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Stockard Channing

Acting 82 years old Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA ★ 2.1
Born: February 13, 1944

Biography

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).

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Known For

Grease
Grease Betty Rizzo 1978
Practical Magic
Practical Magic Aunt Frances 1998
Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon Beverly (uncredited) 1992
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Carol Ann 1995
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club Cynthia Swann Griffin 1996

Filmography

Acting Credits (127)

Practical Magic 2
Practical Magic 2 Aunt Frances 2026
Knuckles
Knuckles Wendy Whipple 2024
Maryland
Maryland Cathy 2023
Angry Neighbors
Angry Neighbors Chloe 2022
Death to 2021
Death to 2021 Penn Parker 2021
The Grease Story
The Grease Story Betty Rizzo 2017
The Guest Book
The Guest Book Jill 2017
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales Rizzo (archive footage) 2015
Difficult People
Difficult People Bonnie Kessler 2015
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura Brenda Phillips 2014
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
Chautauqua: An American Narrative Narrator (voice) 2011
Sundays at Tiffany's
Sundays at Tiffany's Vivian Claremont 2010
Multiple Sarcasms
Multiple Sarcasms Pamela 2010
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show 2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Veronica Loy 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
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
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
Out of Practice
Out of Practice Dr. Lydia Barnes 2005
3 Needles
3 Needles Olive Cowie 2005
Meerkat Manor
Meerkat Manor Narrator 2005
Must Love Dogs
Must Love Dogs Dolly 2005
Red Mercury
Red Mercury Penelope 2005
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
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
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Hitler: The Rise of Evil Klara Hitler 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
Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts 2001
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
A Girl Thing
A Girl Thing Dr. Beth Noonan 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 West Wing
The West Wing Abbey Bartlet 1999
The Venice Project
The Venice Project Chandra Chase 1999
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now? Self 1999
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice) 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
The View
The View Self 1997
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde Narrator (voice) 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Mrs. Holloway (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
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
David's Mother
David's Mother Bea 1994
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation Ouisa 1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
Lincoln
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
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
Nature
Nature Narrator (voice) 1982
Safari 3000
Safari 3000 J.J. Dalton 1982
The Stockard Channing Show
The Stockard Channing Show Susan Goodenow 1980
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Mona Mondieu 1979
Just Friends
Just Friends Susan Hughes 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
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self - Guest 1975
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again Self 1975
NOVA
NOVA Narrator (voice) 1974
NOVA
NOVA Self - Bible Reader 1974
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
Sesame Street
Sesame Street Mad Painter's Victim 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Marsha Sue 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center 1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Winner 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Nominee / Performer 1956
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Leah Lazenby 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944

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