June Louise Squibb (born November , ) 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.Squibb was born and raised in Vandalia, Illinois, the only
child of JoyBelle (née Force; â€"), a pianist for silent movies, and
Lewis Squibb (â€"), who worked in insurance.Squibb married Edward
Sostek, but they divorced. She later married Charles Kakatsakis (â€"),
an acting teacher. They have a son, Harry, a filmmaker who made his
short film Admissions. Squibb converted to Judaism in the s 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."Squibb worked in musical theatre at the
St. Louis Muny, and trained at the Cleveland Play House and 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 ,
she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In , she starred in
an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen. She made
her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel
Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in . Squibb appeared
in The Happy Time, which opened in 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 , 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 , 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 in
the film Nebraska. In , she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House
Hall of Fame. Squibb stars in the Disney+ film Godmothered.
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.Squibb was born and raised in Vandalia, Illinois, the only
child of JoyBelle (née Force; â€"), a pianist for silent movies, and
Lewis Squibb (â€"), who worked in insurance.Squibb married Edward
Sostek, but they divorced. She later married Charles Kakatsakis (â€"),
an acting teacher. They have a son, Harry, a filmmaker who made his
short film Admissions. Squibb converted to Judaism in the s 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."Squibb worked in musical theatre at the
St. Louis Muny, and trained at the Cleveland Play House and 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 ,
she played Dulcie in The Boyfriend Off-Broadway. In , she starred in
an Off-Broadway revival of Lend an Ear with Elizabeth Allen. She made
her Broadway debut in the original production of Gypsy starring Ethel
Merman, taking over the role of stripper Electra in . Squibb appeared
in The Happy Time, which opened in 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 , 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 , 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 in
the film Nebraska. In , she was inducted into the Cleveland Play House
Hall of Fame. Squibb stars in the Disney+ film Godmothered.
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