Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1944-02-13 (81 years)
- Place of BirthManhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsСтокард ЧеннингSusan Antonia Williams Stockard
Stockard Channing
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
Knuckles
As: Wendy Whipple
- 2023
Maryland
As: Cathy
- 2022
Angry Neighbors
As: Chloe
- 2021
Death to 2021
As: Penn Parker
- 2017
The Grease Story
As: Betty Rizzo
- 2017
The Guest Book
As: Jill
- 2015
Difficult People
As: Bonnie Kessler
- 2014
The Mysteries of Laura
As: Brenda Phillips
2014Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
As: Narrator
2013Pulling Strings
As: Virginia
201117th Precinct
As: Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
2010Sundays at Tiffany's
As: Vivian Claremont
2010Multiple Sarcasms
As: Pamela
2009The Good Wife
As: Veronica Loy
2009The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
As: Narrator (voice)
2007Sparkle
As: Sheila
2005Out of Practice
As: Dr. Lydia Barnes
20053 Needles
As: Olive Cowie
2005Meerkat Manor
As: Narrator
2005Must Love Dogs
As: Dolly
2005Red Mercury
As: Penelope
2004Jack
As: Anne
2004Home of the Brave
As: Narrator (voice)
2003Abby Singer
As: Stockard Channing (uncredited)
2003Bright Young Things
As: Mrs. Melrose Ape
2003The Piano Man's Daughter
As: Lily Kilworth
2003Anything Else
As: Paula Chase
2003Le Divorce
As: Margeeve Walker
2003Hitler: The Rise of Evil
As: Klara Hitler
2003Behind the Red Door
As: Julia
2002Life or Something Like It
As: Deborah Connors
2002The Matthew Shepard Story
As: Judy Shepard
2002Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
As: Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
2001The Business of Strangers
As: Julie Styron
2001Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
As: Narrator (voice)
2001When Billie Beat Bobby
As: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001A Girl Thing
As: Dr. Beth Noonan
2000The Truth About Jane
As: Janice
- 2000
Where the Heart Is
As: Thelma 'Sister' Husband
2000Isn't She Great
As: Florence Maybelle
2000Other Voices
As: Dr. Gover
1999The West Wing
As: Abbey Bartlet
1999The Venice Project
As: Chandra Chase
1999Batman Beyond
As: Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
- 1998
Practical Magic
As: Aunt Frances
1998The Baby Dance
As: Rachel Luckman
1998An Unexpected Life
As: Barbara Whitney
1998Twilight
As: Lt. Verna Hollander
1997Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
As: Narrator (voice)
1997King of the Hill
As: Mrs. Holloway (voice)
1996An Unexpected Family
As: Barbara Whitney
1996The Prosecutors
As: Ingrid Maynard
- 1996
The First Wives Club
As: Cynthia Swann Griffin
1996Moll Flanders
As: Mrs. Allworthy
1996Lily Dale
As: Corella
1996Edie & Pen
As: Pen
1996Up Close & Personal
As: Marcia McGrath
1995Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
As: Miss Adelaide
1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
As: Carol Ann
1995Smoke
As: Ruby McNutt
1995Michael the Visitor
As: Narrator (voice)
1994David's Mother
As: Bea
1993Six Degrees of Separation
As: Ouisa
- 1992
Bitter Moon
As: Beverly (uncredited)
1991Married to It
As: Iris Morden
1990Meet the Applegates
As: Jane Applegate
1989Staying Together
As: Nancy Trainer
1989Perfect Witness
As: Liz Sapperstein
1988Tidy Endings
As: Marion
1988A Time of Destiny
As: Margaret
1987Echoes in the Darkness
As: Susan Reinert
1987Echoes in the Darkness
As: Susan Reinert
1987The Room Upstairs
As: Leah Lazenby
1986The Men's Club
As: Nancy
1986Heartburn
As: Julie
1985Not My Kid
As: Helen Bower
1983Without a Trace
As: Jocelyn Norris
1982Nature
As: Narrator (voice)
1982Safari 3000
As: J.J. Dalton
1980The Stockard Channing Show
As: Susan Goodenow
1979The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
As: Mona Mondieu
1979Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
As: Kitty O'Neil
1978The Cheap Detective
As: Bess
- 1978
Grease
As: Betty Rizzo
1977Lucan
As: Mickey MacElwaine
1976The Big Bus
As: Kitty Baxter
1976Sweet Revenge
As: Vurlla Kowsky
1975The Fortune
As: Freddie Bigard
1974NOVA
As: Narrator (voice)
1973The Girl Most Likely To...
As: Miriam Knight
1972Up the Sandbox
As: Judy Stanley (uncredited)
1971The Hospital
As: E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
1969Sesame Street
As: Mad Painter's Victim
1969Love, American Style
As: Marsha Sue
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Leah Lazenby