In The Good Patient episode “Trampoline”, while Dr. Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore) gets into a bar fight, Dr. Alex Park (Will Yun Lee) and Dr. Audrey Lim (Christina Chang) disagree over an elderly woman’s post-operative symptoms. That woman, Ida Guelph, is portrayed by 89-year-old actress June Squibb.
June Squibb was nominated for an Oscar for her supportive role as Kate Grant (Will Forte’s mother) in the 2013 film Nebraska. (See link above.)She is also known for her roles in the films About Schmidt (Helen Schmidt, Jack Nicholson’s wife), Meet Joe Black with Brad Pitt (Helen), In & Out with Kevin Klein (Cousin Gretchen), and Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino (Mrs. Hunsaker), among others. At the age of 61, Squibb made her debut on the big screen in the 1990 Woody Allen film Alice with Mia Farrow (as Hilda). The Good Patient airs Mondays at 10 pm on ABC. [BONUS: Stream any ABC show through the ABC GO Digital App found here. Download is FREE.]
Watch Squibb on Shameless…
For your consideration, Academy Award-nominee June Squibb as Etta on #Shameless. #SHOemmyFYC pic.twitter.com/zUffkJkBR9
— Shameless on Showtime (@SHO_Shameless) June 13, 2017
Squibb delivers a powerful punch in this PETA commercial…
When grandma gets a little too real 😯 June Squibb tells grandson @AugustMaturo what’s up with wool. https://t.co/FnDVgu1NGZ pic.twitter.com/V17TKLaHel
— PETA (@peta) February 16, 2017