
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1944-02-13
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Stockard Channing
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.
Known For

Grease
as Betty Rizzo

Practical Magic
as Aunt Frances

Bitter Moon
as Beverly (uncredited)

The First Wives Club
as Cynthia Swann Griffin

Where the Heart Is
as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Carol Ann

Anything Else
as Paula Chase

The Good Wife
as Veronica Loy

King of the Hill
as Mrs. Holloway (voice)

Batman Beyond
as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)