June Squibb

June Squibb
June Squibb
	Squibb at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Born	June Louise Squibb; November 6, 1929; Vandalia, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1948–present
Spouse(s)	Edward Sostek; (m. 1953; div. 1959) ; Charles Kakatsakis; (m. 1959; div. 1999)
Children	1

June Louise Squibb (born November 6, 1929) is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the film Nebraska (2013), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, among other accolades.

Personal life

Squibb was born and raised in Vandalia, Illinois, the only child of JoyBelle (née Force; 1905–1996) and Lewis Squibb (1905–1996).

Squibb married Edward Sostek, but they divorced. She later married Charles Kakatsakis (1959–1999), an acting teacher. They have a son, Harry, a filmmaker who made his short film Admissions. Squibb converted to Judaism in the 1950s and considers herself Jewish.[1][2] 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."[3]

Career

Squibb began working in musical theatre at the St. Louis Muny, and trained at the Cleveland Play House, and at the HB Studio. While at the Cleveland Play House, she performed in productions of Marseilles, The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In 1958, she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In 1959, she starred in an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen.[4] She made her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in 1960. Squibb appeared in The Happy Time, which opened in 1968 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. In-between these periods, she did modeling work for romance novels and appeared in commercials. In 1995, she appeared in the play Sacrilege on Broadway, which starred Ellen Burstyn. Squibb played many roles in national tours, regional theatre, summer stock and off-Broadway. In 2012, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center in which she received standout reviews.[5] She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alexander Payne's film Nebraska.[6] In 2015, she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame.[7] Squibb will appear in the Disney+ film Godmothered.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Alice	Hilda	[9]
1992	Scent of a Woman	Mrs. Hunsaker	[9]
1993	The Age of Innocence	Mingott Maid	[9]
1997	In & Out	Cousin Gretchen	[9]
1998	Meet Joe Black	Helen	[9]
2002	About Schmidt	Helen Schmidt	[9]
2002	Far from Heaven	Elderly Woman	[9]
2004	Welcome to Mooseport	Irma	[9]
2007	Dead Write	Miss Copperfiled
2008	Just Add Water	Mother
2011	Atlas Shrugged: Part I	Mrs. Hastings
2011	The Perfect Family	Mrs. Punch
2011	The Big Year	Old Lady
2012	The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez	Irma
2012	Would You Rather	Linda
2013	Nebraska	Kate Grant	[9]
2015	I'll See You in My Dreams	Georgina
2015	A Country Called Home	Judy
2015	Love the Coopers	Aunt Fishy	[9]
2016	Other People	Ruth-Anne
2017	Table 19	Jo Flanagan
2017	Amanda & Jack Go Glamping	Jude
2017	Father Figures	Mrs. Hunt
2018	Summer '03	Dotty Winkle
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Jimmy's Grandma	Voice
2019	Blow the Man Down	Susie Gallagher
2019	Toy Story 4	Margaret the Store Owner	Voice
2020	Palm Springs	Nana Schlieffen
TBA	Hubie Halloween		Post-production[10]
	The Humans	Momo	Post-production
	Palmer	Vivian Palmer	Post-production
	Godmothered	Agnes	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	CBS Schoolbreak Special	Landlady	Episode: "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"
1995; 1999	Law & Order	Sylvia Sherman / Eileen De Rose	2 episodes
2001	Ed	Organist	Episode: "Valentine's Day"
2003–2004	Judging Amy	Louise Flowers	5 episodes[9]
2003	ER	Social Security Daughter	Episode: "No Strings Attached"
2003	Just Shoot Me!	Mrs. Pebbles	Episode: "Son of a Preacher Man"[9]
2005	House	Ramona	Episode: "Love Hurts"[9]
2005	The Bernie Mac Show	Nun	Episode: "Night of Terror"[9]
2005	Two and a Half Men	Margaret	Episode: "Sleep Tight, Puddin' Pop"[9]
2005	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Mrs. Cone	Episode: "The End"
2005–2007	Ghost Whisperer	Grandma	6 episodes
2006	7th Heaven	Ms. Rusnak	Episode: "Love and Obsession"
2007	The Bill Engvall Show	Edda	2 episodes[9]
2007	A Stranger's Heart	Aunt Cass	Television film[9]
2008	Cold Case	Annette Hicks	Episode: "Slipping"[9]
2008	Shark Swarm	Bess Wilder	Television film
2008–2009	The Young and the Restless	Pearl	19 episodes
2011	Eagleheart	Esther	Episode: "Once in a Wattle"
2012	Castle	Jamie Isaacson	Episode: "Once Upon a Crime"
2012	Mike & Molly	Francine	Episode: "The Rehearsal"[9]
2013–2015	Getting On	Varla Pounder	3 episodes[9]
2013	The Millers	Blanche	Episode: "Carol's Parents Are Coming to Town"[9]
2014	Girls	Grandma Flo	Episode: "Flo"[9]
2014	Glee	Maggie Banks	Episode: "Old Dog, New Tricks"
2014	Devious Maids	Velma Mudge	2 episodes[9]
2015	The Jack and Triumph Show	June Gregory	7 episodes[9]
2015	7 Days in Hell	Elizabeth II	Television film
2015	Axe Cop	Tutukaka Female (voice)	Episode: "The Ultimate Mate"
2015	Wander Over Yonder	Stella Starbella (voice)	Episode: "The Loose Screw"
2015	Mom	Dottie	Episode: "Terrorists and Gingerbread"[9]
2015	Code Black	Dorothy	Episode: "Buen Árbol"[9]
2016	The Big Bang Theory	Constance, Sheldon's 'Meemaw'	Episode: "The Meemaw Materialization"[9]
2016	Shameless	Etta	7 episodes
2016	Modern Family	Auntie Alice	2 episodes[9]
2016	Dream Corp, LLC	Patient 54	Episode: "The Smoking Nun"
2016	Clarence	Rosie (voice)	Episode: "Cloris"
2017	Bones	Barbara Baker	Episode: "The Final Chapter: The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"[9]
2017	Grey's Anatomy	Elsie Clatch	Episode: "Til I Hear It From You"[9]
2017	I'm Sorry	Diane	Episode: "Pilot"
2018	Living Biblically	Mrs. Murphy	Episode: "Pilot"
2018–2019	Good Girls	Marion	4 episodes
2019	The Good Doctor	Ida Guelph	Episode: "Trampoline"[9]
2019	Room 104	Jean	Episode: "Crossroads"

Awards and nominations

Year	Title of work	Category	Result
2013	Nebraska	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Ensemble Cast	Nominated
		Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast	Won
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast	Nominated
		Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female	Nominated
		Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Phoenix Film Critics Society for Breakthrough Performance on Camera	Nominated
		San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture	Won
		Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture	Won
		St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2014		Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		American Comedy Award for Comedy Supporting Actress - Film	Nominated
		Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress	Won
		Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Georgia Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Gold Derby Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture	Nominated
		Guardian Film Award for Best Line of Dialogue	Nominated
		Guardian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor	Won
		Iowa Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year	Nominated
		Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance: Female	Nominated
		New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		North Carolina Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtuoso Award	Won
		Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
		Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2015		Críticos de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		International Online Film Critics' Poll Award for Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Portugal's Cinema Bloggers Awards for Best Supporting Actress - International Competition	Nominated

References

Pfefferman, Naomi (February 18, 2014). "June Squibb's just deserts: A Hollywood vet's Oscar debut". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
Alexander, Neta (February 28, 2014). "The Oscar Nominee Who Puts Some Joy Into Bleak America". Haaretz. Tel Aviv.
Bizio, Silvia (January 7, 2014). "June Squibb (Nebraska)".
Gaynor, Charles (September 30, 1959). "Theatre: Lend an Ear". The Village Voice. p. 12.
Hetrick, Adam (March 9, 2011). "June Squibb, Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads Will Be Dividing the Estate in Dallas". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
"The 86th Academy Awards: 2014". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
"Hall of Fame". Cleveland Play House. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN ON NEW DISNEY+ MOVIE “GODMOTHERED”
"June Squibb: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
N'Duka, Amanda (July 22, 2019). "Adam Sandler Sets Next Netflix Comedy With All-Star Cast Including Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph & Many More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

External links

June Squibb on IMDb
June Squibb at the Internet Broadway Database
June Squibb at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

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[pfefferman-1] Pfefferman, Naomi (February 18, 2014). "June Squibb's just deserts: A Hollywood vet's Oscar debut". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

[alexander-2] Alexander, Neta (February 28, 2014). "The Oscar Nominee Who Puts Some Joy Into Bleak America". Haaretz. Tel Aviv.

[Bizio-3] Bizio, Silvia (January 7, 2014). "June Squibb (Nebraska)".

[gaynor-4] Gaynor, Charles (September 30, 1959). "Theatre: Lend an Ear". The Village Voice. p. 12.

[hetrick-5] Hetrick, Adam (March 9, 2011). "June Squibb, Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads Will Be Dividing the Estate in Dallas". Playbill. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

[86oscar-6] "The 86th Academy Awards: 2014". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

[cleveland-7] "Hall of Fame". Cleveland Play House. Retrieved 2016-02-05.

[8] PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN ON NEW DISNEY+ MOVIE “GODMOTHERED”

[TV_Guide-9] "June Squibb: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[10] N'Duka, Amanda (July 22, 2019). "Adam Sandler Sets Next Netflix Comedy With All-Star Cast Including Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph & Many More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2019.