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Frances Fisher Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1952-05-11

Birthplace:
Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK

Credits:
150 Total Roles

Frances Fisher

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 The Wrong Paris MOVIE Birdie
2025 Rust MOVIE Evelyn Basset
2025 Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna MOVIE Self
2024 The King Tide MOVIE Faye
2024 Desert Road MOVIE Homeless Woman
2023 Titanic: Stories from the Heart MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2023 Reptile MOVIE Camille Grady
2023 On Sacred Ground MOVIE Ricky
2021 This Is Not a War Story MOVIE Dora Casale
2021 Awake MOVIE Doris

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