Frances Sternhagen

Acting

Frances Sternhagen

Born January 13, 1930Washington, District of Columbia, USA74 credits

Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on and off Broadway, in movies, and on TV beginning in the 1950s, won a Tony, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Known For

And So It Goes
6.0

And So It Goes

Movie

2014

Pearl

Pearl

Movie

2012

Prohibition
7.9

Prohibition

TV

2011

Dolphin Tale
6.9

Dolphin Tale

Movie

2011

Parenthood
7.5

Parenthood

TV

2010

Julie & Julia
6.7

Julie & Julia

Movie

2009

Filmography

And So It Goes
2014And So It Goesas ClaireMovie
Pearl
2012Pearlas PearlMovie
Prohibition
2011Prohibitionas Reader (voice)TV
Dolphin Tale
2011Dolphin Taleas Gloria ForrestMovie
Parenthood
2010Parenthoodas Blanche BravermanTV
Julie & Julia
2009Julie & Juliaas Irma RombauerMovie
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'as SelfMovie
The Mist
2007The Mistas Irene RepplerMovie
The Closer
2005The Closeras Willie Ray JohnsonTV
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Staras Self - ActressMovie
Misery Loves Company
2003Misery Loves Companyas SelfMovie
Highway
2002Highwayas Mrs. MurrayMovie
The Laramie Project
2002The Laramie Projectas Marge MurrayMovie
Curtain Call
1998Curtain Callas AmyMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas Bunny MacDougalTV
To Live Again
1998To Live Againas Constance HolmesMovie
The Con
1998The Conas HadabelleMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Jean AndersonTV
Reunion
1994Reunionas Tobie YatesMovie
ER
1994ERas Millicent CarterTV
Vault of Horror I
1994Vault of Horror Ias Effie Gluckman (archive footage)Movie
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1994The Road Homeas Charlotte BabineauxTV
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Storyas Mary RaffertyMovie
The Donner Party
1992The Donner Partyas voiceMovie
Raising Cain
1992Raising Cainas Dr. Lynn WaldheimMovie
She Woke Up
1992She Woke Upas Noelle DuVausantMovie
Doc Hollywood
1991Doc Hollywoodas Lillian, Welcoming CommitteeMovie
Golden Years
1991Golden Yearsas Gina WilliamsMovie
Golden Years
1991Golden Yearsas Gina WilliamsTV
Coney Island
1991Coney Islandas (voice)Movie
Misery
1990Miseryas VirginiaMovie
Sibling Rivalry
1990Sibling Rivalryas Rose TurnerMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Margaret LangdonTV
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1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secretas SelfMovie
Follow Your Heart
1990Follow Your Heartas Cloe SixburyMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Mrs. Bellamy (voice)TV
Communion
1989Communionas Dr. Janet DuffyMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")TV
See You in the Morning
1989See You in the Morningas NeenieMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas (voice)TV
Bright Lights, Big City
1988Bright Lights, Big Cityas ClaraMovie
Once Again
1987Once Againas EstherMovie
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Doddas DoraTV
At Mother's Request
1987At Mother's Requestas Berenice BradshawTV
Resting Place
1986Resting Placeas Eudora McCallisterMovie
Spencer
1984SpencerTV
The Dining Room
1984The Dining Roomas VariousMovie
Prototype
1983Prototypeas Dorothy ForresterMovie
Romantic Comedy
1983Romantic Comedyas Blanche DaileyMovie
Independence Day
1983Independence Dayas Carla TaylorMovie
Cheers
1982Cheersas Esther ClavinTV
Outland
1981Outlandas Dr. LazarusMovie
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburgas Mary RichardsMovie
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980Mother and Daughter: The Loving Waras Mrs. LloydMovie
Starting Over
1979Starting Overas Marva PotterMovie
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978Who'll Save Our Children?as Nellie HendersonMovie
Fedora
1978Fedoraas Miss BalfourMovie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targetsas Mrs. MasonTV
Enemies
1974Enemiesas PaulinaMovie
Two People
1973Two Peopleas Mrs. McCluskeyMovie
The Rimers of Eldritch
1972The Rimers of Eldritchas Wilma AtkinsMovie
The Hospital
1971The Hospitalas Mrs. CushingMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Wilma AtkinsTV
Up the Down Staircase
1967Up the Down Staircaseas Charlotte Wolf, School LibrarianMovie
Soldier in Love
1967Soldier in Loveas AbigailMovie
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1964Profiles in Courageas Miss KoellerTV
Another World
1964Another WorldTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
T
1954The Secret StormTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas AbigailTV
L
1951Love of LifeTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Mrs. WhoTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Betty - SecretaryTV