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Director
Frances Fisher
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 3713
IMDb ID: nm0004920
Known for: Acting
Born: May 11, 1952
Age: 73
Place of birth: Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2025
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q35011
Also known as
Francis Fisher
Frequent jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997); directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture. She is also known for her roles as Jane Crawford on the HBO series Watchmen, Mary Windsor in The Lincoln Lawyer, Evelyn Nolan (John Nolan's mother) on CBS's The Rookie, Barbara Schoenberg in Woman in Gold, Gwen in You're Not You, Lucille Langston on ABC's scifi drama Resurrection, Maggie Stryder in The Host (2013), Nicole Farmington on ABC's scifi drama Touch, Blanche Tipton on CBS's A Gifted Man, Elaine Flowers in The Kingdom (2007), The Mother on BBC's Torchwood, Eva Thorne on Syfy's Eureka, Connie Walsh in House of Sand and Fog, Sara Miller in Laws of Attraction, Junie in Gone in 60 Seconds, Donna Garcia in Striptease, Angie in FOX's Strange Luck, June in L.A. Story, and Rochelle Bossetti in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Frances Fisher.
7.9
Titanic
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
1997 Movie
7.9
Unforgiven
as Strawberry Alice
1992 Movie
7.5
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012 Movie
7.4
You're Not You
as Gwen
2014 Movie
7.3
Woman in Gold
as Barbara Schoenberg
2015 Movie
7.2
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Mary Windsor
2011 Movie
7.2
Big
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
1988 Movie
7.2
House of Sand and Fog
as Connie Walsh
2003 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Frances Fisher.
8.5
The Rookie
as Evelyn Nolan • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
as Honey • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Lizzy Gill • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Victoria Abner • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Antonia Slade • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
Fargo
as Vivian • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Betty Johnson • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
The Shield
as Rita Denton • 4 eps
2002 Series
8.1
The Expanse
as Elise Holden • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.0
Castle
as Matilda King • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
as Carrie • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.8
ER
as Helen Kingsley • 1 eps
1994 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Frances Fisher.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Frances Fisher.
8.5
The Rookie
as Evelyn Nolan • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Betty Johnson • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.4
Law & Order
as Susan Boyd • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.3
Criminal Minds
as Antonia Slade • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Lizzy Gill • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Joanna Sapphire • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.3
Fargo
as Vivian • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Victoria Abner • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.4
Two and a Half Men
as Priscilla Honeycutt • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Castle
as Matilda King • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.1
The Expanse
as Elise Holden • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
as Honey • 1 eps
2008 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Frances Fisher.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frances Fisher.
6.7
The Wrong Paris
as Birdie
2025 Movie
6.8
Rust
as Evelyn Basset
2025 Movie
10.0
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
as Self
2025 Movie
6.9
The King Tide
as Faye
2024 Movie
1.0
Desert Road
as Homeless Woman
2024 Movie
7.0
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.7
Reptile
as Camille Grady
2023 Movie
5.3
On Sacred Ground
as Ricky
2023 Movie
6.0
This Is Not a War Story
as Dora Casale
2021 Movie
5.9
Awake
as Doris
2021 Movie
4.7
Grace and Grit
as Sue
2021 Movie
7.0
Holidate
as Elaine
2020 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Frances Fisher.
7.6
Watchmen
as Jane Crawford • 5 eps
2019 Series
8.5
The Rookie
as Evelyn Nolan • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.5
The Sinner
as Meg Muldoon • 8 eps
2017 Series
6.4
Swedish Dicks
as Warden Johnson • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.1
The Expanse
as Elise Holden • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.3
Resurrection
as Lucille Langston • 21 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Fargo
as Vivian • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Masters of Sex
as Edna Eshelman • 4 eps
2013 Series
7.6
Rectify
as Peggy • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.6
Touch
as Nicole Farington • 5 eps
2012 Series
6.4
A Gifted Man
as Blanche Tipton • 16 eps
2011 Series
7.3
The Good Guys
as Helen Traynor • 1 eps
2010 Series