
Stockard Channing
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1944-02-13 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Стокард Ченнинг · Susan Antonia Williams Stockard
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (36)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Good Wife
2009
as Veronica Loy

The West Wing
1999
as Abigail 'Abbey' Bartlet

Sesame Street
1969
as Mad Painter's Victim

King of the Hill
1997
as Mrs. Holloway (voice)

NOVA
1974
as Self - Bible Reader / Narrator (voice)

The View
1997
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter

Love, American Style
1969
as Marsha Sue

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Performer

Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)

Batman Beyond
1999
as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)

Medical Center
1969

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

The Cleveland Show
2009

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self - Guest

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Brenda Phillips
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self

Knuckles
2024
as Wendy Whipple

Difficult People
2015
as Bonnie Kessler

The Guest Book
2017
as Jill

Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
as Klara Hitler

Out of Practice
2005
as Dr. Lydia Barnes

Meerkat Manor
2005
as Narrator

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Leah Lazenby

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
as Rizzo (archive footage)

Echoes in the Darkness
1987
as Susan Reinert

Walking with Beasts
2001
Just Friends
1979
as Susan Hughes

Maryland
2023
as Cathy

Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self

A Girl Thing
2001
as Dr. Beth Noonan

The Stockard Channing Show
1980
as Susan Goodenow
Movies (89)

Grease
1978
as Betty Rizzo

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Carol Ann

Practical Magic
1998
as Aunt Frances

Bitter Moon
1992
as Beverly (uncredited)

Must Love Dogs
2005
as Dolly

The First Wives Club
1996
as Cynthia Swann Griffin

Where the Heart Is
2000
as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

Smoke
1995
as Ruby McNutt

Practical Magic 2
2026
as Aunt Frances

Life or Something Like It
2002
as Deborah Connors

Up Close & Personal
1996
as Marcia McGrath

Sundays at Tiffany's
2010
as Vivian Claremont

Isn't She Great
2000
as Florence Maybelle

Anything Else
2003
as Paula Chase

Six Degrees of Separation
1993
as Ouisa

Heartburn
1986
as Julie

Bright Young Things
2003
as Mrs. Melrose Ape

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self

Le Divorce
2003
as Margeeve Walker

Twilight
1998
as Lt. Verna Hollander

Moll Flanders
1996
as Mrs. Allworthy

The Big Bus
1976
as Kitty Baxter

Other Voices
2000
as Dr. Gover

The Cheap Detective
1978
as Bess

The Hospital
1971
as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)

When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Death to 2021
2021
as Penn Parker

Married to It
1991
as Iris Morden

The Men's Club
1986
as Nancy

Perfect Witness
1989
as Liz Sapperstein

The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
as Miriam Knight

Up the Sandbox
1972
as Judy Stanley (uncredited)

Tidy Endings
1988
as Marion

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)

Echoes in the Darkness
1987
as Susan Reinert

The Fortune
1975
as Freddie Bigard

Safari 3000
1982
as J.J. Dalton

Without a Trace
1983
as Jocelyn Norris

Sparkle
2007
as Sheila

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Mona Mondieu

The Truth About Jane
2000
as Janice

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
as Self

3 Needles
2005
as Olive Cowie

Meet the Applegates
1990
as Jane Applegate

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002
as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer

A Different Approach
1978

The Business of Strangers
2001
as Julie Styron
Lincoln
1992
as Clara Harris (voice)

Lily Dale
1996
as Corella

Abby Singer
2003
as Stockard Channing (uncredited)

A Time of Destiny
1988
as Margaret

An Unexpected Life
1998
as Barbara Whitney
The Lion Roars Again
1975
as Self

Edie & Pen
1996
as Pen

The Room Upstairs
1987
as Leah Lazenby

Behind the Red Door
2003
as Julia

The Grease Story
2017
as Betty Rizzo

Staying Together
1989
as Nancy Trainer

Multiple Sarcasms
2010
as Pamela

17th Precinct
2011
as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
as Kitty O'Neil

Red Mercury
2005
as Penelope

Not My Kid
1985
as Helen Bower

Jack
2004
as Anne

Pulling Strings
2013
as Virginia

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
as Miss Adelaide

The Venice Project
1999
as Chandra Chase

The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
as Judy Shepard

The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
as Lily Kilworth

Sweet Revenge
1976
as Vurlla Kowsky

Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001
as Narrator (voice)

Angry Neighbors
2022
as Chloe

The Prosecutors
1996
as Ingrid Maynard

Lucan
1977
as Mickey MacElwaine

David's Mother
1994
as Bea

An Unexpected Family
1996
as Barbara Whitney

Table Settings
1982

The Baby Dance
1998
as Rachel Luckman
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
as Narrator

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
2014
as Narrator

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997
as Narrator (voice)

Michael the Visitor
1995
as Narrator (voice)

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
2009
as Narrator (voice)

The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
as Self – Betty Rizzo
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
2004
as Narrator (voice)

Home of the Brave
2004
as Narrator (voice)

So You Want to Be President?
2001
as Narrator
Chautauqua: An American Narrative
2011
as Narrator (voice)

New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
2002
About 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 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 A… With 125 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Stockard Channing has appeared in 89 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Grease (1978) — as Betty Rizzo
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — as Carol Ann
- Practical Magic (1998) — as Aunt Frances
- Bitter Moon (1992) — as Beverly (uncredited)
- Must Love Dogs (2005) — as Dolly
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