Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy

Known for
Acting
Born
March 15, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Monroe, Georgia, USA

Biography

Frances Conroy (born March 15, 1953) is an American actress. She is most widely known for playing the matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe in 2004.

Known For

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Filmography

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Beautiful People

Beautiful People

TV · as Lydia · 1 ep

2023
Nimona poster

Nimona

Movie · as The Director (voice)

2022
The Boys Presents: Diabolical poster

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

TV · as Barb (voice) · 1 ep

2021
The Power of the Dog poster

The Power of the Dog

Movie · as Old Lady

2019
Joker poster

Joker

Movie · as Penny Fleck

2019
James vs. His Future Self poster

James vs. His Future Self

Movie · as Dr. Rowley

2019
Dead to Me poster

Dead to Me

TV · as Eileen Wood · 5 eps

2018
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Mountain Rest

Movie · as Ethel

2018
The Tale poster

The Tale

Movie · as Jane Graham

2018
Summer Camp Island poster

Summer Camp Island

TV · as Ms. Clearinet (voice), Lead Patrol Elf (voice) · 2 eps

2018
Castle Rock poster

Castle Rock

TV · as Martha Lacy · 3 eps

2017
The Mist poster

The Mist

TV · as Natalie Raven · 10 eps

2017
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Young Sheldon

TV · as Flora Douglas · 1 ep

2016
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Welcome to Happiness

Movie · as Claiborne

2016
No Pay, Nudity poster

No Pay, Nudity

Movie · as Andrea Gottlieb

2016
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz poster

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

Movie · as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

2016
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Bornebusch i tevefabriken

TV · as Guest · 1 ep

2015
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We Bare Bears

TV · as Faye / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep

2015
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Casual

TV · as Dawn · 11 eps

2014
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Chasing Ghosts

Movie · as Dara

2014
Making the Rules poster

Making the Rules

Movie · as Mother

2013
Superman: Unbound poster

Superman: Unbound

Movie · as Ma Kent (voice)

2013
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Ring of Fire

Movie · as Maybelle Carter

2013
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Sequin Raze

Movie · as Dr. Wagerstein

2013
Getting On poster

Getting On

TV · as Dr. Alice Marvel · 1 ep

2012
Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story poster

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

Movie · as Self

2011
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The Smell of Success

Movie · as Agnes May

2011
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Waking Madison

Movie · as Dolly

2011
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All Star Superman

Movie · as Martha Kent (voice)

2011
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz poster

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

Movie · as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

2011
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone poster

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

Movie · as Self

2011
Stay Cool poster

Stay Cool

Movie · as Mrs. Leuchtenberger

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as Moira O'Hara, Myrtle Snow, Angel of Death, Gloria Mott, Belle Noir / Sarah Cunningham, Mama Polk, Bebe Babbitt · 12 eps

2011
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Love Bites

TV · as Faye Strathmore · 1 ep

2010
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6 Souls

Movie · as Mrs. Bernburg

2010
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Stone

Movie · as Madylyn

2010
Bloodworth poster

Bloodworth

Movie · as Julia Bloodworth

2010
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated poster

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

TV · as Mrs. Dinkley (voice), Angie Dinkley (voice) · 1 ep

2009
Love Happens poster

Love Happens

Movie · as Eloise's Mom

2009
New in Town poster

New in Town

Movie · as Trudy Van Uuden

2009
Royal Pains poster

Royal Pains

TV · as Blythe Ballard · 6 eps

2008
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Humboldt County

Movie · as Rosie

2008
The Tale of Despereaux poster

The Tale of Despereaux

Movie · as Antoinette (voice)

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Elspeth Cook · 1 ep

2007
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising poster

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Movie · as Miss Greythorne

2006
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The Wicker Man

Movie · as Dr. Moss

2006
A Perfect Day poster

A Perfect Day

Movie · as Camille

2006
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Ira & Abby

Movie · as Lynne Willoughby

2005
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Broken Flowers

Movie · as Dora

2005
Shopgirl poster

Shopgirl

Movie · as Catherine Buttersfield

2005
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How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Loretta Stinson · 9 eps

2005
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Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Eleanor Davis · 1 ep

2004
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Catwoman

Movie · as Ophelia

2004
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The Aviator

Movie · as Mrs. Hepburn

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Virginia Hildebrand · 3 eps

2003
Die, Mommie, Die! poster

Die, Mommie, Die!

Movie · as Bootsie Carp

2003
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Nip/Tuck

TV · as Jane Fields · 1 ep

2003
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Arrested Development

TV · as Lottie Dottie · 5 eps

2002
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Maid in Manhattan

Movie · as Paula Burns

2001
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Six Feet Under

TV · as Ruth Fisher · 63 eps

1999
Murder in a Small Town poster

Murder in a Small Town

Movie · as Martha Lassiter

1999
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Stark Raving Mad

TV · as Beverly Rose · 1 ep

1996
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The Crucible

Movie · as Ann Putnam

1996
Angela poster

Angela

Movie · as Anne's Mother

1995
The Neon Bible poster

The Neon Bible

Movie · as Miss Scover

1995
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Developing

Movie · as Clare

1995
Journey poster

Journey

Movie · as Fiona

1994
One More Mountain poster

One More Mountain

Movie · as Peggy Breen

1994
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ER

TV · as Becky Riley · 2 eps

1993
The Adventures of Huck Finn poster

The Adventures of Huck Finn

Movie · as Scrawny Shanty Lady

1993
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Sleepless in Seattle

Movie · as Irene Reed

1993
Alex Haley's Queen poster

Alex Haley's Queen

TV · as Mrs. Benson · 3 eps

1992
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Scent of a Woman

Movie · as Christine Downes

1991
Billy Bathgate poster

Billy Bathgate

Movie · as Mary Behan

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Elizabeth Hendrick, Rosa Halasy · 1 ep

1989
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · as Mrs. Gibbs

1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors poster

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Movie · as House Owner

1988
Rocket Gibraltar poster

Rocket Gibraltar

Movie · as Ruby Hanson

1988
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami poster

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Movie · as Lyn Kessler

1988
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Movie · as Lady from Palm Beach

1988
Another Woman poster

Another Woman

Movie · as Lynn

1987
LBJ: The Early Years poster

LBJ: The Early Years

Movie

1987
Amazing Grace and Chuck poster

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Movie · as Pamela

1985
The Joy That Kills poster

The Joy That Kills

Movie · as Louise Mallard

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as (segment "The Library") · 1 ep

1984
Falling in Love poster

Falling in Love

Movie · as Waitress

1983
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Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

Movie

1983
Keeping On poster

Keeping On

Movie · as Sally

1983
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Kennedy

TV · as Jean Smith · 3 eps

1982
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana poster

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Movie · as Mrs. Watson

1982
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Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

Movie · as Mother / Lilian Steichen

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Liz Sable

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Mother / Lilian Steichen, Sally, Louise Mallard · 1 ep

1981
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Hill Street Blues

TV · 1 ep

1979
Manhattan poster

Manhattan

Movie · as Shakespearean Actress

1978
All's Well That Ends Well poster

All's Well That Ends Well

Movie · as Diana

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Mrs. Gibbs · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Fiona · 1 ep