Angela Paton
Known for: Acting
Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007). Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Martha Elkin
2005
Series
The X-Files
Mrs. Lukesh
1993
Series
JAG
Elena Motley
1995
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ruth
2000
Series
Star Trek: Voyager
Aunt Adah
1995
Series
Chicago Hope
Irene
1994
Series
ER
Mrs. Ransom
1994
Series
Quantum Leap
Lottie Sammis
1989
Series
Medium
Mrs. Halstead
2005
Series
Wings
Sandy
1990
Series
Falcon Crest
Harriet Anderson
1981
Series
Numb3rs
Eyewitness
2005
Series
Home Improvement
Irma
1991
Series
The Wonder Years
Woman at City Hall
1988
Series
My Name Is Earl
Old Woman
2005
Series
Sliders
Mrs. Meadows
1995
Series
Caroline in the City
Mrs.Larson
1995
Series
Boston Public
Mrs. Walsh
2000
Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Betty Jameson
1989
Film
Lolita
Mrs. Holmes
1997
Series
Cybill
Evelyn Minnow
1995
Series
Dear John
Mother Superior
1988
Film
Groundhog Day
Mme Lancaster
1993
Series
Dave's World
Mrs. Begley
1993
Series
L.A. Doctors
Mrs. Gerken
1998
Film
American Wedding
Grandma
2003
Series
I Didn't Do It
Mrs. Klasby
2014
Film
The Wedding Singer
Faye
1998
Film
Dirty Harry
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
1971
Film
Red Eye
Nice Lady
2005
Series
Jesse
Mrs. Baum
1998
Series
Sons of Tucson
Ethel
2010
Series
George & Leo
Mrs. Johnson
1997
Series
Cop Rock
Juror
1990
Series
Four Kings
Betty
2006
Film
Flatliners
Doctor
1990
Film
Joe Dirt
Woman with Roadrunner
2001
Series
The Home Court
Marie Grant
1995
Film
And the Band Played On
Woman in Denver
1993
Film
The United States of Leland
Airplane Woman
2003
Film
Blue Sky
Dottie Owens
1994
Series
Love, Lies and Murder
Parole Board Member #3
1991
Film
The Valley of Light
Granny
2007
Film
Trapped in Paradise
Hattie Anderson
1994
Film
Home for the Holidays
Woman on Airplane
1995
Film
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Gloria Sikes
1990
Film
Clean Slate
Shirley Pogue
1994
Film
Die, Mommie, Die!
Angela's Fan
2003
Film
Roe vs. Wade
1989
Film
The Joyriders
Rita Mae Tuttle
1999
Film
The Con
Lyla
1998
Film
Where Are My Children?
Ellie McNeil
1994
Film
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Mrs. Webster
1989
Film
The Final Season
Anne Akers
2007
Film
The Last of His Tribe
Mrs. Gustafson
1992
Film
Early Bird Special
Mrs. Carmichael
2001
Film
Criminal Behavior
Adelaide
1992
Film
Lies of the Twins
Mrs. Shearer
1991
Film
Harvey
Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet
2021
Film
Keep the Change
Dinah
1992
Film
I Am I
Doris
2013