Angela Paton (January 11, 1930 – May 26, 2016)AP Angela Paton obituary , ap.org; accessed May 29, 2016. 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" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of the leading actresses in its first few seasons.
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. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series.
Personal life Paton lived in Los Angeles with her husband, Robert "Bob" Goldsby (1926–2024), a professor at UC Berkeley's Department of Drama, a stage director with A.C.T., and first director of its conservatory program. Paton died of a heart attack on May 26, 2016.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1971Dirty HarryHomicide DetectiveUncredited1988WinnieMrs. SpencerTV film1989Roe vs. WadeTV film1989Manhunt: Search for the Night StalkerMrs. WebsterTV film1990FlatlinersDoctor1990Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelGloria Sikes1991Love, Lies and MurderParole Board Member #3TV film1991Crazy from the HeartEdnaTV film1991Lies of the TwinsMrs. ShearerTV film1992The Last of His TribeMrs. GustafsonTV film1992Criminal BehaviorAdelaideTV film1992Keep the ChangeDinahTV film1993Groundhog DayMrs. Lancaster1993And the Band Played OnWoman in DenverTV film1994Clean SlateShirley Pogue1994Blue SkyDottie Owens1994Where Are My Children?Ellie McNeilTV film1994Trapped in ParadiseHattie Anderson1995Home for the HolidaysWoman on Airplane1996Eye for an EyeModerator1996Hollywood BoulevardMary1997LolitaMrs. Holmes1998The Wedding SingerFaye1998The ConLylaTV film1999The JoyridersRita Mae Tuttle2001The KennedysGrandmaTV film2001Early Bird SpecialMrs. Carmichael2001Joe DirtWoman with Roadrunner2003The United States of LelandAirplane Woman2003Die, Mommie, Die!Angela's Fan2003American WeddingGrandma2005Red EyeNice Lady2006Aisle 73Frances BurnbaumShort2007The Valley of LightGrannyTV film2007Lavinia's HeistLavinia SilverShort2007The Final SeasonAnne Akers2013I Am IDoris2014Last WishesEmilie BaptisteShort, (final film role)
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1988ThirtysomethingNurse1 episode1988–1989Falcon CrestHarriet Anderson6 episodes1989HunterEva Sands1 episode1989The Wonder YearsWoman at City Hall1 episode1990Doctor DoctorPauline Meacham1 episode1990Equal JusticeMrs. King1 episode1990LifestoriesEileen Chapin1 episode1991Father Dowling Mysteries1 episode1991Quantum LeapLottie Sammis1 episode1991My Life and TimesSarah Miller1 episode1991WingsSandy1 episode1991L.A. LawSandra Vosburgh1 episode1992Murphy BrownNurse #11 episode1992Doogie Howser, M.D.Betty Jameson1 episode1991–1992NursesMrs. Kerper, Mrs. Pinson2 episodes1993SirensDognapper1 episode1993Love & WarNurse Doris1 episode1994Dave's WorldMrs. Begley1 episode1995Star Trek: VoyagerAunt AdahEpisode: "Caretaker"1995Something WilderMrs. Griffen1 episode1995NYPD BlueJosephine Stevens1 episode1995Picket FencesMrs. Addelson1 episode1995The ClientMrs. Jarvis1 episode1994–1995Home ImprovementIrma2 episodes1995ERMrs. Ransom1 episode1996Seduced by MadnessJoan2 episodes1996CybillEvelyn1 episode1996The Home CourtMarie Grant1 episode1996Caroline in the CityMrs. Larson1 episode1997InkMrs. Iniger1 episode1997The Tom ShowMrs. Thompson1 episode1997CrackerThe Suspect1 episode1998Chicago HopeIrene1 episode1998PlayersMadge1 episode1998Dharma & GregJudith1 episode1998JesseMrs. Baum1 episode1999L.A. DoctorsMrs. Gerken1 episode1999SlidersMrs. Meadows1 episode2000Boston PublicMrs. Walsh2 episodes2001That's LifeMrs. Leski1 episode2001The X-FilesMrs. Lukesh1 episode ("4-D")2002First MondayBernice Jaworski1 episode2002BeckerMrs. Bernstein1 episode2003JAGElena Motley1 episode2005NumbersEyewitness1 episode2005Curb Your EnthusiasmRuth1 episode ("Kamikaze Bingo")2006Four KingsBetty1 episode2008My Name Is EarlOld Woman1 episode2010Sons of TucsonEthel1 episode2010MediumMrs. Halstead1 episode2011Grey's AnatomyMartha Elkin1 episode2014I Didn't Do ItMrs. Klasby1 episode
Theatre (selection) TitleRoleNotesThe Beauty Queen of LeenaneMagDog LogicMotherHarveyMrs. Ethel ChauvenetOn BroadwayMemoirs of JesusDirectorPassioneAggyThe SandboxMommyThree SistersAnfisaTonight at 8.30Mrs. RockettThe Fumed Oak actWoman in MindMuriel
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External links
ACT’s 40th season — an interview with Angela Paton and Bob Goldsby at the San Francisco Chronicle