Frances Conroy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 15 March 1953 · Monroe, Georgia, USA
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
Acting 69
- 2023Nimona as The Director (voice)
- 2021The Power of the Dog as Old Lady
- 2019Joker as Penny Fleck
- 2019James vs. His Future Self as Dr. Rowley
- 2018Mountain Rest as Ethel
- 2018The Tale as Jane Graham
- 2016No Pay, Nudity as Andrea Gottlieb
- 2016Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)
- 2016Welcome to Happiness as Claiborne
- 2014Making the Rules as Mother
- 2014Chasing Ghosts as Dara
- 2013Ring of Fire as Maybelle Carter
- 2013Superman: Unbound as Ma Kent (voice)
- 2013Sequin Raze as Dr. Wagerstein
- 2012Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story as Self
- 2012Beautiful People as Lydia
- 2011Stay Cool as Mrs. Leuchtenberger
- 2011The Smell of Success as Agnes May
- 2011Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)
- 2011Waking Madison as Dolly
- 2011Behind Bars: The Making of Stone as Self
- 2011All Star Superman as Martha Kent (voice)
- 2010Stone as Madylyn
- 20106 Souls as Mrs. Bernburg
- 2010Bloodworth as Julia Bloodworth
- 2009Love Happens as Eloise's Mom
- 2009New in Town as Trudy Van Uuden
- 2008The Tale of Despereaux as Antoinette (voice)
- 2008Humboldt County as Rosie
- 2008The Mentalist as Elspeth Cook · 1 episode
- 2007The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising as Miss Greythorne
- 2006A Perfect Day as Camille
- 2006The Wicker Man as Dr. Moss
- 2006Ira & Abby as Lynne Willoughby
- 2005Shopgirl as Catherine Buttersfield
- 2005Broken Flowers as Dora
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as Eleanor Davis · 1 episode
- 2004The Aviator as Mrs. Hepburn
- 2004Catwoman as Ophelia
- 2003Die, Mommie, Die! as Bootsie Carp
- 2002Maid in Manhattan as Paula Burns
- 1999Murder in a Small Town as Martha Lassiter
- 1996The Crucible as Ann Putnam
- 1996Angela as Anne's Mother
- 1995Journey as Fiona
- 1995The Neon Bible as Miss Scover
- 1995Developing as Clare
- 1994One More Mountain as Peggy Breen
- 1993Sleepless in Seattle as Irene Reed
- 1993The Adventures of Huck Finn as Scrawny Shanty Lady
- 1992Scent of a Woman as Christine Downes
- 1991Billy Bathgate as Mary Behan
- 1990Law & Order as Elizabeth Hendrick · 1 episode
- 1989Crimes and Misdemeanors as House Owner
- 1989Our Town as Mrs. Gibbs
- 1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami as Lyn Kessler
- 1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as Lady from Palm Beach
- 1988Another Woman as Lynn
- 1988Rocket Gibraltar as Ruby Hanson
- 1987Amazing Grace and Chuck as Pamela
- 1987LBJ: The Early Years
- 1985The Joy That Kills as Louise Mallard
- 1984Falling in Love as Waitress
- 1983Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
- 1983Keeping On as Sally
- 1982The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana as Mrs. Watson
- 1982Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences as Mother / Lilian Steichen
- 1979Manhattan as Shakespearean Actress
- 1978All's Well That Ends Well as Diana