Stockard Channing - Actor Profile

Stockard Channing

Acting
50Total Films
10.0 Highest Rated
Born: Feb 13, 1944
Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

About Stockard Channing

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stockard Channing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Best Stockard Channing Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Stockard Channing's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Stockard Channing.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2021 Death to 2021 Penn Parker Average Similar →
2017 The Grease Story Betty Rizzo Super Hit Similar →
2013 Pulling Strings Virginia Hit Similar →
2010 Sundays at Tiffany's Vivian Claremont Average Similar →
2010 Multiple Sarcasms Pamela Average Similar →
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's Self Super Hit Similar →
2009 The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies Narrator (voice) Average Similar →
2007 Sparkle Sheila Average Similar →
2007 Through Deaf Eyes Narrator Hit Similar →
2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman Self Super Hit Similar →
2005 3 Needles Olive Cowie Average Similar →
2005 Must Love Dogs Dolly Average Similar →
2004 Home of the Brave Narrator (voice) Super Hit Similar →
2003 Abby Singer Stockard Channing (uncredited) Average Similar →
2003 Bright Young Things Mrs. Melrose Ape Average Similar →
2003 Anything Else Paula Chase Average Similar →
2002 Life or Something Like It Deborah Connors Average Similar →
2002 Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer Average Similar →
2001 The Business of Strangers Julie Styron Average Similar →
2000 The Truth About Jane Janice Average Similar →
2000 Where the Heart Is Thelma 'Sister' Husband Hit Similar →
1998 Practical Magic Aunt Frances Hit Similar →
1998 The Baby Dance Rachel Luckman Average Similar →
1998 Twilight Lt. Verna Hollander Average Similar →
1996 An Unexpected Family Barbara Whitney Average Similar →
1996 The First Wives Club Cynthia Swann Griffin Hit Similar →
1996 Moll Flanders Mrs. Allworthy Average Similar →
1996 Edie & Pen Pen Average Similar →
1996 Up Close & Personal Marcia McGrath Average Similar →
1995 Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree Miss Adelaide Average Similar →
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Carol Ann Hit Similar →
1995 Smoke Ruby McNutt Hit Similar →
1995 Michael the Visitor Narrator (voice) Super Hit Similar →
1994 David's Mother Bea Super Hit Similar →
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Ouisa Average Similar →
1992 Lincoln Clara Harris (voice) Hit Similar →
1992 Bitter Moon Beverly (uncredited) Hit Similar →
1991 Married to It Iris Morden Average Similar →
1989 Perfect Witness Liz Sapperstein Hit Similar →
1987 Echoes in the Darkness Susan Reinert Hit Similar →
1986 Heartburn Julie Average Similar →
1985 Not My Kid Helen Bower Hit Similar →
1979 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh Mona Mondieu Average Similar →
1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story Kitty O'Neil Hit Similar →
1978 The Cheap Detective Bess Average Similar →
1978 Grease Betty Rizzo Hit Similar →
1978 A Different Approach - Average Similar →
1973 The Girl Most Likely To... Miriam Knight Hit Similar →
1972 Up the Sandbox Judy Stanley (uncredited) Average Similar →
1971 The Hospital E.R. Nurse (uncredited) Hit Similar →

Stockard Channing - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Stockard Channing?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Stockard Channing is "Home of the Brave" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Stockard Channing acted in?

Stockard Channing has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Stockard Channing?

Other notable films include "The Grease Story", "David's Mother", and "Michael the Visitor".