Frances Conroy Highlights

  • 2008: Co-starred in "Humboldt County" a film about a community of counterculture pot farmers
  • 2007: Cast as Jennifer Westfeldt's (Abby) mother in "Ira and Abby,” a comedy feature written and produced by Westfeldt
  • 2006: After a six-year absence, returned to the theater in David Greig's "Pyrenees"
  • 2005: Cast opposite Claire Danes and Steve Martin in "Shopgirl" (adapted by Martin from his novella)
  • 2004: Starred as Ophelia Powers in "Catwoman" opposite Halle Berry in the title role
  • 2001: Starred as the matriarch of a family that runs a mortuary in the HBO series "Six Feet Under"; earned four Best Actress Emmy nominations (2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006)
  • 2000: Nominated for Tony when she reprised her role for the Broadway production of "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan" (again opposite Stewart)
  • 1999: Replaced Blythe Danner in role of Theo, one of Patrick Stewart's two wives, in Miller's Off-Broadway, "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan"
  • 1998: Appeared in NYSF production of "The Skin of Our Teeth" opposite former "Roseanne" star John Goodman
  • 1997: Essayed the role of Birdie Hubbard in "The Little Foxes"
  • 1996: Played Ann Putman in the film version of "The Crucible" (Miller adapted his play for the screen)
  • 1995: Co-starred in the feature "Angela" directed by Rebecca Miller (Arthur's daughter)
  • 1994: Portrayed Margaret Hyman in Miller's Broadway play "Broken Glass"
  • 1993: Appeared in the first of four Arthur Miller works in "The Last Yankee"
  • 1993: Played a small role in the Nora Ephron directed "Sleepless in Seattle"
  • 1992: Had a small role in "Scent of a Woman" starring Al Pacino
  • 1991: Cast in the Broadway production of "Two Shakespearean Actors"
  • 1990: Won acclaim for her performance in David Hare's "The Secret Rapture"
  • 1989: Third film with Woody Allen, "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
  • 1988: Appeared in the film "Rocket Gibraltar" opposite Burt Lancaster and Kevin Spacey
  • 1988: Again collaborated with director, Woody Allen for "Another Woman"
  • 1988: Cast as Mrs. Gibbs in the Lincoln Center production of "Our Town" (reprised role for the PBS production a year later)
  • 1987: Appeared in the TV-movie, "LBJ: The Early Years" (NBC)
  • 1987: Cast in a small role in Mike Newell's "Amazing Grace and Chuck" starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Gregory Peck
  • 1985: Joined the acting company at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California
  • 1982: Had a small role in the CBS TV-movie "The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana"
  • 1980: Broadway debut as Jo in Edward Albee's "The Lady from Dubuque"
  • 1979: One of her first film roles was playing a Shakespearean actress in Woody Allen's "Manhattan"
  • 1979: Won acclaim for her performance as Desdemona opposite Raul Julia and Richard Dreyfuss in the Central Park production of "Othello"
  • 1978: Essayed the role of Cordelia in The Acting Company production of "King Lear" at American Place Theatre
  • 1976: Made stage debut in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Measure for Measure"
  • Was a member of The Acting Company under John Houseman
  • Raised on Long Island in New York