Acting
Loretta Tupper
EN cinema · 8 credits
Born
6 May 1906
Died
16 September 1990 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Marblehead, Ohio, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography

The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Music Store Owner

The First Time
as Grandma

The King of Comedy
as Stage Door Fan

Honky Tonk Freeway
as Miss Barbutti

Home Movies
as Grandma

Midnight Madness
as Thorpe's mother

Something Short of Paradise
as Alice Quine

Annie Hall
as Street Stranger

