Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard) is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her roles as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing; Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; Aunt Frances in Practical Magic, Cynthia Swann Griffin in The First Wives Club, Dolly in Must Love Dogs, and Ouisa Kittredge in both the stage and fim versions of Six Degrees of Separation - the film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
She also starred as Susan Goodenow in the actor-titled series The Stockard Channing Show, and as Mickey MacElwaine in both the movie and TV series Lucan.
Known For
Grease
(1978)
Betty Rizzo
Bitter Moon
(1992)
Beverly (uncredited)
Practical Magic
(1998)
Aunt Frances
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(1995)
Carol Ann
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Cynthia Swann Griffin
Where the Heart Is
(2000)
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
Life or Something Like It
(2002)
Deborah Connors
Smoke
(1995)
Ruby McNutt
Twilight
(1998)
Lt. Verna Hollander
Sundays at Tiffany's
(2010)
Vivian Claremont
Six Degrees of Separation
(1993)
Ouisa
Must Love Dogs
(2005)
Dolly
Le Divorce
(2003)
Margeeve Walker
Bright Young Things
(2003)
Mrs. Melrose Ape
The Big Bus
(1976)
Kitty Baxter
Anything Else
(2003)
Paula Chase
Full Filmography
Acting
The Hospital
(1971)
E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
Up the Sandbox
(1972)
Judy Stanley (uncredited)
The Girl Most Likely to...
(1973)
Miriam Knight
The Lion Roars Again
(1975)
Self
The Fortune
(1975)
Freddie Bigard
Sweet Revenge
(1976)
Vurlla Kowsky
The Big Bus
(1976)
Kitty Baxter
Lucan
(1977)
Mickey MacElwaine
Grease
(1978)
Betty Rizzo
The Cheap Detective
(1978)
Bess
A Different Approach
(1978)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
(1979)
Mona Mondieu
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
(1979)
Kitty O'Neil
Safari 3000
(1982)
J. J. Dalton
Without a Trace
(1983)
Jocelyn Norris
Not My Kid
(1985)
Helen Bower
Heartburn
(1986)
Julie
The Men's Club
(1986)
Nancy
The Room Upstairs
(1987)
Leah Lazenby
Echoes in the Darkness
(1987)
Susan Reinert
Tidy Endings
(1988)
Marion
A Time of Destiny
(1988)
Margaret
Staying Together
(1989)
Nancy Trainer
Perfect Witness
(1989)
Liz Sapperstein
Meet the Applegates
(1990)
Jane Applegate
Married to It
(1991)
Iris Morden
Bitter Moon
(1992)
Beverly (uncredited)
Lincoln
(1992)
Clara Harris (voice)
Six Degrees of Separation
(1993)
Ouisa
David's Mother
(1994)
Bea
Smoke
(1995)
Ruby McNutt
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(1995)
Carol Ann
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
(1995)
Miss Adelaide
Clay Classics: Michael the Visitor
(1995)
Narrator (voice)
Moll Flanders
(1996)
Mrs. Allworthy
The Prosecutors
(1996)
Ingrid Maynard
Up Close & Personal
(1996)
Marcia McGrath
An Unexpected Family
(1996)
Barbara Whitney
Edie & Pen
(1996)
Pen
Lily Dale
(1996)
Corella
The First Wives Club
(1996)
Cynthia Swann Griffin
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
(1997)
Narrator
The Baby Dance
(1998)
Rachel Luckman
Twilight
(1998)
Lt. Verna Hollander
Practical Magic
(1998)
Aunt Frances
An Unexpected Life
(1998)
Barbara Whitney
The Venice Project
(1999)
Chandra Chase
Isn't She Great
(2000)
Florence Maybelle
Other Voices
(2000)
Dr. Gover
The Truth About Jane
(2000)
Janice
Where the Heart Is
(2000)
Thelma 'Sister' Husband
A Girl Thing
(2001)
Dr. Beth Noonan
The Business of Strangers
(2001)
Julie Styron
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
(2001)
Narrator
When Billie Beat Bobby
(2001)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Matthew Shepard Story
(2002)
Judy Shepard
Life or Something Like It
(2002)
Deborah Connors
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
(2002)
Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
Behind the Red Door
(2003)
Julia
The Piano Man's Daughter
(2003)
Lily Kilworth
Bright Young Things
(2003)
Mrs. Melrose Ape
Anything Else
(2003)
Paula Chase
Le Divorce
(2003)
Margeeve Walker
Abby Singer
(2003)
Stockard Channing (uncredited)
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
(2004)
Narrator (voice)
Home of the Brave
(2004)
Narrator (voice)
Jack
(2004)
Anne
Must Love Dogs
(2005)
Dolly
Red Mercury
(2005)
Penelope
3 Needles
(2005)
Olive Cowie
Sparkle
(2007)
Sheila
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
(2009)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sundays at Tiffany's
(2010)
Vivian Claremont
Multiple Sarcasms
(2010)
Pamela
17th Precinct
(2011)
Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
Pulling Strings
(2013)
Virginia
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
(2014)
Narrator
The Grease Story
(2017)
Betty Rizzo
Death to 2021
(2021)
Penn Parker
Angry Neighbors
(2022)
Chloe