Frances Conroy

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.

Career Overview

Frances Conroy has 86 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Tom and Jerry in Oz Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Six Feet Under, Joker, Catwoman. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

86

Birth Date

1953-03-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Monroe, Georgia, USA

Known For

• 

  Six Feet Under
• 

  Joker
• 

  Catwoman
• 

  Nimona
• 

  The Tale
• 

  A Perfect Day

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Tom and Jerry in Oz Collection (2 titles)
• Joker Collection (1 titles)
• The Wicker Man (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Peter Krause (1 collaborations)
• Michael C. Hall (1 collaborations)
• Lauren Ambrose (1 collaborations)
• Freddy Rodríguez (1 collaborations)
• Mathew St. Patrick (1 collaborations)
• Rachel Griffiths (1 collaborations)
• Justina Machado (1 collaborations)
• James Cromwell (1 collaborations)
• Joaquin Phoenix (1 collaborations)
• Robert De Niro (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (86 credits)

  • Nimona

    The Director (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Power of the Dog

    Old Lady

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Joker

    Penny Fleck

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • James vs. His Future Self

    Dr. Rowley

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Dead to Me

    - Where Do We Go Now? (2022) ... Eileen Wood actor actors

    - Look at What We Have Here (2022) ... Eileen Wood actor actors

    - Where Do We Go from Here (2020) ... Eileen Wood actor actors

    - It Had to Be You (2020) ... Eileen Wood actor actors

    - If Only You Knew (2020) ... Eileen Wood actor actors
    2019
  • Mountain Rest

    Ethel

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Tale

    Jane Graham

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Summer Camp Island

    - Breakfast Like Gene Kelly (2021) ... Lead Patrol Elf (voice) actor actors

    - Yeti Confetti Chapter 5: Where's the Confetti (2020) ... Ms. Clearinet (voice) actor actors

    - Yeti Confetti Chapter 4: Lucy's Instrument (2020) ... Ms. Clearinet (voice) actor actors
    2018
  • Castle Rock

    - Caveat Emptor (2019) ... Martha Lacy actor actors

    - Habeas Corpus (2018) ... Martha Lacy actor actors

    - Severance (2018) ... Martha Lacy actor actors
    2018
  • Young Sheldon

    - An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and an Eskimo (2018) ... Flora Douglas actor actors
    2017
  • No Pay, Nudity

    Andrea Gottlieb

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

    Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Welcome to Happiness

    Claiborne

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • We Bare Bears

    - Neighbors (2017) ... Faye / Additional Voices (voice) actor actors
    2015
  • Making the Rules

    Mother

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Chasing Ghosts

    Dara

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Ring of Fire

    Maybelle Carter

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Superman: Unbound

    Ma Kent (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Sequin Raze

    Dr. Wagerstein

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Getting On

    - No, I Don't Want a F***ing Smiley Face (2015) ... Dr. Alice Marvel actor actors
    2013
  • Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Stay Cool

    Mrs. Leuchtenberger

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Smell of Success

    Agnes May

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

    Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Waking Madison

    Dolly

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • All Star Superman

    Martha Kent (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • American Horror Story

    - Curtain Call (2015) ... Gloria Mott actor actors

    - Show Stoppers (2015) ... Gloria Mott actor actors

    - Magical Thinking (2015) ... Gloria Mott actor actors

    - Orphans (2014) ... Gloria Mott actor actors

    - Tupperware Party Massacre (2014) ... Gloria Mott actor actors
    2011
  • Stone

    Madylyn

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • 6 Souls

    Mrs. Bernburg

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Bloodworth

    Julia Bloodworth

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

    - Dark Night of the Hunters (2013) ... Angie Dinkley (voice) actor actors

    - Stand and Deliver (2013) ... Angie Dinkley (voice) actor actors

    - Aliens Among Us (2013) ... Angie Dinkley (voice) actor actors

    - All Fear the Freak (2011) ... Angie Dinkley (voice) actor actors

    - A Haunting in Crystal Cove (2011) ... Angie Dinkley (voice) actor actors
    2010
  • Love Happens

    Eloise's Mom

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • New in Town

    Trudy Van Uuden

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Royal Pains

    - A Trismus Story (2013) ... Blythe Ballard actor actors

    - Pins and Needles (2013) ... Blythe Ballard actor actors

    - Vertigo (2013) ... Blythe Ballard actor actors

    - Lawson Translation (2013) ... Blythe Ballard actor actors

    - Blythe Spirits (2013) ... Blythe Ballard actor actors
    2009
  • The Tale of Despereaux

    Antoinette (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Humboldt County

    Rosie

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Mentalist

    - The Red Mile (2011) ... Elspeth Cook actor actors
    2008
  • A Perfect Day

    Camille

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Wicker Man

    Dr. Moss

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Ira & Abby

    Lynne Willoughby

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Shopgirl

    Catherine Buttersfield

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Broken Flowers

    Dora

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • How I Met Your Mother

    - The End of the Aisle (2014) ... Loretta Stinson actor actors

    - Mom and Dad (2013) ... Loretta Stinson actor actors

    - The Lighthouse (2013) ... Loretta Stinson actor actors

    - The Poker Game (2013) ... Loretta Stinson actor actors

    - The Bro Mitzvah (2013) ... Loretta Stinson actor actors
    2005
  • Grey's Anatomy

    - Can't Fight Biology (2010) ... Eleanor Davis actor actors
    2005
  • The Aviator

    Mrs. Hepburn

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Catwoman

    Ophelia

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Desperate Housewives

    - City on Fire (2008) ... Virginia Hildebrand actor actors

    - What More Do I Need? (2008) ... Virginia Hildebrand actor actors

    - There's Always a Woman (2008) ... Virginia Hildebrand actor actors
    2004
  • Die, Mommie, Die!

    Bootsie Carp

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Nip/Tuck

    - Sheila Carlton (2010) ... Jane Fields actor actors
    2003
  • Arrested Development

    - The Fallout (2019) ... Lottie Dottie actor actors

    - Courting Disasters (2019) ... Lottie Dottie actor actors

    - Saving for Arraignment Day (2019) ... Lottie Dottie actor actors

    - The Untethered Sole (2019) ... Lottie Dottie actor actors

    - Premature Independence (2018) ... Lottie Dottie actor actors
    2003
  • Maid in Manhattan

    Paula Burns

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Six Feet Under

    Ruth Fisher

    actor

    actors

    - Everyone's Waiting (2005) ... Ruth Fisher actor actors

    - Static (2005) ... Ruth Fisher actor actors

    - All Alone (2005) ... Ruth Fisher actor actors

    - Ecotone (2005) ... Ruth Fisher actor actors

    - Singing for Our Lives (2005) ... Ruth Fisher actor actors
    2001
  • Murder in a Small Town

    Martha Lassiter

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Crucible

    Ann Putnam

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Angela

    Anne's Mother

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Journey

    Fiona

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Neon Bible

    Miss Scover

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Developing

    Clare

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • One More Mountain

    Peggy Breen

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • ER

    - ...As the Day She Was Born (2008) ... Becky Riley actor actors

    - Coming Home (2007) ... Becky Riley actor actors
    1994
  • Sleepless in Seattle

    Irene Reed

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Adventures of Huck Finn

    Scrawny Shanty Lady

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Scent of a Woman

    Christine Downes

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Billy Bathgate

    Mary Behan

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Law & Order

    - Disciple (1999) ... Rosa Halasy actor actors

    - Prisoner of Love (1990) ... Elizabeth Hendrick actor actors
    1990
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    House Owner

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Our Town

    Mrs. Gibbs

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

    Lyn Kessler

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Lady from Palm Beach

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Another Woman

    Lynn

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Rocket Gibraltar

    Ruby Hanson

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Amazing Grace and Chuck

    Pamela

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • LBJ: The Early Years

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Joy That Kills

    Louise Mallard

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Twilight Zone

    - Take My Life...Please! / Devil's Alphabet / The Library (1986) ... (segment "The Library") actor actors
    1985
  • Falling in Love

    Waitress

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Keeping On

    Sally

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

    Mrs. Watson

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

    Mother / Lilian Steichen

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Newhart

    - Co-Hostess Twinkie (1986) ... actor actors
    1982
  • Hill Street Blues

    - Falling from Grace (1986) ... actor actors
    1981
  • Manhattan

    Shakespearean Actress

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • All's Well That Ends Well

    Diana

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 7 (1989) ... Mrs. Gibbs actor actors
    1971