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