Quick Facts
Born:
1944-02-13
Birthplace:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
127 Total Roles
Stockard Channing
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Biography
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award.
Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).
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Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).
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Known For
Grease
Betty Rizzo
Practical Magic
Aunt Frances
Bitter Moon
Beverly (uncredited)
The First Wives Club
Cynthia Swann Griffin
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Carol Ann
Where the Heart Is
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
The Good Wife
Veronica Loy
Anything Else
Paula Chase
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Practical Magic 2 MOVIE | Aunt Frances |
| 2024 | Knuckles TV | Wendy Whipple |
| 2023 | Maryland TV | Cathy |
| 2022 | Angry Neighbors MOVIE | Chloe |
| 2021 | Death to 2021 MOVIE | Penn Parker |
| 2017 | The Grease Story MOVIE | Betty Rizzo |
| 2017 | The Guest Book TV | Jill |
| 2015 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales TV | Rizzo (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Difficult People TV | Bonnie Kessler |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura TV | Brenda Phillips |