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Lois Smith

Biography

Lois Smith was born on November 3, 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, USA as Lois Arlene Humbert. She is an actress, known for Twister (1996), One Life to Live (1968) and Falling Down (1993). She was previously married to Wesley Dale Smith.

95years old

Turns 96 on November 3in 22 days

  • Born Topeka
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Lois Arlene Smith

Movie Career

Films
40
Career span
70 years1955 to 2025

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  1. Behind the award

    Smith won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Inheritance, and at that ceremony she became the oldest performer ever to win a Tony Award for acting.

  2. Early training

    Smith worked with Elia Kazan on East of Eden, and he urged her to train at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg. She followed that advice.

Lois Smith movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Minority Report2002 Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Dr. Iris Hineman

    IMDb rating 7.6627K votes

  2. Twister1996 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Meg Greene

    IMDb rating 6.6254K votes

  3. Lady Bird2017as Sister Sarah Joan

    IMDb rating 7.4369K votes

  4. The Nice Guys2016as Mrs. Glenn

    IMDb rating 7.4425K votes

  5. Falling Down1993as D-Fens' Mother

    IMDb rating 7.5229K votes

  6. Dead Man Walking1995as Helen's Mother

    IMDb rating 7.5110K votes

  7. Five Easy Pieces1970as Partita Dupea

    IMDb rating 7.345K votes

  8. Fatal Attraction1987as Martha

    IMDb rating 6.9113K votes

Most often with

Adrian Lyne directed two of these films, Bob Rafelson two and Michael Almereyda two. Margo Martindale appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Lois Smith's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.9 billion

27 of the 40 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 40 films: 27 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Twister1996as Meg Greene
    $494M26.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Minority Report2002as Dr. Iris Hineman
    $358M19.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Fatal Attraction1987as Martha
    $320M17.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Fried Green Tomatoes1991as Mama Threadgoode
    $119M6.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Lady Bird2017as Sister Sarah Joan
    $79M4.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Run All Night2015as Margaret Conlon
    $72M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    The Nice Guys2016as Mrs. Glenn
    $71M3.8% of the total
  8. 8
    $56M3.0% of the total
The French Dispatch (2021), $46.3 millionHow to Make an American Quilt (1995), $41.2 millionFalling Down (1993), $40.9 millionDead Man Walking (1995), $39.4 millionGreen Card (1990), $29.9 millionBlack Widow (1987), $25.2 millionFive Easy Pieces (1970), $18.1 millionHollywoodland (2006), $16.8 millionReckless (1984), $8.3 millionEast of Eden (1955), $5.0 millionFoxes (1980), $4.4 millionPlease Give (2010), $4.3 millionResurrection (1980), $3.9 millionKillshot (2008), $3.0 millionMack & Rita (2022), $2.5 millionTumbleweeds (1999), $1.4 million

$292 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 1970 to 2006.

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Lois Smith's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2006Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a PlayWon
2006Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressWon
1970National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressFive Easy PiecesWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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