Frances Fisher
Acting
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.
Born: May 11, 1952
Place of Birth: Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
Known For
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
A personal look at the life, work and untimely death of celebrated indie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed in a tragic accident on the set of the film Rust in 2021.
The Lyon's Den
John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer," who must reconcile his passion for the purity of law in the morally ambiguous world he inhabits, in which no one is who they appear to be. Content with working in a small pro-bono law clinic in Washington, D.C. – at the urging of his more practical longtime friend and colleague, George Riley – Turner reluctantly accepts the position of managing partner in the sponsoring law firm of Lyon, LaCrosse, and Levine in order to save the clinic.
The Rookie
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Sons of Anarchy
The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.
The X-Files
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Criminal Minds
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
Fargo
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
The Shield
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
Filmography
as Birdie
as Evelyn Basset
as Faye
as Homeless Woman
as Self (archive footage)
as Camille Grady
as Ricky
as Dora Casale
as Doris
as Sue
as Elaine
as Jane Crawford
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
as Louise
as Evelyn Nolan
as Marie
as Violet Darcy
as Tammy Bergman
as Meg Muldoon
as Bev
as Warden Johnson
as Delores
as Esther
as Violet Darcy
as Elise Holden
as Barbara Schoenberg
as Doll Dwyer
as Gwen
as Lucille Langston
as Carson Riley
as Vivian
as Momma B
as Edna Eshelman
as Camila
as Peggy
as Maggie Stryder
as Allie Doolittle
as Judge Meyerson
as Betty
as Mrs. Von Hoffman
as Self
as Amelia Jones
as Candi Henderson
as (archive footage)
as Nicole Farington
as Blanche Tipton
as Mom
as Eve Greene
as Mary Windsor
as Tammy
as Rebecca's Mom
as Cindy
as Lily
as Eleanor Tyler
as Helen Traynor
as Betty
as Matilda King
as Janet
as Headmistress
as Victoria Abner
as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
as Honey
as Faye
as Ruby Broome
as Evie
as Elaine Flowers
as Aunt Cathy
as Hope Hartlight (#80)
as The Mother
as Eva Thorne
as Vivian Hagan
as Marge Richey Jacobson
as Antonia Slade
as Betty Johnson
as Abigail Marsh
as Carrie
as Sara Miller
as Connie Walsh
as Brit Hanley
as Rachel West (2008)
as Priscilla Honeycutt
as Delia
as Rita Denton
as Mitzi Dolan
as Virginia Wilder
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
as Joanna Sapphire
as Junie
as Ella van Heemstra
as Juanita Titus
as Candy
as Cecilia Nussbaum
as Dr. Elizabeth Carson
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
as Self
as Agnes Stouffer
as Librarian
as Annunciata
as Donna Garcia
as Angie
as Cora Day
as Lady Julia
as Jo Baker
as Dr. Theodora Cushing
as Helen Kingsley
as Molly McKenna
as Rosie
as Lizzy Gill
as Betty
as Maryellen
as Strawberry Alice
as Jo Westlake
as Lucille Ball
as June
as Rochelle Bossetti
as Sara
as Susan Boyd
as Loma Williams
as Self
as Dinah
as Judith Loftis
as Self
as Phyllis
as Yolanda
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
as Jeannie
as Jessica Pond
as Maureen Phelan
as Nancy Proctor
as Amanda Kaufman
as Francesca
as Louise
as Deborah Saxon