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Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

3 films · 229 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19892023

Born 21 April 1949 · Northport, Long Island, New York, USA

Patti Ann LuPone is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her work in stage musicals. She has won two Grammy Awards, two Tony Awards, and two Olivier Awards. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. On television, LuPone played Lady Bird Johnson in the 1987 TV movie, LBJ: The Early Years, starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993) and received Emmy Award nominations for the TV movie The Song Spinner (1995) and her guest role in the sitcom Frasier (1998). In the 1990s she had a recurring role as defense attorney Ruth Miller on Law & Order.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 229 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19892023

  • Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical2008
  • Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical1980
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical2008
  • Grammy Award for Best Classical Album2008
  • Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording2008
  • Drama League Award2008
  • Drama League Award2006
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Cast2000
  • Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast2000
  • Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast2000
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical1988
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical1985

How their films are shot

Measured across 229 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Patti takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 3 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day, 53% natural — the look of the work Patti takes.

Time of day

Day51%
Night37%
Interior11%

Lighting

Natural53%
Low key34%
High key11%

Shot size

Medium39%
Closeup31%
Wide16%
Fullbody9%

Camera angle

Eye level82%
High angle12%

Mood

Neutral58%
Tense26%
Lonely7%
Ominous4%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

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