Person
Frances Sternhagen
Acting · 1930–2023 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Law & Order
Margaret Langdon
The Simpsons
Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
ER
Millicent Carter
The Closer
Willie Ray Johnson
Cheers
Esther Clavin
Great Performances
Wilma Atkins
Sex and the City
Bunny MacDougal
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mrs. Who
American Experience
(voice)
Filmography
- 2014And So It GoesClaire
- 2012PearlPearl
- 2011ProhibitionReader (voice)
- 2011Dolphin TaleGloria Forrest
- 2010ParenthoodBlanche Braverman
- 2009Julie & JuliaIrma Rombauer
- 2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'Self
- 2007The MistIrene Reppler
- 2005The CloserWillie Ray Johnson
- 2003Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen StarSelf - Actress
- 2003Misery Loves CompanySelf
- 2002HighwayMrs. Murray
- 2002The Laramie ProjectMarge Murray
- 1998Curtain CallAmy
- 1998Sex and the CityBunny MacDougal
- 1998To Live AgainConstance Holmes
- 1998The ConHadabelle
- 1995The Outer LimitsJean Anderson
- 1994ReunionTobie Yates
- 1994ERMillicent Carter
- 1994Vault of Horror IEffie Gluckman (archive footage)
- 1994The Road HomeCharlotte Babineaux
- 1993Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer StoryMary Rafferty
- 1992The Donner Partyvoice
- 1992Raising CainDr. Lynn Waldheim
- 1992She Woke UpNoelle DuVausant
- 1991Doc HollywoodLillian, Welcoming Committee
- 1991Golden YearsGina Williams
- 1991Golden YearsGina Williams
- 1991Coney Island(voice)
- 1990MiseryVirginia
- 1990Sibling RivalryRose Turner
- 1990Law & OrderMargaret Langdon
- 1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretSelf
- 1990Follow Your HeartCloe Sixbury
- 1989The SimpsonsMrs. Bellamy (voice)
- 1989CommunionDr. Janet Duffy
- 1989Tales from the CryptEffie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
- 1989See You in the MorningNeenie
- 1988American Experience(voice)
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityClara
- 1987Once AgainEsther
- 1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddDora
- 1987At Mother's RequestBerenice Bradshaw
- 1986Resting PlaceEudora McCallister
- 1984Spencer
- 1984The Dining RoomVarious
- 1983PrototypeDorothy Forrester
- 1983Romantic ComedyBlanche Dailey
- 1983Independence DayCarla Taylor
- 1982CheersEsther Clavin
- 1981OutlandDr. Lazarus
- 1980The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgMary Richards
- 1980Mother and Daughter: The Loving WarMrs. Lloyd
- 1979Starting OverMarva Potter
- 1978Who'll Save Our Children?Nellie Henderson
- 1978FedoraMiss Balfour
- 1977The Andros TargetsMrs. Mason
- 1974EnemiesPaulina
- 1973Two PeopleMrs. McCluskey
- 1972The Rimers of EldritchWilma Atkins
- 1971The HospitalMrs. Cushing
- 1971Great PerformancesWilma Atkins
- 1967Up the Down StaircaseCharlotte Wolf, School Librarian
- 1967Soldier in LoveAbigail
- 1964Profiles in CourageMiss Koeller
- 1964Another World
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1954The Secret Storm
- 1952Omnibus
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameAbigail
- 1951Love of Life
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsMrs. Who
- 1948Studio OneBetty - Secretary
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