Actress
The Resume
(June 21, 1925-March 13, 2006)
Acted in 'Lonelyhearts (1958),' 'Bye Bye Birdie (1963),' 'Airport (1970),' 'Plaza Suite (1971),' 'Interiors (1978),' 'Cocoon (1985),' 'Nuts (1987), 'Addicted to Love (1997)'
Acted on Broadway in 'The Rose Tattoo,' 'Toys in the Attic,' 'The Gingerbread Lady,' 'Plaza Suite,' 'The Little Foxes'
Won the 1981 Best Supporting Actress Oscar ('Reds')
Why she might be annoying
She was divorced twice.
She's not related to Jean Stapleton despite having the same last name.
She said that it was her infatuation with the actor Joel McCrea that led her to becoming an actress.
When she won an Oscar, a reporter asked her how it felt to be recognized as one of the greatest actresses in the world; she replied: 'Not nearly as exciting as it would be if I were acknowledged as one of the greatest lays in the world.'
She was hospitalized for alcoholism and depression.
Why she might not be annoying
She was Johnny Carson's favorite actress.
She posed for the painting 'Minsky's Chorus.'
She won two Tonys and an Oscar.
She praised Joel McCrea in her Oscar acceptance speech.
She was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
Credit: Professor Moriarty
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Year In Review:
For 2010, as of last week, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
For 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 118 Votes: 44.92% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 330 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 215 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 123 Votes: 35.77% Annoying
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