The Resume

(June 21, 1925-March 13, 2006)
Acted in 'Lonelyhearts (1958),' 'Bye Bye Birdie (1963),' 'Airport (1970),' 'Plaza Suite (1971),' 'Interiors (1978),' 'Cocoon (1985),' 'Nuts (1987), 'Addicted to Love (1997)'
Acted on Broadway in 'The Rose Tattoo,' 'Toys in the Attic,' 'The Gingerbread Lady,' 'Plaza Suite,' 'The Little Foxes'
Won the 1981 Best Supporting Actress Oscar ('Reds')

Why she might be annoying:

She was divorced twice.
She's not related to Jean Stapleton despite having the same last name.
She said that it was her infatuation with the actor Joel McCrea that led her to becoming an actress.
When she won an Oscar, a reporter asked her how it felt to be recognized as one of the greatest actresses in the world; she replied: 'Not nearly as exciting as it would be if I were acknowledged as one of the greatest lays in the world.'
She was hospitalized for alcoholism and depression.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was Johnny Carson's favorite actress.
She posed for the painting 'Minsky's Chorus.'
She won two Tonys and an Oscar.
She praised Joel McCrea in her Oscar acceptance speech.
She was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.

Credit: Professor Moriarty

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Airport [Series]
• Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winners (Ranked: 1981)
• Born on the First Day of Summer [June 21st] (Ranked: 1925)
• Diseased Initials
• Girl Talk [1963-70]
• Golden Globe: Best Performance by a Supporting Actress (Ranked: 1970)
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [S-T]
• I Died in 2006 (Ranked: 80)
• I Have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]
• I Won My First Oscar When I Was Over 50 (Ranked: 56)
• Mike Nichols Films
• Natalie Wood Portrayed My Daughter
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress (Ranked: 1978)
• Night of 100 Stars [March 8, 1982]
• Professor Moriarty's Profiles [Series 1]
• Profiles 11751-12000 (Ranked: 11838)
• Saturday Night Live Hosts [1975-79] (Ranked: 1978)
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1971)
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actress in a Play (Ranked: 1951)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20060313)
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 65.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 53 Votes: 49.06% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 118 Votes: 44.92% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 330 Votes: 40.91% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 215 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 123 Votes: 35.77% Annoying