Acting · Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK · Born May 11, 1952
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.
MovieThe Wrong Paris
2025
as Birdie
MovieLast Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
2025
as Self
MovieRust
2024
as Evelyn Basset
MovieThe King Tide
2024
as Faye
MovieDesert Road
2024
as Homeless Woman
MovieTitanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieReptile
2023
as Camille Grady
MovieOn Sacred Ground
2023
as Ricky
MovieThis Is Not a War Story
2021
as Dora Casale
MovieAwake
2021
as Doris
MovieGrace and Grit
2021
as Sue
MovieHolidate
2020
as Elaine
TVWatchmen
2019
as Jane Crawford
MovieNice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieRun the Race
2019
as Louise
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Evelyn Nolan
MovieShrimp
2018
as Marie
MovieMarrying Mr. Darcy
2018
as Violet Darcy
MovieAnother Kind of Wedding
2017
as Tammy Bergman
TVThe Sinner
2017
as Meg Muldoon
MovieAn American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
2016
as Miss Abbot
MovieA Beautiful Day
2016
as Bev
TVSwedish Dicks
2016
as Warden Johnson
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016
as D.E. Bristow
MovieLove on the Run
2016
as Delores
MovieOutlaws and Angels
2016
as Esther
MovieUnleashing Mr. Darcy
2016
as Violet Darcy
TVThe Expanse
2015
as Elise Holden
MovieWoman in Gold
2015
as Barbara Schoenberg
MoviePortrait of Love
2015
as Doll Dwyer
MovieYou're Not You
2014
as Gwen
TVResurrection
2014
as Lucille Langston
MovieThe M Word
2014
as Carson Riley
TVFargo
2014
as Vivian
MovieRed Wing
2013
as Momma B
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Edna Eshelman
MoviePlush
2013
as Camila
TVRectify
2013
as Peggy
MovieThe Host
2013
as Maggie Stryder
MovieThe Makeover
2013
as Allie Doolittle
MovieAny Day Now
2012
as Judge Meyerson
MovieRetribution
2012
as Betty
MovieThe Seven Year Hitch
2012
as Mrs. Von Hoffman
MovieReflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
MovieBeverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012
as Amelia Jones
MovieThe Silent Thief
2012
as Candi Henderson
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
TVTouch
2012
as Nicole Farington
TVA Gifted Man
2011
as Blanche Tipton
MovieGrow Up Already
2011
as Mom
MovieGolf in the Kingdom
2011
as Eve Greene
MovieObsession: The Making of "The Roommate"
2011
as Self
MovieThe Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars
2011
as Self
MovieThe Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Mary Windsor
MovieSedona
2011
as Tammy
MovieThe Roommate
2011
as Rebecca's Mom
MovieJolene
2010
as Cindy
MovieJanie Jones
2010
as Lily
MovieBackyard Wedding
2010
as Eleanor Tyler
TVThe Good Guys
2010
as Helen Traynor
MovieThe Perfect Game
2009
as Betty
TVCastle
2009
as Matilda King
MovieTo Love and Die
2008
as Janet
To Love and Die
2008
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Headmistress
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Victoria Abner
MovieA Single Woman
2008
as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
TVSons of Anarchy
2008
as Honey
MovieMy Sexiest Year
2007
as Faye
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Ruby Broome
MovieIn the Valley of Elah
2007
as Evie
MovieThe Kingdom
2007
as Elaine Flowers
TVSaving Grace
2007
as Aunt Cathy
MovieSex and Death 101
2007
as Hope Hartlight (#80)
TVOctober Road
2007
TVTorchwood
2006
as The Mother
TVEureka
2006
as Eva Thorne
MovieThe Night of the White Pants
2006
as Vivian Hagan
MovieMrs. Harris
2006
as Marge Richey Jacobson
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Antonia Slade
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Betty Johnson
TVMedium
2005
as Abigail Marsh
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Carrie
MovieLaws of Attraction
2004
as Sara Miller
MovieHouse of Sand and Fog
2003
as Connie Walsh
TVCold Case
2003
as Rachel West (2008)
TVThe Lyon's Den
2003
as Brit Hanley
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Priscilla Honeycutt
MovieBlue Car
2003
as Delia
TVThe Shield
2002
as Rita Denton
TVGlory Days
2002
as Mitzi Dolan
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Passion and Prejudice
2001
as Dr. Gwen Barry
MovieThe Rising Place
2001
as Virginia Wilder
TVJackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
MovieJackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Joanna Sapphire
MovieGone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Junie
MovieThe Audrey Hepburn Story
2000
as Ella van Heemstra
TVTitus
2000
as Juanita Titus
MovieThe Big Tease
1999
as Candy
MovieTrue Crime
1999
as Cecilia Nussbaum
TVBecker
1998
as Dr. Elizabeth Carson
MovieMythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
MovieTitanic
1997
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieWild America
1997
as Agnes Stouffer
MovieTrading Favors
1997
as Librarian
MovieFemale Perversions
1996
as Annunciata
MovieStriptease
1996
as Donna Garcia
MovieO. Henry's Christmas
1996
MovieThe Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
as Cora Day
TVStrange Luck
1995
as Angie
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
1995
as Carol Schaefer
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Lady Julia
MovieFrame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994
as Jo Baker
MovieClint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994
as Self
MovieAttack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
as Dr. Theodora Cushing
TVER
1994
as Helen Kingsley
MovieMolly and Gina
1994
as Molly McKenna
MovieBabyfever
1994
as Rosie
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Lizzy Gill
MoviePraying Mantis
1993
as Betty
MovieDevlin
1992
as Maryellen
MovieUnforgiven
1992
as Strawberry Alice
MovieFrame Up
1991
as Jo Westlake
MovieLucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991
as Lucille Ball
MovieL.A. Story
1991
as June
MovieWelcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
as Rochelle Bossetti
MovieA Promise to Keep
1990
as Sara
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Susan Boyd
MovieSudie and Simpson
1990
as Mrs. Marge Allen
MovieCold Sassy Tree
1989
as Loma Williams
MovieHeavy Petting
1989
as Self
MoviePink Cadillac
1989
as Dinah
MovieLost Angels
1989
as Judith Loftis
MovieHello Actors Studio
1988
as Self
TVRoseanne
1988
MovieBum Rap
1988
as Phyllis
MoviePatty Hearst
1988
as Yolanda
MovieBig
1988
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
MovieHeart
1987
as Jeannie
MovieTough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Jessica Pond
MovieBroken Vows
1987
as Maureen Phelan
TVMatlock
1986
as Nancy Proctor
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Amanda Kaufman
MovieCan She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983
as Louise
TVNewhart
1982
TVThe Edge of Night
1956
as Deborah Saxon
Ruby Road
as Ruby
