
Frances Conroy
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1953-03-15 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Monroe, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- Frances Hardman Conroy
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

Law & Order
1990
as Elizabeth Hendrick / Rosa Halasy

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Eleanor Davis

The Mentalist
2008
as Elspeth Cook

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Virginia Hildebrand

Young Sheldon
2017
as Flora Douglas

American Horror Story
2011
as Moira O'Hara / Myrtle Snow / Angel of Death / Gloria Mott / Belle Noir / Sarah Cunningham / Mama Polk / Bebe Babbitt
TV Shows (31)

Law & Order
1990
as Elizabeth Hendrick / Rosa Halasy

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Eleanor Davis

The Mentalist
2008
as Elspeth Cook

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Virginia Hildebrand

Young Sheldon
2017
as Flora Douglas

American Horror Story
2011
as Moira O'Hara / Myrtle Snow / Angel of Death / Gloria Mott / Belle Noir / Sarah Cunningham / Mama Polk / Bebe Babbitt

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Loretta Stinson

ER
1994
as Becky Riley

Hill Street Blues
1981

Arrested Development
2003
as Lottie Dottie

Great Performances
1971
as Mrs. Gibbs

We Bare Bears
2015
as Faye / Additional Voices (voice)

Nip/Tuck
2003
as Jane Fields

Six Feet Under
2001
as Ruth Fisher

Summer Camp Island
2018
as Ms. Clearinet (voice) / Lead Patrol Elf (voice)

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Library")

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Mrs. Dinkley (voice) / Angie Dinkley (voice)

Newhart
1982

Royal Pains
2009
as Blythe Ballard

Castle Rock
2018
as Martha Lacy

The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Barb (voice)

Dead to Me
2019
as Eileen Wood

The Mist
2017
as Natalie Raven

Getting On
2013
as Dr. Alice Marvel

Stark Raving Mad
1999
as Beverly Rose

Love Bites
2011
as Faye Strathmore

Alex Haley's Queen
1993
as Mrs. Benson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Fiona
Beautiful People
as Lydia

Kennedy
1983
as Jean Smith

Bornebusch i tevefabriken
2016
as Guest
Movies (66)

Joker
2019
as Penny Fleck

Scent of a Woman
1992
as Christine Downes

The Aviator
2004
as Mrs. Hepburn

Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Irene Reed

Catwoman
2004
as Ophelia

Nimona
2023
as The Director (voice)

The Power of the Dog
2021
as Old Lady

Maid in Manhattan
2002
as Paula Burns

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Lady from Palm Beach

The Crucible
1996
as Ann Putnam

The Wicker Man
2006
as Dr. Moss

6 Souls
2010
as Mrs. Bernburg

New in Town
2009
as Trudy Van Uuden

Broken Flowers
2005
as Dora

Falling in Love
1984
as Waitress

The Tale
2018
as Jane Graham

Stone
2010
as Madylyn

Love Happens
2009
as Eloise's Mom

The Tale of Despereaux
2008
as Antoinette (voice)

Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as House Owner

All Star Superman
2011
as Martha Kent (voice)

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011
as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

Manhattan
1979
as Shakespearean Actress

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as Miss Greythorne

Superman: Unbound
2013
as Ma Kent (voice)

Billy Bathgate
1991
as Mary Behan

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016
as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

Another Woman
1988
as Lynn

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
as Lyn Kessler

Shopgirl
2005
as Catherine Buttersfield

The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
as Scrawny Shanty Lady

Stay Cool
2011
as Mrs. Leuchtenberger

Bloodworth
2010
as Julia Bloodworth

Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Ruby Hanson

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story
2012
as Self

Waking Madison
2011
as Dolly

Angela
1996
as Anne's Mother

Ring of Fire
2013
as Maybelle Carter

Ira & Abby
2006
as Lynne Willoughby

Humboldt County
2008
as Rosie

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

Mountain Rest
2018
as Ethel

The Smell of Success
2011
as Agnes May

Journey
1995
as Fiona

Murder in a Small Town
1999
as Martha Lassiter

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982
as Mrs. Watson

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
2011
as Self

Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987
as Pamela

Developing
1995
as Clare

Die, Mommie, Die!
2003
as Bootsie Carp

One More Mountain
1994
as Peggy Breen

Chasing Ghosts
2014
as Dara

LBJ: The Early Years
1987

Welcome to Happiness
2016
as Claiborne

The Neon Bible
1995
as Miss Scover

Keeping On
1983
as Sally

Making the Rules
2014
as Mother

Sequin Raze
2013
as Dr. Wagerstein

James vs. His Future Self
2019
as Dr. Rowley

No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Andrea Gottlieb

A Perfect Day
2006
as Camille

Our Town
1989
as Mrs. Gibbs

The Joy That Kills
1985
as Louise Mallard

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences
1982
as Mother / Lilian Steichen

American Horror Story - Murder House
2011
as Moira O´Hara

All's Well That Ends Well
1978
as Diana
About Frances Conroy
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. With 97 credits spanning from 1951 to 2023, Frances Conroy has appeared in 66 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frances Conroy Movies
- Joker (2019) — as Penny Fleck
- Scent of a Woman (1992) — as Christine Downes
- The Aviator (2004) — as Mrs. Hepburn
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) — as Irene Reed
- Catwoman (2004) — as Ophelia
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