mrs. Glenn

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rebecca Tolliver

Falling Down
D-Fens' Mother

Twister
Aunt Meg

The Blacklist
Lucy Game

Run All Night
Margaret Conlon

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Upshur 'Maw' Clampette

Desperate Housewives
Allison Scavo

True Blood
Adele Stackhouse

Fatal Attraction
Martha

Dead Man Walking
Helen's Mother

Fried Green Tomatoes
Mama Threadgoode