Estelle Margaret Parsons (born November 29, 1927 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is an American actress, best known for her performances in the films Bonnie and Clyde (for which she earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), Watermelon Man, and Rachel, Rachel and for her recurring role as Beverly Harris in the sitcoms Roseanne and The Conners.
She was married to Richard Gehman, currently married to Peter Lenard Zimroth, and she has three children, two with Gehman and one with Zimroth.
Filmography
Film Roles
- Ladybug Ladybug as JoAnn's Mother
- Bonnie and Clyde as Blanche
- Rachel, Rachel as Calla Mackie
- Don't Drink the Water as Marion Hollander
- Watermelon Man as Althea Gerber
- I Walk The Line as Ellen Harvey
- I Never Sang For My Father as Alice
- Two People as Barbara Newman
- The Gun And The Pulpit as Sadie Underwood (TV Movie)
- For Petes Sake as Helen
- Foreplay as First Lady/Barmaid
- The Lemon Sisters as Mrs. Kupchak
- Dick Tracy as Mrs. Trueheart
- Boys on the Side as Louise
- Looking For Richard as Margaret
- That Darn Cat! as Old Lady McCracken
- Diane as Mary
Television Roles
- The Defenders (1961) as Mrs. Martin (1 episode)
- The Patty Duke Show as Mrs. Appleton (1 episode)
- The Doctors And Nurses as Mrs. Meyers (1 episode)
- Medical Center as Bev (1 episode)
- Love, American Style as Bernice (1 episode)
- Captain Kangaroo (1 episode)
- All in the Family as Blanche Hefner/Dolores Mancheney Fencel (2 episodes)
- Archie Bunker's Place as Blanche Hefner (1 episode)
- American Playhouse as Mabel Lederer/Angela Motorman (1 episode)
- Roseanne as Beverly Harris/Lovey Howell/Future Roseanne (61 episodes)
- The Conners as Beverly Harris (recurring)
- Touched by an Angel as Jennette Fisher (1 episode)
- One Hundred Centre Street as Esther O'Neill (1 episode)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rose (1 episode)
- Frasier as Opal/Celeste's Mother (2 episodes)
- Empire Falls as Bea (2 episodes)
- The Good Wife as Nana Joe (1 episode)
- Grace and Frankie as Babe (3 episodes)
