Angela Paton
| Angela Paton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 11, 1930 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2016 (aged 86) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Angela Paton Goldsby Angie Paton |
| Occupation | Actress, director, producer Founder, Berkeley Stage Company |
| Years active | 1972–2014 |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Goldsby |
Angela Paton (January 11, 1930 – May 26, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She co-founded the Berkeley, California-based Berkeley Stage Company. She is known for her stage performances, and for her roles in comedy, drama, and thriller films, such as Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003).
Paton was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco,
Paton was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of leading actresses in its first few seasons.
After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series.
Paton lived in Los Angeles with her husband, Bob Goldsby, a professor at UC Berkeley's Department of Drama, a stage director with A.C.T., and first director of its conservatory program. Paton died of a heart attack on May 26, 2016.
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