Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on and off Broadway, in movies, and on TV beginning in the 1950s, won a Tony, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

KNOWN FOR

Law & Order
1991
The Simpsons
2002
ER
1997
Cheers
1986
The Outer Limits
1995
The Closer
2006
Great Performances
1972
American Experience
1991
Tony Awards
1965
Sex and the City
2000
Parenthood
2012
Robert Montgomery Presents
1956

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
79
Crew
1
2014
And So It Goes
as Claire
2012
Pearl
as Pearl
2012
Parenthood
as Blanche Braverman
2011
Dolphin Tale
as Gloria Forrest
2011
Prohibition
as Reader (voice)
2009
Julie & Julia
as Irma Rombauer
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
as Self
2007
The Mist
as Irene Reppler
2006
The Closer
as Willie Ray Johnson
2003
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2003
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
as Self - Actress
2002
Highway
as Mrs. Murray
2002
The Laramie Project
as Marge Murray
2002
The Simpsons
as Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
2000
Sex and the City
as Bunny MacDougal
1999
American Experience
as Self (voice)
1998
The Con
as Hadabelle
1998
To Live Again
as Constance Holmes
1998
Curtain Call
as Amy
1997
ER
as Millicent Carter
1997
Law & Order
as Estelle Muller
1995
The Outer Limits
as Jean Anderson
1994
Reunion
as Tobie Yates
1994
Vault of Horror I
as Effie Gluckman (archive footage)
1994
The Road Home
as Charlotte Babineaux
1993
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
as Mary Rafferty
1992
Raising Cain
as Dr. Lynn Waldheim
1992
The Donner Party
as voice
1992
She Woke Up
as Noelle DuVausant
1992
Tales from the Crypt
as Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Lillian, Welcoming Committee
1991
Golden Years
as Gina Williams
1991
Coney Island
as (voice)
1991
Law & Order
as Margaret Langdon
1991
American Experience
as (voice)
1991
Golden Years
as Gina Williams
1991
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Dora
1990
Misery
as Virginia
1990
Follow Your Heart
as Cloe Sixbury
1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
1990
Sibling Rivalry
as Rose Turner
1989
Communion
as Dr. Janet Duffy
1989
See You in the Morning
as Neenie
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
as Clara
1988
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
1987
Once Again
as Esther
1987
At Mother's Request
as Berenice Bradshaw
1986
Resting Place
as Eudora McCallister
1986
Cheers
as Esther Clavin
1986
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. McAlister
1984
The Dining Room
as Various
1984
Spencer
1983
Prototype
as Dorothy Forrester
1983
Romantic Comedy
as Blanche Dailey
1983
Independence Day
as Carla Taylor
1981
Outland
as Dr. Lazarus
1980
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
as Mary Richards
1980
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
as Mrs. Lloyd
1979
Starting Over
as Marva Potter
1978
Fedora
as Miss Balfour
1978
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Nellie Henderson
1977
The Andros Targets
as Mrs. Mason
1974
Enemies
as Paulina
1974
Great Performances
as Paulina
1973
Two People
as Mrs. McCluskey
1972
The Rimers of Eldritch
as Wilma Atkins
1972
Great Performances
as Wilma Atkins
1971
The Hospital
as Mrs. Cushing
1967
Up the Down Staircase
as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
1967
Soldier in Love
as Abigail
1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Abigail
1965
Another World
1965
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1964
Profiles in Courage
as Miss Koeller
1957
Studio One
as Mary
1956
Studio One
as Betty - Secretary
1956
Omnibus
1956
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mrs. Who
1954
The Secret Storm