Acting

Frances Sternhagen

Born 1930-01-13 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died 2023-11-27

Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on and off Broadway, in movies, and on TV beginning in the 1950s, won a Tony, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Credits

Newest first

And So It Goes
as Claire
2014
Pearl
as Pearl
2012
Prohibition
as Reader (voice)
2011
Dolphin Tale
as Gloria Forrest
2011
Parenthood
as Blanche Braverman
2010
Julie & Julia
as Irma Rombauer
2009
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Thanks
2008
The Mist
as Irene Reppler
2007
The Closer
as Willie Ray Johnson
2005
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
as Self - Actress
2003
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2003
Highway
as Mrs. Murray
2002
The Laramie Project
as Marge Murray
2002
Curtain Call
as Amy
1998
Sex and the City
as Bunny MacDougal
1998
To Live Again
as Constance Holmes
1998
The Con
as Hadabelle
1998
The Outer Limits
as Jean Anderson
1995
Reunion
as Tobie Yates
1994
ER
as Millicent Carter
1994
Vault of Horror I
as Effie Gluckman (archive footage)
1994
The Road Home
as Charlotte Babineaux
1994
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
as Mary Rafferty
1993
The Donner Party
as voice
1992
Raising Cain
as Dr. Lynn Waldheim
1992
She Woke Up
as Noelle DuVausant
1992
Doc Hollywood
as Lillian, Welcoming Committee
1991
Golden Years
as Gina Williams
1991
Golden Years
as Gina Williams
1991
Coney Island
as (voice)
1991
Misery
as Virginia
1990
Sibling Rivalry
as Rose Turner
1990
Law & Order
as Margaret Langdon
1990
Law & Order
as Estelle Muller
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
1990
Follow Your Heart
as Cloe Sixbury
1990
The Simpsons
as Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
1989
Communion
as Dr. Janet Duffy
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
1989
See You in the Morning
as Neenie
1989
American Experience
as (voice)
1988
American Experience
as Self (voice)
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
as Clara
1988
Once Again
as Esther
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Dora
1987
At Mother's Request
as Berenice Bradshaw
1987
Resting Place
as Eudora McCallister
1986
Spencer
1984
The Dining Room
as Various
1984
Prototype
as Dorothy Forrester
1983
Romantic Comedy
as Blanche Dailey
1983
Independence Day
as Carla Taylor
1983
Cheers
as Esther Clavin
1982
Outland
as Dr. Lazarus
1981
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
as Mary Richards
1980
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
as Mrs. Lloyd
1980
Starting Over
as Marva Potter
1979
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Nellie Henderson
1978
Fedora
as Miss Balfour
1978
The Andros Targets
as Mrs. Mason
1977
Enemies
as Paulina
1974
Two People
as Mrs. McCluskey
1973
The Rimers of Eldritch
as Wilma Atkins
1972
The Hospital
as Mrs. Cushing
1971
Great Performances
as Wilma Atkins
1971
Great Performances
as Paulina
1971
Up the Down Staircase
as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
1967
Soldier in Love
as Abigail
1967
Profiles in Courage
as Miss Koeller
1964
Another World
1964
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1956
The Secret Storm
1954
Omnibus
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Abigail
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. McAlister
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mrs. Who
1950
Studio One
as Betty - Secretary
1948
Studio One
as Mary
1948