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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Movies (106)
El otro París
2025 · Birdie
Out of the Woods
2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
2025 · Self
Rust: La Ley Del Oeste
2024 · Evelyn Basset
La Niña Del Mar
2024 · Faye
Desert Road
2024 · Homeless Woman
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Reptiles
2023 · Camille Grady
On Sacred Ground
2023 · Ricky
This Is Not a War Story
2021 · Dora Casale
Disomnia
2021 · Doris
Gracia y Coraje
2021 · Sue
Amor de calendario
2020 · Elaine
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019 · Self - Actress (archive footage)
Carrera por un Sueño
2019 · Louise
Shrimp
2018 · Marie
La boda del señor Darcy
2018 · Violet Darcy
Another Kind of Wedding
2017 · Tammy Bergman
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016 · Miss Abbot
A Beautiful Day
2016 · Bev
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016 · D.E. Bristow
Love on the Run
2016 · Delores
Outlaws and Angels
2016 · Esther
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
2016 · Violet Darcy
La dama de oro
2015 · Barbara Schoenberg
Portrait of Love
2015 · Doll Dwyer
You're Not You
2014 · Gwen
The M Word
2014 · Carson Riley
Red Wing
2013 · Momma B
Plush
2013 · Camila
La Huésped
2013 · Maggie Stryder
The Makeover
2013 · Allie Doolittle
Any Day Now
2012 · Judge Meyerson
Retribution
2012 · Betty
The Seven Year Hitch
2012 · Mrs. Von Hoffman
Reflections on Titanic
2012 · Self
Una Chihuahua de Beverly Hills 3: ¡Viva la Fiesta!
2012 · Amelia Jones
The Silent Thief
2012 · Candi Henderson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
Grow Up Already
2011 · Mom
Golf in the Kingdom
2011 · Eve Greene
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
2011 · Self
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
2011 · Self
El Defensor
2011 · Mary Windsor
Sedona
2011 · Tammy
Peligrosa compañia
2011 · Rebecca's Mom
Jolene
2010 · Cindy
Janie Jones
2010 · Lily
Backyard Wedding
2010 · Eleanor Tyler
El juego perfecto
2009 · Betty
To Love and Die
2008 · Janet
A Single Woman
2008 · Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
My Sexiest Year
2007 · Faye
En el valle de las sombras
2007 · Evie
El Reino
2007 · Elaine Flowers
Sex and Death 101
2007 · Hope Hartlight (#80)
The Night of the White Pants
2006 · Vivian Hagan
Mrs. Harris
2005 · Marge Richey Jacobson
Las leyes de atracción
2004 · Sara Miller
House of Sand and Fog
2003 · Connie Walsh
Blue Car
2003 · Delia
Passion and Prejudice
2001 · Dr. Gwen Barry
The Rising Place
2001 · Virginia Wilder
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
60 Segundos
2000 · Junie
The Audrey Hepburn Story
2000 · Ella van Heemstra
The Big Tease
1999 · Candy
Crímenes verdaderos
1999 · Cecilia Nussbaum
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998 · Self
Titanic
1997 · Ruth DeWitt Bukater
Wild America
1997 · Agnes Stouffer
Trading Favors
1997 · Librarian
Female Perversions
1996 · Annunciata
Striptease
1996 · Donna Garcia
O. Henry's Christmas
1996
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995 · Cora Day
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
1995 · Carol Schaefer
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994 · Jo Baker
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994 · Self
El ataque de la mujer de 50 pies
1994 · Dr. Theodora Cushing
Molly and Gina
1994 · Molly McKenna
Babyfever
1994 · Rosie
Praying Mantis
1993 · Betty
Devlin
1992 · Maryellen
Los imperdonables
1992 · Strawberry Alice
El embrujo
1992 · Director, Writer
Frame Up
1991 · Jo Westlake
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991 · Lucille Ball
L.A. Story
1991 · June
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · Rochelle Bossetti
A Promise to Keep
1990 · Sara
Sudie and Simpson
1990 · Mrs. Marge Allen
Cold Sassy Tree
1989 · Loma Williams
Heavy Petting
1989 · Self
Pink Cadillac
1989 · Dinah
Lost Angels
1989 · Judith Loftis
Hello Actors Studio
1988 · Self
Bum Rap
1988 · Phyllis
Patty Hearst
1988 · Yolanda
Big
1988 · Billy's Mother (uncredited)
Heart
1987 · Jeannie
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Jessica Pond
Broken Vows
1987 · Maureen Phelan
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983 · Louise
Ruby Road
· Ruby, Executive Producer
The Call
TV shows (48)
Watchmen
2019 · Jane Crawford
The Rookie
2018 · Evelyn Nolan
The Sinner
2017 · Meg Muldoon
Swedish Dicks
2016 · Warden Johnson
The Expanse
2015 · Elise Holden
Resurrection
2014 · Lucille Langston
Fargo
2014 · Vivian
Masters of Sex
2013 · Edna Eshelman
Rectify
2013 · Peggy
Touch
2012 · Nicole Farington
A Gifted Man
2011 · Blanche Tipton
Detectives Por Accidente
2010 · Helen Traynor
Castle
2009 · Matilda King
To Love and Die
2008
Hospital Infantil
2008 · Headmistress
El mentalista
2008 · Victoria Abner
Hijos de la anarquía
2008 · Honey
Private Practice
2007 · Ruby Broome
Saving Grace
2007 · Aunt Cathy
October Road
2007
Torchwood: El día del milagro
2006 · The Mother
Eureka
2006 · Eva Thorne
Mentes Criminales
2005 · Antonia Slade
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Betty Johnson
Médium
2005 · Abigail Marsh
Justicia Ciega
2004 · Carrie
Caso Cerrado
2003 · Rachel West (2008)
The Lyon's Den
2003 · Brit Hanley
Dos Hombres y Medio
2003 · Priscilla Honeycutt
El Escudo
2002 · Rita Denton
Glory Days
2002 · Mitzi Dolan
Good Day Live
2001 · Self
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Joanna Sapphire
The Audrey Hepburn Story
2000 · Ella van Heemstra
Titus
2000 · Juanita Titus
Becker
1998 · Dr. Elizabeth Carson
The View
1997 · Self
Strange Luck
1995 · Angie
The Outer Limits
1995 · Lady Julia
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Helen Kingsley
Los Expedientes Secretos X
1993 · Lizzy Gill
Law & Order
1990 · Susan Boyd
Roseanne
1988
Matlock
1986 · Nancy Proctor
The Equalizer
1985 · Amanda Kaufman, Francesca
Newhart
1982 · Libby
The Edge of Night
1956 · Deborah Saxon