Frances Conroy

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Frances Conroy (born November 13, 1953 in Monroe, Georgia, USA) is a Golden Globe-winning American actress of Irish and Latvian descent. She is married to American actor Jan Munroe.

Frances Conroy played Ruth Fisher in the 2001-05 HBO TV series Six Feet Under. She won a Golden Globe in 2004 as Best Actress in a Drama, followed by a Screen Actors Guild Award in the same category later that year. She received an Emmy nomination for the role in 2006, the show's final season. She began her illustrious career on the road with John Houseman's The Acting Company and soon after made her screen debut in Manhattan directed by Woody Allen.

[edit] Selected filmography

• The Wicker Man (2006)
• Shopgirl (2005)
• Broken Flowers (2005)
• The Aviator (2004)
• Catwoman (2004)
• Die Mommie Die! (2003)
• Maid in Manhattan (2002)
• Six Feet Under (2001) (TV series)
• The Crucible (1996)
• The Neon Bible (1995)
• Developing (1995)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
• Scent of a Woman (1992)
• Billy Bathgate (1991)
• Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
• Manhattan (1979)

[edit] External links

• Frances Conroy at the Internet Movie Database