Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

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...

Known For

Grease

as Betty Rizzo

Practical Magic

as Aunt Frances

Where the Heart Is

as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Cast Credits

Practical Magic 2

as Aunt Frances

Death to 2021

as Penn Parker

Pulling Strings

as Virginia

17th Precinct

as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley

Sundays at Tiffany's

as Vivian Claremont

Sparkle

as Sheila

3 Needles

as Olive Cowie

Red Mercury

as Penelope

Jack

as Anne

Abby Singer

as Stockard Channing (uncredited)

Bright Young Things

as Mrs. Melrose Ape

The Piano Man's Daughter

as Lily Kilworth

Anything Else

as Paula Chase

Le Divorce

as Margeeve Walker

Life or Something Like It

as Deborah Connors

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer

When Billie Beat Bobby

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Where the Heart Is

as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Isn't She Great

as Florence Maybelle

Other Voices

as Dr. Gover

The Venice Project

as Chandra Chase

Practical Magic

as Aunt Frances