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Stockard Channing
ActorBorn February 13, 1944 (81 years)
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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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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Stockard Channing Filmography
| 2026 | Practical Magic 2 · as Aunt Frances |
| 2024 | Knuckles (TV Series) · as Wendy Whipple |
| 2023 | Maryland (TV Series) · as Cathy |
| 2022 | Angry Neighbors · as Chloe |
| 2022 | Julia (2022) (TV Series) · as Frances Field |
| 2021 | Death to 2021 · as Penn Parker |
| 2017 | The Grease Story · as Betty Rizzo |
| 2017 | The Guest Book (TV Series) · as Jill |
| 2017 | Urban Myths (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Taylor |
| 2016 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (TV Series) · as Rizzo (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Difficult People (TV Series) · as Bonnie Kessler |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura (US) (TV Series) · as Brenda Phillips |
| 2014 | Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Pulling Strings · as Virginia |
| 2011 | 17th Precinct · as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley |
| 2011 | Kennedys' Home Movies · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Sundays at Tiffany's · as Vivian Claremont |
| 2010 | Multiple Sarcasms · as Pamela |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Veronica Loy |
| 2009 | The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Sparkle · as Sheila |
| 2007 | Through Deaf Eyes · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Out of Practice (TV Series) · as Dr. Lydia Barnes |
| 2005 | 3 Needles · as Olive Cowie |
| 2005 | Meerkat Manor (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs · as Dolly |
| 2005 | Red Mercury · as Penelope |
| 2004 | The Best TV Shows That Never Were · as Ingrid Maynard |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Home of the Brave · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2003 | Abby Singer · as Stockard Channing (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Mrs. Melrose Ape |
| 2003 | The Piano Man's Daughter · as Lily Kilworth |
| 2003 | Anything Else · as Paula Chase |
| 2003 | Le divorce · as Margeeve Walker |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil (TV Series) · as Klara Hitler |
| 2003 | Behind the Red Door · as Julia |
| 2002 | Unsolved History (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s · as Rizzo |
| 2002 | Life or Something Like It · as Deborah Connors |
| 2002 | The West Wing Documentary Special · as Abbey Bartlet |
| 2002 | The Matthew Shepard Story · as Judy Shepard |
| 2002 | Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister · as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer |
| 2001 | The Business of Strangers · as Julie Styron |
| 2001 | Walking with Beasts (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing · as Dr. Beth Noonan |
| 2000 | The Truth About Jane · as Janice |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is · as Thelma 'sister' Husband |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great · as Florence Maybelle |
| 2000 | Other Voices · as Dr. Gover |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Abbey Bartlet |
| 1999 | The Venice Project · as Chandra Chase |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice) |
| 1998 | Practical Magic · as Aunt Frances |
| 1998 | The Baby Dance · as Rachel Luckman |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge · as Celia's Agent |
| 1998 | An Unexpected Life · as Barbara Whitney |
| 1998 | Twilight · as Lt. Verna Hollander |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Rizzo |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Mrs. Holloway (voice) |
| 1996 | An Unexpected Family · as Barbara Whitney |
| 1996 | The Prosecutors · as Ingrid Maynard |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club · as Cynthia Swann Griffin |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders · as Mrs. Allworthy |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Edie & Pen · as Pen |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal · as Marcia Mcgrath |
| 1995 | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree · as Miss Adelaide |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar · as Carol Ann |
| 1995 | Smoke · as Ruby Mcnutt |
| 1994 | David's Mother · as Bea |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation · as Ouisa |
| 1992 | Lincoln · as Clara Harris (voice) |
| 1992 | Bitter Moon · as Beverly (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Married to It · as Iris Morden |
| 1990 | Meet the Applegates · as Jane Applegate |
| 1990 | Road to Avonlea (TV Series) · as Viola Elliot |
| 1989 | Staying Together · as Nancy Trainer |
| 1989 | Perfect Witness · as Liz Sapperstein |
| 1988 | Tidy Endings · as Marion |
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny · as Margaret |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness · as Susan Reinert |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness (TV Series) · as Susan Reinert |
| 1987 | Trying Times (TV Series) · as Hilda Bundt |
| 1987 | The Room Upstairs · as Leah Lazenby |
| 1986 | The Men's Club · as Nancy |
| 1986 | Heartburn · as Julie |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Not My Kid · as Helen Bower |
| 1983 | Without a Trace · as Jocelyn Norris |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 · as J.j. Dalton |
| 1982 | Table Settings · as Cast |
| 1980 | The Stockard Channing Show (TV Series) · as Susan Goodenow |
| 1979 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh · as Mona Mondieu |
| 1979 | Stockard Channing in Just Friends (TV Series) · as Susan Hughes |
| 1979 | Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story · as Kitty O'neil |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective · as Bess |
| 1978 | Grease Day USA · as Premiere Guest |
| 1978 | Grease · as Betty Rizzo |
| 1977 | Lucan (TV Series) · as Mickey Macelwaine |
| 1976 | The Big Bus · as Kitty Baxter |
| 1976 | Sweet Revenge · as Vurlla Kowsky |
| 1975 | The Fortune · as Freddie Bigard |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1973 | The Girl Most Likely to... · as Miriam Knight |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox · as Judy Stanley (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Hospital · as E.r. Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Marsha Sue |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Mad Painter's Victim |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Leah Lazenby |
| 2025 | The Marbles · as Self |
| 2019 | Milk · as Self |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr · as Self |
| 2013 | The Broadway.Com Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The 66th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | Show People with Paul Wontorek (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 63rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2009 | |
| 2006 | The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman · as Self - Lois Lane Audition |
| 2005 | The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress In Drama Series |
| 2005 | 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2004 | The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2003 | 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner: Best Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries |
| 2002 | The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2002 | The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2002 | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2000 | The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee: Best Supporting Actress In Drama Series |
| 1999 | The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The 53rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 1999 | The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1998 | The 52nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The 45th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Not the Same Person You Used to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1979 | The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1978 | The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1976 | The 48th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1976 | Working in the Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |