Frances Sternhagen

Personal Info

Birthday

January 13, 1930

Day of Death

2023-11-27

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Francis Sternhagen

Frances Hussey Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen

Biography

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

Law & Order

Sex and the City

Cheers

Robert Montgomery Presents

Great Performances

The Closer

Filmography

2014
And So It Goes
as Claire
2012
Pearl
as Pearl
2011
Dolphin Tale
as Gloria Forrest
2009
Julie & Julia
as Irma Rombauer
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
2007
The Mist
as Irene Reppler
2003
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
as Self - Actress
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2002
Highway
as Mrs. Murray
The Laramie Project
as Marge Murray
1998
Curtain Call
as Amy
To Live Again
as Constance Holmes
The Con
as Hadabelle
1994
Reunion
as Tobie Yates
Vault of Horror I
as Effie Gluckman (archive footage)
1993
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
as Mary Rafferty
1992
The Donner Party
as voice
Raising Cain
as Dr. Lynn Waldheim
She Woke Up
as Noelle DuVausant
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Lillian, Welcoming Committee
Coney Island
as (voice)
1990
Misery
as Virginia
Sibling Rivalry
as Rose Turner
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
Follow Your Heart
as Cloe Sixbury
1989
Communion
as Dr. Janet Duffy
See You in the Morning
as Neenie
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
as Clara
1986
Resting Place
as Eudora McCallister
1984
The Dining Room
as Various
1983
Prototype
as Dorothy Forrester
Romantic Comedy
as Blanche Dailey
Independence Day
as Carla Taylor
1981
Outland
as Dr. Lazarus
1980
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
as Mary Richards
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
as Mrs. Lloyd
1979
Starting Over
as Marva Potter
1978
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Nellie Henderson
Fedora
as Miss Balfour
1974
Enemies
as Paulina
1973
Two People
as Mrs. McCluskey
1972
The Rimers of Eldritch
as Wilma Atkins
1971
The Hospital
as Mrs. Cushing
1967
Up the Down Staircase
as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
Soldier in Love
as Abigail