Stockard Channing
An image from The First Wives Club, one of the productions that also features Stockard Channing.
Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

February 13, 1944 — Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Grease

Grease

1978

Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

2000

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

1999

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

The West Wing

The West Wing

1999