Stockard Channing
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1944-02-13 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Susan Antonia Williams Stockard
Biography
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award.
Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Sesame Street
1969
as Mad Painter's Victim
The View
1997
as Self
The Good Wife
2009
as Veronica Loy
King of the Hill
1997
as Mrs. Holloway (voice)
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
The West Wing
1999
as Abigail 'Abbey' Bartlet
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
NOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice) / Self - Bible Reader
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Performer
Love, American Style
1969
as Marsha Sue
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self - Guest
The Cleveland Show
2009
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Batman Beyond
1999
as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Difficult People
2015
as Bonnie Kessler
Medical Center
1969
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Brenda Phillips
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Knuckles
2024
as Wendy Whipple
Meerkat Manor
2005
as Narrator
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
as Klara Hitler
The Guest Book
2017
as Jill
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Leah Lazenby
Out of Practice
2005
as Dr. Lydia Barnes
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Rizzo (archive footage)
Just Friends
1979
as Susan Hughes
Walking with Beasts
2001
A Girl Thing
2001
as Dr. Beth Noonan
Maryland
2023
as Cathy
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
as Susan Goodenow
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
as Susan Reinert
Movies (90)
Grease
1978
as Rizzo
Practical Magic
1998
as Aunt Frances
Bitter Moon
1992
as Beverly (uncredited)
The First Wives Club
1996
as Cynthia Swann Griffin
Practical Magic 2
2026
as Aunt Frances
Sundays at Tiffany's
2010
as Vivian Claremont
Where the Heart Is
2000
as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Carol Ann
Life or Something Like It
2002
as Deborah Connors
Must Love Dogs
2005
as Dolly
Up Close & Personal
1996
as Marcia McGrath
Heartburn
1986
as Julie
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Ouisa
Moll Flanders
1996
as Mrs. Allworthy
Anything Else
2003
as Paula Chase
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Bess
Bright Young Things
2003
as Mrs. Melrose Ape
Lily Dale
1996
as Corella
Twilight
1998
as Lt. Verna Hollander
Angry Neighbors
2022
as Chloe
Abby Singer
2003
as Stockard Channing (uncredited)
Smoke
1995
as Ruby McNutt
Isn't She Great
2000
as Florence Maybelle
Le Divorce
2003
as Margeeve Walker
Table Settings
1982
The Fortune
1975
as Freddie Bigard
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pulling Strings
2013
as Virginia
Death to 2021
2021
as Penn Parker
The Big Bus
1976
as Kitty Baxter
The Hospital
1971
as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Miriam Knight
Meet the Applegates
1990
as Jane Applegate
The Men's Club
1986
as Nancy
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
as Judy Shepard
Jack
2004
as Anne
Without a Trace
1983
as Jocelyn Norris
The Truth About Jane
2000
as Janice
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Mona Mondieu
Lucan
1977
as Mickey MacElwaine
The Baby Dance
1998
as Rachel Luckman
Married to It
1991
as Iris Morden
The Business of Strangers
2001
as Julie Styron
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
as Susan Reinert
Behind the Red Door
2003
as Julia
So You Want to Be President?
2001
as Narrator
Multiple Sarcasms
2010
as Pamela
Lincoln
1992
as Clara Harris (voice)
The Venice Project
1999
as Chandra Chase
Edie & Pen
1996
as Pen
Perfect Witness
1989
as Liz Sapperstein
Staying Together
1989
as Nancy Trainer
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002
as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Safari 3000
1982
as J.J. Dalton
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
as Lily Kilworth
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
as Self – Betty Rizzo
The Grease Story
2017
as Betty Rizzo
Red Mercury
2005
as Penelope
A Different Approach
1978
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
A Time of Destiny
1988
as Margaret
An Unexpected Life
1998
as Barbara Whitney
Other Voices
2000
as Dr. Gover
3 Needles
2005
as Olive Cowie
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Not My Kid
1985
as Helen Bower
17th Precinct
2011
as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
Sparkle
2007
as Sheila
David's Mother
1994
as Bea
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Judy Stanley (uncredited)
Sweet Revenge
1976
as Vurlla Kowsky
The Room Upstairs
1987
as Leah Lazenby
Michael the Visitor
1995
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Miss Adelaide
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
as Narrator
An Unexpected Family
1996
as Barbara Whitney
Home of the Brave
2004
as Narrator (voice)
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
2002
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
as Kitty O'Neil
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
as Self
Chautauqua: An American Narrative
2011
as Narrator (voice)
The Prosecutors
1996
as Ingrid Maynard
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Tidy Endings
1988
as Marion
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
2014
as Narrator
About Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Channing won the 1985 Tony A… With 126 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Stockard Channing has appeared in 90 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Grease (1978) — as Rizzo
- Practical Magic (1998) — as Aunt Frances
- Bitter Moon (1992) — as Beverly (uncredited)
- The First Wives Club (1996) — as Cynthia Swann Griffin
- Practical Magic 2 (2026) — as Aunt Frances
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