Patty Lupont, films with which can be watched since 1976, is better known as a singer and actress of Broadway musicals. Most of all she loves to sing. In her interviews, she often says that if music is indeed the food of love, then it is fat and happy. What is known about the theater and film actress?
Childhood
Patty Lupont was born April 21, 1949 in New York. They named her in honor of a relative from the nineteenth century, who was a legendary opera singer of Italian origin. Father, Orlando, worked as a school administrator. Mother, Angela, was a school librarian.
The girl appeared on stage at the age of four. A little older, she performed with her twin brothers in the Lupon Trio.
Stage Education and Career
From childhood, Patty Lupont understood that her life was connected with the scene. She studied at the Juilliard School. The girl studied at the faculty of drama, which was opened by John Houseman and Michael St. Dani. At the age of twenty-three, she received a bachelor of arts degree.
Immediately after graduation, she began to play in Broadway productions. Patty became a member of the John Houseman theater troupe, like her other classmates. Together they toured the United States.
The theatrical career of Lupont began with the role of Irina from Chekhov's “Three Sisters”. The debut musical production is considered "Beggar Opera" by John Gay.
The greatest success came to Patty after playing the role of Evita in the eponymous production of the composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber. The actress was awarded the Tony Prize. However, the actress depressed the role, so she left before the closing of the musical. Then there were many other works, including productions in London.
Interestingly, after the closing of the production, in which the actress takes part, she likes to take one of the details of her stage costume as a keepsake.
Solo career
Patty Lupont is known for her solo performances. In the nineties of the twentieth century, she released several albums. On the stage of Carnegie Hall, the actress performed with her own show. With him she toured all over the country.
Movie work
The filmography of Patty Lupone consists of more than thirty films and series. She continues to work, so the list is constantly updated.
Famous films with the actress:
- "1941" is a satirical comedy by Stephen Spielberg, released in 1979. The film tells about the events after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The actress got a cameo role.
- “Life Continues” - a television series consisting of eighty episodes. It was released in 1989-1993. It tells about a family who lives in a suburb of Chicago. Elizabeth and Drew have three children. One of them has Down syndrome. The actress played the mother of the family.
- “Chauffeur Miss Daisy” is an 1989 Oscar-winning film about the complex relationship between a wealthy American woman of Jewish descent and her African-American driver. It took them twenty years to understand each other. Lupont was played by Florin Wertman.
- Lamarca’s Last Affair is a 2002 psychological drama with Robert De Niro as a police lieutenant. The picture was based on real events. The actress got the role of Maggie.
- Parker is the 2013 crime thriller. In the story, a professional thief, along with several other partners, decide to rob the fair. Their plan is failing. Parker quarrels with his friends, and they decide to kill him. So begins the feud between them. The hero meets a girl named Leslie, who is ready to help him, because she lost her job. After a successful deal, Parker mails part of the loot, and the girl can begin a new life. Lupont embodied in the image of Leslie's mother.
- "American Horror Story". In the third season, which was released in 2013, the actress played the role of Joan Ramsey.
In 2015, Patty Lupont appeared as a guest star in the second season of the US-British series Terrible Tales. In the third season, which was released in 2016, her role became regular. The actress reincarnated as a white witch named Joan Clayton. She is a teacher of Vanessa, helps her understand herself, teaches the basics of magic. Founder and screenwriter of the creation, John Logan. The name of the series is associated with a popular variety of cheap literature in England that was read in the nineteenth century. The crime chronicle with mystical tales intertwined in it.
Personal life
You can review all the films with Patty Lupont to understand how good she is as an actress. But what does her real life represent?
About personal life it is known that in her student years she began dating her classmate and future actor Kevin Klein. They were married from 1971 to 1979.
To date, she is happy with cameraman Matt Johnston. With him, the actress met in 1986, working on the film "Lyndon Baines Johnson." They got married two years later, and in 1990 the couple had a son. The boy was named Joshua Johnson. The birth of a child affected the actress, who began to devote more time to the family.