Frances Fisher
British-born American actress celebrated for iconic roles in two Academy Award-winning films and a prolific career spanning stage, film, and television.
Frances Fisher - Personal Information
- Name: Frances Fisher
- Date of Birth: May 11, 1952
- Place of Birth: Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Biography
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.
Filmography
A selection of recent screen appearances showcasing the breadth of Frances Fisher's work.
- The Wrong Paris (2025) as Birdie
- Rust (2025) as Evelyn Basset
- Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025) as Self
- The King Tide (2024) as Faye
- Desert Road (2024) as Homeless Woman
- Titanic: Stories from the Heart (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Reptile (2023) as Camille Grady
- On Sacred Ground (2023) as Ricky
- This Is Not a War Story (2021) as Dora Casale
- Awake (2021) as Doris
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