Estelle Parsons

...the Westons are far funnier. Violet, who in Denver will be played by Oscar-winning actress Estelle Parsons ("Bonnie and Clyde"), already must rank among the greatest female characters written for the stage. Letts, who also wrote "Bug" and...

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...for five years, ending in 2003. Her film career includes an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde '' (1967), and a nomination for ''Rachel, Rachel (1968). She also received a BAFTA Award...

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...of the most considerable characters ever created for the stage. At 81, Parsons ("Bonnie & Clyde" and "Roseanne") is 16 years too old for the role, which is in a way refreshing. After all, how often do you get Weston clan members, clockwise...

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...for three weeks was blocking with the understudies. She was just sort of thrown onstage." Being in shape took on a new meaning for Parsons after she won a supporting-actress Oscar in 1968 for "Bonnie and Clyde," playing Clyde's sister-in-law.

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...cry, too. But Parsons -- perhaps best known for her 1967 Academy Award-winning role in Bonnie and Clyde and for playing the smart-mouthed mother of the title character on TV's Roseanne -- won't let mere tears stop her. ''I'm tough.

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...All of the principal actors mentioned received Academy Award nominations, and rightfully so. Parsons received one of the film's two -- two!? -- Oscars. But the acting from the folks listed further down the cast list is excellent. As the...

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...starting right tackle. His father played college basketball at Jacksonville University. His grandmother is Academy Award winning actress Estelle Parsons who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Bonnie and Clyde .

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...down your spine. Ms. Parsons has had a long career as an actress in film ("Bonnie and Clyde") and theater, and has worked frequently as a director too (the semi-staged "Salome" with Al Pacino, seen on Broadway in 2003). She has also taught...

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...and Clyde," says she wanted to meet the woman she played, Blanche Barrow. "She was still alive, half-blind and doing church work in Dallas," Parsons recalls. "But by the time it was arranged, we were already shooting and I told Warren I...

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