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Angela Paton(1930-2016)

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Angela Paton
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Paton was described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco. She is a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), and also 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.

Since then, she and her husband, theatre director Robert Goldsby, moved to Malibu, CA, where they lived until 2015. Paton appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series. She also continued her decades-long run of regional theatre work across the country, including her 2014 role in the Broadway play, Harvey.
BornJanuary 11, 1930
DiedMay 26, 2016(86)
BornJanuary 11, 1930
DiedMay 26, 2016(86)
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Known for

Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day
8.0
  • Mrs. Lancaster
  • 1993
Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Wedding (2003)
American Wedding
6.3
  • Grandma
  • 2003
Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Kiefer Sutherland, and Oliver Platt in Flatliners (1990)
Flatliners
6.6
  • Doctor
  • 1990
Jeremy Irons and Dominique Swain in Lolita (1997)
Lolita
6.8
  • Mrs. Holmes
  • 1997

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Actress



  • Last Wishes (2014)
    Last Wishes
    7.3
    Short
    • Emilie Baptiste
    • 2014
  • Olivia Holt, Austin North, Peyton Clark, Sarah Gilman, and Piper Curda in I Didn't Do It (2014)
    I Didn't Do It
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Klasby
    • 2014
  • I Am I (2013)
    I Am I
    5.7
    • Doris
    • 2013
  • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Martha Elkin
    • 2011
  • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
    Medium
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Halstead
    • 2010
  • Tyler Labine, Matthew Levy, Benjamin Stockham, and Frank Dolce in Sons of Tucson (2010)
    Sons of Tucson
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ethel
    • 2010
  • Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Ethan Suplee, Eddie Steeples, and Nadine Velazquez in My Name Is Earl (2005)
    My Name Is Earl
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Old Woman
    • 2008
  • The Final Season (2007)
    The Final Season
    6.5
    • Anne Akers
    • 2007
  • Lavinia's Heist
    6.8
    Short
    • Lavinia Silver
    • 2007
  • Gretchen Mol and Chris Klein in The Valley of Light (2006)
    The Valley of Light
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Granny
    • 2006
  • Aisle 73
    Short
    • Frances Burnbaum
    • 2006
  • Seth Green, Shane McRae, Josh Cooke, and Todd Grinnell in Four Kings (2006)
    Four Kings
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Betty
    • 2006
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Ruth
    • 2005
  • Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams in Red Eye (2005)
    Red Eye
    6.4
    • Nice Lady
    • 2005
  • Numb3rs (2005)
    Numb3rs
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Eyewitness
    • 2005

Director



  • Sister of the Bride (1980)
    Sister of the Bride
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980

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Lavinia's Heist
Full Movie 9:35
Lavinia's Heist
I Am I
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I Am I
I Am I
Clip 2:06
I Am I
I Am I
Clip 1:08
I Am I
Groundhog Day
Trailer 2:43
Groundhog Day
Die, Mommie, Die!
Trailer 1:04
Die, Mommie, Die!
Die, Mommie, Die!
Trailer 1:09
Die, Mommie, Die!

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  • Alternative name
    • Angela Payton
  • Born
    • January 11, 1930
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 26, 2016
    • Oakland, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Robert GoldsbySeptember 27, 1952 - May 26, 2016 (her death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Gwendolyn Paton Goldsby
  • Parents
      William Paton
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Staple's (2002)

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    She had a successful stage career in the San Francisco Bay area before moving to the screen when she was in her 50s. She and her husband Bob Goldsby co-founded a theater in Berkeley, the Berkeley Stage Company, in the 1970s.

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