Shirley Stoler: Shirley Stoler. Actress: The Deer Hunter. Her harsh, hard-edged, pudding face was Laughtonesque in style, incapable of warmth much less a smile. It was held up by an immense frame that was both intimidating and foreboding at the same time. In return, these characteristics allowed character actress Shirley Stoler to play a couple of the most loathsome and terrifying women ever presented on the screen. It was her monstrous tendencies...
Known For: The Deer Hunter (Steven's Mother), The Honeymoon Killers (Martha Beck), Malcolm X (Mrs. Swerlin), Klute (Momma Reese)