
Angela Paton was an American stage, film, and television actress and theatre director. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1930. Described as a "natural comic" and one of the "legends of the local stage" of San Francisco, she was a veteran of the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and one of A.C.T.'s leading actresses in its first few seasons. After leaving A.C.T. in the early 1970s, Paton and her husband founded and ran the Berkeley Stage Company for a number of years. She appeared in 38 films and over 50 TV series.
Some of her notable film roles include Mrs. Lancaster, the innkeeper, in Groundhog Day (1993) and Grandma in American Wedding (2003). She also had recurring roles on the television shows Thirtysomething (1987-1991), My Name is Earl (2005-2009), and The War at Home (2005-2007).
Paton was a respected figure in the Bay Area theater community, and she was awarded the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1987 for her performance in the play "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." She was also a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.
Paton died in Oakland, California, in 2016, at the age of 86.

Lolita
1997 · as Mrs. Holmes

Groundhog Day
1993 · as Mme Lancaster

Joe Dirt
2001 · as Woman with Roadrunner

Flatliners
1990 · as Doctor

American Wedding
2003 · as Grandma

Dirty Harry
1971 · as Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Red Eye
2005 · as Nice Lady

The Wedding Singer
1998 · as Faye

The Valley of Light
2007 · as Granny

Blue Sky
1994 · as Dottie Owens

And the Band Played On
1993 · as Woman in Denver

Roe vs. Wade
1989

Clean Slate
1994 · as Shirley Pogue

Trapped in Paradise
1994 · as Hattie Anderson

The United States of Leland
2003 · as Airplane Woman

Die, Mommie, Die!
2003 · as Angela's Fan

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · as Gloria Sikes

Home for the Holidays
1995 · as Woman on Airplane