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Lois Smith (born November 3, 1930) is an American actress. She has played supporting roles in films including ''East of Eden'', ''Five Easy Pieces'', ''Resurrection'', ''Fatal Attraction'', ''Fried Green Tomatoes'', ''Dead Man Walking'', ''Tumbleweeds'', ''Twister'', and ''Please Give''. In television she has performed on series like ''The Americans'', ''True Blood'', and ''Desperate Housewives''. Smith is also known for her extensive work in the theatre, receiving two Tony Award nominations for originating the role of Ma Joad in ''The Grapes of Wrath'' (1990) and for the role of Halie in a revival of ''Buried Child'' in 1996. She also starred in an acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of ''The Trip to Bountiful'' in 2005 for which she received an Obie Award for Best Actress, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, and a Drama Desk Award. She was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2007 for her outstanding contributions to the theatre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Theater Hall of Fame Members )〕 In 2013 she was given a Lifetime Achievement Obie Award for excellence in Off-Broadway performance. In her career she has also taught, directed, and written for the stage. ==Personal life== Smith was born Lois Arlene Humbert in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of six children of Carrie (née Gottshalk; 1897-1982)〔(Carrie Humbert ) at FamilySearch.org; accessed 10/18/14〕 and William Humbert (1895-1950), who worked for a telephone company. Her father died in 1950 at age 54.〔(William Humbert ) at FamilySearch.org; accessed 10/18/14〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Overview for Lois Smith )〕 Her family included her two sisters Alice and Marvelle and three brothers William, Dilman, and Phillip all of whom are now deceased. Her father moved the family to Seattle when Lois was 11 years old and he was heavily involved in the church. William would put on plays at church in which young Lois would perform in. She went on to study theatre at the University of Washington but did not graduate. At age 18 in 1948 she married Wesley Dale Smith who she met in college and they divorced in 1970. The couple had one daughter together Moon Elizabeth Smith.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Lois Smith profile )〕 She and her husband decided to leave Seattle and moved to New York City to begin their professional careers around 1951. After she worked with Elia Kazan on ''East of Eden'', he encouraged her to study with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, which she did. She was also mentored in her early years in New York City by John Van Druten. In November 1955, she was featured on the cover of Life Magazine. Lois grew up in a religious family and is also now an ordained minister.〔http://books.google.com/books?id=slQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102&dq=Lois+Smith&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LyQBVMq9FcfOggS3rYLAAQ&ved=0CCQQ6wEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Lois%20Smith&f=false accessed 10/15/14〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lois Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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