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