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Frances Fisher

Acting Born May 11, 1952 Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Rookie

as Evelyn Nolan

Law & Order

as Susan Boyd

Grey's Anatomy

as Betty Johnson

The Mentalist

as Victoria Abner

Criminal Minds

as Antonia Slade

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Joanna Sapphire

Two and a Half Men

as Priscilla Honeycutt

Fargo

as Vivian

The X-Files

as Lizzy Gill

Sons of Anarchy

as Honey

ER

as Helen Kingsley

The Expanse

as Elise Holden

Full filmography

  • The Rookie (2018) as Evelyn Nolan
  • Law & Order (1990) as Susan Boyd
  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Betty Johnson
  • The Mentalist (2008) as Victoria Abner
  • Criminal Minds (2005) as Antonia Slade
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Joanna Sapphire
  • Private Practice (2007) as Ruby Broome
  • Medium (2005) as Abigail Marsh
  • Castle (2009) as Matilda King
  • Two and a Half Men (2003) as Priscilla Honeycutt
  • Fargo (2014) as Vivian
  • The X-Files (1993) as Lizzy Gill
  • Sons of Anarchy (2008) as Honey
  • ER (1994) as Helen Kingsley
  • The Expanse (2015) as Elise Holden
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • Cold Case (2003) as Rachel West (2008)
  • Boston Legal (2004) as Carrie
  • The Shield (2002) as Rita Denton
  • Titanic (1997) as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
  • Matlock (1986) as Nancy Proctor
  • Newhart (1982)
  • The Sinner (2017) as Meg Muldoon
  • The Equalizer (1985) as Amanda Kaufman