Loretta Tupper
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.
Acting
Movie
Annie Hall
as Street Stranger
1977
Movie
The King of Comedy
as Stage Door Fan
1982
Movie
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Music Store Owner
1985
Movie
Midnight Madness
as Thorpe's mother
1980
Movie
Home Movies
as Grandma
1980
Movie
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Miss Barbutti
1981
Movie
The First Time
as Grandma
1983
Movie
Something Short of Paradise
as Alice Quine
1979