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 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).
Film
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| 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 | Post-production | [8] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
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| 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
edit| 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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- ^ Wilmington, Michael (August 4, 1994). "'Babyfever' Continues Henry Jaglom's Up Close And Personal Style". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pandora's Box Short Film". GlenMordeci.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
- ^ Cho, Winston (October 5, 2022). "Halyna Hutchins' Family Settles Wrongful Death Suit Over 'Rust' Shooting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "LAWS OF CHANCE (ABC)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 21, 2013.