June Squibb
Biography
June Squibb is an American actress whose career has moved between Broadway, television, and film. Born in Vandalia, she trained at HB Studio and first appeared on Broadway in Gypsy in 1959, later returning in The Happy Time. Her screen debut came with Woody Allen's Alice (1990), and she went on to supporting parts in Scent of a Woman (1992), Meet Joe Black (1998), and About Schmidt (2002) as Jack Nicholson's wife. Her turn in Alexander Payne's Nebraska (2013) brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress along with Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Independent Spirit nominations and awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics and the Satellite Awards. She voiced characters in animated features including Toy Story 4 (2019). In Thelma (2024), she played a lead for the first time. Her work in Marjorie Prime earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play, making her the oldest Tony acting nominee at 96.
96years old
Turns 97 on November 6in 23 days
- Born Vandalia
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as June Louise Squibb
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 33 years1992 to 2025
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First role
Squibb made her Broadway debut in Gypsy: A Musical Fable by replacing the actress playing Electra in the original production.
Early training
Squibb trained with HB Studio and worked at The Muny. In 1951 she moved to Cleveland, where she sang and danced at the Cleveland Play House.
A first
Squibb got her SAG/AFTRA card in 1985. She received it after she appeared in an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special.
A first
Squibb took on her first leading role in 2024. That part was in Thelma, which is an action comedy film.
A change of course
Squibb's early work included modeling for romance novels, road tours, cruise ships, and a stint in shopping malls at Christmas as Santa Claus's helper.
June Squibb movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Martin Brest directed two of these films, Alexander Payne two. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Martin Brest
All films by Alexander Payne
Also two films together3 more actors
- Dale DickeyPalm Springs (2020) and The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012)
- Ed HelmsFather Figures (2017) and Love the Coopers (2015)
- Gene CanfieldMeet Joe Black (1998) and Scent of a Woman (1992)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What June Squibb's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
15 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 15 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B67.2% of the total
- 2$143M8.9% of the total
- 3$134M8.4% of the total
- 4$106M6.6% of the total
- 5$42M2.7% of the total
- 6$28M1.7% of the total
- 7$26M1.6% of the total
- 8$14M0.9% of the total
$31.2 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.