Frances Fisher

Infobox Actor


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caption = Fisher at the 2007 Jules Verne Adventure Film Special Awards Presentation
birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1952|5|11
birthplace = Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England
yearsactive = 1980 - present
spouse = Billy Mack Hamilton (1970-1972)

Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is an English-American actress.

Biography

Personal life

Fisher was born in Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England, daughter of Olga (née Moen), a homemaker, and William I. "Bill" Fisher, Sr., an oil refinery construction superintendent. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/16/Frances-Fisher.html Frances Fisher Biography (1952-) ] ] Before she reached the age of fifteen, Fisher moved nine times because of her father's job. [museumofthegulfcoast.org [http://www.museumofthegulfcoast.org/Content/Personalities/Notable_People/Frances_Fisher Notable People - Frances Fisher] ] Upon completing high school in Orange, Texas, Fisher worked as a secretary until she moved to Virginia to perform at the Barter Theatre.

Fisher has a daughter Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood with actor Clint Eastwood. Fisher serves on the national board of directors of Screen Actors Guild. [Screen Actors Guild [http://www.sag.org/national-board-directors/ National Board of Directors] ]

Career

Fisher first made a name for herself playing Detective Deborah Saxon on the soap opera "The Edge of Night" from 1976 to 1981; Fisher later was in the cast of "Guiding Light" as Suzette Saxon. She then spent the next 10 years working on stage in New York and in regional theatres all over the East Coast Fisher was cast as Lucille Ball in the television movie "Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter," which aired to strong ratings and good reviews in 1991.

She has played numerous roles on American television, including parts in the series "Strange Luck," "Becker," and "Titus." She also played a key role in the recent television drama "The Lyon's Den" and "Glory Days." She was the producers' first choice to play Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom "Home Improvement," but was replaced by Patricia Richardson due to a lack of chemistry with Tim Allen. She has guest starred as a bartender, Suzanna, at "The Lobo" in the first season of "Roseanne." Her most famous role, however, has been that of society matron Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Rose DeWitt Bukater (played by Kate Winslet), in the 1997 movie blockbuster "Titanic." In 1999, she portrayed Audrey Hepburn's mother, Ella Hepburn, in the biographical film of the actress's life. Fisher has appeared in another Academy Awarded film, "House of Sand and Fog." Her numerous theatre credits make up the bulk of her resume: Most recently, she appeared in the last play written by Arthur Miller, "Finishing the Picture" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and "The Cherry Orchard," at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2006.

Fisher worked on four films in 2006, including Pete Berg's "The Kingdom," and Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah," in addition to a pilot for NBC/USA entitled "To Love and Die in L.A."

As of 2008, she currently appears in a guest starring role on the SCI FI channel television series "Eureka", portraying the character of Eva Thorne.

Filmography

*"A Single Woman" (2008)
*"The Perfect Game" (2008)
*"My Sexiest Year" (2007)
*"In the Valley of Elah" (2007)
*"The Kingdom" (2007)
*"Sex and Death 101" (2007)
*"The Night of the White Pants" (2006)
*"Laws of Attraction" (2004)
*"House of Sand and Fog" (2003)
*"The Lyon's Den" (2003) (TV series)
*"Gone in Sixty Seconds" (2000)
*"The Audrey Hepburn Story" (1999)
*"Titanic" (1997)
*"Wild America" (1997)
*"Waiting for Guffman" (1996) (uncredited)
*"Striptease" (1996)
*"Strange Luck" (1995) (TV series)
*"Molly & Gina" (1994)
*"Unforgiven" (1992)
*"L.A. Story" (1991)
*"Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael" (1990)
*"The Guiding Light" (1952) (TV series) (1985)
*"The Edge of Night" (1956) (TV series) (1976 – 1981)

References

External links

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