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Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Acting

Born: February 13, 1944Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.  Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stockard Channing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography

Practical Magic 2

Aunt Frances

2026
Angry Neighbors

Angry Neighbors

Chloe

2022
Death to 2021

Death to 2021

Penn Parker

2021
The Grease Story

The Grease Story

Betty Rizzo

2017
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Narrator

2014
Pulling Strings

Pulling Strings

Virginia

2013
17th Precinct

17th Precinct

Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley

2011

Chautauqua: An American Narrative

Narrator (voice)

2011
Sundays at Tiffany's

Sundays at Tiffany's

Vivian Claremont

2010
Multiple Sarcasms

Multiple Sarcasms

Pamela

2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Self

2009
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies

Narrator (voice)

2009
Sparkle

Sparkle

Sheila

2007

Through Deaf Eyes

Narrator

2007
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Self

2006
3 Needles

3 Needles

Olive Cowie

2005
Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs

Dolly

2005
Red Mercury

Red Mercury

Penelope

2005

The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot

Narrator (voice)

2004
Jack

Jack

Anne

2004
Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

Narrator (voice)

2004
Abby Singer

Abby Singer

Stockard Channing (uncredited)

2003
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Mrs. Melrose Ape

2003
The Piano Man's Daughter

The Piano Man's Daughter

Lily Kilworth

2003
Anything Else

Anything Else

Paula Chase

2003
Le Divorce

Le Divorce

Margeeve Walker

2003
Behind the Red Door

Behind the Red Door

Julia

2003
Life or Something Like It

Life or Something Like It

Deborah Connors

2002
The Matthew Shepard Story

The Matthew Shepard Story

Judy Shepard

2002
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer

2002
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11

New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11

2002
The Business of Strangers

The Business of Strangers

Julie Styron

2001
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines

Narrator (voice)

2001
When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2001
So You Want to Be President?

So You Want to Be President?

Narrator

2001
The Truth About Jane

The Truth About Jane

Janice

2000
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Thelma 'Sister' Husband

2000
Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great

Florence Maybelle

2000
Other Voices

Other Voices

Dr. Gover

2000
The Venice Project

The Venice Project

Chandra Chase

1999
Practical Magic

Practical Magic

Aunt Frances

1998
The Baby Dance

The Baby Dance

Rachel Luckman

1998
An Unexpected Life

An Unexpected Life

Barbara Whitney

1998
Twilight

Twilight

Lt. Verna Hollander

1998
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Narrator (voice)

1997
An Unexpected Family

An Unexpected Family

Barbara Whitney

1996
The Prosecutors

The Prosecutors

Ingrid Maynard

1996
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

Cynthia Swann Griffin

1996
Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders

Mrs. Allworthy

1996
Lily Dale

Lily Dale

Corella

1996
Edie & Pen

Edie & Pen

Pen

1996
Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal

Marcia McGrath

1996
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Miss Adelaide

1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Carol Ann

1995
Smoke

Smoke

Ruby McNutt

1995
Michael the Visitor

Michael the Visitor

Narrator (voice)

1995
David's Mother

David's Mother

Bea

1994
Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

Ouisa

1993

Lincoln

Clara Harris (voice)

1992
Bitter Moon

Bitter Moon

Beverly (uncredited)

1992
Married to It

Married to It

Iris Morden

1991
Meet the Applegates

Meet the Applegates

Jane Applegate

1990
Staying Together

Staying Together

Nancy Trainer

1989
Perfect Witness

Perfect Witness

Liz Sapperstein

1989
Tidy Endings

Tidy Endings

Marion

1988
A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny

Margaret

1988
Echoes in the Darkness

Echoes in the Darkness

Susan Reinert

1987
The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

Leah Lazenby

1987
The Men's Club

The Men's Club

Nancy

1986
Heartburn

Heartburn

Julie

1986
Not My Kid

Not My Kid

Helen Bower

1985
Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Jocelyn Norris

1983
Safari 3000

Safari 3000

J.J. Dalton

1982
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Mona Mondieu

1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

Kitty O'Neil

1979
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Bess

1978
Grease

Grease

Betty Rizzo

1978
A Different Approach

A Different Approach

1978
Lucan

Lucan

Mickey MacElwaine

1977
The Big Bus

The Big Bus

Kitty Baxter

1976
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Vurlla Kowsky

1976
The Fortune

The Fortune

Freddie Bigard

1975

The Lion Roars Again

Self

1975
The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

Miriam Knight

1973
Up the Sandbox

Up the Sandbox

Judy Stanley (uncredited)

1972
The Hospital

The Hospital

E.R. Nurse (uncredited)

1971