Frances Conroy

Acting

Frances Conroy

Born March 15, 1953Monroe, Georgia, USA96 credits

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

Nimona
7.9

Nimona

Movie

2023

The Boys Presents: Diabolical
7.1

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

TV

2022

The Power of the Dog
6.7

The Power of the Dog

Movie

2021

Joker
8.1

Joker

Movie

2019

James vs. His Future Self
5.7

James vs. His Future Self

Movie

2019

Dead to Me
7.3

Dead to Me

TV

2019

Filmography

Nimona
2023Nimonaas The Director (voice)Movie
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022The Boys Presents: Diabolicalas Barb (voice)TV
The Power of the Dog
2021The Power of the Dogas Old LadyMovie
Joker
2019Jokeras Penny FleckMovie
James vs. His Future Self
2019James vs. His Future Selfas Dr. RowleyMovie
Dead to Me
2019Dead to Meas Eileen WoodTV
Castle Rock
2018Castle Rockas Martha LacyTV
Summer Camp Island
2018Summer Camp Islandas Ms. Clearinet (voice)TV
Mountain Rest
2018Mountain Restas EthelMovie
The Tale
2018The Taleas Jane GrahamMovie
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldonas Flora DouglasTV
The Mist
2017The Mistas Natalie RavenTV
No Pay, Nudity
2016No Pay, Nudityas Andrea GottliebMovie
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016Tom and Jerry: Back to Ozas Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)Movie
Welcome to Happiness
2016Welcome to Happinessas ClaiborneMovie
Bornebusch i tevefabriken
2016Bornebusch i tevefabrikenas GuestTV
We Bare Bears
2015We Bare Bearsas Faye / Additional Voices (voice)TV
Making the Rules
2014Making the Rulesas MotherMovie
Chasing Ghosts
2014Chasing Ghostsas DaraMovie
Getting On
2013Getting Onas Dr. Alice MarvelTV
Ring of Fire
2013Ring of Fireas Maybelle CarterMovie
Superman: Unbound
2013Superman: Unboundas Ma Kent (voice)Movie
Sequin Raze
2013Sequin Razeas Dr. WagersteinMovie
B
2012Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Storyas SelfMovie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Storyas Moira O'HaraTV
Stay Cool
2011Stay Coolas Mrs. LeuchtenbergerMovie
The Smell of Success
2011The Smell of Successas Agnes MayMovie
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Ozas Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)Movie
Love Bites
2011Love Bitesas Faye StrathmoreTV
Waking Madison
2011Waking Madisonas DollyMovie
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
2011Behind Bars: The Making of Stoneas SelfMovie
All Star Superman
2011All Star Supermanas Martha Kent (voice)Movie
Stone
2010Stoneas MadylynMovie
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedas Mrs. Dinkley (voice)TV
6 Souls
20106 Soulsas Mrs. BernburgMovie
Bloodworth
2010Bloodworthas Julia BloodworthMovie
Love Happens
2009Love Happensas Eloise's MomMovie
Royal Pains
2009Royal Painsas Blythe BallardTV
New in Town
2009New in Townas Trudy Van UudenMovie
The Tale of Despereaux
2008The Tale of Despereauxas Antoinette (voice)Movie
Humboldt County
2008Humboldt Countyas RosieMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Elspeth CookTV
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007The Seeker: The Dark Is Risingas Miss GreythorneMovie
A Perfect Day
2006A Perfect Dayas CamilleMovie
The Wicker Man
2006The Wicker Manas Dr. MossMovie
Ira & Abby
2006Ira & Abbyas Lynne WilloughbyMovie
Shopgirl
2005Shopgirlas Catherine ButtersfieldMovie
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Loretta StinsonTV
Broken Flowers
2005Broken Flowersas DoraMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Eleanor DavisTV
The Aviator
2004The Aviatoras Mrs. HepburnMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Virginia HildebrandTV
Catwoman
2004Catwomanas OpheliaMovie
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Lottie DottieTV
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003Die, Mommie, Die!as Bootsie CarpMovie
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Jane FieldsTV
Maid in Manhattan
2002Maid in Manhattanas Paula BurnsMovie
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas Ruth FisherTV
Stark Raving Mad
1999Stark Raving Madas Beverly RoseTV
Murder in a Small Town
1999Murder in a Small Townas Martha LassiterMovie
The Crucible
1996The Crucibleas Ann PutnamMovie
Angela
1996Angelaas Anne's MotherMovie
Journey
1995Journeyas FionaMovie
The Neon Bible
1995The Neon Bibleas Miss ScoverMovie
Developing
1995Developingas ClareMovie
ER
1994ERas Becky RileyTV
One More Mountain
1994One More Mountainas Peggy BreenMovie
Sleepless in Seattle
1993Sleepless in Seattleas Irene ReedMovie
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993The Adventures of Huck Finnas Scrawny Shanty LadyMovie
Alex Haley's Queen
1993Alex Haley's Queenas Mrs. BensonTV
Scent of a Woman
1992Scent of a Womanas Christine DownesMovie
Billy Bathgate
1991Billy Bathgateas Mary BehanMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Elizabeth HendrickTV
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989Crimes and Misdemeanorsas House OwnerMovie
Our Town
1989Our Townas Mrs. GibbsMovie
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajamias Lyn KesslerMovie
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrelsas Lady from Palm BeachMovie
Another Woman
1988Another Womanas LynnMovie
Rocket Gibraltar
1988Rocket Gibraltaras Ruby HansonMovie
Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987Amazing Grace and Chuckas PamelaMovie
LBJ: The Early Years
1987LBJ: The Early YearsMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The Library")TV
The Joy That Kills
1985The Joy That Killsas Louise MallardMovie
Falling in Love
1984Falling in Loveas WaitressMovie
Kennedy
1983Kennedyas Jean SmithTV
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a NumberMovie
Keeping On
1983Keeping Onas SallyMovie
Newhart
1982NewhartTV
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982The Royal Romance of Charles and Dianaas Mrs. WatsonMovie
Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences
1982Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silencesas Mother / Lilian SteichenMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Manhattan
1979Manhattanas Shakespearean ActressMovie
All's Well That Ends Well
1978All's Well That Ends Wellas DianaMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas Mrs. GibbsTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas FionaTV
B
—Beautiful Peopleas LydiaTV