Frances Fisher
Acting • Born 1952-05-11
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
150 credits
Unforgiven
Movie • 1992
Strawberry Alice
The Kingdom
Movie • 2007
Elaine Flowers
Laws of Attraction
Movie • 2004
Sara Miller
The Big Tease
Movie • 1999
Candy
House of Sand and Fog
Movie • 2003
Connie Walsh
Rust
Movie • 2025
Evelyn Basset
In the Valley of Elah
Movie • 2007
Evie
Striptease
Movie • 1996
Donna Garcia
Devlin
Movie • 1992
Maryellen
Female Perversions
Movie • 1996
Annunciata
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Movie • 2000
Ella van Heemstra
Lost Angels
Movie • 1989
Judith Loftis
Wild America
Movie • 1997
Agnes Stouffer
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
Movie • 1995
Carol Schaefer
Blue Car
Movie • 2003
Delia
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movie • 2011
Mary Windsor
Patty Hearst
Movie • 1988
Yolanda
To Love and Die
Movie • 2008
Janet
The Host
Movie • 2013
Maggie Stryder
Janie Jones
Movie • 2010
Lily
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Movie • 1994
Dr. Theodora Cushing
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Movie • 1987
Jessica Pond
Golf in the Kingdom
Movie • 2011
Eve Greene
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Movie • 2012
Amelia Jones
The Rising Place
Movie • 2001
Virginia Wilder
Sudie and Simpson
Movie • 1990
Mrs. Marge Allen
The King Tide
Movie • 2024
Faye
Heart
Movie • 1987
Jeannie
Sedona
Movie • 2011
Tammy
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Movie • 1995
Cora Day
Broken Vows
Movie • 1987
Maureen Phelan
The Makeover
Movie • 2013
Allie Doolittle
Retribution
Movie • 2012
Betty
Grow Up Already
Movie • 2011
Mom
The Seven Year Hitch
Movie • 2012
Mrs. Von Hoffman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Movie • 1998
Self
Reptile
Movie • 2023
Camille Grady
Plush
Movie • 2013
Camila
Red Wing
Movie • 2013
Momma B
The M Word
Movie • 2014
Carson Riley
Hello Actors Studio
Movie • 1988
Self
Backyard Wedding
Movie • 2010
Eleanor Tyler
Cold Sassy Tree
Movie • 1989
Loma Williams
You're Not You
Movie • 2014
Gwen
Praying Mantis
Movie • 1993
Betty
Trading Favors
Movie • 1997
Librarian
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Movie • 1994
Jo Baker
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
Portrait of Love
Movie • 2015
Doll Dwyer
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Movie • 2000
Junie
Desert Road
Movie • 2024
Homeless Woman
On Sacred Ground
Movie • 2023
Ricky
A Promise to Keep
Movie • 1990
Sara
The Night of the White Pants
Movie • 2006
Vivian Hagan
Jolene
Movie • 2010
Cindy
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Movie • 1991
Lucille Ball
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie • 2000
Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Big
Movie • 1988
Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
Movie • 2016
Violet Darcy
Woman in Gold
Movie • 2015
Barbara Schoenberg
Pink Cadillac
Movie • 1989
Dinah
Outlaws and Angels
Movie • 2016
Esther
The Silent Thief
Movie • 2012
Candi Henderson
Love on the Run
Movie • 2016
Delores
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Movie • 2016
D.E. Bristow
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Movie • 2016
Miss Abbot
A Beautiful Day
Movie • 2016
Bev
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Movie • 1990
Rochelle Bossetti
The Roommate
Movie • 2011
Rebecca's Mom
True Crime
Movie • 1999
Cecilia Nussbaum
Frame Up
Movie • 1991
Jo Westlake
Mrs. Harris
Movie • 2006
Marge Richey Jacobson
Babyfever
Movie • 1994
Rosie
Molly and Gina
Movie • 1994
Molly McKenna
Another Kind of Wedding
Movie • 2017
Tammy Bergman
A Single Woman
Movie • 2008
Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
Marrying Mr. Darcy
Movie • 2018
Violet Darcy
Shrimp
Movie • 2018
Marie
Run the Race
Movie • 2019
Louise
O. Henry's Christmas
Movie • 1996
Sex and Death 101
Movie • 2007
Hope Hartlight (#80)
Heavy Petting
Movie • 1989
Self
Bum Rap
Movie • 1988
Phyllis
Holidate
Movie • 2020
Elaine
Awake
Movie • 2021
Doris
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Movie • 1983
Louise
Passion and Prejudice
Movie • 2001
Dr. Gwen Barry
The Perfect Game
Movie • 2009
Betty
L.A. Story
Movie • 1991
June
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Movie • 1994
Self
Grace and Grit
Movie • 2021
Sue
Reflections on Titanic
Movie • 2012
Self
This Is Not a War Story
Movie • 2021
Dora Casale
Any Day Now
Movie • 2012
Judge Meyerson
The Wrong Paris
Movie • 2025
Birdie
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Movie • 2019
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Titanic
Movie • 1997
Ruth DeWitt Bukater
My Sexiest Year
Movie • 2007
Faye
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
Movie • 2025
Self
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Road
Movie
Ruby
DemonTown: Glory Days
Movie • 2002
Mitzi Dolan
Medium
TV • 2005
Abigail Marsh
Titus
TV • 2000
Juanita Titus
October Road
TV • 2007
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Susan Boyd
The Shield
TV • 2002
Rita Denton
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Joanna Sapphire
Torchwood
TV • 2006
The Mother
Matlock
TV • 1986
Nancy Proctor
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Rachel West (2008)
Two and a Half Men
TV • 2003
Priscilla Honeycutt
Roseanne
TV • 1988
Newhart
TV • 1982
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Lizzy Gill
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Amanda Kaufman
Eureka
TV • 2006
Eva Thorne
The Edge of Night
TV • 1956
Deborah Saxon
Becker
TV • 1998
Dr. Elizabeth Carson
The Lyon's Den
TV • 2003
Brit Hanley
To Love and Die
TV • 2008
ER
TV • 1994
Helen Kingsley
Glory Days
TV • 2002
Mitzi Dolan
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Carrie
Saving Grace
TV • 2007
Aunt Cathy
Strange Luck
TV • 1995
Angie
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Lady Julia
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Helen Traynor
A Gifted Man
TV • 2011
Blanche Tipton
Resurrection
TV • 2014
Lucille Langston
Castle
TV • 2009
Matilda King
The Rookie
TV • 2018
Evelyn Nolan
Sons of Anarchy
TV • 2008
Honey
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Victoria Abner
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Betty Johnson
The Sinner
TV • 2017
Meg Muldoon
Swedish Dicks
TV • 2016
Warden Johnson
Fargo
TV • 2014
Vivian
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Headmistress
Rectify
TV • 2013
Peggy
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
Masters of Sex
TV • 2013
Edna Eshelman
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Antonia Slade
The Expanse
TV • 2015
Elise Holden
Watchmen
TV • 2019
Jane Crawford
Touch
TV • 2012
Nicole Farington
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Francesca
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Ruby Broome
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TV • 2000
Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss