Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#1Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 8/27/13 at 9:27pm
a thread dedicated to the talent and beauty of legendary actress Lois Smith. who will be 84 in November and is currently appearing in Marjorie Prime at the Mark Taper Forum. please share any special thoughts or memories of this talented actress.
two time Tony award nominee, for Buried Child and The Grapes of Wrath. she also won many awards for her off-Broadway performance as Carrie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful.
She made her Broadway debut in 1952.
here's hoping there are more great roles ahead of her ....
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Updated On: 10/18/14 at 09:27 PM
bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#2Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 8/27/13 at 9:32pm
a young Lois Smith with James Dean in East of Eden in 1954. if you haven't seen the film 'Please Give' - you should for Lois's brave performance.
She won the National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress award for Five Easy Pieces in 1970. she lost out on the Oscar nomination to her co-star Karen Black.
I also love her supporting role in the film 'Twister' .
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Updated On: 8/27/13 at 09:32 PM
#2Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 8/27/13 at 9:34pm^If that's James Deen, I did NOT know he was that old judging by The Canyons!
#3Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 8/27/13 at 9:35pmI love Lois Smith! Such a wonderful actress.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#4Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 8/27/13 at 9:38pm
She was beautiful in East of Eden.
And aged gracefully!
And was great in "The Grapes of Wrath" as Ma Joad with Gary Sinese:
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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bigbelterbaby
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/10
#5Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/18/14 at 7:46pm
I think it's funny Lois is currently appearing at the Mark Taper Forum in Marjorie Prime at the same time Cicely Tyson is doing The Trip to Bountiful there.
If Lois's production of Trip to Bountiful had transferred to Broadway she would have won the Tony. Lois is a sweetheart so I'm sure there's not a rivalry between her and Tyson though.
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/18/14 at 8:23pmShe was fantastic in The Grapes of Wrath. The entire cast was perfect. Somewhere I have that performance on VHS. I've got to find a way to transfer all my videotapes.
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#7Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/18/14 at 8:56pmI remember falling madly in love with her when I saw her on Broadway in Grapes of Wrath.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
homeimp
Leading Actor Joined: 10/2/08
#8Lois Smith Appreciation Thread
Posted: 10/19/14 at 1:13amLois has been wonderful in anything I have seen her in. Does anybody know if she ever played Miss Daisy?
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