Lois Smith

Birth Name:

Lois Arlene Humbert

Birth Place:

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Profession

Actress

She studied acting with Lee Strasburg at the Actors' Studio in New York City
Quote: "There's not enough time for rehearsal anymore․ It's been continually squeezed during my years as an actress․"
Quote: "(On the secret to her long career) "Stay alive and show up! I really do think it's as simple as that-or not so simple as that․ I've just been so fortunate․""
Quote: "(On working with James Dean in "East of Eden") "It was the first film I made, the first film [Dean] made․ And he was so good․ He was definitely a moody person-very much like his character in the film․ But he was just wonderful․""
After appearing in a few TV shows she made her movie debut in the film version of John Steinbeck's novel "East of Eden․"
She is a member of Chicago's acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and one of her most memorable roles there was that of Ma Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath․"
She is an ordained minister, and she officiated at the wedding of actor Tim Hopper and his wife

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