Frances Fisher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997), directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture. She is also known for her roles as Jane Crawford on the HBO series Watchmen, Mary Windsor in The Lincoln Lawyer, Evelyn Nolan (John Nolan's mother) on CBS's The Rookie, Barbara Schoenberg in Woman in Gold, Gwen in You're Not You, Lucille Langston on ABC's scifi drama Resurrection, Maggie Stryder in The Host (2013), Nicole Farmington on ABC's scifi drama Touch, Blanche Tipton on CBS's A Gifted Man, Elaine Flowers in The Kingdom (2007), The Mother on BBC's Torchwood, Eva Thorne on Syfy's Eureka, Connie Walsh in House of Sand and Fog, Sara Miller in Laws of Attraction, Junie in Gone in 60 Seconds, Donna Garcia in Striptease, Angie in FOX's Strange Luck, June in L.A. Story, and Rochelle Bossetti in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
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Filmography
Ruby Road
Movie · as Ruby
The Call
Movie
The Wrong Paris
Movie · as Birdie
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
Movie · as Self
Out of the Woods
Movie
Rust
Movie · as Evelyn Basset
The King Tide
Movie · as Faye
Desert Road
Movie · as Homeless Woman
Reptile
Movie · as Camille Grady
On Sacred Ground
Movie · as Ricky
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Awake
Movie · as Doris
Grace and Grit
Movie · as Sue
This Is Not a War Story
Movie · as Dora Casale
Holidate
Movie · as Elaine
Run the Race
Movie · as Louise
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Movie · as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Watchmen
TV · as Jane Crawford · 5 eps
Marrying Mr. Darcy
Movie · as Violet Darcy
Shrimp
Movie · as Marie
The Rookie
TV · as Evelyn Nolan · 2 eps
Another Kind of Wedding
Movie · as Tammy Bergman
The Sinner
TV · as Meg Muldoon · 8 eps
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
Movie · as Violet Darcy
Outlaws and Angels
Movie · as Esther
Love on the Run
Movie · as Delores
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Movie · as D.E. Bristow
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Movie · as Miss Abbot
A Beautiful Day
Movie · as Bev
Swedish Dicks
TV · as Warden Johnson · 1 ep
Portrait of Love
Movie · as Doll Dwyer
Woman in Gold
Movie · as Barbara Schoenberg
The Expanse
TV · as Elise Holden · 2 eps
The M Word
Movie · as Carson Riley
You're Not You
Movie · as Gwen
Resurrection
TV · as Lucille Langston · 21 eps
Fargo
TV · as Vivian · 1 ep
The Host
Movie · as Maggie Stryder
The Makeover
Movie · as Allie Doolittle
Plush
Movie · as Camila
Red Wing
Movie · as Momma B
Rectify
TV · as Peggy · 1 ep
Masters of Sex
TV · as Edna Eshelman · 4 eps
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Movie · as Amelia Jones
Retribution
Movie · as Betty
The Seven Year Hitch
Movie · as Mrs. Von Hoffman
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Silent Thief
Movie · as Candi Henderson
Reflections on Titanic
Movie · as Self
Any Day Now
Movie · as Judge Meyerson
Touch
TV · as Nicole Farington · 5 eps
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movie · as Mary Windsor
Golf in the Kingdom
Movie · as Eve Greene
Sedona
Movie · as Tammy
Grow Up Already
Movie · as Mom
The Roommate
Movie · as Rebecca's Mom
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
Movie · as Self
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
Movie · as Self
A Gifted Man
TV · as Blanche Tipton · 16 eps
Janie Jones
Movie · as Lily
Backyard Wedding
Movie · as Eleanor Tyler
Jolene
Movie · as Cindy
The Good Guys
TV · as Helen Traynor · 1 ep
The Perfect Game
Movie · as Betty
Castle
TV · as Matilda King · 1 ep
To Love and Die
Movie · as Janet
A Single Woman
Movie · as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
To Love and Die
TV · 1 ep
Sons of Anarchy
TV · as Honey · 1 ep
The Mentalist
TV · as Victoria Abner · 1 ep
Childrens Hospital
TV · as Headmistress · 1 ep
The Kingdom
Movie · as Elaine Flowers
In the Valley of Elah
Movie · as Evie
Sex and Death 101
Movie · as Hope Hartlight (#80)
My Sexiest Year
Movie · as Faye
October Road
TV · 1 ep
Saving Grace
TV · as Aunt Cathy · 1 ep
Private Practice
TV · as Ruby Broome · 1 ep
The Night of the White Pants
Movie · as Vivian Hagan
Torchwood
TV · as The Mother · 10 eps
Eureka
TV · as Eva Thorne · 8 eps
Mrs. Harris
Movie · as Marge Richey Jacobson
Medium
TV · as Abigail Marsh · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Betty Johnson · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Antonia Slade · 1 ep
Laws of Attraction
Movie · as Sara Miller
Boston Legal
TV · as Carrie · 1 ep
House of Sand and Fog
Movie · as Connie Walsh
Blue Car
Movie · as Delia
Cold Case
TV · as Rachel West (2008) · 1 ep
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Priscilla Honeycutt · 1 ep
The Lyon's Den
TV · as Brit Hanley · 13 eps
The Shield
TV · as Rita Denton · 4 eps
Glory Days
TV · as Mitzi Dolan · 9 eps
The Rising Place
Movie · as Virginia Wilder
Passion and Prejudice
Movie · as Dr. Gwen Barry
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Movie · as Ella van Heemstra
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Movie · as Junie
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie · as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Titus
TV · as Juanita Titus · 3 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Joanna Sapphire · 1 ep
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TV · as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss · 2 eps
The Audrey Hepburn Story
TV · as Ella van Heemstra · 2 eps
The Big Tease
Movie · as Candy
True Crime
Movie · as Cecilia Nussbaum
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Movie · as Self
Becker
TV · as Dr. Elizabeth Carson · 5 eps
Wild America
Movie · as Agnes Stouffer
Trading Favors
Movie · as Librarian
Titanic
Movie · as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Striptease
Movie · as Donna Garcia
Female Perversions
Movie · as Annunciata
O. Henry's Christmas
Movie
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
Movie · as Carol Schaefer
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Movie · as Cora Day
Strange Luck
TV · as Angie · 17 eps
The Outer Limits
TV · as Lady Julia · 1 ep
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Movie · as Dr. Theodora Cushing
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Movie · as Jo Baker
Babyfever
Movie · as Rosie
Molly and Gina
Movie · as Molly McKenna
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Movie · as Self
ER
TV · as Helen Kingsley · 1 ep
Praying Mantis
Movie · as Betty
The X-Files
TV · as Lizzy Gill · 1 ep
Unforgiven
Movie · as Strawberry Alice
Devlin
Movie · as Maryellen
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Movie · as Lucille Ball
Frame Up
Movie · as Jo Westlake
L.A. Story
Movie · as June
Sudie and Simpson
Movie · as Mrs. Marge Allen
A Promise to Keep
Movie · as Sara
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Movie · as Rochelle Bossetti
Law & Order
TV · as Susan Boyd · 1 ep
Lost Angels
Movie · as Judith Loftis
Cold Sassy Tree
Movie · as Loma Williams
Pink Cadillac
Movie · as Dinah
Heavy Petting
Movie · as Self
Patty Hearst
Movie · as Yolanda
Hello Actors Studio
Movie · as Self
Big
Movie · as Billy's Mother (uncredited)
Bum Rap
Movie · as Phyllis
Roseanne
TV · 1 ep
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Movie · as Jessica Pond
Heart
Movie · as Jeannie
Broken Vows
Movie · as Maureen Phelan
Matlock
TV · as Nancy Proctor · 2 eps
The Equalizer
TV · as Amanda Kaufman, Francesca · 1 ep
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Movie · as Louise
Newhart
TV · as Libby
The Edge of Night
TV · as Deborah Saxon · 306 eps