Angela Paton

Angela Paton
Angela Paton
Born	January 11, 1930; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	May 26, 2016 (aged 86); Oakland, California, U.S.
Other names	Angela Paton Goldsby; Angie Paton[1][2]
Occupation	Actress, director, producer; founder, Berkeley Stage Company
Years active	1972–2014
Spouse(s)	Bob Goldsby

Angela Paton (January 11, 1930 – May 26, 2016)[3] was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She co-founded the Berkeley, California-based Berkeley Stage Company. She appeared in stage performances, and in comedy, drama, and thriller films, in roles including Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003).

Biography

Paton was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930. Described as a "natural comic"[4] and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco,[5] She was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of leading actresses in its first few seasons.[6][7]

After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years.[7] She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series.

Personal life

Paton lived in Los Angeles with her husband, Bob Goldsby,[7] a professor at UC Berkeley's Department of Drama, a stage director with A.C.T., and first director of its conservatory program.[7] Paton died of a heart attack on May 26, 2016.[3]

Death

Paton died May 26, 2016, in Oakland, California, where she had been in hospice care after a recent heart attack.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Dirty Harry	Homicide Detective	Uncredited
1988	Winnie	Mrs. Spencer	TV film
1989	Roe vs. Wade		TV film
1989	Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker	Mrs. Webster	TV film
1990	Flatliners	Doctor
1990	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	Gloria Sikes
1991	Love, Lies and Murder	Parole Board Member #3	TV film
1991	Crazy from the Heart	Edna	TV film
1991	Lies of the Twins	Mrs. Shearer	TV film
1992	The Last of His Tribe	Mrs. Gustafson	TV film
1992	Criminal Behavior	Adelaide	TV film
1992	Keep the Change	Dinah	TV film
1993	Groundhog Day	Mrs. Lancaster
1993	And the Band Played On	Woman in Denver	TV film
1994	Clean Slate	Shirley Pogue
1994	Blue Sky	Dottie Owens
1994	Where Are My Children?	Ellie McNeil	TV film
1994	Trapped in Paradise	Hattie Anderson
1995	Home for the Holidays	Woman on Airplane
1996	Eye for an Eye	Moderator
1996	Hollywood Boulevard	Mary
1997	Lolita	Mrs. Holmes
1998	The Wedding Singer[8]	Faye
1998	The Con[8]	Lyla	TV film
1999	The Joyriders	Rita Mae Tuttle
2001	The Kennedys	Grandma	TV film
2001	Early Bird Special	Mrs. Carmichael
2001	Joe Dirt	Woman with Roadrunner
2003	The United States of Leland	Airplane Woman
2003	Die, Mommie, Die!	Angela's Fan
2003	American Wedding	Grandma
2005	Red Eye	Nice Lady
2006	Aisle 73	Frances Burnbaum	Short
2007	The Valley of Light	Granny	TV film
2007	Lavinia's Heist	Lavinia Silver	Short
2007	The Final Season	Anne Akers
2013	I Am I	Doris
2014	Last Wishes	Emilie Baptiste	Short, (final film role)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Thirtysomething	Nurse	1 episode
1988–1989	Falcon Crest	Harriet Anderson	6 episodes
1989	Hunter	Eva Sands	1 episode
1989	The Wonder Years	Woman at City Hall	1 episode
1990	Doctor Doctor	Pauline Meacham	1 episode
1990	Equal Justice	Mrs. King	1 episode
1990	Lifestories	Eileen Chapin	1 episode
1991	Father Dowling Mysteries		1 episode
1991	Quantum Leap	Lottie Sammis	1 episode
1991	My Life and Times	Sarah Miller	1 episode
1991	Wings	Sandy	1 episode
1991	L.A. Law	Sandra Vosburgh	1 episode
1992	Murphy Brown	Nurse #1	1 episode
1992	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Betty Jameson	1 episode
1991–1992	Nurses	Mrs. Kerper, Mrs. Pinson	2 episodes
1993	Sirens	Dognapper	1 episode
1993	Love & War	Nurse Doris	1 episode
1994	Dave's World	Mrs. Begley	1 episode
1995	Star Trek: Voyager	Aunt Adah	Episode: "Caretaker"
1995	Something Wilder	Mrs. Griffen	1 episode
1995	NYPD Blue	Josephine Stevens	1 episode
1995	Picket Fences	Mrs. Addelson	1 episode
1995	The Client	Mrs. Jarvis	1 episode
1994–1995	Home Improvement	Irma	2 episodes
1995	ER	Mrs. Ransom	1 episode
1996	Seduced by Madness	Joan	2 episodes
1996	Cybill	Evelyn	1 episode
1996	The Home Court	Marie Grant	1 episode
1996	Caroline in the City	Mrs. Larson	1 episode
1997	Ink	Mrs. Iniger	1 episode
1997	The Tom Show	Mrs. Thompson	1 episode
1997	Cracker	The Suspect	1 episode
1998	Chicago Hope	Irene	1 episode
1998	Players	Madge	1 episode
1998	Dharma & Greg	Judith	1 episode
1998	Jesse	Mrs. Baum	1 episode
1999	L.A. Doctors	Mrs. Gerken	1 episode
1999	Sliders	Mrs. Meadows	1 episode
2000	Boston Public	Mrs. Walsh	2 episodes
2001	That's Life	Mrs. Leski	1 episode
2001	The X-Files[9]	Mrs. Lukesh	1 episode ("4-D")
2002	First Monday	Bernice Jaworski	1 episode
2002	Becker	Mrs. Bernstein	1 episode
2003	JAG	Elena Motley	1 episode
2005	Numbers	Eyewitness	1 episode
2005	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Ruth	1 episode
2006	Four Kings	Betty	1 episode
2008	My Name Is Earl	Old Woman	1 episode
2010	Sons of Tucson	Ethel	1 episode
2010	Medium	Mrs. Halstead	1 episode
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Martha Elkin	1 episode
2014	I Didn't Do It	Mrs. Klasby	1 episode

Theatre (selection)

Title	Role	Notes
The Beauty Queen of Leenane[5]	Mag
Dog Logic[10]	Mother
Harvey[6]	Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet	On Broadway
Memoirs of Jesus[11]		Director
Passione[12]	Aggy
The Sandbox[4]	Mommy
Three Sisters[7]	Anfisa
Tonight at 8.30[13]	Mrs. Rockett	The Fumed Oak act
Woman in Mind[14]	Muriel

References

"Don Juan - 2003". Marin Shakespeare Company. 2015. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Hesslein, Joshua; Davis, Marni (2013). "UC Berkeley Department of TDPS Newsletter Summer 2013" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley: 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
AP Angela Paton obituary Archived May 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, ap.org; accessed May 29, 2016.
Drake, Sylvie (March 19, 1990). "STAGE REVIEW : Clever Coupling of Albee, Beckett at the Mark Taper". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Winn, Steven (November 19, 1999). "Resentments Come to Boil In `Beauty'/McDonagh's grim drama plays out at Berkeley Rep". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Jones, Kenneth (February 15, 2012). "Harvey: Complete Cast Announced". Playbill. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Chan, Marcus (October 7, 2006). "ACT's 40th season — an interview with Angela Paton and Bob Goldsby". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Sumner, Jane (March 4, 1998). "Slick writing, good cast put the shine in cable TV movie". The Blade. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
""4-D"". Xfiles.com. Fox Broadcasting Company. December 9, 2001. Archived from the original on April 9, 2002. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Sullivan, Dan (May 9, 1988). "STAGE REVIEW : 'Dog Logic': Another Second Stage Find". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Foley, F. Kathleen (December 2, 1994). "Thoughtful Approach to 'Memoirs of Jesus' at Matrix". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Innaurato, Albert F. (1981). Passione. Dramatists Play Service. p. 3.
Morgan, Terry (November 13, 2007). "Tonight at 8:30 (Part 2 — Come the Wild)". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
Drake, Sylvie (June 9, 1992). "STAGE REVIEW : 'Mind' Games at Tiffany". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

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[MS_Company-1] "Don Juan - 2003". Marin Shakespeare Company. 2015. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[UC_Newsletter-2] Hesslein, Joshua; Davis, Marni (2013). "UC Berkeley Department of TDPS Newsletter Summer 2013" (PDF). University of California, Berkeley: 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[obit-3] AP Angela Paton obituary Archived May 29, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, ap.org; accessed May 29, 2016.

[LA_Times_1990-03-19-4] Drake, Sylvie (March 19, 1990). "STAGE REVIEW : Clever Coupling of Albee, Beckett at the Mark Taper". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[SFC_1999-11-19-5] Winn, Steven (November 19, 1999). "Resentments Come to Boil In `Beauty'/McDonagh's grim drama plays out at Berkeley Rep". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[Playbill_2012-02-15-6] Jones, Kenneth (February 15, 2012). "Harvey: Complete Cast Announced". Playbill. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[SFC_2006-10-07-7] Chan, Marcus (October 7, 2006). "ACT's 40th season — an interview with Angela Paton and Bob Goldsby". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[The_Blade_1998-03-04-8] Sumner, Jane (March 4, 1998). "Slick writing, good cast put the shine in cable TV movie". The Blade. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[X-Files_2001-12-09-9] ""4-D"". Xfiles.com. Fox Broadcasting Company. December 9, 2001. Archived from the original on April 9, 2002. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[LA_Times_1988-05-09-10] Sullivan, Dan (May 9, 1988). "STAGE REVIEW : 'Dog Logic': Another Second Stage Find". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[LA_Times_1994-12-02-11] Foley, F. Kathleen (December 2, 1994). "Thoughtful Approach to 'Memoirs of Jesus' at Matrix". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[Innaurato_1981-12] Innaurato, Albert F. (1981). Passione. Dramatists Play Service. p. 3.

[Variety_2007-11-13-13] Morgan, Terry (November 13, 2007). "Tonight at 8:30 (Part 2 — Come the Wild)". Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

[LA_Times_1992-06-09-14] Drake, Sylvie (June 9, 1992). "STAGE REVIEW : 'Mind' Games at Tiffany". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.