Stockard Channing
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nominat...
Known For
Filmography
Practical Magic 2
2026
as Aunt Frances
Knuckles
2024
as Wendy Whipple
Maryland
2023
as Cathy
Angry Neighbors
2022
as Chloe
Death to 2021
2021
as Penn Parker
The Grease Story
2017
as Betty Rizzo
The Guest Book
2017
as Jill
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Rizzo (archive footage)
Difficult People
2015
as Bonnie Kessler
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
2014
as Narrator
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Brenda Phillips
Pulling Strings
2013
as Virginia
17th Precinct
2011
as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
Chautauqua: An American Narrative
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Multiple Sarcasms
2010
as Pamela
Sundays at Tiffany's
2010
as Vivian Claremont
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
as Self
The Cleveland Show
2009
The Good Wife
2009
as Veronica Loy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Sparkle
2007
as Sheila
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
as Narrator
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
Red Mercury
2005
as Penelope
3 Needles
2005
as Olive Cowie
Must Love Dogs
2005
as Dolly
Meerkat Manor
2005
as Narrator
Out of Practice
2005
as Dr. Lydia Barnes
Jack
2004
as Anne
Home of the Brave
2004
as Narrator (voice)
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Anything Else
2003
as Paula Chase
Bright Young Things
2003
as Mrs. Melrose Ape
Behind the Red Door
2003
as Julia
Abby Singer
2003
as Stockard Channing (uncredited)
Le Divorce
2003
as Margeeve Walker
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
as Lily Kilworth
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
as Klara Hitler
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
as Judy Shepard
Life or Something Like It
2002
as Deborah Connors
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002
as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
2002
The Business of Strangers
2001
as Julie Styron
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001
as Narrator (voice)
So You Want to Be President?
2001
as Narrator
Walking with Beasts
2001
A Girl Thing
2001
as Dr. Beth Noonan
Where the Heart Is
2000
as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
The Truth About Jane
2000
as Janice
Other Voices
2000
as Dr. Gover
Isn't She Great
2000
as Florence Maybelle
The Venice Project
1999
as Chandra Chase
Batman Beyond
1999
as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
The West Wing
1999
as Abbey Bartlet
Practical Magic
1998
as Aunt Frances
Twilight
1998
as Lt. Verna Hollander
The Baby Dance
1998
as Rachel Luckman
An Unexpected Life
1998
as Barbara Whitney
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997
as Narrator (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Mrs. Holloway (voice)
The First Wives Club
1996
as Cynthia Swann Griffin
Up Close & Personal
1996
as Marcia McGrath
Moll Flanders
1996
as Mrs. Allworthy
An Unexpected Family
1996
as Barbara Whitney
Lily Dale
1996
as Corella
Edie & Pen
1996
as Pen
The Prosecutors
1996
as Ingrid Maynard
Smoke
1995
as Ruby McNutt
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Miss Adelaide
Michael the Visitor
1995
as Narrator (voice)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Carol Ann
David's Mother
1994
as Bea
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Ouisa
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Bitter Moon
1992
as Beverly (uncredited)
Lincoln
1992
as Clara Harris (voice)
Married to It
1991
as Iris Morden
Meet the Applegates
1990
as Jane Applegate
Staying Together
1989
as Nancy Trainer
Perfect Witness
1989
as Liz Sapperstein
A Time of Destiny
1988
as Margaret
Tidy Endings
1988
as Marion
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
as Susan Reinert
The Room Upstairs
1987
as Leah Lazenby
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
as Susan Reinert
Heartburn
1986
as Julie
The Men's Club
1986
as Nancy
Not My Kid
1985
as Helen Bower
Without a Trace
1983
as Jocelyn Norris
Safari 3000
1982
as J.J. Dalton
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
as Susan Goodenow
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Mona Mondieu
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
as Kitty O'Neil
Just Friends
1979
as Susan Hughes
Grease
1978
as Betty Rizzo
The Cheap Detective
1978
as Bess
A Different Approach
1978
Lucan
1977
as Mickey MacElwaine
The Big Bus
1976
as Kitty Baxter
Sweet Revenge
1976
as Vurlla Kowsky
The Fortune
1975
as Freddie Bigard
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self - Guest
NOVA
1974
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA
1974
as Self - Bible Reader
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Miriam Knight
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Judy Stanley (uncredited)
The Hospital
1971
as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
Medical Center
1969
Sesame Street
1969
as Mad Painter's Victim
Love, American Style
1969
as Marsha Sue
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Leah Lazenby
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter