Skip to main content
Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher

Acting1952Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK

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.

Acting History

Future
Ruby Road
as Ruby
Ruby Road
Executive Producer
2025
Rust
as Evelyn Basset
2024
Desert Road
as Homeless Woman
2023
Reptile
as Camille Grady
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Awake
as Doris
The Rookie
TVas Evelyn Nolan• 2 eps
The Sinner
TVas Meg Muldoon• 8 eps
2020
Holidate
as Elaine
2019
Run the Race
as Louise
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Watchmen
TVas Jane Crawford• 5 eps
2018
Marrying Mr. Darcy
as Violet Darcy
Shrimp
as Marie
2017
Another Kind of Wedding
as Tammy Bergman
Fargo
TVas Vivian• 1 eps
2016
Love on the Run
as Delores
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
as Violet Darcy
Criminal Minds
TVas Antonia Slade• 1 eps
The Expanse
TVas Elise Holden• 2 eps
Swedish Dicks
TVas Warden Johnson
2015
Heart of the matter
as Doll Dwyer
Woman in Gold
as Barbara Schoenberg
Masters of Sex
TVas Edna Eshelman• 4 eps
2014
The M Word
as Carson Riley
Rectify
TVas Peggy• 1 eps
Resurrection
TVas Lucille Langston• 21 eps
Castle
TVas Matilda King• 1 eps
2013
Red Wing
as Momma B
Plush
as Camila
The Host
as Maggie Stryder
The Makeover
as Allie Doolittle
Touch
TVas Nicole Farington• 5 eps
2012
The Silent Thief
as Candi Henderson
The Seven Year Hitch
as Mrs. Von Hoffman
Retribution
as Betty
Any Day Now
as Judge Meyerson
Childrens Hospital
TVas Headmistress• 1 eps
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Mary Windsor
Sedona
as Tammy
The Roommate
as Rebecca's Mom
Golf in the Kingdom
as Eve Greene
Torchwood
TVas The Mother• 10 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Joanna Sapphire• 1 eps
A Gifted Man
TVas Blanche Tipton• 16 eps
2010
Backyard Wedding
as Eleanor Tyler
Jolene
as Cindy
Two and a Half Men
TVas Priscilla Honeycutt• 1 eps
Private Practice
TVas Ruby Broome• 1 eps
Sons of Anarchy
TVas Honey• 1 eps
The Good Guys
TVas Helen Traynor• 1 eps
2009
The Mentalist
TVas Victoria Abner• 1 eps
2008
A Single Woman
as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
The Shield
TVas Rita Denton• 4 eps
Cold Case
TVas Rachel West (2008)• 1 eps
Eureka
TVas Eva Thorne• 8 eps
2007
The Kingdom
as Elaine Flowers
Sex and Death 101
as Hope Hartlight (#80)
Saving Grace
TVas Aunt Cathy• 1 eps
2006
Mrs. Harris
as Marge Richey Jacobson
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Betty Johnson• 1 eps
2005
Medium
TVas Abigail Marsh• 1 eps
ER
TVas Helen Kingsley• 1 eps
2004
Laws of Attraction
as Sara Miller
Good Day Live
TVas Self• 1 eps
Boston Legal
TVas Carrie• 1 eps
2003
House of Sand and Fog
as Connie Walsh
Blue Car
as Delia
The Lyon's Den
TVas Brit Hanley
2002
Glory Days
TVas Mitzi Dolan
2001
The Rising Place
as Virginia Wilder
Passion and Prejudice
as Dr. Gwen Barry
The X-Files
TVas Lizzy Gill• 1 eps
2000
The Audrey Hepburn Story
as Ella van Heemstra
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Titus
TVas Juanita Titus• 3 eps
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TVas Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
1999
True Crime
as Cecilia Nussbaum
Becker
TVas Dr. Elizabeth Carson• 5 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Lady Julia• 1 eps
1998
1997
Trading Favors
as Librarian
Wild America
as Agnes Stouffer
Titanic
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
Female Perversions
as Annunciata
The View
TVas Self
1996
Striptease
as Donna Garcia
1995
Strange Luck
TVas Angie
1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
as Dr. Theodora Cushing
Babyfever
as Rosie
Molly and Gina
as Molly McKenna
1993
Law & Order
TVas Susan Boyd• 1 eps
1992
Devlin
as Maryellen
Unforgiven
as Strawberry Alice
1991
L.A. Story
as June
Frame Up
as Jo Westlake
1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
as Rochelle Bossetti
Sudie and Simpson
as Mrs. Marge Allen
1989
Cold Sassy Tree
as Loma Williams
Lost Angels
as Judith Loftis
Matlock
TVas Nancy Proctor• 2 eps
1988
Bum Rap
as Phyllis
Big
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Patty Hearst
as Yolanda
1987
Heart
as Jeannie
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Jessica Pond
Broken Vows
as Maureen Phelan
The Equalizer
TVas Francesca• 2 eps
1983
1956
The Edge of Night
TVas Deborah Saxon

Social Media

IMDb

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/11/1952(73 years old)
Place of Birth
Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK