Sada Thompson
Actor
Born Sep 27, 1927 · Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Active 1951–2011 · Awards: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sada Carolyn Thompson was an American stage, film, and television actress. Though best known to television audiences as Kate Lawrence in Family (1976–1980), for which she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in…
Filmography
Cheers (1982) — Mama LozuponeLaw & Order (1990) — Elaine NicodosPollock (2000) — Stella PollockIndictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) — Virginia McMartinAmerican Experience (1988) — Narrator (voice)Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — PastineAlex Haley's Queen (1993)Marco Polo (1982) — Zia FloraThe Skin of Our Teeth (1983) — Mrs. AntrobusOur Town (1977) — Mrs. GibbsFamily (1976) — Kate LawrencePrincess Daisy (1983) — MarshaLincoln (1974) — Mary Todd LincolnThe Pursuit of Happiness (1971) — Ruth LawrenceAmerican Playhouse (1982) — Katherine Gerard · Fanny Church · Widow Douglas · Mrs. AntrobusFatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987) — Maria PelloHome Fires Burning (1989) — Pastine TibbettesThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986) — Widow DouglasFear Stalk (1989) — PearlPlaywrights '56 (1955)Any Mother's Son (1997) — GertieDesperate Characters (1971) — ClaireThe Entertainer (1976) — Phoebe RiceThe Patron Saint of Liars (1998) — Sister Evangeline