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Frances Fisher
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Frances Louise Fisher
May 11, 1952 Milford on Sea, England
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–present |
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Filmography |
Spouse(s) |
Billy Mack Hamilton
(m. 1970; div. 1972) |
Partner(s) | Clint Eastwood (1990–1995) |
Children | Francesca Eastwood |
Awards | HRIFF: Award of Excellence (2012) |
Frances Louise Fisher, born on May 11, 1952, is an American actress. She started her acting career in theater. Later, she became well-known for playing Detective Deborah Saxon in the TV show The Edge of Night from 1976 to 1981. In movies, she is famous for her roles in Unforgiven (1992) and Titanic (1997). She also appeared in films like True Crime (1999) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). From 2014 to 2015, Fisher starred in the ABC drama series Resurrection. In 2019, she was in the HBO TV series Watchmen.
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Early Life and Education
Frances Fisher was born on May 11, 1952, in Milford on Sea, England. Her parents were American. Her father, William Irving "Bill" Fisher, Sr., worked as an oil refinery construction superintendent. Her mother, Olga Rosine, was a housewife. Frances's father had Russian-Jewish and Hungarian-Jewish family roots. Her mother's family was from Norway.
Because of her father's job, Frances moved many times before she turned 15. She lived in places like Italy, Turkey, Colombia, France, Canada, and Brazil. When she was 15, her mother passed away. Frances then helped take care of her younger brother. She finished high school at Lutcher Stark High School in Orange, Texas. There, she acted in school plays. After high school, she worked as a secretary.
Acting Career
Theater Performances
Frances decided to follow her passion for acting. She moved to New York City. There, she had a 14-year career acting in plays. She performed in theaters in different regions and in off-Broadway shows. She also studied acting at the Actors Studio with a famous teacher named Lee Strasberg. Fisher began her acting career at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. This theater performs plays all year round.
For the next 10 years, she focused on theater work. She performed in New York City and in regional theaters along the East Coast. She has also returned to the stage more recently. She appeared in Arthur Miller's last play, Finishing the Picture, in Chicago. In 2006, she was in a play called The Cherry Orchard in Los Angeles. In 2015, she led the cast of My Child: Mothers of War in Los Angeles. In 2019, she starred in The Lion in Winter with Gregory Harrison at the Laguna Playhouse.
Television Roles
Frances Fisher became well-known for playing Detective Deborah Saxon. This was on the ABC daytime TV show The Edge of Night from 1976 to 1981. She later joined the cast of CBS's Guiding Light as Suzette Saxon in 1985. After leaving daytime TV, Fisher made guest appearances. She played a bartender named Savannah in the first season of the ABC comedy series Roseanne. She also appeared on shows like Newhart, Matlock, and In the Heat of the Night.
Fisher was first chosen to play Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement. However, she was replaced after the first filming. Producers felt her performance in the pilot episode did not connect well with the audience. She was also cast in the pilot for the 1992 ABC series Human Target. Her role was later recast when the series was picked up.
In 1991, Fisher played Lucille Ball in the TV movie Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter. This film received good ratings and reviews. From 1994 to 1995, she starred in the Fox drama series Strange Luck. In 2000, Fisher played Audrey Hepburn's mother, Ella Hepburn, in a movie about the actress's life. In the same year, she played Janet Lee Bouvier in Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
Fisher had recurring roles in several TV shows. She was Dr. Elizabeth "Liz" Carson on the CBS sitcom Becker from 1999 to 2000. She also played Juanita Titus on Fox's Titus from 2000 to 2001. In 2002, she starred in Glory Days, a short-lived series. In 2003, she starred in another drama, The Lyon's Den on NBC, which was also canceled after one season. In 2005, she appeared on the ER episode "Just As I Am." She played Helen Kingsley, the birth mother of Dr. Kerry Weaver.
In 2008, she had a recurring role on the Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka. She played the character Eva Thorne. Fisher also made guest appearances on many other popular shows. These include Grey's Anatomy, The Shield, Two and a Half Men, Private Practice, Sons of Anarchy, Torchwood: Miracle Day, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cold Case, and Castle.
In 2014, Fisher starred in the ABC drama series Resurrection. This show was about people returning from the dead in a town called Arcadia, Missouri. She played the role of Lucille Langston. In 2017, she and her daughter Francesca Eastwood both appeared in an episode of Fargo. They played older and younger versions of the same character. In 2019, she starred in the HBO TV series Watchmen.
Film Appearances
Fisher' made her first movie appearance in Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983). She later appeared in Patty Hearst, directed by Paul Schrader. In 1989, she was in Pink Cadillac with Clint Eastwood.
In 1992, Fisher had a big role in Unforgiven. This movie won an Academy Award and was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood. After this, she started acting regularly in both big and independent films. Her most famous movie role was as Ruth DeWitt Bukater in the 1997 hit movie Titanic. She played the mother of the character played by Kate Winslet. She also appeared in True Crime (1999) with Eastwood. In Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), she played Junie, the wife of the character played by Robert Duvall.
Fisher had a role in House of Sand and Fog (2003). This was another movie nominated for an Academy Award. In 2004, she appeared in Laws of Attraction. Fisher worked on four films in 2006. These included Peter Berg's The Kingdom and Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah. The same year, she appeared in the film Jolene with Jessica Chastain. In 2011, she appeared in The Lincoln Lawyer and The Roommate.
Fisher played Maggie Stryder in the 2013 film The Host. She acted alongside Saoirse Ronan and William Hurt. She also appeared in the films The Potters and You're Not You, both released in 2014. Fisher appeared in the film Woman in Gold (2015). She played the mother of Randol Schoenberg, who was played by Ryan Reynolds.
Personal Life
In 1970, when Frances Fisher was 18, she married her high school boyfriend, Billy Mack Hamilton. They divorced two years later.
Fisher was in a relationship with her Unforgiven co-star Clint Eastwood in the early to mid-1990s. They had a daughter together named Francesca Eastwood, who was born in 1993. After her relationship with Eastwood ended, Fisher dated actor George Clooney in 1995.
Fisher has mentioned that it was sometimes hard to find a boyfriend while raising her child as a single mom. In a 2011 interview, she stated that she was living a celibate life.
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Fisher in 2014
See also
In Spanish: Frances Fisher para niños