Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Known for: Acting

Born: February 13, 1944

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 nominat…

Known for

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
2014
The Business of Strangers
The Business of Strangers
2001
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Sparkle
Sparkle
2007
The Matthew Shepard Story
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
The Fortune
The Fortune
1975
The Girl Most Likely To...
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
An Unexpected Family
An Unexpected Family
1996
Jack
Jack
2004
The Room Upstairs
The Room Upstairs
1987
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
2009
Edie & Pen
Edie & Pen
1996
The Prosecutors
The Prosecutors
1996
An Unexpected Life
An Unexpected Life
1998
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave
2004
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
1976
Tidy Endings
Tidy Endings
1988
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
2004
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
Chautauqua: An American Narrative
2011
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
2002
So You Want to Be President?
So You Want to Be President?
2001
Married to It
Married to It
1991
The Big Bus
The Big Bus
1976
The Truth About Jane
The Truth About Jane
2000
Safari 3000
Safari 3000
1982
The Baby Dance
The Baby Dance
1998
Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
Not My Kid
Not My Kid
1985
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002
Meet the Applegates
Meet the Applegates
1990
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997
Michael the Visitor
Michael the Visitor
1995
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001
17th Precinct
17th Precinct
2011
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
Table Settings
Table Settings
1982
Grease
Grease
1978
Smoke
Smoke
1995
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
2000
Practical Magic
Practical Magic
1998
Up Close & Personal
Up Close & Personal
1996
Red Mercury
Red Mercury
2005
3 Needles
3 Needles
2005
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders
1996
Other Voices
Other Voices
2000
Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great
2000
Behind the Red Door
Behind the Red Door
2003
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
Lily Dale
Lily Dale
1996
A Different Approach
A Different Approach
1978
Perfect Witness
Perfect Witness
1989
David's Mother
David's Mother
1994
The Piano Man's Daughter
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
Anything Else
Anything Else
2003
Staying Together
Staying Together
1989
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
1983
A Time of Destiny
A Time of Destiny
1988
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Twilight
Twilight
1998
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective
1978
Multiple Sarcasms
Multiple Sarcasms
2010
Pulling Strings
Pulling Strings
2013
Angry Neighbors
Angry Neighbors
2022
Lucan
Lucan
1977
Must Love Dogs
Must Love Dogs
2005
Sundays at Tiffany's
Sundays at Tiffany's
2010
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club
1996
Death to 2021
Death to 2021
2021
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
2003
Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It
2002
The Grease Story
The Grease Story
2017
The Men's Club
The Men's Club
1986
Practical Magic 2
Practical Magic 2
2026
The Venice Project
The Venice Project
1999
Le Divorce
Le Divorce
2003
The Lion Roars Again
1975
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
Bitter Moon
Bitter Moon
1992
The Hospital
The Hospital
1971
Lincoln
1992
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Abby Singer
Abby Singer
2003
Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
1972
When Billie Beat Bobby
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Walking with Beasts
Walking with Beasts
2001
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
1999
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Meerkat Manor
Meerkat Manor
2005
The View
The View
1997
Medical Center
Medical Center
1969
Out of Practice
Out of Practice
2005
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Nature
Nature
1982
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show
2009
Where Are They Now?
1999
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953
Just Friends
1979
The Stockard Channing Show
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
NOVA
NOVA
1974
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
1969
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
The Guest Book
The Guest Book
2017
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Maryland
Maryland
2023
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
1997
Echoes in the Darkness
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
Knuckles
Knuckles
2024
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969
Difficult People
Difficult People
2015
A Girl Thing
A Girl Thing
2001
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956