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.

Known For

Dora

Broken Flowers

Ophelia

Catwoman

Miss Greythorne

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

Catherine Buttersfield

Shopgirl

Paula Burns

Maid in Manhattan

Eloise's Mom

Love Happens

Christine Downes

Scent of a Woman

Dr. Moss

The Wicker Man

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

Mrs. Bernburg

6 Souls

Rosie

Humboldt County

Trudy Van Uuden

New in Town

Agnes May

The Smell of Success

Bootsie Carp

Die, Mommie, Die!

Madylyn

Stone

Dara

Chasing Ghosts

Miss Scover

The Neon Bible

The Director (voice)

Nimona

Dolly

Waking Madison

Waitress

Falling in Love

Clare

Developing

Scrawny Shanty Lady

The Adventures of Huck Finn

Martha Kent (voice)

All Star Superman

Ruby Hanson

Rocket Gibraltar

Ma Kent (voice)

Superman: Unbound

Mrs. Watson

The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana

Maybelle Carter

Ring of Fire

Camille

A Perfect Day

Mother

Making the Rules

Shakespearean Actress

Manhattan

Mrs. Hepburn

The Aviator

Sally

Keeping On

LBJ: The Early Years

Lyn Kessler

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Fiona

Journey

Antoinette (voice)

The Tale of Despereaux

Lady from Palm Beach

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Lynne Willoughby

Ira & Abby

Ann Putnam

The Crucible

Louise Mallard

The Joy That Kills

Claiborne

Welcome to Happiness

Mrs. Gibbs

Our Town

House Owner

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Dr. Wagerstein

Sequin Raze

Mother / Lilian Steichen

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

Diana

All's Well That Ends Well

Irene Reed

Sleepless in Seattle

Pamela

Amazing Grace and Chuck

Andrea

No Pay, Nudity

Lynn

Another Woman

Peggy Breen

One More Mountain

Martha Lassiter

Murder in a Small Town

Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz

Ethel

Mountain Rest

Jane Graham

The Tale

Mary Behan

Billy Bathgate

Julia Bloodworth

Bloodworth

Self

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

Penny Fleck

Joker

Old Lady

The Power of the Dog

Dr. Rowley

James vs. His Future Self

Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz

Self

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

Mrs. Leuchtenberger

Stay Cool

Lydia

Beautiful People

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-03-15

Place of Birth

Monroe, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Frances Hardman Conroy