Frances Conroy

Known for: Acting

Born: 1953-03-15 (age 73)

From: Monroe, Georgia, USA

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.

Filmography (97)

MOVIE★ 7.9
Nimona
2023
as The Director (voice)
TV★ 7.1
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Barb (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Power of the Dog
2021
as Old Lady
MOVIE★ 8.1
Joker
2019
as Penny Fleck
MOVIE★ 5.8
James vs. His Future Self
2019
as Dr. Rowley
TV★ 7.3
Dead to Me
2019
as Eileen Wood
MOVIE★ 4.8
Mountain Rest
2018
as Ethel
TV★ 7.2
Castle Rock
2018
as Martha Lacy
TV★ 7.8
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Ms. Clearinet (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Tale
2018
as Jane Graham
TV★ 8.0
Young Sheldon
2017
as Flora Douglas
TV★ 6.2
The Mist
2017
as Natalie Raven
MOVIE★ 4.0
No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Andrea Gottlieb
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2016
as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Welcome to Happiness
2016
as Claiborne
TV
Bornebusch i tevefabriken
2016
as Guest
TV★ 7.7
We Bare Bears
2015
as Faye / Additional Voices (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.8
Making the Rules
2014
as Mother
MOVIE★ 6.3
Chasing Ghosts
2014
as Dara
TV★ 6.3
Getting On
2013
as Dr. Alice Marvel
MOVIE★ 5.2
Ring of Fire
2013
as Maybelle Carter
MOVIE★ 6.6
Superman: Unbound
2013
as Ma Kent (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Sequin Raze
2013
as Dr. Wagerstein
MOVIE★ 9.0
Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story
2012
as Self
TV★ 8.1
American Horror Story
2011
as Moira O'Hara
MOVIE★ 4.8
Stay Cool
2011
as Mrs. Leuchtenberger
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Smell of Success
2011
as Agnes May
MOVIE★ 6.3
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
2011
as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)
TV★ 6.3
Love Bites
2011
as Faye Strathmore
MOVIE★ 5.5
Waking Madison
2011
as Dolly
MOVIE★ 10.0
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
All Star Superman
2011
as Martha Kent (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Stone
2010
as Madylyn
TV★ 8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Mrs. Dinkley (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
6 Souls
2010
as Mrs. Bernburg
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bloodworth
2010
as Julia Bloodworth
MOVIE★ 5.8
Love Happens
2009
as Eloise's Mom
TV★ 6.7
Royal Pains
2009
as Blythe Ballard
MOVIE★ 5.8
New in Town
2009
as Trudy Van Uuden
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
as Antoinette (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Humboldt County
2008
as Rosie
TV★ 8.4
The Mentalist
2008
as Elspeth Cook
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
2007
as Miss Greythorne
MOVIE★ 4.4
A Perfect Day
2006
as Camille
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Wicker Man
2006
as Dr. Moss
MOVIE★ 5.6
Ira & Abby
2006
as Lynne Willoughby
MOVIE★ 5.8
Shopgirl
2005
as Catherine Buttersfield
TV★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Loretta Stinson
MOVIE★ 6.9
Broken Flowers
2005
as Dora
TV★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Eleanor Davis
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Aviator
2004
as Mrs. Hepburn
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Virginia Hildebrand
MOVIE★ 4.6
Catwoman
2004
as Ophelia
TV★ 7.9
Arrested Development
2003
as Lottie Dottie
MOVIE★ 6.6
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003
as Bootsie Carp
TV★ 7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Jane Fields
MOVIE★ 6.1
Maid in Manhattan
2002
as Paula Burns
TV★ 8.1
Six Feet Under
2001
as Ruth Fisher
TV★ 6.6
Stark Raving Mad
1999
as Beverly Rose
MOVIE★ 5.7
Murder in a Small Town
1999
as Martha Lassiter
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Crucible
1996
as Ann Putnam
MOVIE★ 5.5
Angela
1996
as Anne's Mother
MOVIE★ 6.2
Journey
1995
as Fiona
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Neon Bible
1995
as Miss Scover
MOVIE★ 7.6
Developing
1995
as Clare
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Becky Riley
MOVIE★ 6.0
One More Mountain
1994
as Peggy Breen
MOVIE★ 6.7
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Irene Reed
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
as Scrawny Shanty Lady
TV★ 7.0
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
as Mrs. Benson
MOVIE★ 7.8
Scent of a Woman
1992
as Christine Downes
MOVIE★ 5.8
Billy Bathgate
1991
as Mary Behan
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Elizabeth Hendrick
MOVIE★ 7.4
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
as House Owner
MOVIE★ 9.0
Our Town
1989
as Mrs. Gibbs
MOVIE★ 7.0
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988
as Lyn Kessler
MOVIE★ 7.1
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Lady from Palm Beach
MOVIE★ 6.8
Another Woman
1988
as Lynn
MOVIE★ 6.0
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Ruby Hanson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Amazing Grace and Chuck
1987
as Pamela
MOVIE★ 7.6
LBJ: The Early Years
1987
TV★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Library")
MOVIE
The Joy That Kills
1985
as Louise Mallard
MOVIE★ 6.7
Falling in Love
1984
as Waitress
TV★ 6.3
Kennedy
1983
as Jean Smith
MOVIE★ 10.0
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983
MOVIE★ 7.0
Keeping On
1983
as Sally
TV★ 7.1
Newhart
1982
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana
1982
as Mrs. Watson
MOVIE★ 8.0
Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences
1982
as Mother / Lilian Steichen
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Mother / Lilian Steichen
TV★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
MOVIE★ 7.7
Manhattan
1979
as Shakespearean Actress
MOVIE★ 7.0
All's Well That Ends Well
1978
as Diana
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Mrs. Gibbs
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Fiona
TV
Beautiful People
—
as Lydia