Frances Sternhagen

Person

Frances Sternhagen

Born 13 January 1930 Died 27 November 2023, aged 93 Washington, District of Columbia, USA TMDB ↗

Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on and off Broadway, in movies, and on TV beginning in the 1950s, won a Tony, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
18age in their first credit on record (1948)
66years on screen and counting
5credits in 1990, their busiest year
73dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
And So It Goes poster Age: 84

And So It Goes

2014
as Claire
Pearl poster Age: 82

Pearl

2012
as Pearl
Dolphin Tale poster Age: 81

Dolphin Tale

2011
as Gloria Forrest
Julie & Julia poster Age: 79

Julie & Julia

2009
as Irma Rombauer
The Mist poster Age: 77

The Mist

2007
as Irene Reppler
Highway poster Age: 72

Highway

2002
as Mrs. Murray
The Laramie Project poster Age: 71

The Laramie Project

2002
as Marge Murray
Curtain Call poster Age: 68

Curtain Call

1998
as Amy
To Live Again poster Age: 68

To Live Again

1998
as Constance Holmes
The Con poster Age: 68

The Con

1998
as Hadabelle
Reunion poster Age: 64

Reunion

1994
as Tobie Yates
Vault of Horror I poster Age: 64

Vault of Horror I

1994
as Effie Gluckman (archive footage)
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story poster Age: 63

Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story

1993
as Mary Rafferty
The Donner Party poster Age: 62

The Donner Party

1992
as voice
Raising Cain poster Age: 62

Raising Cain

1992
as Dr. Lynn Waldheim
She Woke Up poster Age: 62

She Woke Up

1992
as Noelle DuVausant
Doc Hollywood poster Age: 61

Doc Hollywood

1991
as Lillian, Welcoming Committee
Golden Years poster Age: 61

Golden Years

1991
as Gina Williams
Coney Island poster Age: 61

Coney Island

1991
as (voice)
Misery poster Age: 60

Misery

1990
as Virginia
Sibling Rivalry poster Age: 60

Sibling Rivalry

1990
as Rose Turner
Follow Your Heart poster Age: 60

Follow Your Heart

1990
as Cloe Sixbury
Communion poster Age: 59

Communion

1989
as Dr. Janet Duffy
See You in the Morning poster Age: 59

See You in the Morning

1989
as Neenie
Bright Lights, Big City poster Age: 58

Bright Lights, Big City

1988
as Clara
Once Again poster Age: 57

Once Again

1987
as Esther
Resting Place poster Age: 56

Resting Place

1986
as Eudora McCallister
The Dining Room poster Age: 54

The Dining Room

1984
as Various
Prototype poster Age: 53

Prototype

1983
as Dorothy Forrester
Romantic Comedy poster Age: 53

Romantic Comedy

1983
as Blanche Dailey
Independence Day poster Age: 53

Independence Day

1983
as Carla Taylor
Outland poster Age: 51

Outland

1981
as Dr. Lazarus
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg poster Age: 50

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

1980
as Mary Richards
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War poster Age: 50

Mother and Daughter: The Loving War

1980
as Mrs. Lloyd
Starting Over poster Age: 49

Starting Over

1979
as Marva Potter
Who'll Save Our Children? poster Age: 48

Who'll Save Our Children?

1978
as Nellie Henderson
Fedora poster Age: 48

Fedora

1978
as Miss Balfour
Enemies poster Age: 44

Enemies

1974
as Paulina
Two People poster Age: 43

Two People

1973
as Mrs. McCluskey
The Rimers of Eldritch poster Age: 42

The Rimers of Eldritch

1972
as Wilma Atkins
The Hospital poster Age: 41

The Hospital

1971
as Mrs. Cushing
Up the Down Staircase poster Age: 37

Up the Down Staircase

1967
as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
Soldier in Love poster Age: 37

Soldier in Love

1967
as Abigail
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TV credits

Newest first
Prohibition poster Age: 81

Prohibition

2011
as Reader (voice)
Parenthood poster Age: 80

Parenthood

2010
as Blanche Braverman
The Closer poster Age: 75

The Closer

2005
as Willie Ray Johnson
Sex and the City poster Age: 68

Sex and the City

1998
as Bunny MacDougal
The Outer Limits poster Age: 65

The Outer Limits

1995
as Jean Anderson
ER poster Age: 64

ER

1994
as Millicent Carter
No poster
Age: 64

The Road Home

1994
as Charlotte Babineaux
Golden Years poster Age: 61

Golden Years

1991
as Gina Williams
Law & Order poster Age: 60

Law & Order

1990
as Margaret Langdon
Law & Order poster Age: 60

Law & Order

1990
as Estelle Muller
The Simpsons poster Age: 59

The Simpsons

1989
as Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 59

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
American Experience poster Age: 58

American Experience

1988
as (voice)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster Age: 57

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987
as Dora
At Mother's Request poster Age: 56

At Mother's Request

1987
as Berenice Bradshaw
Spencer poster Age: 54

Spencer

1984
Cheers poster Age: 52

Cheers

1982
as Esther Clavin
The Andros Targets poster Age: 47

The Andros Targets

1977
as Mrs. Mason
Great Performances poster Age: 41

Great Performances

1971
as Wilma Atkins
Great Performances poster Age: 41

Great Performances

1971
as Paulina
No poster
Age: 34

Profiles in Courage

1964
as Miss Koeller
Another World poster Age: 34

Another World

1964
No poster
Age: 24

The Secret Storm

1954
Omnibus poster Age: 22

Omnibus

1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 21

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Abigail
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 21

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Mrs. McAlister
No poster
Age: 21

Love of Life

1951
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 20

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
as Mrs. Who
Studio One poster Age: 18

Studio One

1948
as Betty - Secretary
Studio One poster Age: 18

Studio One

1948
as Mary
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