Frances Fisher
Born: 1952-05-11 in Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Wrong Paris as Birdie
- Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna as Self
- Out of the Woods
2024
- Rust as Evelyn Basset
- The King Tide as Faye
- Desert Road as Homeless Woman
2023
- Reptile as Camille Grady
- Titanic: Stories from the Heart as Self (archive footage)
- On Sacred Ground as Ricky
2021
- Awake as Doris
- Grace and Grit as Sue
- This Is Not a War Story as Dora Casale
2020
- Holidate as Elaine
2019
- Watchmen as Jane Crawford
- Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Run the Race as Louise
2018
- The Rookie as Evelyn Nolan
- Shrimp as Marie
- Marrying Mr. Darcy as Violet Darcy
2017
- The Sinner as Meg Muldoon
- Another Kind of Wedding as Tammy Bergman
2016
- Swedish Dicks as Warden Johnson
- Outlaws and Angels as Esther
- Unleashing Mr. Darcy as Violet Darcy
- An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win as Miss Abbot
- Love on the Run as Delores
- Titanic: Sinking the Myths as D.E. Bristow
- A Beautiful Day as Bev
2015
- The Expanse as Elise Holden
- Woman in Gold as Barbara Schoenberg
- Portrait of Love as Doll Dwyer
2014
- Fargo as Vivian
- Resurrection as Lucille Langston
- You're Not You as Gwen
- The M Word as Carson Riley
2013
- Masters of Sex as Edna Eshelman
- Rectify as Peggy
- The Host as Maggie Stryder
- Plush as Camila
- The Makeover as Allie Doolittle
- Red Wing as Momma B
2012
- Touch as Nicole Farington
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! as Amelia Jones
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- Reflections on Titanic as Self
- The Seven Year Hitch as Mrs. Von Hoffman
- Any Day Now as Judge Meyerson
- Retribution as Betty
- The Silent Thief as Candi Henderson
2011
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Mary Windsor
- A Gifted Man as Blanche Tipton
- The Roommate as Rebecca's Mom
- Golf in the Kingdom as Eve Greene
- Sedona as Tammy
- Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate" as Self
- The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars as Self
- Grow Up Already as Mom
2010
- The Good Guys as Helen Traynor
- Janie Jones as Lily
- Jolene as Cindy
- Backyard Wedding as Eleanor Tyler
2009
- Castle as Matilda King
- The Perfect Game as Betty
2008
- The Mentalist as Victoria Abner
- Sons of Anarchy as Honey
- Childrens Hospital as Headmistress
- To Love and Die
- To Love and Die as Janet
- A Single Woman as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
2007
- Private Practice as Ruby Broome
- Saving Grace as Aunt Cathy
- October Road
- Sex and Death 101 as Hope Hartlight (#80)
- In the Valley of Elah as Evie
- The Kingdom as Elaine Flowers
- My Sexiest Year as Faye
2006
- Eureka as Eva Thorne
- Torchwood as The Mother
- The Night of the White Pants as Vivian Hagan
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Betty Johnson
- Criminal Minds as Antonia Slade
- Medium as Abigail Marsh
- Mrs. Harris as Marge Richey Jacobson
2004
- Boston Legal as Carrie
- Laws of Attraction as Sara Miller
2003
- Two and a Half Men as Priscilla Honeycutt
- Cold Case as Rachel West (2008)
- The Lyon's Den as Brit Hanley
- House of Sand and Fog as Connie Walsh
- Blue Car as Delia
2002
- The Shield as Rita Denton
- Glory Days as Mitzi Dolan
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- The Rising Place as Virginia Wilder
- Passion and Prejudice as Dr. Gwen Barry
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Joanna Sapphire
- Titus as Juanita Titus
- Gone in Sixty Seconds as Junie
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
- The Audrey Hepburn Story as Ella van Heemstra
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
1999
- True Crime as Cecilia Nussbaum
- The Big Tease as Candy
1998
- Becker as Dr. Elizabeth Carson
- Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- Titanic as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
- Wild America as Agnes Stouffer
- Trading Favors as Librarian
1996
- Striptease as Donna Garcia
- Female Perversions as Annunciata
- O. Henry's Christmas
1995
- The Outer Limits as Lady Julia
- Strange Luck as Angie
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta as Cora Day
- The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie as Carol Schaefer
1994
- ER as Helen Kingsley
- Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman as Dr. Theodora Cushing
- Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up as Jo Baker
- Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso as Self
- Babyfever as Rosie
- Molly and Gina as Molly McKenna
1993
- The X-Files as Lizzy Gill
- Praying Mantis as Betty
1992
- Unforgiven as Strawberry Alice
- Devlin as Maryellen
- Wild Blue Moon ... (Director)
1991
- L.A. Story as June
- Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter as Lucille Ball
- Frame Up as Jo Westlake
1990
- Law & Order as Susan Boyd
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Rochelle Bossetti
- A Promise to Keep as Sara
- Sudie and Simpson as Mrs. Marge Allen
1989
- Pink Cadillac as Dinah
- Lost Angels as Judith Loftis
- Cold Sassy Tree as Loma Williams
- Heavy Petting as Self
1988
- Big as Billy's Mother (uncredited)
- Roseanne
- Hello Actors Studio as Self
- Patty Hearst as Yolanda
- Bum Rap as Phyllis
1987
- Tough Guys Don't Dance as Jessica Pond
- Broken Vows as Maureen Phelan
- Heart as Jeannie
1986
- Matlock as Nancy Proctor
1985
- The Equalizer as Amanda Kaufman
1983
- Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? as Louise
1982
1956
- The Edge of Night as Deborah Saxon