Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy

1953-03-15 Monroe, Georgia, USA 65 Credits

Biography

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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Nimona

Nimona

2023

as The Director (voice)

7.9
Acting

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog

2021

as Old Lady

6.8
Acting

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Joker

Joker

2019

as Penny Fleck

8.1
Acting

During 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 psychop...

James vs. His Future Self

James vs. His Future Self

2019

as Dr. Rowley

5.8
Acting

When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self, he's told that he needs to give up his dream of bec...

Mountain Rest

Mountain Rest

2018

as Ethel

4.8
Acting

After sequestering herself to a small mountain town, an aging actress calls her estranged daughter and granddaughter home for reconciliation and one f...

The Tale

The Tale

2018

as Jane Graham

7.1
Acting

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to sur...

No Pay, Nudity

No Pay, Nudity

2016

as Andrea Gottlieb

4.0
Acting

Aging actor Lester Rosenthal (Gabriel Byrne), who has lost his way with his career, with his family, and with his friends (Nathan Lane, Frances Conroy...

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

2016

as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

5.9
Acting

After capturing the good witch, the villainous King Gnome creates havoc throughout Oz as he needs Dorothy's ruby slippers to take control of the Emera...

Welcome to Happiness

Welcome to Happiness

2016

as Claiborne

5.4
Acting

There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. When he finds out where it goes, his l...

Sequin Raze

2015

as Dr. Wagerstein

5.8
Acting

Behind the scenes of a hit reality TV show, a jaded producer and a spurned beauty queen face off in mental mortal combat. One driven by cash rewards a...

Making the Rules

Making the Rules

2014

as Mother

3.8
Acting

The life of Abby is centered around the fast-paced days of being a successful sous-chef and her marriage to Matt, a loving husband. A sudden accident ...

Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts

2014

as Dara

6.3
Acting

Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence i...

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

2013

as Maybelle Carter

5.3
Acting

“Ring of Fire” recounts June’s meteoric rise to fame with The Carter Family, considered the First Family of country music, before breaking out on her ...

Superman: Unbound

Superman: Unbound

2013

as Ma Kent (voice)

6.6
Acting

Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic being known as Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

2012

as Self

9.2
Acting

In this video-short go behind the scenes with the cast of "American Horror Story" on how the show is made.

Beautiful People

Beautiful People

2012

as Lydia

Acting

TV movie from Stephen Hopkins

The Smell of Success

The Smell of Success

2011

as Agnes May

5.6
Acting

When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to ...

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

2011

as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

6.3
Acting

After a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back h...

Waking Madison

Waking Madison

2011

as Dolly

5.5
Acting

A woman suffering from multiple personality disorder tries to piece back together her life.

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

2011

as Self

10.0
Acting

A closer look into the filmmaking of "Stone".

All Star Superman

All Star Superman

2011

as Martha Kent (voice)

6.8
Acting

Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. Succeeding with solar radiation poisoning, the Man of Steel is slowly dying...

Stone

Stone

2010

as Madylyn

5.3
Acting

Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of ...

6 Souls

6 Souls

2010

as Mrs. Bernburg

6.1
Acting

A female forensic psychiatrist discovers that all of one of her patient's multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to find out what's ...

Bloodworth

Bloodworth

2010

as Julia Bloodworth

6.5
Acting

E.F. Bloodworth has returned to his home - a forgotten corner of Tennessee - after forty years of roaming. The wife he walked out on has withered and ...

Love Happens

Love Happens

2009

as Eloise's Mom

5.8
Acting

Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and perso...

Stay Cool

Stay Cool

2009

as Mrs. Leuchtenberger

4.9
Acting

A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors...

New in Town

New in Town

2009

as Trudy Van Uuden

5.8
Acting

Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offer...

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

2008

as Antoinette (voice)

6.1
Acting

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. ...

Humboldt County

Humboldt County

2008

as Rosie

5.7
Acting

Peter is a medical student about to graduate and begin his residency. When his professor fails him, he winds up in bed with an actress and singer name...

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007

as Miss Greythorne

5.4
Acting

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the f...

A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day

2006

as Camille

4.3
Acting

A family man is warned he has only forty days to live.

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

2006

as Dr. Moss

4.3
Acting

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive...

Ira & Abby

Ira & Abby

2006

as Lynne Willoughby

5.6
Acting

A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spirited, extremely gregarious woman who works at the P...

Shopgirl

Shopgirl

2005

as Catherine Buttersfield

5.8
Acting

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy...

Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers

2005

as Dora

6.9
Acting

As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may b...

The Aviator

The Aviator

2004

as Mrs. Hepburn

7.2
Acting

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer ...

Catwoman

Catwoman

2004

as Ophelia

4.6
Acting

Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected an...

Die, Mommie, Die!

Die, Mommie, Die!

2003

as Bootsie Carp

6.6
Acting

Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film producer Sol Sussman. In an attempt to escape her marr...

Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

2002

as Paula Burns

6.1
Acting

Marisa Ventura is a struggling single mom who works at a posh Manhattan hotel and dreams of a better life for her and her young son. One fateful day, ...

Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town

1999

as Martha Lassiter

5.2
Acting

A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving the murder of a millionaire, who was the most despised ...

The Crucible

The Crucible

1996

as Ann Putnam

6.6
Acting

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Journey

Journey

1995

as Fiona

6.2
Acting

Deserted by their mother, a young boy and his sister discover the true meaning of family while living with their grandfather.

The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

1995

as Miss Scover

6.1
Acting

During a train ride, a teenager recalls his upbringing in 1940s small-town Georgia and the events that have led to this point.

Developing

Developing

1995

as Clare

7.6
Acting

About the relationship between a girl and her single mother, who has breast cancer.

One More Mountain

One More Mountain

1994

as Peggy Breen

5.3
Acting

Margaret Reed, a wealthy and proud woman of Chicago unwillingly finds herself a member of the Donner party - a group of pioneers making their way to C...

Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

as Irene Reed

6.7
Acting

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness s...

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993

as Scrawny Shanty Lady

6.2
Acting

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his lat...

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

1992

as Christine Downes

7.8
Acting

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for ...

Billy Bathgate

Billy Bathgate

1991

as Mary Behan

5.8
Acting

In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989

as House Owner

7.4
Acting

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an ...

Our Town

Our Town

1989

as Mrs. Gibbs

9.0
Acting

This classic American play, performed on an almost-bare stage, is about the mundane but rather pleasant lives of the Gibbs family, the Webb family, an...

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988

as Lyn Kessler

6.0
Acting

There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero r...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988

as Lady from Palm Beach

7.1
Acting

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, unt...

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

as Lynn

6.8
Acting

Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acousti...

Rocket Gibraltar

Rocket Gibraltar

1988

as Ruby Hanson

5.9
Acting

A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect. Howev...

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Amazing Grace and Chuck

1987

as Pamela

5.7
Acting

Average American boy Chuck Murdock goes on a school outing to a nuclear weapons facility, where he learns about the destructive power that sits at the...

LBJ: The Early Years

LBJ: The Early Years

1987

7.5
Acting

LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the life of former President of the United St...

The Joy That Kills

The Joy That Kills

1985

as Louise Mallard

Acting

Louise dreams of traveling the world, but her weak heart and husband Brently's overbearing concern keep her from doing so. However, news of a train ac...

Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984

as Waitress

6.7
Acting

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize e...

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

1983

Acting

An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.

Keeping On

Keeping On

1983

as Sally

Acting

A preacher teams up with a labor union organizer to help unionize the mill where he worked.

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

1982

as Mrs. Watson

4.7
Acting

The second Charles and Diana movie, with two virtual unknowns in the leads: Christopher Baines had acted on the British stage and on the BBC, but Cath...

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

1982

as Mother / Lilian Steichen

Acting

Perry Miller Adato's first attempt to combine documentary techniques with dramatic re-enactment. The film uses actor John Cullum both as himself and t...

Manhattan

Manhattan

1979

as Shakespearean Actress

7.7
Acting

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best fr...

All's Well That Ends Well

All's Well That Ends Well

1978

as Diana

5.0
Acting

Video recording of a 1978 New York Shakespeare Festival performance. Directed for stage by Wilford Leach and videotaped by Jaime Caro.