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Frances Conroy

Actor

Frances Conroy

Born March 15, 1953 in Monroe, Georgia, USA62 films

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.

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Joker posterFirst watchJoker20198.1as Penny FleckDuring the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Scent of a Woman poster7.8Scent of a Woman1992The Aviator poster7.2The Aviator2004Manhattan poster7.7Manhattan1979Nimona poster7.9Nimona2023The Power of the Dog poster6.7The Power of the Dog2021Sleepless in Seattle poster6.7Sleepless in Seattle1993Crimes and Misdemeanors poster7.4Crimes and Misdemeanors1989Broken Flowers poster6.9Broken Flowers2005

Filmography

62 films as actor
  1. 2023NimonaThe Director (voice)
  2. 2021The Power of the DogOld Lady
  3. 2019JokerPenny Fleck
  4. 2019James vs. His Future SelfDr. Rowley
  5. 2018Mountain RestEthel
  6. 2018The TaleJane Graham
  7. 2016No Pay, NudityAndrea Gottlieb
  8. 2016Tom and Jerry: Back to OzAuntie Em / Glinda (voice)
  9. 2016Welcome to HappinessClaiborne
  10. 2014Making the RulesMother
  11. 2014Chasing GhostsDara
  12. 2013Ring of FireMaybelle Carter
  13. 2013Superman: UnboundMa Kent (voice)
  14. 2013Sequin RazeDr. Wagerstein
  15. 2011Stay CoolMrs. Leuchtenberger
  16. 2011The Smell of SuccessAgnes May
  17. 2011Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of OzAuntie Em / Glinda (voice)
  18. 2011Waking MadisonDolly
  19. 2011All Star SupermanMartha Kent (voice)
  20. 2010StoneMadylyn
  21. 20106 SoulsMrs. Bernburg
  22. 2010BloodworthJulia Bloodworth
  23. 2009Love HappensEloise's Mom
  24. 2009New in TownTrudy Van Uuden
  25. 2008The Tale of DespereauxAntoinette (voice)
  26. 2008Humboldt CountyRosie
  27. 2007The Seeker: The Dark Is RisingMiss Greythorne
  28. 2006A Perfect DayCamille
  29. 2006The Wicker ManDr. Moss
  30. 2006Ira & AbbyLynne Willoughby
  31. 2005ShopgirlCatherine Buttersfield
  32. 2005Broken FlowersDora
  33. 2004The AviatorMrs. Hepburn
  34. 2004CatwomanOphelia
  35. 2003Die, Mommie, Die!Bootsie Carp
  36. 2002Maid in ManhattanPaula Burns
  37. 1999Murder in a Small TownMartha Lassiter
  38. 1996The CrucibleAnn Putnam
  39. 1996AngelaAnne's Mother
  40. 1995JourneyFiona
  41. 1995The Neon BibleMiss Scover
  42. 1995DevelopingClare
  43. 1994One More MountainPeggy Breen
  44. 1993Sleepless in SeattleIrene Reed
  45. 1993The Adventures of Huck FinnScrawny Shanty Lady
  46. 1992Scent of a WomanChristine Downes
  47. 1991Billy BathgateMary Behan
  48. 1989Crimes and MisdemeanorsHouse Owner
  49. 1989Our TownMrs. Gibbs
  50. 1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiLyn Kessler
  51. 1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLady from Palm Beach
  52. 1988Another WomanLynn
  53. 1988Rocket GibraltarRuby Hanson
  54. 1987Amazing Grace and ChuckPamela
  55. 1987LBJ: The Early Years
  56. 1985The Joy That KillsLouise Mallard
  57. 1984Falling in LoveWaitress
  58. 1983Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
  59. 1983Keeping OnSally
  60. 1982The Royal Romance of Charles and DianaMrs. Watson
  61. 1979ManhattanShakespearean Actress
  62. 1978All's Well That Ends WellDiana