Frances Conroy
Known for acting · Born 15 March 1953 · 73 · Monroe, Georgia, USA
97 credits
Frances Conroy (born March 15, 1953) is an American actress. She is most widely known for playing the matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe in 2004.
Known for
Six Feet Under
2001
Joker
2019
American Horror Story
2011
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
Catwoman
2004
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Broken Flowers
2005
Nimona
2023
The Wicker Man
2006
6 Souls
2010
Stone
2010
The Mist
2017
Acting (97)
2023NimonaThe Director (voice)Film
2022The Boys Presents: DiabolicalBarb (voice)Series
2021The Power of the DogOld LadyFilm
2019JokerPenny FleckFilm
2019Dead to MeEileen Wood · 5 episodesSeries
2019James vs. His Future SelfDr. RowleyFilm
2018Castle RockMartha Lacy · 3 episodesSeries
2018The TaleJane GrahamFilm
2018Summer Camp IslandMs. Clearinet (voice) · 2 episodes, Lead Patrol Elf (voice)Series
2018Mountain RestEthelFilm
2017Young SheldonFlora DouglasSeries
2017The MistNatalie Raven · 10 episodesSeries
2016Tom and Jerry: Back to OzAuntie Em / Glinda (voice)Film
2016Welcome to HappinessClaiborneFilm
2016No Pay, NudityAndrea GottliebFilm
2016Bornebusch i tevefabrikenGuestSeries
2015We Bare BearsFaye / Additional Voices (voice)Series
2014Chasing GhostsDaraFilm
2014Making the RulesMotherFilm
2013Superman: UnboundMa Kent (voice)Film
2013Getting OnDr. Alice MarvelSeries
2013Ring of FireMaybelle CarterFilm
2013Sequin RazeDr. WagersteinFilm
2012Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror StorySelfFilm
2011American Horror StoryMoira O'Hara · 12 episodes, Myrtle Snow · 17 episodes, Angel of Death · 5 episodes, Gloria Mott · 13 episodes, Belle Noir / Sarah Cunningham · 6 episodes, Mama Polk, Bebe Babbitt · 2 episodesSeries
2011All Star SupermanMartha Kent (voice)Film
2011Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of OzAuntie Em / Glinda (voice)Film
2011Stay CoolMrs. LeuchtenbergerFilm
2011Waking MadisonDollyFilm
2011The Smell of SuccessAgnes MayFilm
2011Love BitesFaye StrathmoreSeries
2011Behind Bars: The Making of StoneSelfFilm
2010Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedMrs. Dinkley (voice), Angie Dinkley (voice) · 14 episodesSeries
20106 SoulsMrs. BernburgFilm
2010StoneMadylynFilm
2010BloodworthJulia BloodworthFilm
2009Love HappensEloise's MomFilm
2009New in TownTrudy Van UudenFilm
2009Royal PainsBlythe Ballard · 6 episodesSeries
2008The MentalistElspeth CookSeries
2008The Tale of DespereauxAntoinette (voice)Film
2008Humboldt CountyRosieFilm
2007The Seeker: The Dark Is RisingMiss GreythorneFilm
2006The Wicker ManDr. MossFilm
2006Ira & AbbyLynne WilloughbyFilm
2006A Perfect DayCamilleFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyEleanor DavisSeries
2005How I Met Your MotherLoretta Stinson · 9 episodesSeries
2005Broken FlowersDoraFilm
2005ShopgirlCatherine ButtersfieldFilm
2004The AviatorMrs. HepburnFilm
2004CatwomanOpheliaFilm
2004Desperate HousewivesVirginia Hildebrand · 3 episodesSeries
2003Arrested DevelopmentLottie Dottie · 5 episodesSeries
2003Nip/TuckJane FieldsSeries
2003Die, Mommie, Die!Bootsie CarpFilm
2002Maid in ManhattanPaula BurnsFilm
2001Six Feet UnderRuth Fisher · 63 episodesSeries
1999Stark Raving MadBeverly RoseSeries
1999Murder in a Small TownMartha LassiterFilm
1996The CrucibleAnn PutnamFilm
1996AngelaAnne's MotherFilm
1995The Neon BibleMiss ScoverFilm
1995DevelopingClareFilm
1995JourneyFionaFilm
1994ERBecky Riley · 2 episodesSeries
1994One More MountainPeggy BreenFilm
1993Sleepless in SeattleIrene ReedFilm
1993The Adventures of Huck FinnScrawny Shanty LadyFilm
1993Alex Haley's QueenMrs. Benson · 3 episodesSeries
1992Scent of a WomanChristine DownesFilm
1991Billy BathgateMary BehanFilm
1990Law & OrderElizabeth Hendrick, Rosa HalasySeries
1989Crimes and MisdemeanorsHouse OwnerFilm
1989Our TownMrs. GibbsFilm
1988Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsLady from Palm BeachFilm
1988Another WomanLynnFilm
1988Rocket GibraltarRuby HansonFilm
1988Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiLyn KesslerFilm
1987Amazing Grace and ChuckPamelaFilm
1987LBJ: The Early YearsFilm
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "The Library")Series
1985The Joy That KillsLouise MallardFilm
1984Falling in LoveWaitressFilm
1983KennedyJean Smith · 3 episodesSeries
1983Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a NumberFilm
1983Keeping OnSallyFilm
1982NewhartSeries
1982American PlayhouseMother / Lilian Steichen, Sally, Louise MallardSeries
1982The Royal Romance of Charles and DianaMrs. WatsonFilm
1982Carl Sandburg: Echoes and SilencesMother / Lilian SteichenFilm
1981Hill Street BluesSeries
1979ManhattanShakespearean ActressFilm
1978All's Well That Ends WellDianaFilm
1971Great PerformancesMrs. GibbsSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameFionaSeries
—Beautiful PeopleLydiaSeries