About
Frances Fisher
Overview
Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997); directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
She is also known for her roles as Jane Crawford on the HBO series Watchmen, Mary Windsor in The Lincoln Lawyer, Evelyn Nolan (John Nolan's mother) on CBS's The Rookie, Barbara Schoenberg in Woman in Gold, Gwen in You're Not You, Lucille Langston on ABC's scifi drama Resurrection, Maggie Stryder in The Host (2013), Nicole Farmington on ABC's scifi drama Touch, Blanche Tipton on CBS's A Gifted Man, Elaine Flowers in The Kingdom (2007), The Mother on BBC's Torchwood, Eva Thorne on Syfy's Eureka, Connie Walsh in House of Sand and Fog, Sara Miller in Laws of Attraction, Junie in Gone in 60 Seconds, Donna Garcia in Striptease, Angie in FOX's Strange Luck, June in L.A. Story, and Rochelle Bossetti in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
Known for
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| 2024 | Rust | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | The King Tide | Actor | Faye | 60 Fair |
| 2024 | Desert Road | Actor | Homeless Woman | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Reptile | Actor | Camille Grady | 64 Fair |
| 2023 | On Sacred Ground | Actor | Ricky | 58 Average |
| 2021 | This Is Not a War Story | Actor | Dora Casale | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Awake | Actor | Doris | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Grace and Grit | Actor | Sue | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Holidate | Actor | Elaine | 68 Fair |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Actor | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Run the Race | Actor | Louise | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Shrimp | Actor | Marie | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Marrying Mr. Darcy | Actor | Violet Darcy | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Another Kind of Wedding | Actor | Tammy Bergman | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Sinner | Actor | Meg Muldoon | 74 Good |
| 2016 | An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win | Actor | Miss Abbot | 59 Average |
| 2016 | A Beautiful Day | Actor | Bev | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Titanic: Sinking the Myths | Actor | D.E. Bristow | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Love on the Run | Actor | Delores | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Outlaws and Angels | Actor | Esther | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Unleashing Mr. Darcy | Actor | Violet Darcy | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Woman in Gold | Actor | Barbara Schoenberg | 69 Fair |
| 2015 | Heart of the Matter | Actor | Doll | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Portrait of Love | Actor | Doll Dwyer | 59 Average |
| 2014 | You're Not You | Actor | Gwen | 68 Fair |
| 2014 | Resurrection | Actor | Lucille Langston | 72 Good |
| 2014 | The M Word | Actor | Carson Riley | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Red Wing | Actor | Momma B | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Plush | Actor | Camila | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Host | Actor | Maggie Stryder | 62 Fair |
| 2013 | The Makeover | Actor | Allie Doolittle | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Any Day Now | Actor | Judge Meyerson | 61 Fair |
| 2012 | Retribution | Actor | Betty | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Seven Year Hitch | Actor | Mrs. Von Hoffman | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 | Actor | Amelia Jones | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | The Silent Thief | Actor | Candi Henderson | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | Actor | (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | A Gifted Man | Actor | Blanche Tipton | 67 Fair |
| 2011 | Grow Up Already | Actor | Mom | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Golf in the Kingdom | Actor | Eve Greene | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Actor | Mary Windsor | 70 Good |
| 2011 | Sedona | Actor | Tammy | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Roommate | Actor | Rebecca's Mom | 55 Average |
| 2010 | Jolene | Actor | Cindy | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Janie Jones | Actor | Lily | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Backyard Wedding | Actor | Eleanor Tyler | 59 Average |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game | Actor | Betty | 61 Fair |
| 2008 | To Love and Die | Actor | Janet | 58 Average |
| 2008 | To Love and Die | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2008 | A Single Woman | Actor | Narrator (voice) / Suffragist | 58 Average |
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elah | Actor | Evie | 64 Fair |
| 2007 | The Kingdom | Actor | Elaine Flowers | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Actor | Hope Hartlight (#80) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | The Night of the White Pants | Actor | Vivian Hagan | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Actor | Marge Richey Jacobson | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Laws of Attraction | Actor | Sara Miller | 58 Average |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Actor | Connie Walsh | 66 Fair |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Actor | Brit Hanley | 70 Good |
| 2003 | Blue Car | Actor | Delia | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Glory Days | Actor | Mitzi Dolan | 69 Fair |
| 2001 | Passion and Prejudice | Actor | Dr. Gwen Barry | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Actor | Virginia Wilder | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | Actor | Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss | N/A N/A |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Actor | Junie | 63 Fair |
| 2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Story | Actor | Ella van Heemstra | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Big Tease | Actor | Candy | 58 Average |
| 1999 | True Crime | Actor | Cecilia Nussbaum | 62 Fair |
| 1998 | Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Titanic | Actor | Ruth DeWitt Bukater | 78 Good |
| 1997 | Wild America | Actor | Agnes Stouffer | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Trading Favors | Actor | Librarian | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Female Perversions | Actor | Annunciata | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Striptease | Actor | Donna Garcia | 56 Average |
| 1996 | O. Henry's Christmas | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Actor | Cora Day | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | Actor | Angie | 70 Good |
| 1995 | The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie | Actor | Carol Schaefer | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up | Actor | Jo Baker | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman | Actor | Dr. Theodora Cushing | 57 Average |
| 1994 | Molly and Gina | Actor | Molly McKenna | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Babyfever | Actor | Rosie | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Praying Mantis | Actor | Betty | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Devlin | Actor | Maryellen | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Actor | Strawberry Alice | 76 Good |
| 1991 | Frame Up | Actor | Jo Westlake | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | Actor | Lucille Ball | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Actor | June | 61 Fair |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Actor | Rochelle Bossetti | 59 Average |
| 1990 | A Promise to Keep | Actor | Sara | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpson | Actor | Mrs. Marge Allen | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Cold Sassy Tree | Actor | Loma Williams | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Heavy Petting | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Pink Cadillac | Actor | Dinah | 57 Average |
| 1989 | Lost Angels | Actor | Judith Loftis | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Hello Actors Studio | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Bum Rap | Actor | Phyllis | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Patty Hearst | Actor | Yolanda | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Big | Actor | Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited) | 70 Good |
| 1987 | Heart | Actor | Jeannie | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Actor | Jessica Pond | 57 Average |
| 1987 | Broken Vows | Actor | Maureen Phelan | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? | Actor | Louise | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night | Actor | Deborah Saxon | 68 Fair |
| The Wrong Paris | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1992 | Wild Blue Moon | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 1992 | Wild Blue Moon | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |