June Squibb

Squibb was born in Vandalia, Illinois. Squibb married Edward Sostek in 1953; they divorced in 1959. Later that same year, she married acting teacher Charles Kakatsakis. They had a son, Harry, a filmmaker who directed the short film Admissions. In the 1950s, Squibb converted to Judaism. When asked about ageism in show business, she said, "Well, it's like anything else. I always feel, rules are meant to be broken." ==Career==

Early appearances Squibb worked at The Muny and trained with HB Studio. In 1951, she moved to Cleveland to sing and dance at the Cleveland Play House and starred in productions such as Marseilles, ''The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In the late 1950s, she and her second husband, Charles Kakatsakis, moved to New York City to pursue careers on Broadway. She played Dulcie in the 1958 off-Broadway The Boy Friend and starred in the 1959 Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear. She replaced Electra for her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Squibb appeared in the 1968 Broadway version of The Happy Time. The musical was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. She did modeling work for romance novels, and performed on road tours and cruise ships, and worked as Santa Claus’s helper at Christmas in the shopping malls. After this role, she appeared in films Far from Heaven (2002), Welcome to Mooseport (2004), and Just Add Water (2008). From 2005 to 2007, she had a recurring role in the CBS crime series Ghost Whisperer, and from 2008 to 2009 played Pearl on the CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She also appeared in the made-for-television films A Stranger's Heart (2007) and Shark Swarm (2008) and guest-starred on The Middle, Castle and Mike & Molly. In 2011, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate'' at the Dallas Theater Center and received standout reviews. Breakthrough In 2013, Squibb starred opposite Bruce Dern in the road comedy-drama film Nebraska, directed by Alexander Payne. She received positive reviews for her performance. Film critic Christy Lemire from RogerEbert.com called her a "scene-stealer", while Peter Travers from the Rolling Stone called her "priceless". She received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female among other accolades for the film. Following her big break, Squibb guest-starred on Girls, Glee, Devious Maids, Mom and Getting On. She was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2015, Squibb starred opposite Blythe Danner in the comedy-drama film ''I'll See You in My Dreams. Later that year, she appeared in the Christmas comedy-drama Love the Coopers. In 2016, she guest-starred on The Big Bang Theory'' as Sheldon's meemaw. Later that year, she had a recurring role as Etta Teasdale in the Showtime comedy-drama series Shameless. In 2017, she guest-starred alongside Hal Holbrook on ''Grey's Anatomy. She also appeared in the films Other People (2016), Father Figures (2017), Blow the Man Down (2019), Palm Springs (2020), Hubie Halloween (2020), The Humans (2021) and Family Squares (2022). She played Old Josie in the 2018 Broadway production of Waitress. She had a supporting role in the Disney+ fantasy film Godmothered in 2020. She played Vivian, the grandmother of Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake), in Apple TV+ 2021 film Palmer. From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring role in the NBC crime comedy-drama Good Girls. She also played Mrs. Danforth, a rich benefactor, in "The Indoor Arm", the final episode of the second season of the Apple TV+ series Little America''. In 2024, Squibb had a first leading role in the action comedy film, Thelma. It received mostly positive reviews from critics. Mae Abdulbaki wrote in her Screen Rant review: "June Squibb proves she's still on top of her acting game in an energetic, charming adventure comedy that is actually genuinely funny." That same year, she appeared in the black comedy ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead''. Squibb starred in another leading role in Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut film Eleanor the Great. ==Acting credits==

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