Frances Fisher filmography

British-born American actress Frances Fisher started her acting career in theater after moving to New York. She had a successful 14-year stage career in regional and off-Broadway productions before she was cast as Deborah Saxon in the television mystery crime drama series and soap opera The Edge of Night (1976–1981). She has appeared in numerous television series, including minor reoccurring roles on Guiding Light (1985), Becker (1999), Titus (2002), The Lyon's Den (2003), The Shield (2008), Eureka (2008), Touch (2013), Masters of Sex (2015–2016), and Watchmen (2019). She also had main roles in Strange Luck with D. B. Sweeney (1995), Glory Days with Eddie Cahill (2002), and Resurrection with Kurtwood Smith (2014–2015).

Fisher in 2010

Fisher began acting in films in 1983 with a small role in Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? before going on to appearing in the films Pink Cadillac with Clint Eastwood (1989), Striptease with Demi Moore (1996), and Wild America with Jamey Sheridan (1997). In 1997, she was cast as Ruth DeWitt Bukater in the epic romance and disaster film Titanic, opposite Kate Winslet. The film itself earned significant critical and commercial success, and the role earned Fisher international recognition. She starred in the 2008 drama film Jolene opposite Jessica Chastain and had minor roles in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Laws of Attraction (2004), The Host (2013), You're Not You (2014), and Holidate (2020).

Fisher has also appeared in numerous television films including playing Lucille Ball in Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991), and Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss in Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000).

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Fisher (left) with Richard Chaves and Jane Seymour in May 2013
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? Louise
1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance Jessica Pond
1987 Heart Jeannie
1988 Patty Hearst Yolanda
1988 Bum Rap Phyllis [1]
1989 Lost Angels Judith Loftis
1989 Pink Cadillac Dinah
1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Rochelle Bossetti
1991 L.A. Story June
1991 Frame Up Jo Westlake [2]
1992 Unforgiven Strawberry Alice
1994 Babyfever Rosie [3]
1994 Molly & Gina Molly McKenna
1994 Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up Jo Baker [2]
1995 The Stars Fell on Henrietta Cora Day
1995 The Whiskey Heir Deirdre Short film [4]
1996 Female Perversions Annunciata
1996 Striptease Donna Garcia
1997 Trading Favors Librarian
1997 Wild America Agnes Stouffer
1997 Titanic Ruth DeWitt Bukater
1999 True Crime D.A. Cecilia Nussbaum
1999 The Big Tease Candy
1999 The Audrey Hepburn Story Ella van Heemstra
2000 Gone in 60 Seconds Junie
2001 The Rising Place Virginia Wilder [5]
2002 Blue Car Delia
2003 House of Sand and Fog Connie Walsh
2004 Laws of Attraction Sara Miller
2006 The Night of the White Pants Vivian Hagan
2007 Sex and Death 101 Hope Hartlight
2007 The Kingdom Elaine Flowers
2007 In the Valley of Elah Evie
2007 My Sexiest Year Faye
2008 Jolene Cindy
2008 A Single Woman Narrator/Suffragist
2009 The Perfect Game Betty
2010 Janie Jones Lily Brand
2010 Golf in the Kingdom Eve Greene
2011 The Roommate Alison Evans
2011 Sedona Tammy
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Mary Windsor
2012 The Silent Thief Candi Henderson [6]
2012 Any Day Now Judge Meyerson
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Amelia James
2012 Pandora's Box Nicole Short film [7]
2012 Retribution Betty
2012 The Perfect Fit Overwhelmed Girl's Boss Short film
2012 Franny Delores
2013 The Host Maggie
2013 Plush Camila
2013 Red Wing Momma B
2014 The M Word Carson Riley
2014 You're Not You Gwen
2015 Woman in Gold Barbara Schoenberg
2016 Outlaws and Angels Esther
2016 An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win Miss Abbot Direct-to-video
2017 Another Kind of Wedding Tammy Bergman
2018 Shrimp Marie Short film
2020 Holidate Elaine
2021 Grace and Grit Mother
2021 Awake Doris
2023 On Sacred Ground Ricky
2023 Reptile Camille Grady
2023 The King Tide Faye
2024 Rust Lucas' great aunt [8]
Key
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Television

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Fisher at the Jules Verne Adventure Film Special Awards Presentation in 2007
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1976–1981 The Edge of Night Deborah Saxon 245 episodes
1985 Guiding Light Suzette Saxon 3 episodes
1986 The Equalizer Francesca / Amanda Kaufman 3 episodes
1988 Roseanne Savannah Episode: "Here's to Good Friends"
1989 Newhart Libby Episode: "Hi, Society"
1989 Matlock Nancy Proctor 2 episodes
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse Violet Coffin Episode: "Elysian Fields"
1989 In the Heat of the Night Kate Morell Episode: "Time of the Stranger"
1991 The Young Riders Clara Turner Episode: "A House Divided"
1993 Law & Order Susan Boyd Episode: "Animal Instinct"
1995 Strange Luck Angie Main cast (17 episodes)
1999 The Outer Limits Lady Julia Episode: "Ripper"
1999 Becker Dr. Elizabeth Carson 5 episodes
2001 The X-Files Lizzy Gill Episode: "Essence"
2002 Titus Juanita Titus 3 episodes
2002 Glory Days Mitzi Dolan Main cast (9 episodes)
2003 The Lyon's Den Brit Hanley 5 episodes
2004 Boston Legal Carrie Episode: "Still Crazy After All These Years"
2005 ER Helen Kingsley Episode: "Just as I Am"
2005 Medium Abigail Marsh Episode: "I Married a Mind Reader"
2006 Laws of Chance Evelyn Episode: #1.1 [9]
2006 Grey's Anatomy Betty Johnson Episode: "Damage Case"
2007 Saving Grace Aunt Cathy Episode: "Would You Want Me to Tell You?"
2008 October Road Ellen Daniels Episode: "Hat? No Hat?"
2008 The Shield Rita 4 episodes
2008 Cold Case Rachel West '08 Episode: "Slipping"
2008 Eureka Eva Thorne 8 episodes
2009 The Mentalist Victoria Abner Episode: "Red Scare"
2010 Two and a Half Men Priscilla Honeycutt Episode: "Ixnay on the Oggie Day"
2010 Private Practice Ruby Episode: "War"
2010 The Good Guys Helen Traynor Episode: "Small Rooms"
2010 Sons of Anarchy Honey Episode: "Home"
2011 Days of Our Lives Gladys Pierce 2 episodes
2011 Torchwood: Miracle Day The Mother 2 episodes
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joanna Sapphire Episode: "Maid Man"
2012 A Gifted Man Blanche Tipton Episode: "In Case of Heart Failure"
2012 Childrens Hospital Headmistress Episode: "British Hospital"
2013 Touch Nicole Farington 5 episodes
2014 Castle Matilda King Episode: "Dressed to Kill"
2014–2015 Resurrection Lucille Langston Main cast
2014 Rectify Peggy Episode: "Donald the Normal"
2014 The Killing Gena Geddes Episodes: "Dream Baby Dream" and "Truth Asunder"
2015–2016 Masters of Sex Edna Eshelman 4 episodes
2016–2019 The Expanse Elise Holden Episodes: "Windmills" and "New Terra"
2016 Criminal Minds Antonia Slade Episodes: "Devil's Backbone" and "The Storm"
2017 Fargo Vivian Lord Episode: "The Law of Non-Contradiction"
2018 Swedish Dicks Warden Johnson 2 episodes
2019 Watchmen Jane Crawford 5 episodes
2021 The Rookie Evelyn Nolan Episodes: "La Fiera" and "Sabotage"
2021 The Sinner Meg Muldoon 8 episodes
2023 Capital Fall Mrs. Porter Episode: "An Unconventional Cruiseline"

Television films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Broken Vows Maureen Phelan
1989 Cold Sassy Tree Loma Williams
1990 Sudie and Simpson Mrs. Marge Allen
1990 A Promise to Keep Sarah
1991 Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter Lucille Ball
1992 Devlin Maryellen
1993 Praying Mantis Betty
1993 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman Dr. Theodora Cushing
1995 The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie Carol Schaefer
1999 Traffic  –
2000 Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
2001 Passion and Prejudice Dr. Gwen Barry
2005 Mrs. Harris Marge Richey Jacobson
2008 To Love and Die Janet
2010 Backyard Wedding Eleanor Tyler
2011 Partners Colleen Scott
2012 The Seven Year Hitch Mrs. Von Hoffman
2013 The Makeover Allie Doolittle

References

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  1. ^ Southern, Nathan (2015). "Bum Rap (1988)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (2015). "Frame-Up 2: The Cover-Up (1992)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Wilmington, Michael (August 4, 1994). "'Babyfever' Continues Henry Jaglom's Up Close And Personal Style". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  4. ^ Schenden, Laurie K. (September 15, 1995). "How's Life After Clint? Look at Frances Fisher's Schedule : Movies: The actress has been so busy with a TV series and film projects she barely has time to come up for air". LA Times. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  5. ^ Holden, Stephen (2015). "The Rising Place (2002)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "FRANCES FISHER JOINS CAST OF THE SILENT THIEF". SilentThiefTheMovie.com. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Pandora's Box Short Film". GlenMordeci.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  8. ^ Cho, Winston (October 5, 2022). "Halyna Hutchins' Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over 'Rust' Shooting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "LAWS OF CHANCE (ABC)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
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