Frances Sternhagen

Known for: Acting

Born: 1930-01-13 – 2023-11-27 (aged 93)

From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on and off Broadway, in movies, and on TV beginning in the 1950s, won a Tony, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Filmography (74)

MOVIE★ 6.0
And So It Goes
2014
as Claire
MOVIE
Pearl
2012
as Pearl
TV★ 7.9
Prohibition
2011
as Reader (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dolphin Tale
2011
as Gloria Forrest
TV★ 7.5
Parenthood
2010
as Blanche Braverman
MOVIE★ 6.7
Julie & Julia
2009
as Irma Rombauer
MOVIE★ 8.2
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Mist
2007
as Irene Reppler
TV★ 7.9
The Closer
2005
as Willie Ray Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
2003
as Self - Actress
MOVIE★ 8.0
Misery Loves Company
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Highway
2002
as Mrs. Murray
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Laramie Project
2002
as Marge Murray
MOVIE★ 5.1
Curtain Call
1998
as Amy
TV★ 7.4
Sex and the City
1998
as Bunny MacDougal
MOVIE★ 9.5
To Live Again
1998
as Constance Holmes
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Con
1998
as Hadabelle
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Jean Anderson
MOVIE★ 4.8
Reunion
1994
as Tobie Yates
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Millicent Carter
MOVIE★ 5.3
Vault of Horror I
1994
as Effie Gluckman (archive footage)
TV★ 10.0
The Road Home
1994
as Charlotte Babineaux
MOVIE★ 7.0
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
1993
as Mary Rafferty
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Donner Party
1992
as voice
MOVIE★ 6.1
Raising Cain
1992
as Dr. Lynn Waldheim
MOVIE★ 5.7
She Woke Up
1992
as Noelle DuVausant
MOVIE★ 6.4
Doc Hollywood
1991
as Lillian, Welcoming Committee
MOVIE★ 5.8
Golden Years
1991
as Gina Williams
TV★ 6.2
Golden Years
1991
as Gina Williams
MOVIE★ 8.0
Coney Island
1991
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Misery
1990
as Virginia
MOVIE★ 5.2
Sibling Rivalry
1990
as Rose Turner
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Margaret Langdon
MOVIE
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Follow Your Heart
1990
as Cloe Sixbury
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Communion
1989
as Dr. Janet Duffy
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
MOVIE★ 6.0
See You in the Morning
1989
as Neenie
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
as Clara
MOVIE★ 7.0
Once Again
1987
as Esther
TV★ 7.0
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Dora
TV★ 10.0
At Mother's Request
1987
as Berenice Bradshaw
MOVIE★ 6.3
Resting Place
1986
as Eudora McCallister
TV★ 7.0
Spencer
1984
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Dining Room
1984
as Various
MOVIE★ 6.3
Prototype
1983
as Dorothy Forrester
MOVIE★ 5.1
Romantic Comedy
1983
as Blanche Dailey
MOVIE★ 5.9
Independence Day
1983
as Carla Taylor
TV★ 7.6
Cheers
1982
as Esther Clavin
MOVIE★ 6.4
Outland
1981
as Dr. Lazarus
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1980
as Mary Richards
MOVIE★ 10.0
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980
as Mrs. Lloyd
MOVIE★ 6.4
Starting Over
1979
as Marva Potter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978
as Nellie Henderson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fedora
1978
as Miss Balfour
TV★ 7.0
The Andros Targets
1977
as Mrs. Mason
MOVIE
Enemies
1974
as Paulina
MOVIE★ 4.6
Two People
1973
as Mrs. McCluskey
MOVIE
The Rimers of Eldritch
1972
as Wilma Atkins
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Hospital
1971
as Mrs. Cushing
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Wilma Atkins
MOVIE★ 7.1
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
MOVIE★ 7.0
Soldier in Love
1967
as Abigail
TV★ 7.5
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Miss Koeller
TV★ 5.5
Another World
1964
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 4.5
The Secret Storm
1954
TV★ 6.3
Omnibus
1952
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Abigail
TV★ 6.7
Love of Life
1951
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Mrs. Who
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Betty - Secretary