Biografía

Close friend of Margo Martindale. The two were neighbors for 30 years and it was Martindale who approached Squibb about pursuing the role in Nebraska (2013), that would lead to her Oscar nomination, after Martindale had read the script and loved the part but, at age 62, was too young for the role.

Even though she had worked with director Alexander Payne in Las confesiones del Sr. Schmidt (2002) over 10 years before, Payne initially rejected Squibb for her starring role in Nebraska (2013) because he didn't see her as Kate. Eventually, Payne did allow Squibb to audition on video, doing one assigned scene two ways, and it won her the job.

She converted to Judaism in the 1950s.

In 2015, she said her favorite TV show was Game of Thrones (2011). She also said she'd love to play a character on it and would like her character to be killed off with a sword.

Theater actress whose career has ranged from Broadway and Off-Broadway to regional, road trip, cruise ship and USO tour stage work. She has taught acting and workshops extensively in her career. She didn't pursue a career in front of the camera until into her 60s.