Lois Eileen Wollenweber Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Lois Smith (born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in films including East of Eden, Five Easy Pieces, Resurrection, Fatal Attraction, Fried Green Tomatoes, Dead Man Walking, Tumbleweeds, Twister, and Please Give. In television she has performed on series like True Blood and Desperate Housewives.Smith is also known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of Buried Child in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of The Trip to Bountiful in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2007 for her outstanding contributions to the theatre. In 2013 she was given a Lifetime Achievement Obie Award for excellence in Off-Broadway performance. In her career she has also taught, directed, and written for the stage.
Formed Pickwick Public Relations with Pat Kingsley and Patricia Newcomb.
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Her son, Scott Eugene Smith, died in a surfing accident on August 2, 1985 at the family home in Plum Island, Massachusetts. Lois and her husband set up a scholarship fund in Scott's name at the Hebron Academy, where he would have been a junior. His father also graduated from the Hebron Academy, Class of 1943.
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With husband Gene Smith, a publisher, daughter is actress Brooke Smith, of Grey's Anatomy (2005).
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Publicist. Clients included Robert Redford, Marilyn Monroe, Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Gina Lollobrigida, and Martin Scorsese.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gangs of New York
2002
publicist
Bringing Out the Dead
1999
publicist
Basquiat
1996
publicist: PMK Public Relations
The Crossing Guard
1995
special publicity: PMK
Quiz Show
1994
public relations
A River Runs Through It
1992
public relations
End of the Line
1987
publicist
All the President's Men
1976
publicity consultant
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
special thanks
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002
Video documentary short special thanks: Cappa Productions
The Grey Zone
2001
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Junket Whore
1998
Documentary
Herself - Publicist: PMK
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - Publicist (In Memoriam)
The 85th Annual Academy Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - Publicist (In Memoriam) (as Lois W. Smith)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
Susan B. Anthony 'Failure is Impossible' Award
High Falls Film Festival
2003
Les Mason Award
Publicists Guild of America
Known for movies
Gangs of New York (2002) as Miscellaneous Crew
All the President's Men (1976) as Miscellaneous Crew
Quiz Show (1994) as Miscellaneous Crew
A River Runs Through It (1992) as Miscellaneous Crew
$100,000
