SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Maureen Stapleton, 80, an Oscar-winning character actress whose subtle vulnerability and down-to-earth toughness earned her dramatic and comedic roles on stage, screen and television, died yesterday. The longtime smoker died from chronic pulmonary disease. ...
"There are many roads to good acting," Ms. Stapleton, known for her straightforwardness, said in her 1995 autobiography, Hell of a Life. "I've been asked repeatedly what the 'key' to acting is, and as far as I'm concerned, the main thing is to keep the audience awake."
Maureen Stapleton was brought up in a strict Irish Catholic family.
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by Adam Gorlick, Associated Press
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