
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 nominat…
Known For
Grease
Betty Rizzo
Batman Beyond
Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
The West Wing
Abbey Bartlet
Practical Magic
Aunt Frances
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Carol Ann
Bitter Moon
Beverly (uncredited)
Where the Heart Is
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Smoke
Ruby McNutt
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Filmography
Acting (124)
Movies (86)
Practical Magic 2
2026 Upcomingas Aunt Frances
Sep 9
Angry Neighbors
2022as Chloe
Death to 2021
2021as Penn Parker
The Grease Story
2017as Betty Rizzo
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
2014as Narrator
Pulling Strings
2013as Virginia
17th Precinct
2011as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
Chautauqua: An American Narrative
2011as Narrator (voice)
Sundays at Tiffany's
2010as Vivian Claremont
Multiple Sarcasms
2010as Pamela
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
2009as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009as Self
Through Deaf Eyes
2007as Narrator
Sparkle
2007as Sheila
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006as Self
Must Love Dogs
2005as Dolly
3 Needles
2005as Olive Cowie
Red Mercury
2005as Penelope
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
2004as Narrator (voice)
Jack
2004as Anne
Home of the Brave
2004as Narrator (voice)
Abby Singer
2003as Stockard Channing (uncredited)
Anything Else
2003as Paula Chase
Bright Young Things
2003as Mrs. Melrose Ape
Le Divorce
2003as Margeeve Walker
Behind the Red Door
2003as Julia
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003as Lily Kilworth
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002as Judy Shepard
Life or Something Like It
2002as Deborah Connors
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
2002
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
The Business of Strangers
2001as Julie Styron
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001as Narrator (voice)
So You Want to Be President?
2001as Narrator
Where the Heart Is
2000as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Other Voices
2000as Dr. Gover
Isn't She Great
2000as Florence Maybelle
The Truth About Jane
2000as Janice
The Venice Project
1999as Chandra Chase
Practical Magic
1998as Aunt Frances
Twilight
1998as Lt. Verna Hollander
An Unexpected Life
1998as Barbara Whitney
The Baby Dance
1998as Rachel Luckman
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997as Narrator (voice)
Lily Dale
1996as Corella
The First Wives Club
1996as Cynthia Swann Griffin
Moll Flanders
1996as Mrs. Allworthy
Up Close & Personal
1996as Marcia McGrath
Edie & Pen
1996as Pen
An Unexpected Family
1996as Barbara Whitney
The Prosecutors
1996as Ingrid Maynard
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995as Miss Adelaide
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995as Carol Ann
Smoke
1995as Ruby McNutt
Michael the Visitor
1995as Narrator (voice)
David's Mother
1994as Bea
Six Degrees of Separation
1993as Ouisa
Bitter Moon
1992as Beverly (uncredited)
Lincoln
1992as Clara Harris (voice)
Married to It
1991as Iris Morden
Meet the Applegates
1990as Jane Applegate
Staying Together
1989as Nancy Trainer
Perfect Witness
1989as Liz Sapperstein
A Time of Destiny
1988as Margaret
Tidy Endings
1988as Marion
Echoes in the Darkness
1987as Susan Reinert
The Room Upstairs
1987as Leah Lazenby
The Men's Club
1986as Nancy
Heartburn
1986as Julie
Not My Kid
1985as Helen Bower
Without a Trace
1983as Jocelyn Norris
Safari 3000
1982as J.J. Dalton
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979as Mona Mondieu
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979as Kitty O'Neil
Grease
1978as Betty Rizzo
The Cheap Detective
1978as Bess
A Different Approach
1978
Lucan
1977as Mickey MacElwaine
The Big Bus
1976as Kitty Baxter
Sweet Revenge
1976as Vurlla Kowsky
The Fortune
1975as Freddie Bigard
The Lion Roars Again
1975as Self
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973as Miriam Knight
Up the Sandbox
1972as Judy Stanley (uncredited)
The Hospital
1971as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
Television (38)
Knuckles
2024as Wendy Whipple
Maryland
2023as Cathy
The Guest Book
2017as Jill
Difficult People
2015as Bonnie Kessler
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015as Rizzo (archive footage)
The Mysteries of Laura
2014as Brenda Phillips
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009as Veronica Loy
The Cleveland Show
2009
Out of Practice
2005as Dr. Lydia Barnes
Meerkat Manor
2005as Narrator
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003as Klara Hitler
Walking with Beasts
2001
A Girl Thing
2001as Dr. Beth Noonan
The West Wing
1999as Abbey Bartlet
The West Wing
1999as Abbey Bartlet
Batman Beyond
1999as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
Batman Beyond
1999as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
Where Are They Now?
1999as Self
The View
1997as Self
King of the Hill
1997as Mrs. Holloway (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993as Self
Echoes in the Darkness
1987as Susan Reinert
Nature
1982as Narrator (voice)
The Stockard Channing Show
1980as Susan Goodenow
Just Friends
1979as Susan Hughes
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975as Self - Guest
NOVA
1974as Self - Bible Reader
Sesame Street
1969as Mad Painter's Victim
Love, American Style
1969as Marsha Sue
Medical Center
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Winner
The Oscars
1953as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Leah Lazenby
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Presenter
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