Birthday:
Feb 13, 1944
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her roles as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing; Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; Aunt Frances in Practical Magic, Cynthia Swann Griffin in The First Wives Club, Dolly in Must Love Dogs, and Ouisa Kittredge in both the stage and fim versions of Six Degrees of Separation - the film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She also starred as Susan Goodenow in the actor-titled series The Stockard Channing Show, and as Mickey MacElwaine in both the movie and TV series Lucan.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America | Narrator | 2014 |
| Grease | Betty Rizzo | 1978 |
| Smoke | Ruby McNutt | 1995 |
| Where the Heart Is | Thelma 'Sister' Husband | 2000 |
| Anything Else | Paula Chase | 2003 |
| The First Wives Club | Cynthia Swann Griffin | 1996 |
| Practical Magic | Aunt Frances | 1998 |
| The Business of Strangers | Julie Styron | 2001 |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Ouisa | 1993 |
| Married to It | Iris Morden | 1991 |
| Twilight | Lt. Verna Hollander | 1998 |
| Up Close & Personal | Marcia McGrath | 1996 |
| Heartburn | Julie | 1986 |
| Staying Together | Nancy Trainer | 1989 |
| The Cheap Detective | Bess | 1978 |
| Death to 2021 | Penn Parker | 2021 |
| Sparkle | Sheila | 2007 |
| Bright Young Things | Mrs. Melrose Ape | 2003 |
| The Hospital | E.R. Nurse (uncredited) | 1971 |
| The Matthew Shepard Story | Judy Shepard | 2002 |
| Life or Something Like It | Deborah Connors | 2002 |
| Multiple Sarcasms | Pamela | 2010 |
| Red Mercury | Penelope | 2005 |
| Without a Trace | Jocelyn Norris | 1983 |
| When Billie Beat Bobby | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 2001 |
| 3 Needles | Olive Cowie | 2005 |
| The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Mona Mondieu | 1979 |
| Moll Flanders | Mrs. Allworthy | 1996 |
| The Big Bus | Kitty Baxter | 1976 |
| The Fortune | Freddie Bigard | 1975 |
| The Truth About Jane | Janice | 2000 |
| Other Voices | Dr. Gover | 2000 |
| Safari 3000 | J.J. Dalton | 1982 |
| Isn't She Great | Florence Maybelle | 2000 |
| The Men's Club | Nancy | 1986 |
| The Girl Most Likely To... | Miriam Knight | 1973 |
| Behind the Red Door | Julia | 2003 |
| The Baby Dance | Rachel Luckman | 1998 |
| An Unexpected Family | Barbara Whitney | 1996 |
| Echoes in the Darkness | Susan Reinert | 1987 |
| Jack | Anne | 2004 |
| The Room Upstairs | Leah Lazenby | 1987 |
| Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Miss Adelaide | 1995 |
| Lily Dale | Corella | 1996 |
| Not My Kid | Helen Bower | 1985 |
| A Different Approach | 1978 | |
| Pulling Strings | Virginia | 2013 |
| A Time of Destiny | Margaret | 1988 |
| Perfect Witness | Liz Sapperstein | 1989 |
| David's Mother | Bea | 1994 |
| The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies | Narrator (voice) | 2009 |
| Lucan | Mickey MacElwaine | 1977 |
| Edie & Pen | Pen | 1996 |
| The Prosecutors | Ingrid Maynard | 1996 |
| An Unexpected Life | Barbara Whitney | 1998 |
| Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister | Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer | 2002 |
| Home of the Brave | Narrator (voice) | 2004 |
| Angry Neighbors | Chloe | 2022 |
| Meet the Applegates | Jane Applegate | 1990 |
| Must Love Dogs | Dolly | 2005 |
| Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | Kitty O'Neil | 1979 |
| Bitter Moon | Beverly (uncredited) | 1992 |
| Sundays at Tiffany's | Vivian Claremont | 2010 |
| Sweet Revenge | Vurlla Kowsky | 1976 |
| Up the Sandbox | Judy Stanley (uncredited) | 1972 |
| The Venice Project | Chandra Chase | 1999 |
| Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde | Narrator (voice) | 1997 |
| The Grease Story | Betty Rizzo | 2017 |
| Abby Singer | Stockard Channing (uncredited) | 2003 |
| Tidy Endings | Marion | 1988 |
| The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot | Narrator (voice) | 2004 |
| A Girl Thing | Dr. Beth Noonan | 2001 |
| Michael the Visitor | Narrator (voice) | 1995 |
| Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines | Narrator (voice) | 2001 |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Carol Ann | 1995 |
| Le Divorce | Margeeve Walker | 2003 |
| The Piano Man's Daughter | Lily Kilworth | 2003 |
| 17th Precinct | Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley | 2011 |
| The Lion Roars Again | Self | 1975 |
| Lincoln | Clara Harris (voice) | 1992 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's | Self | 2009 |
| Through Deaf Eyes | Narrator | 2007 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Walking with Beasts | 2001 | |
| Batman Beyond | Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice) | 1999 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
| Meerkat Manor | Narrator | 2005 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| Medical Center | 1969 | |
| Out of Practice | Dr. Lydia Barnes | 2005 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Leah Lazenby | 1951 |
| Nature | Narrator (voice) | 1982 |
| The Cleveland Show | 2009 | |
| Where Are They Now? | Self | 1999 |
| The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
| Stockard Channing: In Just Friends | 1979 | |
| The Stockard Channing Show | Susan Goodenow | 1980 |
| The West Wing | Abbey Bartlet | 1999 |
| NOVA | Self - Bible Reader | 1974 |
| NOVA | Narrator (voice) | 1974 |
| Sesame Street | Mad Painter's Victim | 1969 |
| Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Nominee/Performer | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1956 |
| The Good Wife | Veronica Loy | 2009 |
| Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Klara Hitler | 2003 |
| The Guest Book | Jill | 2017 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Maryland | Cathy | 2023 |
| Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self - Guest | 1975 |
| King of the Hill | Mrs. Holloway (voice) | 1997 |
| Echoes in the Darkness | Susan Reinert | 1987 |
| Knuckles | Wendy Whipple | 2024 |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Brenda Phillips | 2014 |
| Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales | Rizzo (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 1944 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 1944 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1956 |
