Stockard Channing
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1944 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Active Years
- 1944–2026 (83 Years)
- Total Credits
- 131 credits in database
Acting Born Feb 13, 1944 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 131 credits
Biography
Stockard Channing is an American actress born on February 13, 1944, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She has appeared in numerous acting credits, totaling 126 known credits. Channing is known for her work in film and television, including the 1978 film Grease and the NBC television series The West Wing, in which she played the role of First Lady Abbey Bartlet from 1999 to 2006. She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation. Channing has received several awards for her performances, including three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
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Career overview
Stockard Channing is an American actress known for her work in film and television. She originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation. The 1993 film version of this production earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Channing has also appeared in notable roles in other productions. She played a significant character in the film Grease and portrayed the First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing. Her performance in The West Wing earned her Emmy Awards.
In addition to her work in television and film, Channing has also had a successful career on stage. She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
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Career timeline
Practical Magic 2
Knuckles
Maryland
Angry Neighbors
Death to 2021
The Guest BookThe Fabulous Allan CarrThe Grease Story
Difficult PeopleBehind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
The Mysteries of LauraFrederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Pulling Strings
Chautauqua: An American Narrative17th Precinct
Sundays at Tiffany'sMultiple Sarcasms
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenThe Good WifeThe Cleveland ShowHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970'sThe Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
Through Deaf EyesSparkle
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering GreaseLook, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Meerkat ManorOut of PracticeMust Love Dogs3 NeedlesRed Mercury
JackThe Kennedy Mystique: Creating CamelotHome of the BraveSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Hitler: The Rise of EvilAbby SingerBright Young ThingsAnything ElseBehind the Red Door
Life or Something Like ItThe Matthew Shepard StoryConfessions of an Ugly StepsisterNew York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
When Billie Beat BobbyWalking with BeastsA Girl ThingSo You Want to Be President?The Business of Strangers
Isn't She GreatWhere the Heart IsThe Truth About JaneOther Voices
The West WingBatman BeyondWhere Are They Now?The Venice Project
Practical MagicThe Baby DanceTwilightAn Unexpected Life
The ViewKing of the HillMan Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
The First Wives ClubLily DaleMoll FlandersUp Close & PersonalEdie & Pen
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarSmokeMr. Willowby's Christmas TreeMichael the Visitor
David's MotherInside the Actors Studio
Intimate PortraitSix Degrees of Separation
Bitter MoonLincoln
Married to It
Meet the Applegates
Full Filmography
131 titles- Practical Magic 2 (2026) as Aunt Frances
- Knuckles (2024) as Wendy Whipple
- Maryland (2023) as Cathy
- Angry Neighbors (2022) as Chloe
- Death to 2021 (2021) as Penn Parker
- The Guest Book (2017) as Jill
- The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) as Self (archive)
- The Grease Story (2017) as Betty Rizzo
- Difficult People (2015) as Bonnie Kessler
- Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (2015) as Rizzo (archive footage)
- The Mysteries of Laura (2014) as Brenda Phillips
- Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America (2014) as Narrator
- Pulling Strings (2013) as Virginia
- Chautauqua: An American Narrative (2011) as Narrator (voice)
- 17th Precinct (2011) as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
- Sundays at Tiffany's (2010) as Vivian Claremont
- Multiple Sarcasms (2010) as Pamela
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The Good Wife (2009) as Veronica Loy
- The Cleveland Show (2009)
- Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009) as Self
- The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (2009) as Narrator (voice)
- Through Deaf Eyes (2007) as Narrator
- Sparkle (2007) as Sheila
- The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease (2006) as Self – Betty Rizzo
- Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) as Self
- Meerkat Manor (2005) as Narrator
- Out of Practice (2005) as Dr. Lydia Barnes
- Must Love Dogs (2005) as Dolly
- 3 Needles (2005) as Olive Cowie
- Red Mercury (2005) as Penelope
- Jack (2004) as Anne
- The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Home of the Brave (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004) as Self (uncredited)
- Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) as Klara Hitler
- Abby Singer (2003) as Stockard Channing (uncredited)
- Bright Young Things (2003) as Mrs. Melrose Ape
- Anything Else (2003) as Paula Chase
- Behind the Red Door (2003) as Julia
- Le Divorce (2003) as Margeeve Walker
- The Piano Man's Daughter (2003) as Lily Kilworth
- Life or Something Like It (2002) as Deborah Connors
- The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) as Judy Shepard
- Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (2002) as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
- New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11 (2002)
- When Billie Beat Bobby (2001) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Walking with Beasts (2001)
- A Girl Thing (2001) as Dr. Beth Noonan
- So You Want to Be President? (2001) as Narrator
- The Business of Strangers (2001) as Julie Styron
- Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines (2001) as Narrator (voice)
- Isn't She Great (2000) as Florence Maybelle
- Where the Heart Is (2000) as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
- The Truth About Jane (2000) as Janice
- Other Voices (2000) as Dr. Gover
- The West Wing (1999) as Abigail 'Abbey' Bartlet
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
- Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
- The Venice Project (1999) as Chandra Chase
- Practical Magic (1998) as Aunt Frances
- The Baby Dance (1998) as Rachel Luckman
- Twilight (1998) as Lt. Verna Hollander
- An Unexpected Life (1998) as Barbara Whitney
- The View (1997) as Self
- King of the Hill (1997) as Mrs. Holloway (voice)
- Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde (1997) as Narrator (voice)
- The First Wives Club (1996) as Cynthia Swann Griffin
- Lily Dale (1996) as Corella
- Moll Flanders (1996) as Mrs. Allworthy
- Up Close & Personal (1996) as Marcia McGrath
- Edie & Pen (1996) as Pen
- An Unexpected Family (1996) as Barbara Whitney
- The Prosecutors (1996) as Ingrid Maynard
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) as Carol Ann
- Smoke (1995) as Ruby McNutt
- Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) as Miss Adelaide
- Michael the Visitor (1995) as Narrator (voice)
- David's Mother (1994) as Bea
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Six Degrees of Separation (1993) as Ouisa
- Bitter Moon (1992) as Beverly (uncredited)
- Lincoln (1992) as Clara Harris (voice)
- Married to It (1991) as Iris Morden
- Meet the Applegates (1990) as Jane Applegate
- Perfect Witness (1989) as Liz Sapperstein
- Staying Together (1989) as Nancy Trainer
- A Time of Destiny (1988) as Margaret
- Tidy Endings (1988) as Marion
- The Room Upstairs (1987) as Leah Lazenby
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) as Susan Reinert
- Echoes in the Darkness (1987) as Susan Reinert
- Heartburn (1986) as Julie
- The Men's Club (1986) as Nancy
- Not My Kid (1985) as Helen Bower
- Without a Trace (1983) as Jocelyn Norris
- Nature (1982) as Narrator (voice)
- Table Settings (1982)
- Safari 3000 (1982) as J.J. Dalton
- The Stockard Channing Show (1980) as Susan Goodenow
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) as Mona Mondieu
- Just Friends (1979) as Susan Hughes
- Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979) as Kitty O'Neil
- Grease (1978) as Rizzo
- The Cheap Detective (1978) as Bess
- A Different Approach (1978)
- Lucan (1977) as Mickey MacElwaine
- Sweet Revenge (1976) as Vurlla Kowsky
- The Big Bus (1976) as Kitty Baxter
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self - Guest
- The Fortune (1975) as Freddie Bigard
- The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self
- NOVA (1974) as Narrator (voice)
- NOVA (1974) as Self - Bible Reader
- The Girl Most Likely To... (1973) as Miriam Knight
- Up the Sandbox (1972) as Judy Stanley (uncredited)
- The Hospital (1971) as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
- Sesame Street (1969) as Mad Painter's Victim
- Love, American Style (1969) as Marsha Sue
- Medical Center (1969)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee / Performer
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Leah Lazenby
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Stockard Channing best known for?
Stockard Channing is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Practical Magic 2 (2026), Knuckles (2024), Maryland (2023), Angry Neighbors (2022).
When and where was Stockard Channing born?
Stockard Channing was born on February 13, 1944 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Stockard Channing have?
Stockard Channing has accumulated over 131 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2026.
What is Stockard Channing's background in cinema and television?
Stockard Channing is an American actress born on February 13, 1944, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She has appeared in numerous acting credits, totaling 126 known credits. Channing is known for her work in film and television, including the 1978 film Grease and the NBC television series The West Wing, in w...
Stockard Channing by the numbers
131credits
90films
41TV series
1944–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Leah Lazenby — aged about 7
- The West Wing (1999) as Abigail 'Abbey' Bartlet — aged about 55
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice) — aged about 55
- Nature (1982) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 38
- The Good Wife (2009) as Veronica Loy — aged about 65
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self — aged about 18
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