Biography
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her roles as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing; Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; Aunt Frances in Practical Magic, Cynthia Swann Griffin in The First Wives Club, Dolly in Must Love Dogs, and Ouisa Kittredge in both the stage and fim versions of Six Degrees of Separation - the film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
She also starred as Susan Goodenow in the actor-titled series The Stockard Channing Show, and as Mickey MacElwaine in both the movie and TV series Lucan.
Filmography
all 115
Movies 82
TV Shows 33
self 14
Narrator 10
Voice 5
Wendy Whipple
Knuckles (2024)
TV
Cathy
Maryland (2023)
TV
Chloe
Angry Neighbors (2022)
Movie
Penn Parker
Death to 2021 (2021)
Movie
4
Self - Narrator
16 and Recovering (2020)
TV
Betty Rizzo
The Grease Story (2017)
Movie
Jill
The Guest Book (2017)
TV
Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Movie
The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
TV
5.83
Narrator
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America (2014)
Movie
Virginia
Pulling Strings (2013)
Movie
Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
17th Precinct (2011)
Movie
Vivian Claremont
Sundays at Tiffany's (2010)
Movie
Pamela
Multiple Sarcasms (2010)
Movie
The Cleveland Show (2009)
TV
6.31
Veronica Loy
The Good Wife (2009)
TV
6.01
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Self - Narrator
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (2009)
Movie
Sheila
Sparkle (2007)
Movie
Narrator
Through Deaf Eyes (2007)
Movie
Dr. Lydia Barnes
Out of Practice (2005)
TV
Olive Cowie
3 Needles (2005)
Movie
Narrator
Meerkat Manor (2005)
TV
Dolly
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Movie
7
Penelope
Red Mercury (2005)
Movie
Narrator
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot (2004)
Movie
Anne
Jack (2004)
Movie
Narrator
Home of the Brave (2004)
Movie
Self
Abby Singer (2003)
Movie
Mrs. Melrose Ape
Bright Young Things (2003)
Movie
Lily Kilworth
The Piano Man's Daughter (2003)
Movie
Paula Chase
Anything Else (2003)
Movie
10
Margeeve Walker
Le Divorce (2003)
Movie
Klara Hitler
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
TV
6
Julia
Behind the Red Door (2003)
Movie
Narrator / Self - Narration
Unsolved History (2002)
TV
Deborah Connors
Life or Something Like It (2002)
Movie
9
Judy Shepard
The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)
Movie
Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (2002)
Movie
Narrator (U.S.A Version)
Walking with Beasts (2001)
TV
6.25
Julie Styron
The Business of Strangers (2001)
Movie
Narrator
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines (2001)
Movie
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
Movie
Dr. Beth Noonan
A Girl Thing (2001)
Movie
Janice
The Truth About Jane (2000)
Movie
Sister Husband
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Movie
6
Florence Maybelle
Isn't She Great (2000)
Movie
Dr. Grover
Other Voices (2000)
Movie
Abbey Bartlet
The West Wing (1999)
TV
5.66
Chandra Chase
The Venice Project (1999)
Movie
Self / Rizzo
Where Are They Now? (1999)
TV
Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
Batman Beyond (1999)
TV
6.55
Aunt Frances
Practical Magic (1998)
Movie
10
Rachel
The Baby Dance (1998)
Movie
Barbara Whitney
An Unexpected Life (1998)
Movie
Lt. Verna Hollander
Twilight (1998)
Movie
6
Self
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Narrator
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde (1997)
Movie
Mrs. Holloway (voice)
King of the Hill (1997)
TV
7
Barbara Whitney
An Unexpected Family (1996)
Movie
Ingrid Maynard
The Prosecutors (1996)
Movie
Cynthia Swann Griffin
The First Wives Club (1996)
Movie
6.55
Mrs. Allworthy
Moll Flanders (1996)
Movie
Corella
Lily Dale (1996)
Movie
Pen
Edie & Pen (1996)
Movie
Marcia McGrath
Up Close & Personal (1996)
Movie
6
Miss Adelaide
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Movie
Carol Ann
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Movie
9
Ruby McNutt
Smoke (1995)
Movie
Narrator
Clay Classics: Michael the Visitor (1995)
Movie
Self
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
TV
Bea
David's Mother (1994)
Movie
Ouisa
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Movie
Self
Intimate Portrait (1993)
TV
Clara Harris (voice)
Lincoln (1992)
Movie
Beverly (uncredited)
Bitter Moon (1992)
Movie
6
Iris Morden
Married to It (1991)
Movie
Jane Applegate
Meet the Applegates (1990)
Movie
Liz Sapperstein
Perfect Witness (1989)
Movie
Nancy Trainer
Staying Together (1989)
Movie
Marion
Tidy Endings (1988)
Movie
Margaret
A Time of Destiny (1988)
Movie
Susan Reinert
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
TV
Susan Reinert
Echoes in the Darkness (1987)
Movie
Hilda Bundt
Trying Times (1987)
TV
Leah Lazenby
The Room Upstairs (1987)
Movie
Nancy
The Men's Club (1986)
Movie
6
Julie
Heartburn (1986)
Movie
4
Helen Bower
Not My Kid (1985)
Movie
Jocelyn Norris
Without a Trace (1983)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Nature (1982)
TV
1
J.J. Dalton
Safari 3000 (1982)
Movie
Susan Goodenow
The Stockard Channing Show (1980)
TV
Mona Mondieu
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Movie
Susan Hughes
Stockard Channing: In Just Friends (1979)
TV
Kitty O'Neil
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
Movie
Rizzo
Grease (1978)
Movie
7.95
Bess
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Movie
A Different Approach (1978)
Movie
Lucan (1977)
TV
Mickey MacElwaine
Lucan (1977)
Movie
Kitty Baxter
The Big Bus (1976)
Movie
3.38
Vurrla Kowsky
Sweet Revenge (1976)
Movie
Freddie Bigard
The Fortune (1975)
Movie
Self - Guest
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Self
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
Movie
Bible Reader / Narrator
NOVA (1974)
TV
4.75
Miriam Knight
The Girl Most Likely to... (1973)
Movie
Judy Stanley (uncredited)
Up the Sandbox (1972)
Movie
E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
The Hospital (1971)
Movie
Mad Painter's Victim
Sesame Street (1969)
TV
5.87
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Self - Nominee / Self - Nominee/Performer
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Leah Lazenby
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Ratings
Average 5.95
Based on 1.26 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1987
1997
1989
2023
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1944-02-13 (80 years old)
Birth NameSusan Antonia Williams Stockard
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
RelationshipsDavid Debin (1976-12-20 - 1980-01-01), Paul Schmidt (1970-01-01 - 1976-09-03), Walter Channing (1963-01-01 - 1967-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City, United States of America
Also Known AsСтокард Ченнинг, Susan Antonia Williams Stockard
AwardsLucy Award, GLAAD Golden Gate Award, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Daytime Emmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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