Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997); directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997); directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
She is also known for her roles as Jane Crawford on the HBO series Watchmen, Mary Windsor in The Lincoln Lawyer, Evelyn Nolan (John Nolan's mother) on CBS's The Rookie, Barbara Schoenberg in Woman in Gold, Gwen in You're Not You, Lucille Langston on ABC's scifi drama Resurrection, Maggie Stryder in The Host (2013), Nicole Farmington on ABC's scifi drama Touch, Blanche Tipton on CBS's A Gifted Man, Elaine Flowers in The Kingdom (2007), The Mother on BBC's Torchwood, Eva Thorne on Syfy's Eureka, Connie Walsh in House of Sand and Fog, Sara Miller in Laws of Attraction, Junie in Gone in 60 Seconds, Donna Garcia in Striptease, Angie in FOX's Strange Luck, June in L.A. Story, and Rochelle Bossetti in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Wrong Paris
Character:Birdie
Release Date:11/09/2025
Rust
Character:Evelyn Basset
Release Date:01/05/2025
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/2025
The King Tide
Character:Faye
Release Date:26/04/2024
Desert Road
Character:Homeless Woman
Release Date:10/03/2024
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Character:Self / Ruth DeWitt Bukater (archive footage)
Release Date:05/12/2023
Reptile
Character:Camille Grady
Release Date:29/09/2023
On Sacred Ground
Character:Ricky
Release Date:13/01/2023
This Is Not a War Story
Character:Dora Casale
Release Date:28/10/2021
Awake
Character:Doris
Release Date:09/06/2021
Grace and Grit
Character:Sue
Release Date:04/06/2021
Holidate
Character:Elaine
Release Date:27/10/2020
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
Character:Self - Actress (archive footage)
Release Date:27/02/2019
Run the Race
Character:Louise
Release Date:22/02/2019
Shrimp
Character:Marie
Release Date:22/09/2018
Marrying Mr. Darcy
Character:Violet Darcy
Release Date:02/06/2018
Another Kind of Wedding
Character:Tammy Bergman
Release Date:01/12/2017
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Character:Miss Abbot
Release Date:21/10/2016
A Beautiful Day
Character:Bev
Release Date:18/09/2016
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
Character:D.E. Bristow
Release Date:01/09/2016
Love on the Run
Character:Delores
Release Date:26/07/2016
Outlaws and Angels
Character:Esther
Release Date:25/01/2016
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
Character:Violet Darcy
Release Date:23/01/2016
Woman in Gold
Character:Barbara Schoenberg
Release Date:20/03/2015
Portrait of Love
Character:Doll Dwyer
Release Date:14/03/2015
You're Not You
Character:Gwen
Release Date:10/10/2014
The M Word
Character:Carson Riley
Release Date:30/04/2014
Red Wing
Character:Momma B
Release Date:04/10/2013
Plush
Character:Camila
Release Date:13/09/2013
The Host
Character:Maggie Stryder
Release Date:22/03/2013
The Makeover
Character:Allie Doolittle
Release Date:26/01/2013
Any Day Now
Character:Judge Meyerson
Release Date:14/12/2012
Retribution
Character:Betty
Release Date:10/11/2012
The Seven Year Hitch
Character:Mrs. Von Hoffman
Release Date:13/10/2012
Reflections on Titanic
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2012
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
Character:Amelia Jones
Release Date:03/09/2012
The Silent Thief
Character:Candi Henderson
Release Date:15/04/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Grow Up Already
Character:Mom
Release Date:16/09/2011
Golf in the Kingdom
Character:Eve Greene
Release Date:28/07/2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
Character:Mary Windsor
Release Date:17/03/2011
Sedona
Character:Tammy
Release Date:19/02/2011
The Roommate
Character:Rebecca's Mom
Release Date:04/02/2011
Jolene
Character:Cindy
Release Date:29/10/2010
Janie Jones
Character:Lily
Release Date:17/09/2010
Backyard Wedding
Character:Eleanor Tyler
Release Date:13/07/2010
The Perfect Game
Character:Betty
Release Date:09/11/2009
To Love and Die
Character:Janet
Release Date:30/12/2008
A Single Woman
Character:Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
Release Date:21/09/2008
My Sexiest Year
Character:Faye
Release Date:17/10/2007
In the Valley of Elah
Character:Evie
Release Date:14/09/2007
The Kingdom
Character:Elaine Flowers
Release Date:22/08/2007
Sex and Death 101
Character:Hope Hartlight (#80)
Release Date:15/06/2007
The Night of the White Pants
Character:Vivian Hagan
Release Date:27/04/2006
Mrs. Harris
Character:Marge Richey Jacobson
Release Date:25/02/2006
Laws of Attraction
Character:Sara Miller
Release Date:04/04/2004
House of Sand and Fog
Character:Connie Walsh
Release Date:19/12/2003
Blue Car
Character:Delia
Release Date:25/04/2003
Passion and Prejudice
Character:Dr. Gwen Barry
Release Date:22/07/2001
The Rising Place
Character:Virginia Wilder
Release Date:01/02/2001
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Character:Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Release Date:04/11/2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Character:Junie
Release Date:09/06/2000
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Character:Ella van Heemstra
Release Date:27/03/2000
The Big Tease
Character:Candy
Release Date:26/11/1999
True Crime
Character:Cecilia Nussbaum
Release Date:19/03/1999
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
Titanic
Character:Ruth DeWitt Bukater
Release Date:18/12/1997
Wild America
Character:Agnes Stouffer
Release Date:02/07/1997
Trading Favors
Character:Librarian
Release Date:04/06/1997
Female Perversions
Character:Annunciata
Release Date:25/04/1997
Striptease
Character:Donna Garcia
Release Date:28/06/1996
O. Henry's Christmas
Character:
Release Date:03/06/1996
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Character:Cora Day
Release Date:15/09/1995
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie
Character:Carol Schaefer
Release Date:17/04/1995
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
Character:Jo Baker
Release Date:27/12/1994
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Character:Self
Release Date:11/12/1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Character:Dr. Theodora Cushing
Release Date:28/09/1994
Molly and Gina
Character:Molly McKenna
Release Date:18/05/1994
Babyfever
Character:Rosie
Release Date:04/05/1994
Praying Mantis
Character:Betty
Release Date:11/08/1993
Devlin
Character:Maryellen
Release Date:12/09/1992
Unforgiven
Character:Strawberry Alice
Release Date:07/08/1992
Frame Up
Character:Jo Westlake
Release Date:27/06/1991
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Character:Lucille Ball
Release Date:10/02/1991
L.A. Story
Character:June
Release Date:08/02/1991
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Character:Rochelle Bossetti
Release Date:12/10/1990
A Promise to Keep
Character:Sara
Release Date:01/10/1990
Sudie and Simpson
Character:Mrs. Marge Allen
Release Date:11/09/1990
Cold Sassy Tree
Character:Loma Williams
Release Date:16/10/1989
Heavy Petting
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/1989
Pink Cadillac
Character:Dinah
Release Date:26/05/1989
Lost Angels
Character:Judith Loftis
Release Date:05/05/1989
Hello Actors Studio
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/1988
Bum Rap
Character:Phyllis
Release Date:26/09/1988
Patty Hearst
Character:Yolanda
Release Date:23/09/1988
Big
Character:Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/06/1988
Heart
Character:Jeannie
Release Date:13/11/1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Character:Jessica Pond
Release Date:18/09/1987
Broken Vows
Character:Maureen Phelan
Release Date:28/01/1987
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Character:Louise
Release Date:10/09/1983
Television Appearances
Watchmen
Character:Jane Crawford
The Rookie
Character:Evelyn Nolan
The Sinner
Character:Meg Muldoon
Swedish Dicks
Character:Warden Johnson
The Expanse
Character:Elise Holden
Resurrection
Character:Lucille Langston
Fargo
Character:Vivian
Masters of Sex
Character:Edna Eshelman
Rectify
Character:Peggy
Touch
Character:Nicole Farington
A Gifted Man
Character:Blanche Tipton
The Good Guys
Character:Helen Traynor
Castle
Character:Matilda King
To Love and Die
Character:
Childrens Hospital
Character:Headmistress
The Mentalist
Character:Victoria Abner
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Honey
Private Practice
Character:Ruby Broome
Saving Grace
Character:Aunt Cathy
October Road
Character:
Torchwood
Character:The Mother
Eureka
Character:Eva Thorne
Criminal Minds
Character:Antonia Slade
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Betty Johnson
Medium
Character:Abigail Marsh
Boston Legal
Character:Carrie
Cold Case
Character:Rachel West (2008)
The Lyon's Den
Character:Brit Hanley
Two and a Half Men
Character:Priscilla Honeycutt
The Shield
Character:Rita Denton
Glory Days
Character:Mitzi Dolan
Good Day Live
Character:Self
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Character:Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Joanna Sapphire
Titus
Character:Juanita Titus
Becker
Character:Dr. Elizabeth Carson
The View
Character:Self
Strange Luck
Character:Angie
The Outer Limits
Character:Lady Julia
ER
Character:Helen Kingsley
The X-Files
Character:Lizzy Gill
Law & Order
Character:Susan Boyd
Roseanne
Character:
Matlock
Character:Nancy Proctor
The Equalizer
Character:Amanda Kaufman
The Equalizer
Character:Francesca
Newhart
Character:
The Edge of Night
Character:Deborah Saxon
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