Frances Fisher
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1952-05-11 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Francis Fisher
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.
Known For
TV Shows (47)
The Rookie
2018
as Evelyn Nolan
Law & Order
1990
as Susan Boyd
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Betty Johnson
Criminal Minds
2005
as Antonia Slade
The Mentalist
2008
as Victoria Abner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Joanna Sapphire
Castle
2009
as Matilda King
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Priscilla Honeycutt
The X-Files
1993
as Lizzy Gill
Fargo
2014
as Vivian
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Honey
ER
1994
as Helen Kingsley
The Expanse
2015
as Elise Holden
The View
1997
as Self
Boston Legal
2004
as Carrie
Medium
2005
as Abigail Marsh
Cold Case
2003
as Rachel West (2008)
Private Practice
2007
as Ruby Broome
The Shield
2002
as Rita Denton
The Equalizer
1985
as Amanda Kaufman / Francesca
Matlock
1986
as Nancy Proctor
Eureka
2006
as Eva Thorne
The Sinner
2017
as Meg Muldoon
Newhart
1982
The Outer Limits
1995
as Lady Julia
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Becker
1998
as Dr. Elizabeth Carson
Masters of Sex
2013
as Edna Eshelman
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Headmistress
Torchwood
2006
as The Mother
Saving Grace
2007
as Aunt Cathy
Watchmen
2019
as Jane Crawford
Touch
2012
as Nicole Farington
Titus
2000
as Juanita Titus
Rectify
2013
as Peggy
Resurrection
2014
as Lucille Langston
The Good Guys
2010
as Helen Traynor
The Lyon's Den
2003
as Brit Hanley
October Road
2007
Roseanne
1988
A Gifted Man
2011
as Blanche Tipton
Glory Days
2002
as Mitzi Dolan
Swedish Dicks
2016
as Warden Johnson
The Edge of Night
1956
as Deborah Saxon
Strange Luck
1995
as Angie
To Love and Die
2008
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Movies (102)
Titanic
1997
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
Unforgiven
1992
as Strawberry Alice
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Junie
Striptease
1996
as Donna Garcia
Big
1988
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Reptile
2023
as Camille Grady
The Host
2013
as Maggie Stryder
The Kingdom
2007
as Elaine Flowers
Sex and Death 101
2007
as Hope Hartlight (#80)
Rust
2025
as Evelyn Basset
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
The Wrong Paris
2025
as Birdie
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Mary Windsor
Laws of Attraction
2004
as Sara Miller
Holidate
2020
as Elaine
The Roommate
2011
as Rebecca's Mom
Woman in Gold
2015
as Barbara Schoenberg
Awake
2021
as Doris
The King Tide
2024
as Faye
In the Valley of Elah
2007
as Evie
You're Not You
2014
as Gwen
Female Perversions
1996
as Annunciata
Blue Car
2003
as Delia
Jolene
2010
as Cindy
True Crime
1999
as Cecilia Nussbaum
Pink Cadillac
1989
as Dinah
House of Sand and Fog
2003
as Connie Walsh
Janie Jones
2010
as Lily
The Perfect Game
2009
as Betty
L.A. Story
1991
as June
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
as Rochelle Bossetti
Plush
2013
as Camila
Heavy Petting
1989
as Self
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012
as Amelia Jones
Patty Hearst
1988
as Yolanda
The Makeover
2013
as Allie Doolittle
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Wild America
1997
as Agnes Stouffer
Marrying Mr. Darcy
2018
as Violet Darcy
Retribution
2012
as Betty
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
as Dr. Theodora Cushing
Hello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
Heart
1987
as Jeannie
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
2025
as Self
Broken Vows
1987
as Maureen Phelan
Trading Favors
1997
as Librarian
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994
as Self
Lost Angels
1989
as Judith Loftis
Devlin
1992
as Maryellen
Outlaws and Angels
2016
as Esther
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Cora Day
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
2016
as Violet Darcy
Any Day Now
2012
as Judge Meyerson
Mrs. Harris
2006
as Marge Richey Jacobson
Shrimp
2018
as Marie
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983
as Louise
Another Kind of Wedding
2017
as Tammy Bergman
Red Wing
2013
as Momma B
The Audrey Hepburn Story
2000
as Ella van Heemstra
On Sacred Ground
2023
as Ricky
A Single Woman
2008
as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
The Seven Year Hitch
2012
as Mrs. Von Hoffman
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
as Loma Williams
Portrait of Love
2015
as Doll Dwyer
The Big Tease
1999
as Candy
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
O. Henry's Christmas
1996
Grace and Grit
2021
as Sue
To Love and Die
2008
as Janet
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
1995
as Carol Schaefer
Babyfever
1994
as Rosie
Sedona
2011
as Tammy
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016
as Miss Abbot
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991
as Lucille Ball
Grow Up Already
2011
as Mom
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Jessica Pond
Backyard Wedding
2010
as Eleanor Tyler
The Silent Thief
2012
as Candi Henderson
A Promise to Keep
1990
as Sara
Praying Mantis
1993
as Betty
Run the Race
2019
as Louise
My Sexiest Year
2007
as Faye
The Night of the White Pants
2006
as Vivian Hagan
Molly and Gina
1994
as Molly McKenna
Desert Road
2024
as Homeless Woman
Bum Rap
1988
as Phyllis
The M Word
2014
as Carson Riley
Golf in the Kingdom
2011
as Eve Greene
The Rising Place
2001
as Virginia Wilder
Ruby Road
as Ruby
This Is Not a War Story
2021
as Dora Casale
Sudie and Simpson
1990
as Mrs. Marge Allen
Passion and Prejudice
2001
as Dr. Gwen Barry
Frame Up
1991
as Jo Westlake
Love on the Run
2016
as Delores
A Beautiful Day
2016
as Bev
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994
as Jo Baker
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016
as D.E. Bristow
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
as Self
About Frances Fisher
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 Wo… With 149 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Frances Fisher has appeared in 102 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frances Fisher Movies
- Titanic (1997) — as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
- Unforgiven (1992) — as Strawberry Alice
- Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) — as Junie
- Striptease (1996) — as Donna Garcia
- Big (1988) — as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
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