Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 13, 1944
Place of Birth:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Stockard Channing
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 nomination for Best Actress.
Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Knuckles | Wendy Whipple |
| 2023 | Maryland | Cathy |
| 2017 | The Guest Book | Jill |
| 2015 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales | Rizzo (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Bonnie Kessler |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Brenda Phillips |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Veronica Loy |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Meerkat Manor | Narrator |
| 2005 | Out of Practice | Dr. Lydia Barnes |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Klara Hitler |
| 2001 | Walking with Beasts | |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Dr. Beth Noonan |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice) |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Abbey Bartlet |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Mrs. Holloway (voice) |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Susan Reinert |
| 1982 | Nature | Narrator (voice) |
| 1980 | The Stockard Channing Show | Susan Goodenow |
| 1979 | Just Friends | Susan Hughes |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self - Guest |
| 1974 | NOVA | Narrator (voice) |
| 1974 | NOVA | Self - Bible Reader |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | Sesame Street | Mad Painter's Victim |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Marsha Sue |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Leah Lazenby |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |