Frances Conroy
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Born | Frances Hardman Conroy March 15, 1953 |
Education | Dickinson College Juilliard School (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse |
Jan Munroe (m. 1992) |
Frances Hardman Conroy
She starred as Dawn in the first season of the Hulu original series Casual, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for its first season. In 2017, she starred as Nathalie Raven in The Mist. In 2019, she starred in Joker as the titular character's mother. In 2021, she had a supporting role in The Power of the Dog.
Early life
Conroy was born March 15, 1953,
Career
During the 1970s, she performed regularly with
2001–05: Six Feet Under
She is best known for her critically acclaimed work on
2005–10: Desperate Housewives and How I Met Your Mother
In 2008, she landed a guest role in ABC's Desperate Housewives as Virginia Hildebrand, a rich woman who tries to buy the Solis family's love.
Along with many guest appearances on television in the mid-2000s, she was cast in a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother, as Barney Stinson's mother Loretta Stinson. And in 2010, Conroy portrayed the character Angie Dinkley in the animated show Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.
In 2010, Conroy played Madylyn, the wife of Robert De Niro's character Jack Mabrey, in the John Curran thriller Stone. In the same year, Conroy played the recurring role of Peggy Haplin in the short-lived ABC drama series Happy Town.
2011–present: American Horror Story and The Power of the Dog
In 2011, she was cast in a new drama series for
For the second season, dubbed
In 2014, she returned for the fourth season of the series, titled
In 2018, Conroy reprised her respective roles as Myrtle Snow and Moira O'Hara from Coven and Murder House in
She returned to the American Horror Story franchise in 2021 with
In 2023, Conroy voiced The Director in the animated feature film Nimona.
Personal life
In 1980, she married Jonathan Furst;[14] they divorced in the late 1980s, and Conroy subsequently married actor Jan Munroe in 1992.[15] Conroy once had a car accident which damaged her right eye; although the cornea was fixed through eye surgery, the surgery decolored the eye in the process.[16]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
- ISBN 9780396075011.
- ISBN 9780517531112. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Rose, Mike (March 15, 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 15, 2022 includes celebrities Bret Michaels, Eva Longoria". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Paid Notice - Deaths CONROY, OSSIE RAY". The New York Times. September 27, 1997.
- The Juilliard School. October 2007. Archived from the originalon November 11, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. September 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ "The Skin of Our Teeth". June 29, 1998.
- ^ "The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – Winners and Nominees". Screen Actors Guild Awards. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Murphy, Ryan (August 7, 2018). "Guess who's coming back for AHS APOCALYPSE? Taissa Farmiga, Gabourey Sidibe, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy and....Stevie Nicks. So thrilled the family is together again! #AHSApocalypse".
- ^ "Robert De Niro and Frances Conroy join DC's Joker origin film". flickeringmyth. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Warner, Sam (February 9, 2021). "American Horror Story's Ryan Murphy confirms return of Frances Conroy in season 10". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Blaricom, Mirjana Van. "25th Satellite Awards Nominees for Motion Pictures and Television Announced | International Press Academy". Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Haylock, Zoe (December 22, 2021). "2022 Critics' Choice Awards Nominations Led by Belfast and West Side Story". Vulture. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Cummings, Judith (October 6, 1980). "Notes on People". The New York Times. p. M6.
- ^ "Frances Conroy Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Craig, Jo (August 26, 2021). "American Horror Story: Frances Conroy's Discolored Eye Explained". HITC. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
External links
- Frances Conroy at AllMovie
- Frances Conroy at the Internet Broadway Database
- Frances Conroy at IMDb
- Frances Conroy at the TCM Movie Database