Photos: Actress Lois Smith through the years
Lois Smith, the oldest performer to win a Tony Award for acting, was born Nov. 3, 1930. Here's a look back at her life and career, in photos.
Lois Smith arrives at the 74th annual Tony Awards at Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in New York. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in "The Inheritance," becoming the oldest performer to win a Tony Award for acting. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actress Lois Smith poses for a photo Aug. 18, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Actors Lois Smith, left, and Geena Davis are interviewed Aug. 18, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Lois Smith arrives at the 9th annual Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Nov. 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Lois Smith arrives at the 33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 3, 2018, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Actors Lois Smith, left, and Brooklynn Prince present at the 27th annual Independent Film Project's Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Nov. 27, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
In this theater publicity image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Lois Smith is shown in a performance of "The Illusion" in New York. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown)
Actress Lois Smith attends a screening of "Boyhood" on July 7, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
In this Dec. 6, 2011, photo, from left, Jill Hennessy, Ron Eldard, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, Suzette Gunn and David Margulies pose at a special screening of the Magnolia Pictures film "Roadie" at ParkSide Lounge in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)
Actress Lois Smith poses for a portrait to promote the film "Marjorie Prime" at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 23, 2017, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)
Actors Jon Hamm, left, and Lois Smith pose for a portrait to promote the film "Marjorie Prime" at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 23, 2017, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)
Lois Smith poses for photographers upon arrival at the 33rd Annual Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on Jan. 6, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Actress Lois Smith, who won for outstanding actress in "The Trip to Bountiful," poses backstage with Richard Griffiths, winner of best actor in "The History Boys," following the award presentations at the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards, May 21, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
Lois Smith attends the Sundance Institute Theatre Benefit in New York, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
From left to right: Larry Bryggman, Lois Smith and Cady Huffman in a scene from "Surface to Air,'' a play by David Epstein, at Symphony Space in New York. (AP Photo/Helene Davis PR/Ric Kallaher)
Lois Smith, left, and Michael Wilson, right, attend the Broadway opening night of "She Loves Me" at Studio 54 on March 17, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
In this publicity image released by The Publicity Office, from left, Peter Friedman, Mark Blum, Mare Winningham, Katharine Powell and Lois Smith are shown in a scene from "After The Revolution," an off-Broadway play at Playwrights Horizons in New York. (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Joan Marcus)
Actresses Lois Smith, left, and Geena Davis pose at the premiere of the film "Marjorie Prime" at the Eccles Theatre during the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 23, 2017, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)