Known For
Acting
Known Credits
151
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 11, 1952 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
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.
| 2025 | The Wrong Parisas Birdie | |
| 2025 | Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halynaas Self | |
| 2024 | Rustas Evelyn Basset | |
| 2024 | The King Tideas Faye | |
| 2024 | Desert Roadas Homeless Woman | |
| 2023 | Titanic: Stories from the Heartas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Reptileas Camille Grady | |
| 2023 | On Sacred Groundas Ricky | |
| 2021 | This Is Not a War Storyas Dora Casale | |
| 2021 | Awakeas Doris | |
| 2021 | Grace and Gritas Sue | |
| 2020 | Holidateas Elaine | |
| 2019 | Watchmenas Jane Crawford | |
| 2019 | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfastas Self - Actress (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | Run the Raceas Louise | |
| 2018 | The Rookieas Evelyn Nolan | |
| 2018 | Shrimpas Marie | |
| 2018 | Marrying Mr. Darcyas Violet Darcy | |
| 2017 | Another Kind of Weddingas Tammy Bergman | |
| 2017 | The Sinneras Meg Muldoon | |
| 2016 | An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Winas Miss Abbot | |
| 2016 | A Beautiful Dayas Bev | |
| 2016 | Swedish Dicksas Warden Johnson | |
| 2016 | Titanic: Sinking the Mythsas D.E. Bristow | |
| 2016 | Love on the Runas Delores | |
| 2016 | Outlaws and Angelsas Esther | |
| 2016 | Unleashing Mr. Darcyas Violet Darcy | |
| 2015 | The Expanseas Elise Holden | |
| 2015 | Woman in Goldas Barbara Schoenberg | |
| 2015 | Portrait of Loveas Doll Dwyer | |
| 2014 | You're Not Youas Gwen | |
| 2014 | Resurrectionas Lucille Langston | |
| 2014 | The M Wordas Carson Riley | |
| 2014 | Fargoas Vivian | |
| 2013 | Red Wingas Momma B | |
| 2013 | Masters of Sexas Edna Eshelman | |
| 2013 | Plushas Camila | |
| 2013 | Rectifyas Peggy | |
| 2013 | The Hostas Maggie Stryder | |
| 2013 | The Makeoveras Allie Doolittle | |
| 2012 | Any Day Nowas Judge Meyerson | |
| 2012 | Retributionas Betty | |
| 2012 | The Seven Year Hitchas Mrs. Von Hoffman | |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanicas Self | |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!as Amelia Jones | |
| 2012 | The Silent Thiefas Candi Henderson | |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Touchas Nicole Farington | |
| 2011 | A Gifted Manas Blanche Tipton | |
| 2011 | Grow Up Alreadyas Mom | |
| 2011 | Golf in the Kingdomas Eve Greene | |
| 2011 | Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate"as Self | |
| 2011 | The Roommate: The Next Generation of Starsas Self | |
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyeras Mary Windsor | |
| 2011 | Sedonaas Tammy | |
| 2011 | The Roommateas Rebecca's Mom | |
| 2010 | Joleneas Cindy | |
| 2010 | Janie Jonesas Lily | |
| 2010 | Backyard Weddingas Eleanor Tyler | |
| 2010 | The Good Guysas Helen Traynor | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Gameas Betty | |
| 2009 | Castleas Matilda King | |
| 2008 | To Love and Dieas Janet | |
| 2008 | To Love and Dieas | |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospitalas Headmistress | |
| 2008 | The Mentalistas Victoria Abner | |
| 2008 | A Single Womanas Narrator (voice) / Suffragist | |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchyas Honey | |
| 2007 | My Sexiest Yearas Faye | |
| 2007 | Private Practiceas Ruby Broome | |
| 2007 | In the Valley of Elahas Evie | |
| 2007 | The Kingdomas Elaine Flowers | |
| 2007 | Saving Graceas Aunt Cathy | |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101as Hope Hartlight (#80) | |
| 2007 | October Roadas | |
| 2006 | Torchwoodas The Mother | |
| 2006 | Eurekaas Eva Thorne | |
| 2006 | The Night of the White Pantsas Vivian Hagan | |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harrisas Marge Richey Jacobson | |
| 2005 | Criminal Mindsas Antonia Slade | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas Betty Johnson | |
| 2005 | Mediumas Abigail Marsh | |
| 2004 | Boston Legalas Carrie | |
| 2004 | Laws of Attractionas Sara Miller | |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fogas Connie Walsh | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Denas Brit Hanley | |
| 2003 | Cold Caseas Rachel West (2008) | |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Menas Priscilla Honeycutt | |
| 2003 | Blue Caras Delia | |
| 2002 | The Shieldas Rita Denton | |
| 2002 | Glory Daysas Mitzi Dolan | |
| 2001 | Good Day Liveas Self | |
| 2001 | Passion and Prejudiceas Dr. Gwen Barry | |
| 2001 | The Rising Placeas Virginia Wilder | |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss | |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassisas Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Joanna Sapphire | |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Secondsas Junie | |
| 2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Storyas Ella van Heemstra | |
| 2000 | Titusas Juanita Titus | |
| 1999 | The Big Teaseas Candy | |
| 1999 | True Crimeas Cecilia Nussbaum | |
| 1998 | Beckeras Dr. Elizabeth Carson | |
| 1998 | Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgsas Self | |
| 1997 | Titanicas Ruth DeWitt Bukater | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1997 | Wild Americaas Agnes Stouffer | |
| 1997 | Trading Favorsas Librarian | |
| 1996 | Female Perversionsas Annunciata | |
| 1996 | Stripteaseas Donna Garcia | |
| 1996 | O. Henry's Christmasas | |
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henriettaas Cora Day | |
| 1995 | Strange Luckas Angie | |
| 1995 | The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movieas Carol Schaefer | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limitsas Lady Julia | |
| 1994 | Frame-Up II: The Cover-Upas Jo Baker | |
| 1994 | Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpasoas Self | |
| 1994 | Attack of the 50 Ft. Womanas Dr. Theodora Cushing | |
| 1994 | ERas Helen Kingsley | |
| 1994 | Molly and Ginaas Molly McKenna | |
| 1994 | Babyfeveras Rosie | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Lizzy Gill | |
| 1993 | Praying Mantisas Betty | |
| 1992 | Devlinas Maryellen | |
| 1992 | Unforgivenas Strawberry Alice | |
| 1991 | Frame Upas Jo Westlake | |
| 1991 | Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughteras Lucille Ball | |
| 1991 | L.A. Storyas June | |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichaelas Rochelle Bossetti | |
| 1990 | A Promise to Keepas Sara | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Susan Boyd | |
| 1990 | Sudie and Simpsonas Mrs. Marge Allen | |
| 1989 | Cold Sassy Treeas Loma Williams | |
| 1989 | Heavy Pettingas Self | |
| 1989 | Pink Cadillacas Dinah | |
| 1989 | Lost Angelsas Judith Loftis | |
| 1988 | Hello Actors Studioas Self | |
| 1988 | Roseanneas | |
| 1988 | Bum Rapas Phyllis | |
| 1988 | Patty Hearstas Yolanda | |
| 1988 | Bigas Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | Heartas Jeannie | |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Danceas Jessica Pond | |
| 1987 | Broken Vowsas Maureen Phelan | |
| 1986 | Matlockas Nancy Proctor | |
| 1985 | The Equalizeras Amanda Kaufman | |
| 1985 | The Equalizeras Francesca | |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?as Louise | |
| 1982 | Newhartas | |
| 1956 | The Edge of Nightas Deborah Saxon | |
| Ruby Roadas Ruby |
| 1992 | Wild Blue Moon...Director | |
| 1992 | Wild Blue Moon...Writer | |
| Ruby Road...Executive Producer |
