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Lois Smith
Birth at
3 November 1930
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Lois Smith is an American film actress from Kansas. Smith was born into the family of telephone company employee William Humbert and his wife Carrie Davis. She graduated in Seattle, where she studied at the University of Washington. Lois learned acting skills in the famous New York acting studio of Lee Strasberg. Her debut as a film actress took place on television in 1953.
In 1955, Smith was first involved in the cinema in the dramatic film East of Paradise, where the main role went to actor James
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Lois Smith is an American film actress from Kansas.
Smith was born into the family of telephone company employee William Humbert and his wife Carrie Davis. She graduated in Seattle, where she studied at the University of Washington. Lois learned acting skills in the famous New York acting studio of Lee Strasberg. Her debut as a film actress took place on television in 1953.
In 1955, Smith was first involved in the cinema in the dramatic film East of Paradise, where the main role went to actor James Dean. For the next fifty years, the actress remained active on television, where she starred in the television series On the threshold of the night, Another world, Law and Order, All My Children, True Blood, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives.
Among the roles of Lois in cinema, the most notable were her work in the films “Five Light Pieces”, “Fatal Attraction”, “Fried Green Tomatoes”, “Unrestrained Promises”, “Dead Man Comes”, “Tornado”,
Minority opinion" and "The Death of Superman."
In 1988, Smith took part in the filming of the crime comedy “Before midnight”. In the film, former Chicago police officer Walsh played by Robert De Niro became a bounty hunter. He looks for and finds suspects who can be released on bail.
In 2011, Lois starred in a movie.
The Strange Life of Timothy Greene The film was produced by Walt Disney under the direction of film director Peter Hedges. This story began with a sad story about a couple without children who have long given up their dreams of having their own child.
In addition, Smith demonstrated herself as a theater actress, receiving Tony Award nominations for her roles on Broadway in the Nineties, as well as Drama Desk Awards for her role in The Journey to Bountiful in 2006.