Stockard Channing
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.
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.
Known for
![Knuckles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sK6Nr6KNUA4WlAHyNBTioz9FK87.jpg)
Knuckles
![Maryland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3At9gHOu5SGqg7hIISR29x9QrDQ.jpg)
Maryland
![Angry Neighbors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hrX78xo2UVLi2iplMRkRYpIKmZM.jpg)
Angry Neighbors
![Death to 2021](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qGt48Z1j4TuzPti8ZNWqqypa6w.jpg)
Death to 2021
![The Grease Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uSmMUIx5foYD9iyhrCz2RDkvAMo.jpg)
The Grease Story
![The Guest Book](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7fHjNrwB0qWZ9FsCVivQuAd8H2g.jpg)
The Guest Book
![The Mysteries of Laura](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f9jBbq8GyuBOK3dAFPaBg7aaMb9.jpg)
The Mysteries of Laura
![Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ap65IzJSskbeWbRdo8hdgBkWu8X.jpg)
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
![Pulling Strings](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lCXpl44L4cd4SeZ3YeooPeGcd2r.jpg)
Pulling Strings
![17th Precinct](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A9FAlATq3xb8fC9WLckITsstJ04.jpg)
17th Precinct
![Sundays at Tiffany's](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/95wNSQvguF9XdGP3KMeIbsVHU6b.jpg)
Sundays at Tiffany's
![Multiple Sarcasms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wcRurhx052RPItkOGbS1KqXdujS.jpg)
Multiple Sarcasms
![The Cleveland Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Qp4gvTc5Cp15VBdt77oXKQ54xF.jpg)
The Cleveland Show
![The Good Wife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lasNCd45fpPLirlA7QxkuopWro.jpg)
The Good Wife
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d06ZtZJ7cfmSk65CQ6HMU9Mvppr.jpg)
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
![Sparkle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zZr8BTaQO64fGP8eeROt4ZEA1qN.jpg)
Sparkle
![Out of Practice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jB6tMfbCmSN2Cl57XtOtlrXbufj.jpg)
Out of Practice
![3 Needles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/twoD2f2vx3rHc2FiSHgvmFDn2hl.jpg)
3 Needles
![Meerkat Manor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uLhIQxM5IZlW6qeYgXOv4CLuP4z.jpg)
Meerkat Manor
![Must Love Dogs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/252PdRj3y2S05DC4oSf2qk2vva3.jpg)
Must Love Dogs
![Red Mercury](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4ol2fVk2Ryl9bVa5tGd7m4r5xQD.jpg)
Red Mercury
![Jack](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ZtBlXHU6y8y8dUd9nHo2SHpajb.jpg)
Jack
![Home of the Brave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pe1wRspMPkKixWEAA59SnpEBR2q.jpg)
Home of the Brave
![Abby Singer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wfWSRcQRmEw3u5myacurSf57M8x.jpg)
Abby Singer
![Bright Young Things](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m7ik01FJKBSEoy0L0PKz7eEf9kI.jpg)
Bright Young Things
![The Piano Man's Daughter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lnGAn5YhtkLD215I9JWvjgXy7w6.jpg)
The Piano Man's Daughter
![Anything Else](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bvyoWDh60R31ZE5L8TjZ8Qpv5xM.jpg)
Anything Else
![Le Divorce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ucBJrWKCJ1naTylSFN8jpaEqwwe.jpg)
Le Divorce
![Hitler: The Rise of Evil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ooxFMvSrsPIYjYbh9XMeE5l3udF.jpg)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
![Behind the Red Door](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t7L4htGL5UMwK4wCUdHlzkvmDyi.jpg)
Behind the Red Door
![Life or Something Like It](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b9lUSfCjv8jjNRSsmk65HEV1Pv3.jpg)
Life or Something Like It
![The Matthew Shepard Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fK2xHGFQ0PZ83vJ3RRLR4o8V6wF.jpg)
The Matthew Shepard Story
![Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fMNs21AcuQYQIhU41LTDlq21ftH.jpg)
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
![Walking with Beasts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gZe2yb1KSobmSUc6PDbitpDPJDL.jpg)
Walking with Beasts
![The Business of Strangers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5iVwXnV2fraxy6NYzxZ07jMWW0u.jpg)
The Business of Strangers
![Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dZUhdvxFmMKnein1M7jUmBWmsx.jpg)
Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines
![When Billie Beat Bobby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/crfvc7l1OUPKbzkPW7oQZTr9vsO.jpg)
When Billie Beat Bobby
![A Girl Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ytHtwRIz6De6jYFNi31wdffaXyK.jpg)
A Girl Thing
![The Truth About Jane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e4BheMHfvzFxCKWOWG4CdV2YaOr.jpg)
The Truth About Jane
![Where the Heart Is](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h8PBkTn6kDK9ZMCLj6jP6JnIBhY.jpg)
Where the Heart Is
![Isn't She Great](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2JiksEdYKyAI9awGUde1bu5YqGA.jpg)
Isn't She Great
![Other Voices](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1nAPeWb3StemAYGofVblg2MFb04.jpg)
Other Voices
![The West Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![The Venice Project](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNFuo209tTTAmBRPTy19kfDaq3Z.jpg)
The Venice Project
![Batman Beyond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3hsxYIV0uJDK2eHVZgrv0z0PLHd.jpg)
Batman Beyond
![Practical Magic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AwmToSgf2IL3aHv0QRVsR5KvChv.jpg)
Practical Magic
![The Baby Dance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jU9mNlwE8kRHFy37Tu81hIrULnp.jpg)
The Baby Dance
![An Unexpected Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8bDNNVaTDu8SsYRDopekfQzaPLA.jpg)
An Unexpected Life
![Twilight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jepRBZNXgsINrbtSiSEdtCYbRMM.jpg)
Twilight
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1bRouP7rYI8LDD4S1Cdqu6QZM3c.jpg)
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
![King of the Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3MnkwPdqQ4if7HL4rYTy6eUyq8q.jpg)
King of the Hill
![An Unexpected Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2Vwi1RVMyxpXkVF086cSc2v0bWB.jpg)
An Unexpected Family
![The Prosecutors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o3xRhDGdwiczQealB9F06NvrKm5.jpg)
The Prosecutors
![The First Wives Club](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ApifgYnfdJUSmCKzTBrWOYYWsn.jpg)
The First Wives Club
![Moll Flanders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lHVpzsvjLU7qSCB8UWFqIAavSRu.jpg)
Moll Flanders
![Lily Dale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jFtbQqlc73oqHZDJlwxeFEoP8vx.jpg)
Lily Dale
![Edie & Pen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hULuY1iTuPZ15Fo4QCLFcxaEl9K.jpg)
Edie & Pen
![Up Close & Personal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2yf1pCiQk6JMy4k5zxf39YXQxGB.jpg)
Up Close & Personal
![Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d7XTHe0v87TG3UpofW50Oxem8F4.jpg)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
![To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8bkJiI6N8wDxAtQ49bLUt0qCBII.jpg)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
![Smoke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/phvnN7OPEnlHoAZe8nsSqPDD8B0.jpg)
Smoke
![Clay Classics: Michael the Visitor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Acm5gYLaIg537Q89HmIsm2OHe15.jpg)
Clay Classics: Michael the Visitor
![Inside the Actors Studio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a6O7gKJQe5HWaMujYvdMYaj9PnO.jpg)
Inside the Actors Studio
![David's Mother](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kFefBPcxm3fESMM5JENoc9ISLzS.jpg)
David's Mother
![Six Degrees of Separation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c7dzWH8ri9YIVjfHKzCY6wZtvAN.jpg)
Six Degrees of Separation
![Intimate Portrait](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3S3G8DTeWrXcQn1QQSfAZ9sWXk2.jpg)
Intimate Portrait
![Bitter Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g1DGU526GVG0NI7QkJVLprZelBa.jpg)
Bitter Moon
![Married to It](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2FCK3RA8G1m8uHs0EqWA6mxOvDk.jpg)
Married to It
![The Applegates](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6WAYkFD5cD3PKbXd3laoiLdZzRh.jpg)
The Applegates
![Staying Together](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4aWYb3fc2knW1WCH6fMX9AvVkiE.jpg)
Staying Together
![Perfect Witness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4um0oxAAS4EqRv6YNfcjVYAIaRL.jpg)
Perfect Witness
![Tidy Endings](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tS2NO88q7SsoUGIB97TfYbASs8T.jpg)
Tidy Endings
![A Time of Destiny](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6SiDb8BnyNJDUGhhBdEL985r4gN.jpg)
A Time of Destiny
![Echoes in the Darkness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4BbVcJMRSK4J3O17vxGlCEVfYTH.jpg)
Echoes in the Darkness
![The Room Upstairs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wTzrGsznUP6lMcDi3HY5EF1WACD.jpg)
The Room Upstairs
![The Men's Club](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uvskVvh6t3RLrIe3gmjcOv8qi56.jpg)
The Men's Club
![Heartburn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4bnpG3EOmETJNrNlLg4l4ICaKG5.jpg)
Heartburn
![Not My Kid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9eTbKsa0cOysnZl4GP9NfGskCp7.jpg)
Not My Kid
![Without a Trace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xegLaEuvt5Ii21eochgdystk6x6.jpg)
Without a Trace
![Nature](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9kyp84Phe5W55zCimC40JZvKPLg.jpg)
Nature
![Safari 3000](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/23bFbO5d36IM6uLjetDyKMvsXMm.jpg)
Safari 3000
![The Stockard Channing Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/opQHrYJ1fXf5nOA99ERZ28gXPRU.jpg)
The Stockard Channing Show
![The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/heDHvyI0ICaG4MogaIQNawdhsJc.jpg)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
![Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t2CxUlKILtAKcCXWtKcvaRYDNyL.jpg)
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
![Grease](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tffa4pHTS5RAhzR4KFX9BfIVn8I.jpg)
Grease
![The Cheap Detective](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7poVN0zQuxCIorAR9N6JDJN0dGG.jpg)
The Cheap Detective
![A Different Approach](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y4BwajdmV92hvjZBI7r12mbXNw3.jpg)
A Different Approach
![Lucan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/brkBZxJ8gybfSROcM84P6QF5fsn.jpg)
Lucan
![Lucan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7YkdQpZT1DzdDxUIKFdifWNfc7V.jpg)
Lucan
![The Big Bus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2YKsJu47D6kjATjd7alwmejtGxu.jpg)
The Big Bus
![Sweet Revenge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Cct7dIcrVvuJOgeKHlDxkDUGa0.jpg)
Sweet Revenge
![The Fortune](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qdx9noBCQcKDf6Ieci5BbqTjJ6G.jpg)
The Fortune
![Les Rendez-vous du dimanche](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/csEN53LOtSMucpBohRi8YKY27WU.jpg)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
![NOVA](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/giUBXYnDAaJgNqA6iE3BMVE2EHp.jpg)
NOVA
![The Girl Most Likely to...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4HWbT84shwZJwPCA3Tab6aB31NB.jpg)
The Girl Most Likely to...
![Up the Sandbox](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Fdb2ewRZoAVb57KifXgyUZDlnE.jpg)
Up the Sandbox
![The Hospital](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mOxi0lUCv8F9HqS8u0cEIthwhc7.jpg)
The Hospital
![Sesame Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/14k9BfZ2p4rQBMeJ5crKTfUZVwD.jpg)
Sesame Street
![Medical Center](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qxjZg4q1C9BrnwOY7WzWsuwsfjC.jpg)
Medical Center
![Tony Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6pxoHfywO6bFDOQa9bmWZ1hyKBt.jpg)
Tony Awards
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![Hallmark Hall of Fame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSeAHZYT2JLidmA9hfH15Ae3NPk.jpg)
Hallmark Hall of Fame