What is Estelle Parsons?
[[File:Estelle Parsons Love American Style 1973.JPG|thumb|200px|Parsons in a 1973 episode ''[[Love, American Style]]'']] '''Estelle Margaret Parsons''' (born November 20, 1927) is an [[Americans|American]] actress, singer and stage director. She worked for the television program ''[[The Today Show|Today]]'' and first appeared on stage in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons became known her career on [[Broadway]] becoming a movie actress. She is best known for her roles in the movies ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (movie)|Bonnie and Clyde]]'' (1967), ''[[Rachel, Rachel]]'' (1968), ''[[I Never Sang for My Father]]'' (1970), ''[[I Walk the Line (movie)|I Walk the Line]]'' (1970) and ''[[Boys on the Side]]'' (1995). She won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in ''Bonnie and Clyde'', and for ''Rachel, Rachel'' was [[wikt:nominate|nominated]] with the same award. She later became known on television for her role as Beverly Harris in the sitcom ''[[Roseanne]]''. Parsons was born in [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]. She was married to [[Richard Gehman]] in 1953, before divorcing in 1958. The couple had twin daughters. She married [[Peter Zimroth]] in 1983 and have one son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/actress-estelle-parsons-tackles-her-toughest-role-at-55-shes-a-mom-again-vol-20-no-13/|title=Actress Estelle Parsons Tackles Her Toughest Role: At 55, She's a Mom Again|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|author=Kahn, Toby|date=September 26, 1983|access-date=May 24, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name|663820}} *{{IBDB name}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Estelle}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Massachusetts]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Best Supporting Actress Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Drama Desk Award winners]] [[Category:People from Lynn, Massachusetts]] [[Category:Singers from Massachusetts]] {{US-a