Personal Info
Birth date
1944-02-13 (81 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Стокард Ченнинг
Susan Antonia Williams Stockard
Stockard Channing
Biography
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.
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.061
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Sesame Street
7.072
Overview:
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Nature
8.1
Overview:
Consistently stunning documentaries transport viewers to far-flung locations ranging from the torrid African plains to the chilly splendours of icy Antarctica. The show's primary focus is on animals and ecosystems around the world. A comic book based on the show, meant to be used an as educational tool for kids, was briefly distributed to museums and schools at no cost in the mid-2000s.King of the Hill
7.353
Overview:
Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.The Good Wife
7.598
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.The West Wing
8.258
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.NOVA
7.023
Overview:
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.Golden Globe Awards
7
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.The Mysteries of Laura
7.1
Overview:
Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and a soon-to-be ex-husband — also a cop — who just can't seem to sign the divorce papers. Between cleaning up after her boys and cleaning up the streets, she’d be the first to admit she has her “hot mess” moments in this hilariously authentic look at what it really means to be a “working mom” today. Somehow, she makes it all work with the help of her sexy and understanding partner, and things becomes even more complicated when her husband, ironically, becomes her boss at the precinct. For Laura, every day is a high-wire balancing act.Where Are They Now?
7.5
Overview:
Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.Batman Beyond
8.1
Overview:
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.The Guest Book
7
Overview:
Guests bring their baggage and own special brand of crazy to a vacation cottage and record their confessions, alibis and farewells in the cottage’s guest book. Each season features a new town, and along with it a new cottage and town locals, though characters from previous season often come along for the ride.Knuckles
7.363
Overview:
Knuckles embarks on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.Hitler: The Rise of Evil
7.095
Overview:
This biopic profiles history's most spectacular madman, tracing his journey from humble roots to complete mastery of Germany.Meerkat Manor
7.5
Overview:
Meerkat Manor is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that premiered in September 2005 and ran for four series until its cancellation in August 2008. Blending more traditional animal documentary style footage with dramatic narration, the series told the story of the Whiskers, one of more than a dozen families of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert being studied as part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project, a long-term field study into the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of the cooperative nature of meerkats. The original programme was narrated by Bill Nighy, with the narration redubbed by Mike Goldman for the Australian airings and Sean Astin for the American broadcasts. The fourth series, subtitled The Next Generation, saw Stockard Channing replacing Astin as the narrator in the American dubbing.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Difficult People
6.2
Overview:
Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
9
Overview:
Examines the lives of beloved celebrities through rarely seen footage and revealing interviews with the celebrities themselves along with fresh interviews from those who personally knew or worked with them.Stockard Channing: In Just Friends
NYR
Overview:
Stockard Channing in Just Friends is a 1979 American television sitcom starring Stockard Channing, who was already known for her appearances in Grease and other films. Gerrit Graham, Mimi Kennedy, Lou Crisculo and Sydney Goldsmith co-starred with her on the series. The show premiered on CBS on March 4, 1979 and ended on June 24, 1979. A year later, Channing starred in her self-titled The Stockard Channing Show.The Stockard Channing Show
5
Overview:
The Stockard Channing Show is an American sitcom starring Stockard Channing, Ron Silver, Sydney Goldsmith, Max Showalter and Jack Somack. The show first aired on CBS from March 24 to July 12, 1980. 13 episodes were produced. The series aired at 8:30 P.M. EST, along with WKRP in Cincinnati, M*A*S*H and Flo on the Monday night lineup. After the show ended, Channing would not star in another sitcom until Out of Practice.Acting
2024Knuckles (5 Episodes) as Wendy Whipple
2023Maryland (3 Episodes) as Cathy
2022Angry Neighbors as Chloe
2021Death to 2021 as Penn Parker
2017The Grease Story as Betty Rizzo
2017The Guest Book (1 Episode) as Jill
2015Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (1 Episode) as Rizzo (archive footage)
2015Difficult People (1 Episode) as Bonnie Kessler
2014The Mysteries of Laura (2 Episodes) as Brenda Phillips
2014Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America as Narrator
2013Pulling Strings as Virginia
201117th Precinct as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
2010Sundays at Tiffany's as Vivian Claremont
2010Multiple Sarcasms as Pamela
2009The Cleveland Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009The Good Wife (11 Episodes) as Veronica Loy
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's as Self
2009The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies as Narrator (voice)
2007Sparkle as Sheila
2007Through Deaf Eyes as Narrator
2005Out of Practice (22 Episodes) as Dr. Lydia Barnes
20053 Needles as Olive Cowie
2005Meerkat Manor (52 Episodes) as Narrator
2005Must Love Dogs as Dolly
2005Red Mercury as Penelope
2004The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot as Narrator (voice)
2004Jack as Anne
2004Home of the Brave as Narrator (voice)
2003Abby Singer as Stockard Channing (uncredited)
2003Bright Young Things as Mrs. Melrose Ape
2003The Piano Man's Daughter as Lily Kilworth
2003Anything Else as Paula Chase
2003Le Divorce as Margeeve Walker
2003Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2 Episodes) as Klara Hitler
2003Behind the Red Door as Julia
2002Life or Something Like It as Deborah Connors
2002The Matthew Shepard Story as Judy Shepard
2002Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
2001Walking with Beasts (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2001The Business of Strangers as Julie Styron
2001Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines as Narrator (voice)
2001When Billie Beat Bobby as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2001A Girl Thing as Dr. Beth Noonan
2000The Truth About Jane as Janice
2000Where the Heart Is as Thelma 'Sister' Husband
2000Isn't She Great as Florence Maybelle
2000Other Voices as Dr. Gover
1999The West Wing (68 Episodes) as Abbey Bartlet
1999The Venice Project as Chandra Chase
1999Where Are They Now? (2 Episodes) as Self
1999Batman Beyond (30 Episodes) as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)
1998Practical Magic as Aunt Frances
1998The Baby Dance as Rachel Luckman
1998An Unexpected Life as Barbara Whitney
1998Twilight as Lt. Verna Hollander
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1997Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde as Narrator (voice)
1997King of the Hill (1 Episode) as Mrs. Holloway (voice)
1996An Unexpected Family as Barbara Whitney
1996The Prosecutors as Ingrid Maynard
1996The First Wives Club as Cynthia Swann Griffin
1996Moll Flanders as Mrs. Allworthy
1996Lily Dale as Corella
1996Edie & Pen as Pen
1996Up Close & Personal as Marcia McGrath
1995Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree as Miss Adelaide
1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Carol Ann
1995Smoke as Ruby McNutt
1995Michael the Visitor as Narrator (voice)
1994Inside the Actors Studio (1 Episode) as Self
1994David's Mother as Bea
1993Six Degrees of Separation as Ouisa
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1992Lincoln as Clara Harris (voice)
1992Bitter Moon as Beverly (uncredited)
1991Married to It as Iris Morden
1990Meet the Applegates as Jane Applegate
1989Staying Together as Nancy Trainer
1989Perfect Witness as Liz Sapperstein
1988Tidy Endings as Marion
1988A Time of Destiny as Margaret
1987Echoes in the Darkness as Susan Reinert
1987Echoes in the Darkness (2 Episodes) as Susan Reinert
1987The Room Upstairs as Leah Lazenby
1986The Men's Club as Nancy
1986Heartburn as Julie
1985Not My Kid as Helen Bower
1983Without a Trace as Jocelyn Norris
1982Nature (1 Episode) as Narrator (voice)
1982Safari 3000 as J.J. Dalton
1980The Stockard Channing Show (13 Episodes) as Susan Goodenow
1979The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Mona Mondieu
1979Stockard Channing: In Just Friends (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1979Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story as Kitty O'Neil
1978The Cheap Detective as Bess
1978Grease as Betty Rizzo
1978A Different Approach as Unknown
1977Lucan as Mickey MacElwaine
1976The Big Bus as Kitty Baxter
1976Sweet Revenge as Vurlla Kowsky
1975The Fortune as Freddie Bigard
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1975The Lion Roars Again as Self
1974NOVA (1, 1 Episode) as Narrator (voice), Self - Bible Reader
1973The Girl Most Likely To... as Miriam Knight
1972Up the Sandbox as Judy Stanley (uncredited)
1971The Hospital as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)
1969Sesame Street (1 Episode) as Mad Painter's Victim
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Marsha Sue
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (2 Episodes) as Self
1956Tony Awards (2, 3, 1, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee/Performer, Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Winner
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Leah Lazenby
1944Golden Globe Awards (2, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter