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Frances Conroy

American actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1953 · age 72

Frances Hardman Conroy is a retired American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth Fisher on the television series Six Feet Under (2001-2005), for which she won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

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A life in dates

2023NimonaFilm, The Director (voice)2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalSeries, Barb (voice)2019James vs. His Future SelfFilm, Dr. Rowley2018Castle RockSeries, Martha Lacy2016Tom and Jerry: Back to OzFilm, Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)2015We Bare BearsSeries, Faye / Additional Voices (voice)2013Superman: UnboundFilm, Ma Kent (voice)2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedSeries, Mrs. Dinkley (voice)6 SoulsFilm, 2010Mrs. Bernburg2008The MentalistSeries, Elspeth CookHumboldt CountyFilm, 2008Rosie2006Ira & AbbyFilm, Lynne Willoughby2005Broken FlowersFilm, Dora2004Desperate HousewivesSeries, Virginia Hildebrand2003Die, Mommie, Die!Film, Bootsie Carp2001Six Feet UnderSeries, Ruth Fisher1996AngelaFilm, Anne's Mother1992Scent of a WomanFilm, Christine Downes1991Billy BathgateFilm, Mary Behan1990Law & OrderSeries, Elizabeth Hendrick1988Another WomanFilm, Lynn1982American PlayhouseSeries, Mother / Lilian Steichen1979ManhattanFilm, Shakespearean Actress1971Great PerformancesSeries, Mrs. Gibbs1953Born13 November 1953

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Known for

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  • Joker 2019
  • Nimona 2023
  • Scent of a Woman 1992
  • Manhattan 1979
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989

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Filmography 40

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Television 24

Media & music

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Conroy in March 2012Conroy in March 2012

Awards

Golden Globe Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

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She is also known for playing the older version of Moira O'Hara in season one of the television anthology series American Horror Story, which garnered Conroy her first Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television nomination, and as well a Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Conroy subsequently portrayed The Angel of Death, Myrtle Snow, Gloria Mott, Mama Polk, Bebe Babbitt, and Belle Noir on seven further seasons of the show: Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, Roanoke, Cult, Apocalypse, and Double Feature, respectively; this makes Conroy, along with Denis O'Hare, fourth among the actors who have appeared in most seasons of the show. For her performance in Coven, she was nominated again for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.

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Born 1953 · age 72

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