Frances Conroy

Biography

Frances Conroy (born March 15, 1953) is an American actress. She is most widely known for playing the matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe in 2004.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

The Mentalist

Law & Order

Law & Order

Desperate Housewives

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

All Movies (65)

• Nimona2023 · as The Director (voice)
• The Power of the Dog2021 · as Old Lady
• Joker2019 · as Penny Fleck
• James vs. His Future Self2019 · as Dr. Rowley
• Mountain Rest2018 · as Ethel
• The Tale2018 · as Jane Graham
• No Pay, Nudity2016 · as Andrea Gottlieb
• Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz2016 · as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)
• Welcome to Happiness2016 · as Claiborne
• Making the Rules2014 · as Mother
• Chasing Ghosts2014 · as Dara
• Ring of Fire2013 · as Maybelle Carter
• Superman: Unbound2013 · as Ma Kent (voice)
• Sequin Raze2013 · as Dr. Wagerstein
• Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story2012 · as Self
• Stay Cool2011 · as Mrs. Leuchtenberger
• The Smell of Success2011 · as Agnes May
• Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz2011 · as Auntie Em / Glinda (voice)
• Waking Madison2011 · as Dolly
• Behind Bars: The Making of Stone2011 · as Self
• All Star Superman2011 · as Martha Kent (voice)
• Stone2010 · as Madylyn
• 6 Souls2010 · as Mrs. Bernburg
• Bloodworth2010 · as Julia Bloodworth
• Love Happens2009 · as Eloise's Mom
• New in Town2009 · as Trudy Van Uuden
• The Tale of Despereaux2008 · as Antoinette (voice)
• Humboldt County2008 · as Rosie
• The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising2007 · as Miss Greythorne
• A Perfect Day2006 · as Camille
• The Wicker Man2006 · as Dr. Moss
• Ira & Abby2006 · as Lynne Willoughby
• Shopgirl2005 · as Catherine Buttersfield
• Broken Flowers2005 · as Dora
• The Aviator2004 · as Mrs. Hepburn
• Catwoman2004 · as Ophelia
• Die, Mommie, Die!2003 · as Bootsie Carp
• Maid in Manhattan2002 · as Paula Burns
• Murder in a Small Town1999 · as Martha Lassiter
• The Crucible1996 · as Ann Putnam
• Angela1996 · as Anne's Mother
• Journey1995 · as Fiona
• The Neon Bible1995 · as Miss Scover
• Developing1995 · as Clare
• One More Mountain1994 · as Peggy Breen
• Sleepless in Seattle1993 · as Irene Reed
• The Adventures of Huck Finn1993 · as Scrawny Shanty Lady
• Scent of a Woman1992 · as Christine Downes
• Billy Bathgate1991 · as Mary Behan
• Crimes and Misdemeanors1989 · as House Owner
• Our Town1989 · as Mrs. Gibbs
• Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami1988 · as Lyn Kessler
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels1988 · as Lady from Palm Beach
• Another Woman1988 · as Lynn
• Rocket Gibraltar1988 · as Ruby Hanson
• Amazing Grace and Chuck1987 · as Pamela
• LBJ: The Early Years1987
• The Joy That Kills1985 · as Louise Mallard
• Falling in Love1984 · as Waitress
• Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number1983
• Keeping On1983 · as Sally
• The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana1982 · as Mrs. Watson
• Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences1982 · as Mother / Lilian Steichen
• Manhattan1979 · as Shakespearean Actress
• All's Well That Ends Well1978 · as Diana

All TV Shows (41)

• The Boys Presents: Diabolical2022 · as Barb (voice)
• Dead to Me2019 · as Eileen Wood
• Castle Rock2018 · as Martha Lacy
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Ms. Clearinet (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Lead Patrol Elf (voice)
• Young Sheldon2017 · as Flora Douglas
• The Mist2017 · as Natalie Raven
• Bornebusch i tevefabriken2016 · as Guest
• We Bare Bears2015 · as Faye / Additional Voices (voice)
• Getting On2013 · as Dr. Alice Marvel
• American Horror Story2011 · as Moira O'Hara
• American Horror Story2011 · as Myrtle Snow
• American Horror Story2011 · as Angel of Death
• American Horror Story2011 · as Gloria Mott
• American Horror Story2011 · as Belle Noir / Sarah Cunningham
• American Horror Story2011 · as Mama Polk
• American Horror Story2011 · as Bebe Babbitt
• Love Bites2011 · as Faye Strathmore
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Mrs. Dinkley (voice)
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010 · as Angie Dinkley (voice)
• Royal Pains2009 · as Blythe Ballard
• The Mentalist2008 · as Elspeth Cook
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Loretta Stinson
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Eleanor Davis
• Desperate Housewives2004 · as Virginia Hildebrand
• Arrested Development2003 · as Lottie Dottie
• Nip/Tuck2003 · as Jane Fields
• Six Feet Under2001 · as Ruth Fisher
• Stark Raving Mad1999 · as Beverly Rose
• ER1994 · as Becky Riley
• Alex Haley's Queen1993 · as Mrs. Benson
• Law & Order1990 · as Elizabeth Hendrick
• Law & Order1990 · as Rosa Halasy
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "The Library")
• Kennedy1983 · as Jean Smith
• Newhart1982
• Hill Street Blues1981
• Great Performances1971 · as Mrs. Gibbs
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Fiona
• Beautiful People— · as Lydia