Frances Conroy filmography
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The following is a list of actress Frances Conroy{{'}}s acting credits; including her appearances in film, television, and the theatre.
With over 100 acting credits to her name, Conroy is perhaps well known for her starring role as Ruth Fisher on the HBO series Six Feet Under. The role won her a Golden Globe Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Since Six Feet Under's ending, she guest starred in numerous television programs and had supporting roles in major motion pictures. She returned to television prominence in 2011, when she was cast in a recurring role on the FX anthology-horror series American Horror Story. Conroy's role garnered acclaim once again, being nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a Saturn Award. She then proceeded to appear in the next three seasons of the show, getting nominated for a second Primetime Emmy Award for her appearance in the third season. She also returned to American Horror Story as a guest in for its sixth and seventh seasons, entitled Roanoke and Cult before recurring in Apocalypse, the show's eighth season. In 2021, Conroy returned to the main cast for the show's tenth season, entitled Double Feature.
In 2015, she starred in the Hulu original series Casual, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy for its first season and starred in The Mist in 2017. Since 2020, Conroy had also portrayed Eileen Wood on Netflix's Dead To Me.
Film
=Feature films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1979
| Shakespearean actress | |
| 1984
| Waitress | |
| 1987
| Pamela | |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| Ruby Hanson | |
| Another Woman
| Lynn | |
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
| Diana | |
| 1989
| House Owner | |
| 1991
| Mary Behan | |
| 1992
| Christine Downes | |
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| Irene Reed | |
| The Adventures of Huck Finn
| Scrawny Shanty Lady | |
| 1994
| Developing | Clare |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| Miss Scover | |
| Angela
| Anne's mother | Credited as Francis Conroy |
| 1996
| Ann Putnam | |
| 2002
| Paula Burns | |
| 2003
| Bootsie Carp | |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Catwoman | Ophelia Powers | |
| The Aviator
| Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn | |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| Shopgirl | Catherine Buttersfield | |
| Broken Flowers
| Dora Anderson | |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Lynn Willoughby | |
| The Wicker Man
| Dr. T.H. Moss | |
| 2007
| The Seeker: The Dark is Rising | Miss Greythorne | |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Rosie | |
| The Tale of Despereaux
| Antoinette | Voice |
| rowspan="5" | 2009
| Eloise's mom | |
| Waking Madison
| Dolly Walker | |
| New in Town
| Trudy Van Uuden | |
| Stay Cool
| Mrs. Leuchtenberger | |
| Shelter
| Mrs. Bernberg | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Julia Bloodworth | |
| Stone
| Madylyn Mabry | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | rowspan="3" | Voice |
| All-Star Superman |
| 2013
|Martha Kent |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Making the Rules | Mother | |
| Chasing Ghosts
| Dara | |
| 2015
| Claiborne | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Andrea | |
| Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
| Voice |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| The Tale | Jane Graham | |
| Mountain Rest
| Ethel | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Joker | Penny Fleck | |
| James vs. His Future Self
| Dr. Rowley | |
| 2021
| Old Lady | |
| 2023
| Nimona | The Director | Voice |
| 2024
| Penny Fleck | Archival footage |
=Television films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1978
| All's Well That Ends Well | Diana | |
| 1982
| The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana | Mrs. Watson | |
| 1988
| Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami | Lyn Kessler | |
| 1994
| One More Mountain | Peggy Breen | |
| 1995
| Journey | Fiona | |
| 1998
| Mrs. Byrne | |
| 1999
| Martha Lassiter | |
| 2006
| Camille Bailey | |
| 2008
| Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal | Kathy | |
| 2012
| Beautiful People | Lydia | |
| 2013
| |
Television
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1982
| Mother | Episode: "Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences" |
| 1983
| Kennedy | Unknown episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| Louise Mallard | Episode: "The Joy That Kills" |
| 3-2-1 Contact
| Kateh | Episode: "Earth: Building Models" |
| rowspan="3" | 1986
| Ellen Pendleton | Episode: "The Library" |
| Newhart
| Liz Sable | Episode: "Co-Hostess Twinkie" |
| Hill Street Blues
| Porsche lady | Episode: "Falling from Grace" |
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| Gladys Lynch | Episode: "Steele Hanging in There: Part 1" |
| Crime Story
| Mrs. Jankowski | Episode: "The Battle of Las Vegas" |
| 1989
| Mrs. Gibbs | Episode: "Our Town" |
| 1990
| Elizabeth Hendrick | Episode: "Prisoner of Love" |
| 1993
| Mrs. Benson | 2 episodes |
| 1997
| Marilyn | Episode: "The Center" |
| 1998
| Cosby | Elizabeth | Episode: "Judgement Day" |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Rosa Halasy | Episode: "Disciple" |
| Stark Raving Mad
| Beverly Rose | Episode: "The Pigeon" |
| 2001–05
| Lead role |
| 2002
| Mrs. Throbbing Energy Source | Voice, episode: "The Thrilla at Intrepidvilla" |
| 2004
| Veterinarian Hero | Voice, episode: "Flappy's Not Happy" |
| 2007–08
| ER | Becky Riley | 2 episodes |
| 2008
| Virginia Hildebrand | 3 episodes |
| 2009–14
| 9 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Nip/Tuck | Jane Fields | Episode: "Sheila Carlton" |
| Happy Town
| Peggy Haplin | 7 episodes |
| Grey's Anatomy
| Eleanor | Episode: "Can't Fight Biology" |
| 2010–13
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Angie Dinkley | Voice, 15 episodes |
| 2011
| Sandy Gregson | 2 episodes |
| 2011
| Faye Strathmore | Episode: "How To..." |
| 2011
| Elspeth | Episode: "The Red Mile" |
| 2011
| American Horror Story: Murder House | Moira O'Hara | 11 episodes |
| 2012–13
| American Horror Story: Asylum | The Angel of Death | 5 episodes |
| 2013
| Blythe Ballard | 6 episodes |
| 2013–14
| American Horror Story: Coven | Myrtle Snow | 10 episodes |
| 2014
| American Horror Story: Freak Show | Gloria Mott | 8 episodes |
| 2015
| Married | Janice | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
| 2015–18
| Casual | Dawn | 11 episodes |
| 2015
| Dr. Alice Marvel | Episode: "No, I Don't Want a Fucking Smiley Face" |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Grandma Agnes | Episode: "The Real Grandma" |
| American Horror Story: Roanoke
| Denise Monroe (portraying Mama Polk) | Episode: "Chapter 5" |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Faye | Voice, episode: "Neighbors" |
| The Mist
| Nathalie Raven | 10 episodes |
| American Horror Story: Cult
|Bebe Babbitt | 2 episodes |
| 2018
| Dr. Flora Douglas | Episode: "An Eagle Feather, a String Bean, and an Eskimo" |
| 2018–19
| Lottie Dottie | 5 episodes |
| 2018–19
| Martha Lacy | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2018
| rowspan=2| American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Myrtle Snow | 6 episodes |
| Moira O'Hara
| Episode: "Return to Murder House" |
| 2020–22
| Eileen Wood | 5 episodes |
| 2020
| Mrs. Clarinet / Lead Elf of Ski Patrol | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2021
| American Horror Story: Double Feature | Sarah Cunningham / Belle Noir | 6 episodes |
| 2022
| The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Barb (voice) | Episode: "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents" |
Theatre
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role(s) ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1976
|Lord/Officer/Citizen/Nun/Monk/Attendant |
| 1978
|Mother Courage and Her Children |Kattrin |
| 1978 |
| 1978
|Isabel/Diana |
| 1979
|Christine (replacement) |
| 1980
| Othello |
| 1980
| Jo |
| 1982
|Julia |
| 1983
| Margaret Church |
| 1984
|To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday |Kevin |
| 1984
|Romance Language |
| 1987
|Ann Whitefield |
| 1988
| Zero Positive | Samantha |
| 1988–89
| Our Town | Mrs. Gibbs |
| 1989
| Marion French |
| 1990
| Some Americans Abroad | Frankie Lewis |
| 1990
| Ivanov | Anna Petrovna |
| 1991
| Agnes Eggling |
| 1991
| Mrs. Hesione Hushabye |
| 1991–92
| Two Shakespearean Actors | Catherine Forrest |
| 1992
| Sally Truman (replacement) |
| 1993
| Patricia Hamilton (replacement) |
| 1993
| In the Summer House | Mrs. Constable |
| 1994
| Booth | Mary Ann |
| 1994
| Margaret Hyman |
| 1994–95
| "B" (replacement) | Promenade Theatre |
| 1996
| Arts and Leisure | Lenore |
| 1996–97
| The Countess |
| 1997
| Birdie Hubbard |
| 1998
| Mrs. Antrobus |
| 1998
| Theo |
| 1999
| Capulat |
| 1999–2000
| Gabrielle Buonocelli |
| 2000
| Theo |
| 2006
| Pyrenees | Vivienne |
| 2010
| Nettie Cleary |
See also
References
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External links
- {{IBDB name|36084}}
- {{IMDb name|175814}}
- {{Iobdb name|698}}
- {{tcmdb name|38091}}
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