Frances Fisher

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 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.

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Filmography

2025

Rust
Rust
Movie - Released: 5/1/2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2025

2024

The King Tide
The King Tide
as Faye
Movie - Released: 4/26/2024
Desert Road
Desert Road
as Homeless Woman
Movie - Released: 3/10/2024

2023

Reptile
Reptile
as Camille Grady
Movie - Released: 9/29/2023
On Sacred Ground
On Sacred Ground
as Ricky
Movie - Released: 1/13/2023

2021

Awake
Awake
as Doris
Movie - Released: 6/9/2021
Grace and Grit
Grace and Grit
as Sue
Movie - Released: 6/4/2021
This Is Not a War Story
This Is Not a War Story
as Dora Casale
Movie - Released: 10/28/2021

2020

Holidate
Holidate
as Elaine
Movie - Released: 10/27/2020

2019

Run the Race
Run the Race
as Louise
Movie - Released: 2/22/2019
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/27/2019
Watchmen
Watchmen
as Jane Crawford
TV - Released: 10/20/2019

2018

Marrying Mr. Darcy
Marrying Mr. Darcy
as Violet Darcy
Movie - Released: 6/2/2018
Shrimp
Shrimp
as Marie
Movie - Released: 9/22/2018
The Rookie
The Rookie
as Evelyn Nolan
TV - Released: 10/16/2018

2017

Another Kind of Wedding
Another Kind of Wedding
as Tammy Bergman
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
The Sinner
The Sinner
as Meg Muldoon
TV - Released: 8/2/2017

2016

Unleashing Mr. Darcy
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
as Violet Darcy
Movie - Released: 1/23/2016
Outlaws and Angels
Outlaws and Angels
as Esther
Movie - Released: 1/25/2016
Love on the Run
Love on the Run
as Delores
Movie - Released: 7/26/2016
Movie
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
as D.E. Bristow
Movie - Released: 9/1/2016
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
as Miss Abbot
Movie - Released: 10/21/2016
A Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day
as Bev
Movie - Released: 9/18/2016
Swedish Dicks
Swedish Dicks
as Warden Johnson
TV - Released: 9/2/2016

2015

Portrait of Love
Portrait of Love
as Doll Dwyer
Movie - Released: 3/14/2015
Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold
as Barbara Schoenberg
Movie - Released: 3/20/2015
The Expanse
The Expanse
as Elise Holden
TV - Released: 12/14/2015

2014

The M Word
The M Word
as Carson Riley
Movie - Released: 4/30/2014
You're Not You
You're Not You
as Gwen
Movie - Released: 10/10/2014
Resurrection
Resurrection
as Lucille Langston
TV - Released: 5/15/2014
Fargo
Fargo
as Vivian
TV - Released: 4/15/2014

2013

The Host
The Host
as Maggie Stryder
Movie - Released: 3/22/2013
The Makeover
The Makeover
as Allie Doolittle
Movie - Released: 1/26/2013
Plush
Plush
as Camila
Movie - Released: 9/13/2013
Red Wing
Red Wing
as Momma B
Movie - Released: 10/4/2013
Rectify
Rectify
as Peggy
TV - Released: 4/22/2013
Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex
as Edna Eshelman
TV - Released: 9/29/2013

2012

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3
as Amelia Jones
Movie - Released: 9/3/2012
Retribution
Retribution
as Betty
Movie - Released: 11/10/2012
The Seven Year Hitch
The Seven Year Hitch
as Mrs. Von Hoffman
Movie - Released: 10/13/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/4/2012
The Silent Thief
The Silent Thief
as Candi Henderson
Movie - Released: 4/15/2012
Reflections on Titanic
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/10/2012
Any Day Now
Any Day Now
as Judge Meyerson
Movie - Released: 12/14/2012
Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater (archive footage)
TV - Released: 2/13/2012
Touch
Touch
as Nicole Farington
TV - Released: 1/25/2012

2011

The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Mary Windsor
Movie - Released: 3/17/2011
Golf in the Kingdom
Golf in the Kingdom
as Eve Greene
Movie - Released: 7/28/2011
Sedona
Sedona
as Tammy
Movie - Released: 2/19/2011
Grow Up Already
Grow Up Already
as Mom
Movie - Released: 9/16/2011
The Roommate
The Roommate
as Rebecca's Mom
Movie - Released: 2/4/2011
A Gifted Man
A Gifted Man
as Blanche Tipton
TV - Released: 9/23/2011

2010

Janie Jones
Janie Jones
as Lily
Movie - Released: 9/17/2010
Backyard Wedding
Backyard Wedding
as Eleanor Tyler
Movie - Released: 7/13/2010
Jolene
Jolene
as Cindy
Movie - Released: 10/29/2010
The Good Guys
The Good Guys
TV - Released: 5/19/2010

2009

The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game
as Betty
Movie - Released: 11/9/2009
Castle
Castle
as Matilda King
TV - Released: 3/9/2009

2008

To Love and Die
To Love and Die
as Janet
Movie - Released: 12/30/2008
A Single Woman
A Single Woman
as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
Movie - Released: 9/21/2008
TV
To Love and Die
TV - Released: 12/30/2008
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
as Honey
TV - Released: 9/3/2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Victoria Abner
TV - Released: 9/23/2008
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
as Headmistress
TV - Released: 12/8/2008

2007

The Kingdom
The Kingdom
as Elaine Flowers
Movie - Released: 8/22/2007
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
as Evie
Movie - Released: 9/14/2007
Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101
as Hope Hartlight (#80)
Movie - Released: 6/15/2007
My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year
as Faye
Movie - Released: 10/17/2007
October Road
October Road
TV - Released: 3/15/2007
Saving Grace
Saving Grace
TV - Released: 7/23/2007
Private Practice
Private Practice
as Ruby Broome
TV - Released: 9/26/2007

2006

The Night of the White Pants
The Night of the White Pants
as Vivian Hagan
Movie - Released: 4/27/2006
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Harris
as Marge Richey Jacobson
Movie - Released: 2/25/2006
Torchwood
Torchwood
as The Mother
TV - Released: 10/22/2006
Eureka
Eureka
as Eva Thorne
TV - Released: 7/18/2006

2005

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
as Self / Ruth DeWitt Bukater (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005
Medium
Medium
as Abigail Marsh
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Betty Johnson
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
as Antonia Slade
TV - Released: 9/22/2005

2004

Laws of Attraction
Laws of Attraction
as Sara Miller
Movie - Released: 4/4/2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
as Carrie
TV - Released: 10/3/2004

2003

House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog
as Connie Walsh
Movie - Released: 12/19/2003
Blue Car
Blue Car
as Delia
Movie - Released: 4/25/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Rachel West (2008)
TV - Released: 9/28/2003
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
as Priscilla Honeycutt
TV - Released: 9/22/2003
The Lyon's Den
The Lyon's Den
as Brit Hanley
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

The Shield
The Shield
as Rita Denton
TV - Released: 3/12/2002
Glory Days
Glory Days
as Mitzi Dolan
TV - Released: 1/16/2002

2001

Movie
The Rising Place
as Virginia Wilder
Movie - Released: 2/1/2001
Movie
Passion and Prejudice
as Dr. Gwen Barry
Movie - Released: 7/22/2001
TV
Good Day Live
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/2001

2000

The Audrey Hepburn Story
The Audrey Hepburn Story
as Ella van Heemstra
Movie - Released: 3/27/2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Junie
Movie - Released: 6/9/2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Movie - Released: 11/4/2000
Titus
Titus
TV - Released: 3/20/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Joanna Sapphire
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

The Big Tease
The Big Tease
as Candy
Movie - Released: 11/26/1999
True Crime
True Crime
as Cecilia Nussbaum
Movie - Released: 3/19/1999

1998

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Becker
Becker
as Dr. Elizabeth Carson
TV - Released: 11/2/1998

1997

Female Perversions
Female Perversions
as Annunciata
Movie - Released: 4/25/1997
Wild America
Wild America
as Agnes Stouffer
Movie - Released: 7/2/1997
Trading Favors
Trading Favors
as Librarian
Movie - Released: 6/4/1997
Titanic
Titanic
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
Movie - Released: 11/18/1997
The View
The View
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Striptease
Striptease
as Donna Garcia
Movie - Released: 6/28/1996
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas
Movie - Released: 6/3/1996

1995

Movie
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
as Carol Schaefer
Movie - Released: 4/17/1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
as Cora Day
Movie - Released: 9/15/1995
Strange Luck
Strange Luck
as Angie
TV - Released: 9/15/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Lady Julia
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
as Dr. Theodora Cushing
Movie - Released: 9/28/1994
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
as Jo Baker
Movie - Released: 12/27/1994
Babyfever
Babyfever
as Rosie
Movie - Released: 5/4/1994
Molly and Gina
Molly and Gina
as Molly McKenna
Movie - Released: 5/18/1994
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/11/1994
ER
ER
as Helen Kingsley
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
as Betty
Movie - Released: 8/11/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Lizzy Gill
TV - Released: 9/10/1993

1992

Unforgiven
Unforgiven
as Strawberry Alice
Movie - Released: 8/7/1992
Devlin
Devlin
as Maryellen
Movie - Released: 9/12/1992

1991

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Lucille Ball
Movie - Released: 2/10/1991
Frame Up
Frame Up
as Jo Westlake
Movie - Released: 6/27/1991
L.A. Story
L.A. Story
as June
Movie - Released: 2/8/1991

1990

Movie
Sudie and Simpson
as Mrs. Marge Allen
Movie - Released: 9/11/1990
A Promise to Keep
A Promise to Keep
as Sara
Movie - Released: 10/1/1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
as Rochelle Bossetti
Movie - Released: 10/12/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Susan Boyd
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Lost Angels
Lost Angels
as Judith Loftis
Movie - Released: 5/5/1989
Cold Sassy Tree
Cold Sassy Tree
as Loma Williams
Movie - Released: 10/16/1989
Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac
as Dinah
Movie - Released: 5/26/1989
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/22/1989

1988

Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst
as Yolanda
Movie - Released: 9/23/1988
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988
Big
Big
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/3/1988
Bum Rap
Bum Rap
as Phyllis
Movie - Released: 9/26/1988
Roseanne
Roseanne
TV - Released: 10/18/1988

1987

Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Jessica Pond
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
Heart
Heart
as Jeannie
Movie - Released: 11/13/1987
Broken Vows
Broken Vows
as Maureen Phelan
Movie - Released: 1/28/1987

1986

Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Amanda Kaufman
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Francesca
TV - Released: 9/18/1985

1983

Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
as Louise
Movie - Released: 9/10/1983

1982

Newhart
Newhart
TV - Released: 10/2/1982

1956

The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
as Deborah Saxon
TV - Released: 4/2/1956

Unknown

Movie