June Squibb went viral for a fun cameo at the 2026 on Sunday night, but fans seemed to be more shocked by her age.
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June Squibb Stuns at Tony Awards, Goes Viral!
June Squibb went viral for a fun cameo at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday night, but fans seemed to be more shocked by her age.The 96-year-old acting legend - wh...
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The 96-year-old acting legend - who was- made a surprise appearance as host Pink performed a take on her 2001 classic song Lady Marmalade.
The 46-year-old singer -real name Alecia Beth Moore-Hart - was joined by and Hannah Lea as they walked toward the Oscar nominated actress and sang: 'Squibby squibby squibby June.'
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The nonagenarian then had the audience - including Queen Latifah who was seated next to her - captivated and in stitches as she sang: 'All the parts I played - I slayed 'em!'
Viewers were in disbelief to find out what Squibb's age was as one wrote: 'June Squibb owned that stage at 96!'
'June Squibb saying "I've slayed 'em" at 96 needs to be studied,' another wrote. '"All the parts I've played, I've slayed 'em" is an elite line format [crown emoji]'
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June Squibb went viral for a fun cameo at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday night, but fans seemed to be more shocked by her age
Squibb looked absolutely gorgeous at the event
Regardless, the 96-year-old acting legend looked youthful at the event as she donned a black long sleeved blouse with a black and gold patterned maxi skirt.
Squibb attended the event as she was nominated in the Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play category for Marjorie Prime but ultimately lost out to Laurie Metcalf for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
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Pink performed a take on her 2001 classic song Lady Marmalade alongside Lea Michele and Hannah Lea
They walked toward the Oscar nominated actress and sang: 'Squibby squibby squibby June'
The nonagenarian then had the audience captivated and in stitches
Squibb sang: 'All the parts I played - I slayed 'em!'
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Queen Latifah sat next to the acting legend and burst into laughter
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Viewers were in disbelief to find out what Squibb's age was
The following year, she took on the replacement role of Electra in the Broadway production of Gypsy: A Musical Fable at the Broadway Theatre.
'I had seen it early on, and it just knocked me out. I loved Ethel Merman in it,' Squibb had said of the production while talking to The Guardian last year.
'She was a force of nature. I loved the show, and to be going into it – wow! That number, You Gotta Get a Gimmick, every night it just blew the house away.'
In 1968, Squibb returned to Broadway in the musical titled The Happy Time followed by other productions throughout the 70s.
Her most recent stage role was in the Broadway play Marjorie Prime - which had also starred Sex And The City alum Cynthia Nixon, Danny Burstein and Christopher Lowell.
Shows kicked off last year in December at the Helen Hayes Theater and concluded on February 15.
The premise was: 'It's the age of artificial intelligence, and 86-year-old Marjorie (Squibb) - a jumble of disparate, fading memories - has a handsome new companion who's programmed to feed the story of her life back to her.
'What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance?' per Playbill.
The star began her entertainment career in the early 50s on stage before making her way over to Broadway
Her performances have earned her critical acclaim, such as her supporting role in the 2013 movie Nebraska where she garnered multiple award nominations including a Golden Globe
In 1968, Squibb returned to Broadway in the musical titled The Happy Time followed by other productions throughout the 70s
During an interview with the Los Angeles Times last year, Squibb discussed her return to the stage as well as her passion for acting.
'I always say I knew from the time I came out of the womb that I was an actress. I don't think it ever occurred to me that I was anything else.'
She was cast in a leading role in Scarlett Johansson's 2025 directorial debut Eleanor The Great (seen above)
During an interview with AARP, Squibb reflected on beginning her acting career in film and television later in life.
In regards to if she wished she had started earlier, the actress said, 'No, I think it happened exactly the way it was supposed to. I remember my years in theater with great love and joy.'
As she nears her 97th birthday, the Oscar-nominated star shared that she plans to continue to work.
'As you get older, your physicality has been compromised,' she told Bustle in February. 'But I still want to continue to work. I still get excited when I read a script.'
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