June Squibb


June Louise Squibb is an American actress. She is best known for her role in the film Nebraska, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, among other accolades.

Personal life

Squibb was born and raised in Vandalia, Illinois, the only child of JoyBelle and Lewis Squibb.
Squibb married Edward Sostek, but they divorced. She later married Charles Kakatsakis, an acting teacher. They have a son, Harry, a filmmaker who made his short film Admissions. Squibb converted to Judaism in the 1950s and considers herself Jewish. When asked about ageism in show business, Squibb has stated, "Well, it's like anything else. I always feel, rules are meant to be broken."

Career

Squibb began working in musical theatre at the St. Louis Muny, and trained at the Cleveland Play House, and at the HB Studio. While at the Cleveland Play House, she performed in productions of Marseilles, The Play's the Thing, Goodbye, My Fancy, The Heiress, Detective Story, Antigone, Ladies in Retirement and Bloomer Girl. In 1958, she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In 1959, she starred in an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen. She made her Broadway debut in the original production of starring Ethel Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in 1960. Squibb appeared in The Happy Time, which opened in 1968 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. In-between these periods, she did modeling work for romance novels and appeared in commercials. In 1995, she appeared in the play Sacrilege on Broadway, which starred Ellen Burstyn. Squibb played many roles in national tours, regional theatre, summer stock and off-Broadway. In 2012, she played Stella Gordon in Dividing the Estate at the Dallas Theater Center in which she received standout reviews. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alexander Payne's film Nebraska. In 2015, she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House Hall of Fame. Squibb will appear in the Disney+ film Godmothered.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990AliceHilda
1992Scent of a WomanMrs. Hunsaker
1993The Age of InnocenceMingott Maid
1997In & OutCousin Gretchen
1998Meet Joe BlackHelen
2002About SchmidtHelen Schmidt
2002Far from HeavenElderly Woman
2004Welcome to MooseportIrma
2007Dead WriteMiss Copperfiled
2008Just Add WaterMother
2011Mrs. Hastings
2011The Perfect FamilyMrs. Punch
2011The Big YearOld Lady
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente FernandezIrma
2012Would You RatherLinda
2013NebraskaKate Grant
2015I'll See You in My DreamsGeorgina
2015A Country Called HomeJudy
2015Love the CoopersAunt Fishy
2016Other PeopleRuth-Anne
2017Table 19Jo Flanagan
2017Amanda & Jack Go GlampingJude
2017Father FiguresMrs. Hunt
2018Summer '03Dotty Winkle
2018Ralph Breaks the InternetJimmy's GrandmaVoice
2019Blow the Man DownSusie Gallagher
2019Toy Story 4Margaret the Store OwnerVoice
2020Palm SpringsNana Schlieffen
TBAHubie HalloweenPost-production
TBAThe HumansMomoPost-production
TBAPalmerVivian PalmerPost-production
TBAGodmotheredAgnesFilming

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985CBS Schoolbreak SpecialLandladyEpisode: "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"
1995; 1999Law & OrderSylvia Sherman / Eileen De Rose2 episodes
2001EdOrganistEpisode: "Valentine's Day"
2003–2004Judging AmyLouise Flowers5 episodes
2003ERSocial Security DaughterEpisode: "No Strings Attached"
2003Just Shoot Me!Mrs. PebblesEpisode: "Son of a Preacher Man"
2005HouseRamonaEpisode: "Love Hurts"
2005The Bernie Mac ShowNunEpisode: "Night of Terror"
2005Two and a Half MenMargaretEpisode: "Sleep Tight, Puddin' Pop"
2005Curb Your EnthusiasmMrs. ConeEpisode: "The End"
2005–2007Ghost WhispererGrandma6 episodes
20067th HeavenMs. RusnakEpisode: "Love and Obsession"
2007The Bill Engvall ShowEdda2 episodes
2007A Stranger's HeartAunt CassTelevision film
2008Cold CaseAnnette HicksEpisode: "Slipping"
2008Shark SwarmBess WilderTelevision film
2008–2009The Young and the RestlessPearl19 episodes
2011EagleheartEstherEpisode: "Once in a Wattle"
2012CastleJamie IsaacsonEpisode: "Once Upon a Crime"
2012Mike & MollyFrancineEpisode: "The Rehearsal"
2013–2015Getting OnVarla Pounder3 episodes
2013The MillersBlancheEpisode: "Carol's Parents Are Coming to Town"
2014GirlsGrandma FloEpisode: "Flo"
2014GleeMaggie BanksEpisode: "Old Dog, New Tricks"
2014Devious MaidsVelma Mudge2 episodes
2015The Jack and Triumph ShowJune Gregory7 episodes
20157 Days in HellElizabeth IITelevision film
2015Axe CopTutukaka Female Episode: "The Ultimate Mate"
2015Wander Over YonderStella Starbella Episode: "The Loose Screw"
2015MomDottieEpisode: "Terrorists and Gingerbread"
2015Code BlackDorothyEpisode: "Buen Árbol"
2016The Big Bang TheoryConstance, Sheldon's 'Meemaw'Episode: "The Meemaw Materialization"
2016ShamelessEtta7 episodes
2016Modern FamilyAuntie Alice2 episodes
2016Dream Corp, LLCPatient 54Episode: "The Smoking Nun"
2016ClarenceRosie Episode: "Cloris"
2017BonesBarbara BakerEpisode: "The Final Chapter: The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"
2017Grey's AnatomyElsie ClatchEpisode: "Til I Hear It From You"
2017I'm SorryDianeEpisode: "Pilot"
2018Living BiblicallyMrs. MurphyEpisode: "Pilot"
2018–2019Good GirlsMarion4 episodes
2019The Good DoctorIda GuelphEpisode: "Trampoline"
2019Room 104JeanEpisode: "Crossroads"