June Squibb Biography

June Louise Squibb (born November 6, 1929) is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in films like Alice, Scent of a Woman, The Age of Innocence, In & Out, and Far from Heaven. She has also performed on television series such as Ghost Whisperer and on Broadway, including performing in the original production of Gypsy. She played the wife of Jack Nicholson in Alexander Payne's film About Schmidt, and the wife of Bruce Dern in Payne's Nebraska, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Squibb will also appear on season three of Girls.

Personal life

Squibb was born and raised in Vandalia, Illinois, the only child of JoyBelle (ne Force) Squibb (1905-1996) and Lewis Squibb (1905-1996). Her mother was an avid golfer and well-known piano player who began playing for silent movies in the 1920s, and later entered piano competitions, winning the World Championship Old Time Piano Playing Contest in 1975 and 1976. Her father was in the insurance business and was in the Navy during World War II.

Squibb's first husband was Edward Sostek; the two later divorced. She is the widow of acting teacher Charles Kakatsakis (1929-1999) (his parents were immigrants from Greece), with whom she has one child, Harry Kakatsakis, a filmmaker best known for his short film Admissions, a transformational tale about what it takes to find lasting peace, starring Academy Award nominee James Cromwell. Squibb converted to Judaism when she married Edward Sostek in the 1950s; she still considers herself Jewish.

When asked about ageism in show business, Squibb has stated, "Well, it"?s like anything else. I always feel, rules are meant to be broken."

Theatre

Squibb started her career in musical theatre at the St. Louis Muny and trained at the Cleveland Play House, and also trained at the HB Studio after moving to New York City. She got her big break in New York by landing the role of Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway in 1958. In 1959 she performed in an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear starring Elizabeth Allen. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in 1960. She next appeared in The Happy Time, which opened in 1968 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. In-between these periods June also did modeling work for romance novels and did commercials.

In 1995 she appeared in the play Sacrilege on Broadway, which starred Ellen Burstyn.

June has also played many roles in national tours, regional theatre, summer stock, and off-Broadway. In 2012 she played the matriarch Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center for which she received standout reviews.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1990	Alice	Hilda	Woody Allen
1992	Scent of a Woman	Mrs. Hunsaker	Martin Brest
1993	The Age of Innocence	Mingott Maid	Martin Scorsese
1997	In & Out	Cousin Gretchen	Frank Oz
1998	Meet Joe Black	Helen	Martin Brest
2002	About Schmidt	Helen Schmidt	Alexander Payne
	Far from Heaven	Elderly Woman	Todd Haynes
2003	Another Night	Maid	Anthony Volastro	Short
2007	Dead Write	Miss Copperfiled	Michael Connell
2008	Just Add Water	Mother	Hart Bochner
	Character Assassins		Harry Kakatsakis	Short
	Old Days	Gertrude	Matthew Shapiro	Short
2010	Miss This at Your Peril	Scarlett Penaranda	Brent King	Short
2011	Atlas Shrugged: Part I	Mrs. Hastings	Paul Johansson
	The Perfect Family	Mrs. Punch	Anne Renton
	The Big Year	Old Lady	David Frankel
2012	The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez	Irma	Elia Petridis
	Would You Rather	Linda	David Guy Levy
2013	Nebraska	Kate Grant	Alexander Payne

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1995	Law & Order	Sylvia Sherman		1 Episode ("Progeny")
1999	Law & Order	Eileen De Rose		1 Episode ("Merger")
2001	Ed	Organist		1 Episode ("Valentine's Day")
2005	House	Ramona		1 Episode ("Love Hurts")
	The Bernie Mac Show	Nun		1 Episode ("Night of Terror")
	Two and a Half Men	Margaret		1 Episode ("Sleep Tight, Puddin' Pop")
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Mrs. Cone		1 Episode ("The End")
	Ghost Whisperer	Grandma		6 Episodes
2003	ER	Social Security Daughter		1 Episode ("No Strings Attached")
	Just Shoot Me!	Mrs. Pebbles		1 Episode ("Son of a Preacher Man")
	Judging Amy	Louise Flowers		5 Episodes
2006	7th Heaven	Ms. Rusnak		1 Episode ("Love and Obsession")
2007	A Stranger's Heart	Aunt Cass	Andy Wolk	TV Movie
	The Bill Engvall Show	Edda		2 Episodes
2008	Shark Swarm	Bess Wilder	James A. Contner	TV Movie
	Cold Case	Annette Hicks		1 Episode ("Slipping")
	The Young and the Restless	Pearl		23 Episodes
2011	Eagleheart	Esther		1 Episode ("Once in a Wattle")
2012	Castle (TV series)	Jamie Isaacson		1 Episode ("Once Upon a Crime")
	Mike & Molly	Francine		1 Episode ("The Rehearsal")
2013	Getting On	Varla Pounder		1 Episode ("If You're Going to San Francisco")
	The Millers	Blanche		1 Episode ("Carol's Parents Are Coming to Town")

Awards and nominations

Year	Title of work	Category	Result
2013	Nebraska	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast
		Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
		Guardian Film Award for Best Line of Dialogue
		Guardian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
		Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
		Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year
		New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
		North Carolina Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Phoenix Film Critics Society for Breakthrough Performance on Camera
		San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtuoso Award
		Satellite Award for Best Cast - Motion Picture
		Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
		St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress

See also

• List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees