LOIS SMITH (Ma Adams)

Since the 1950s, the legendary Lois Smith has appeared in a number of memorable films, including the classics EAST OF EDEN and FIVE EASY PIECES, which garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Award from the National Society of Film Critics in 1970. Other credits include 2002's MINORITY REPORT; THE PLEDGE; TUMBLEWEEDS; FRIED GREEN TOMATOES; GREEN CARD; DEAD MAN WALKING; and TWISTER.

Smith was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Tony in 1990 for "The Grapes of Wrath" and in 1996 for "Buried Child." Her other Broadway credits include "Blues for Mr. Charlie;" "Orpheus Descending;" "The Young and the Beautiful;" and "Time Out for Ginger." Off-Broadway, she has appeared in "The Vagina Monologues;" "Defying Gravity" and "Dog Logic" both for the American Place Theatre; "Dog Logic" for the Circle Repertory; and "The Glass Menagerie" at City Center.

Smith studied with Lee Strasberg at the Actors' Studio and taught at the Julliard. She is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago and currently resides in New York City.

Awards
Tony Award nominations (Buried Child and The Grapes of Wrath); National Society of Film Critics Award (Five Easy Pieces).
Birthplace
Topeka, Kansas