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Loretta Tupper

1906-05-06 – 1990-09-16 (age 84) Marblehead, Ohio, USA
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Biography

Loretta Nellie Clemens Tupper (May 6, 1906 – September 17, 1990) was an American singer, pianist and vaudevillian and radio actress., who later added television and film appearances to her impressive repertoire. In her early career she was known as Loretta Clemens and in her later career she was known as Loretta Tupper She featured in numerous television commercials and was famous for playing the old lady in the Fruit of the Loom television commercials from the 1980s. She was a character on the PBS television show Sesame Street called Mrs. Mae Trump in the 1980s. She played small roles in numerous movies.

Known For

Annie Hall
Annie Hall

1977

as Street Stranger

The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy

1982

as Stage Door Fan

The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985

as Music Store Owner

Home Movies
Home Movies

1980

as Grandma

Something Short of Paradise
Something Short of Paradise

1979

as Alice Quine

Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

as Miss Barbutti

Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness

1980

as Thorpe's mother

The First Time
The First Time

1983

as Grandma