How is Estelle Parsons doing?
How is Estelle Parsons doing?
How is Estelle Parsons doing?#1
Posted: 5/30/26 at 6:48am
She dropped out of The Dead, 1904 a year and a half ago, I was looking forward to seeing her back on stage. Is she in good health still?
Leading Actor Joined: 11/15/07
How is Estelle Parsons doing?#2
Posted: 5/30/26 at 12:30pm
She's 98, so there's only so good that one's health can be at that age, particularly when considering that there are performers 20 and 30 years younger who no longer have the energy or ability to do a full production.
How is Estelle Parsons doing?#3
Posted: 5/30/26 at 12:43pm
Here she is a few months ago, being honored at Theater For The New City, and she looks wonderful.
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How is Estelle Parsons doing?#4
Posted: 5/30/26 at 12:53pm
98 and looking wonderful. Highly unlikely we’ll see her onstage again, but so grateful she’s still with us. I always dream cast her in my head as Mertis in Annie Baker’s John.
Hot take: I preferred her Violet over Deanna Dunagan’s. As far as her age, she famously commented in a profile after she took over the role that the stairs that winded Dunagan really didn’t bother her much. She’s 12 years Dunagan’s senior.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
How is Estelle Parsons doing?#6
Posted: 5/30/26 at 4:11pm
Funny enough. i just got out of “The People Vs. Lenny Bruce” at Theatre Row and they announced a series of post-show talkbacks this month, one of them being with Estelle Parsons. She said the talkback dates are on their website but I didn’t see them listed right now.
How is Estelle Parsons doing?#7
Posted: 5/30/26 at 5:13pm
She took walks between her matinee and evening shows of AOC. She’s always stressed that her mobility was vitally important to her. She does yoga every day too. She will probably outlive me.
Her Violet was thrilling. She was nice enough to talk with me for a while at the stage door and sign a photo I had of her. She’s really interesting and kind.
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