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PERSONAL. Original name, Lois Arlene Humbert; born November 3, 1930, in Topeka, KS; daughter of William Oren (a telephone company employee) and Carrie Davis (maiden name, Gottshalk) Humbert; married Wesley Dale Smith (a teacher), November 5, 1948 (divorced, 1970); children: Moon Elizabeth.
William Oran Humbert. Birth. 1 Oct 1895. Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA. Death. 23 Aug 1950 (aged 54) Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. Burial. Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park.
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Lois Smith portrays Allison Scavo in Season 7 of Desperate Housewives.
Smith was born Lois Arlene Humbert in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Carrie Davis (née Gottshalk) and William Oren Humbert, who was a telephone company employee. She is a graduate of the University of Washington. She studied acting in New York City at Lee Strasburg's Actor's Studio, famous for producing many "method" actors.
After two TV appearances, Smith made her film debut in East of Eden in 1955. Additional film credits include Five Easy Pieces, Up the Sandbox, Four Friends, Fatal Attraction, Fried Green Tomatoes, How to Make an American Quilt, Hard Promises, Dead Man Walking, Twister, Minority Report, Tumbleweeds, Hollywoodland and Sweet Land. Much of Smith's career has been spent in television, appearing in early anthology series (Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents), soap operas (Another World, Somerset, The Edge of Night, All My Children, One Life to Live) and numerous primetime dramas, including The Defenders, Dr. Kildare, Route 66, thirtysomething, The Practice, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Grey's Anatomy, Cold Case and True Blood.
Lois Smith. Actress: Minority Report. Lois Smith was born on 3 November 1930 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. She is an actress, known for Minority Report (2002), Lady Bird (2017) and Twister (1996). She was previously married to Wesley Dale Smith.
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Lois Smith's career in theater, film, and TV has spanned five decades. Smith was born Lois Arlene Humbert in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Carrie Davis (née Gottshalk) and William Oren Humbert, who was a telephone company employee. [1] She is a graduate of the University of Washington.
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William Oren Humbert and Carrie Davis. How many awards has Lois Smith won? 8 awards. How many award nominations has Lois Smith received? 22 nominations. Known for: Lady Bird. 7.4. Sister Sarah Joan. 2017.
