Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Born 1944-02-13 (age 82) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award.

Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. 

Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).

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Known For

Grease
Grease

1978

as Betty Rizzo

Practical Magic
Practical Magic

1998

as Aunt Frances

Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon

1992

as Beverly (uncredited)

The Big Bus
The Big Bus

1976

as Kitty Baxter

The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club

1996

as Cynthia Swann Griffin

Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is

2000

as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Practical Magic 2
Practical Magic 2

2026

as Aunt Frances

Must Love Dogs
Must Love Dogs

2005

as Dolly

Smoke
Smoke

1995

as Ruby McNutt

Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great

2000

as Florence Maybelle

Heartburn
Heartburn

1986

as Julie

Sundays at Tiffany's
Sundays at Tiffany's

2010

as Vivian Claremont

Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It

2002

as Deborah Connors

Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things

2003

as Mrs. Melrose Ape

Anything Else
Anything Else

2003

as Paula Chase

Other Voices
Other Voices

2000

as Dr. Gover

Up Close & Personal
Up Close & Personal

1996

as Marcia McGrath

Twilight
Twilight

1998

as Lt. Verna Hollander

Six Degrees of Separation