Stockard Channing
ActingBorn
February 13, 1944
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and f…
Known For
Filmography
Practical Magic 2
2026
Angry Neighbors
2022
Death to 2021
2021
The Grease Story
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
2014
Pulling Strings
2013
17th Precinct
2011
Chautauqua: An American Narrative
2011
Sundays at Tiffany's
2010
Multiple Sarcasms
2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
2009
Sparkle
2007
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
3 Needles
2005
Must Love Dogs
2005
Red Mercury
2005
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot
2004
Jack
2004
Home of the Brave
2004
Abby Singer
2003
Bright Young Things
2003
The Piano Man's Daughter
2003
Anything Else
2003
Le Divorce
2003
Behind the Red Door
2003
Life or Something Like It
2002
The Matthew Shepard Story
2002
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
2002
New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11
2002
The Business of Strangers
2001
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
2001
When Billie Beat Bobby
2001
So You Want to Be President?
2001
The Truth About Jane
2000
Where the Heart Is
2000
Isn't She Great
2000
Other Voices
2000
The Venice Project
1999
Practical Magic
1998
The Baby Dance
1998
An Unexpected Life
1998
Twilight
1998
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
1997
An Unexpected Family
1996
The Prosecutors
1996
The First Wives Club
1996
Moll Flanders
1996
Lily Dale
1996
Edie & Pen
1996
Up Close & Personal
1996
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Smoke
1995
Michael the Visitor
1995
David's Mother
1994
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Lincoln
1992
Bitter Moon
1992
Married to It
1991
Meet the Applegates
1990
Staying Together
1989
Perfect Witness
1989
Tidy Endings
1988
A Time of Destiny
1988
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
The Room Upstairs
1987
The Men's Club
1986
Heartburn
1986
Not My Kid
1985
Without a Trace
1983
Safari 3000
1982
Table Settings
1982
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
1979
The Cheap Detective
1978
Grease
1978
A Different Approach
1978
Lucan
1977
The Big Bus
1976
Sweet Revenge
1976
The Fortune
1975
The Lion Roars Again
1975
The Girl Most Likely To...
1973
Up the Sandbox
1972
The Hospital
1971
Knuckles
2024
Maryland
2023
The Guest Book
2017
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
Difficult People
2015
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
The Cleveland Show
2009
The Good Wife
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Out of Practice
2005
Meerkat Manor
2005
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
Walking with Beasts
2001
A Girl Thing
2001
The West Wing
1999
Where Are They Now?
1999
Batman Beyond
1999
The View
1997
King of the Hill
1997
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
Echoes in the Darkness
1987
Nature
1982
The Stockard Channing Show
1980
Just Friends
1979
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
NOVA
1974
NOVA
1974
Sesame Street
1969
Love, American Style
1969
Medical Center
1969
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
The Oscars
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944