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Biography
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.
Filmography6 titles

The King of Comedy
1982as Stage Door Fan
1982as Stage Door Fan

Annie Hall
1977as Street Stranger
1977as Street Stranger

The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985as Music Store Owner
1985as Music Store Owner

Midnight Madness
1980as Thorpe's mother
1980as Thorpe's mother

Honky Tonk Freeway
1981as Miss Barbutti
1981as Miss Barbutti

Something Short of Paradise
1979as Alice Quine
1979as Alice Quine