Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 13, 1930
Place of Birth:
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Frances Sternhagen
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | And So It Goes | Claire |
| 2012 | Pearl | Pearl |
| 2011 | Dolphin Tale | Gloria Forrest |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Irma Rombauer |
| 2008 | When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' | Self |
| 2007 | The Mist | Irene Reppler |
| 2003 | Misery Loves Company | Self |
| 2003 | Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star | Self - Actress |
| 2002 | Highway | Mrs. Murray |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Marge Murray |
| 1998 | The Con | Hadabelle |
| 1998 | To Live Again | Constance Holmes |
| 1998 | Curtain Call | Amy |
| 1994 | Reunion | Tobie Yates |
| 1994 | Vault of Horror I | Effie Gluckman (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story | Mary Rafferty |
| 1992 | Raising Cain | Dr. Lynn Waldheim |
| 1992 | The Donner Party | voice |
| 1992 | She Woke Up | Noelle DuVausant |
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Lillian, Welcoming Committee |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Gina Williams |
| 1991 | Coney Island | (voice) |
| 1990 | Misery | Virginia |
| 1990 | Follow Your Heart | Cloe Sixbury |
| 1990 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self |
| 1990 | Sibling Rivalry | Rose Turner |
| 1989 | Communion | Dr. Janet Duffy |
| 1989 | See You in the Morning | Neenie |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Clara |
| 1986 | Resting Place | Eudora McCallister |
| 1984 | The Dining Room | Various |
| 1983 | Prototype | Dorothy Forrester |
| 1983 | Romantic Comedy | Blanche Dailey |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Carla Taylor |
| 1981 | Outland | Dr. Lazarus |
| 1980 | The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg | Mary Richards |
| 1980 | Mother and Daughter: The Loving War | Mrs. Lloyd |
| 1979 | Starting Over | Marva Potter |
| 1978 | Fedora | Miss Balfour |
| 1978 | Who'll Save Our Children? | Nellie Henderson |
| 1974 | Enemies | Paulina |
| 1973 | Two People | Mrs. McCluskey |
| 1972 | The Rimers of Eldritch | Wilma Atkins |
| 1971 | The Hospital | Mrs. Cushing |
| 1967 | Up the Down Staircase | Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian |
| 1967 | Soldier in Love | Abigail |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Prohibition | Reader (voice) |
| 2010 | Parenthood | Blanche Braverman |
| 2005 | The Closer | Willie Ray Johnson |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Bunny MacDougal |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Jean Anderson |
| 1994 | ER | Millicent Carter |
| 1994 | The Road Home | Charlotte Babineaux |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Gina Williams |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Margaret Langdon |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Estelle Muller |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mrs. Bellamy (voice) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart") |
| 1988 | American Experience | (voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience | Self (voice) |
| 1987 | At Mother's Request | Berenice Bradshaw |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Dora |
| 1984 | Spencer | |
| 1982 | Cheers | Esther Clavin |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets | Mrs. Mason |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Wilma Atkins |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Paulina |
| 1964 | Another World | |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | Miss Koeller |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1954 | The Secret Storm | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Love of Life | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Abigail |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. McAlister |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Mrs. Who |
| 1948 | Studio One | Betty - Secretary |
| 1948 | Studio One | Mary |