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Stockard Channing is an American actress. She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Birth Name
Susan Williams Antonia Stockard
Born
Sunday, 13 February 1944
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Maryland | Cathy | 2023 |
| Angry Neighbors | Chloe | 2022 |
| Julia | Frances Field | 2022 |
| Death to 2021 | Penn Parker | 2021 |
| Difficult People | Bonnie Kessler | 2020 |
| The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self | 2018 |
| The Guest Book | Jill | 2017 |
| Urban Myths | Elizabeth Taylor | 2017 |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Brenda Phillips | 2014 |
| Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America | Narrator | 2014 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Maryland | Cathy | 2023 |
| Angry Neighbors | Chloe | 2022 |
| Julia | Frances Field | 2022 |
| Death to 2021 | Penn Parker | 2021 |
| Difficult People | Bonnie Kessler | 2020 |
| The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self | 2018 |
| The Guest Book | Jill | 2017 |
| Urban Myths | Elizabeth Taylor | 2017 |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Brenda Phillips | 2014 |
| Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America | Narrator | 2014 |
| Pulling Strings | Virginia | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| The 66th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| Michael the Visitor | Narrator | 2012 |
| Chautauqua: An American Narrative | Narrator | 2011 |
| Kennedys' Home Movies | Narrator | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| Sundays at Tiffany's | Vivian Claremont | 2010 |
| Multiple Sarcasms | Pamela | 2010 |
| The Cleveland Show | Lydia Waterman | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Veronica Loy | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's | Self | 2009 |
| Sparkle | Sheila | 2007 |
| Through Deaf Eyes | Narrator | 2007 |
| Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self - Lois Lane Audition | 2006 |
| 20 to 1 | Rizzo | 2005 |
| Out of Practice | Dr. Lydia Barnes | 2005 |
| 3 Needles | Olive Cowie / Olive Cowie, the Porn Actor's Mother | 2005 |
| Meerkat Manor | Narrator | 2005 |
| Must Love Dogs | Dolly | 2005 |
| Red Mercury | Penelope | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself - Guest | 2004 |
| Jack | Anne | 2004 |
| Home of the Brave | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2004 |
| Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute | Self | 2003 |
| Abby Singer | Herself / Self | 2003 |
| Bright Young Things | Mrs. Melrose Ape | 2003 |
| The Piano Man's Daughter | Lily Kilworth | 2003 |
| Anything Else | Paula Chase | 2003 |
| The Divorce | Margeeve Walker | 2003 |
| Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Klara Hitler | 2003 |
| Behind the Red Door | Julia | 2003 |
| Unsolved History | Self - Narration / Narrator | 2002 |
| VH-1 Behind the Movie | Self | 2002 |
| Life or Something Like It | Deborah Connors | 2002 |
| The Matthew Shepard Story | Judy Shepard | 2002 |
| New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11 | Self - Narrator | 2002 |
| Walking with Prehistoric Beasts | Narrator (U.S.A Version) / Narrator (U.S.A Version) (voice) | 2001 |
| The Business of Strangers | Julie Styron | 2001 |
| Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines | Narrator | 2001 |
| When Billie Beat Bobby | Narrator | 2001 |
| A Girl Thing | Dr. Beth Noonan | 2001 |
| The Truth About Jane | Janice | 2000 |
| Where the Heart Is | Sister Husband / Thelma 'Sister' Husband | 2000 |
| Isn't She Great | Florence Maybelle | 2000 |
| Other Voices | Dr. Gover / Dr. Grover | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Abbey Bartlet | 1999 |
| The Venice Project | Chandra Chase | 1999 |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | Rizzo / Self | 1999 |
| Batman Beyond | Commissioner Barbara Gordon / Barbara Gordon / Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice) | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Practical Magic | Aunt Frances | 1998 |
| The Baby Dance | Rachel Luckman / Rachel | 1998 |
| Lulu on the Bridge | Celia's Agent | 1998 |
| An Unexpected Life | Barbara Whitney | 1998 |
| The 52nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1998 |
| Twilight | Lt. Verna Hollander / Verna | 1998 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer | 1997 |
| Behind the Music | Rizzo / Self | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Mrs. Holloway | 1997 |
| An Unexpected Family | Barbara Whitney | 1996 |
| The Prosecutors | Ingrid Maynard | 1996 |
| The First Wives Club | Cynthia Swann Griffin | 1996 |
| Moll Flanders | Mrs. Allworthy | 1996 |
| Lily Dale | Corella | 1996 |
| Edie & Pen | Pen | 1996 |
| Up Close & Personal | Marcia McGrath | 1996 |
| Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Miss Adelaide | 1995 |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Carol Ann | 1995 |
| Smoke | Ruby McNutt | 1995 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| David's Mother | Bea | 1994 |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1994 |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Ouisa | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Lincoln | Clara Harris (voice) / Clara Harris | 1992 |
| Bitter Moon | Beverly | 1992 |
| Married to It | Iris Morden | 1991 |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1991 |
| Meet the Applegates | Jane Applegate | 1990 |
| Avonlea | Viola Elliot | 1990 |
| Staying Together | Nancy Trainer | 1989 |
| Perfect Witness | Liz Sapperstein | 1989 |
| Tidy Endings | Marion | 1988 |
| A Time of Destiny | Margaret | 1988 |
| Echoes in the Darkness | Susan Reinert | 1987 |
| Trying Times | Hilda Bundt | 1987 |
| The Men's Club | Nancy | 1986 |
| Heartburn | Julie | 1986 |
| American Masters | Narrator | 1986 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1986 |
| Not My Kid | Helen Bower | 1985 |
| Without a Trace | Jocelyn Norris | 1983 |
| Nature | Narrator | 1982 |
| Safari 3000 | J. J. Dalton / J.J. Dalton | 1982 |
| The Stockard Channing Show | Susan Goodenow | 1980 |
| The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Mona Mondieu | 1979 |
| Stockard Channing in Just Friends | Susan Hughes | 1979 |
| Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | Kitty O'Neil | 1979 |
| Grease | Rizzo / Betty Rizzo | 1978 |
| The Cheap Detective | Bess | 1978 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Performer | 1978 |
| A Different Approach | Self | 1978 |
| Sweet Revenge | Vurrla Kowsky / Vurlla Kowsky | 1976 |
| Lucan | Mickey MacElwaine | 1977 |
| The Big Bus | Kitty Baxter | 1976 |
| The 48th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| The Fortune | Freddie / Freddie Bigard | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Nova | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1974 |
| The Girl Most Likely to... | Miriam Knight | 1973 |
| Up the Sandbox | Judy Stanley | 1972 |
| The Hospital | E.R. Nurse | 1971 |
| Love, American Style | Marsha Sue (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe") | 1969 |
| Sesame Street | Mad Painter's Victim | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Shirley | 1969 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest | 1961 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture - Female | Nominated |
