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Stockard Channing

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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Stockard Channing is a Tony Award-winning actress who has been seen on Broadway in numerous productions, including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Tony Award), The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, The Little Foxes, Pal Joey, and It's Only a Play. She has 5 Tony nominations, in addition to her 1985 win.



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 film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

She won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16).

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STAGE CREDITS

Apologia Apologia
[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Off-Broadway Premiere, 2018
Kristin
Apologia Apologia
[West End]
Trafalgar Studios West End Revival Production, 2017
Kristen Miller
It's Only a Play It's Only a Play
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
The Leading Lady
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2011
Polly Wyeth
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Production, 2011
Pal Joey Pal Joey
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Vera Simpson
The Lion in Winter
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1999
Eleanor
The Little Foxes
[Broadway]
1997
Regina Giddens
Hapgood
[Off-Broadway]
1994
Hapgood
Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
[Broadway]
1992
Penny McKenzie
Six Degrees Of Separation
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1990
Ouisa
Six Degrees of Separation
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Love Letters
[Broadway]
1989
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Love Letters
[Off-Broadway]
1989
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
Woman in Mind
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Susan
The House of Blue Leaves
[Broadway]
1986
Bunny Flingus
The House of Blue Leaves
[Off-Broadway]
1986
Joe Egg
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1985
Sheila
Joe Egg
[Off-Broadway]
1985
The Golden Age
[Broadway]
1984
Virginia
The Rink
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Angel [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Lady and the Clarinet
[Off-Broadway]
1983
Luba
They're Playing Our Song
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Sonia Walsk [Replacement]
[Replacement]
No Hard Feelings
[Broadway]
1973
Performer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1971
Citizen of Verona & Milan
Citizen of Verona and Milan
Julia [Replacement]
Citizen of Verona & Milan
Citizen of Verona and Milan
Julia [Replacement]
Lucetta (Understudy)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
Adaptation/ Next
[Off-Broadway]
1969
Players [female] (Adaptation) [Replacement]
[Replacement]

Movies

The Girl Most Likely to...
[ 1973 ] Miriam Knight
The Fortune
[ 1975 ] Freddie Bigard
Sweet Revenge
[ 1976 ] Vurrla Kowsky
The Big Bus
[ 1976 ] Kitty Baxter
Grease
[ 1978 ] Rizzo
The Cheap Detective
[ 1978 ] Bess
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
[ 1979 ] Kitty O'Neil
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
[ 1979 ] Mona Mondieu
Safari 3000
[ 1982 ] J.J. Dalton
Table Settings
[ 1982 ]
Without a Trace
[ 1983 ] Jocelyn Norris
Not My Kid
[ 1985 ] Helen Bower
Heartburn
[ 1986 ] Julie
The Men's Club
[ 1986 ] Nancy
The Room Upstairs
[ 1987 ] Leah Lazenby
A Time of Destiny
[ 1988 ] Margaret
Tidy Endings
[ 1988 ] Marion
Perfect Witness
[ 1989 ] Liz Sapperstein
Staying Together
[ 1989 ] Nancy Trainer
Meet the Applegates
[ 1990 ] Jane Applegate
Married to It
[ 1991 ] Iris Morden
Lincoln
[ 1992 ] Clara Harris - Voice
Six Degrees of Separation
[ 1993 ] Ouisa
David's Mother
[ 1994 ] Bea
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
[ 1995 ] Miss Adelaide
Smoke
[ 1995 ] Ruby McNutt
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
[ 1995 ] Carol Ann
An Unexpected Family
[ 1996 ] Barbara Whitney
Edie & Pen
[ 1996 ] Pen
Lily Dale
[ 1996 ] Corella
Moll Flanders
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Allworthy
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] Cynthia Swann Griffin
The Prosecutors
[ 1996 ] Ingrid Maynard
Up Close & Personal
[ 1996 ] Marcia McGrath
An Unexpected Life
[ 1998 ] Barbara Whitney
Practical Magic
[ 1998 ] Aunt Frances
The Baby Dance
[ 1998 ] Rachel
Twilight
[ 1998 ] Verna
The Venice Project
[ 1999 ] Chandra Chase
Isn't She Great
[ 2000 ] Florence Maybelle
Other Voices
[ 2000 ] Dr. Grover
The Truth About Jane
[ 2000 ] Janice
Where the Heart Is
[ 2000 ] Sister Husband
A Girl Thing
[ 2001 ] Dr. Beth Noonan
The Business of Strangers
[ 2001 ] Julie Styron
Life or Something Like It
[ 2002 ] Deborah Connors
The Matthew Shepard Story
[ 2002 ] Judy Shepard
Abby Singer
[ 2003 ]
Anything Else
[ 2003 ] Paula Chase
Behind the Red Door
[ 2003 ] Julia
Bright Young Things
[ 2003 ] Mrs. Melrose Ape
The Divorce
[ 2003 ] Margeeve Walker
The Piano Man's Daughter
[ 2003 ] Lily Kilworth
Jack
[ 2004 ] Anne
3 Needles
[ 2005 ] Olive Cowie, the Porn Actor's Mother
Must Love Dogs
[ 2005 ] Dolly
Red Mercury
[ 2005 ] Penelope
Sparkle
[ 2007 ] Sheila
Multiple Sarcasms
[ 2010 ] Pamela
Sundays at Tiffany's
[ 2010 ] Vivian Claremont
17th Precinct
[ 2011 ] Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
Family Trap
[ 2012 ] Barbara
Pulling Strings
[ 2013 ] Virginia
Me & Mean Margaret
[ 2016 ] Margaret
Practical Magic 2
[ 2026 ] Aunt Franny

TV Shows

Love, American Style
Marsha Sue
Calling Dr. Gannon
Shirley
Lucan
Mickey MacElwaine
Stockard Channing in Just Friends
Susan Hughes
The Stockard Channing Show
Susan Goodenow
Echoes in the Darkness
Susan Reinert
Sesame Street
[ 1972-1988 ] Mad Painter's Victim
Trying Times
Hilda Bundt
Road to Avonlea
Viola Elliot
King of the Hill
Mrs. Holloway
Batman of the Future
[ 1999-2000 ] Barbara Gordon
The Wonderful World of Disney
Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Klara Hitler
Out of Practice
[ 2005-2006 ] Dr. Lydia Barnes
The West Wing
[ 1999-2006 ] Abbey Bartlet
Banda sonora
Rizzo
Mania
Rizzo
The Cleveland Show
Lydia Waterman
The Good Wife
[ 2012-2016 ] Veronica Loy
The Mysteries of Laura
Brenda Phillips
Difficult People
Bonnie Kessler
The Guest Book
Jill
Urban Myths
Elizabeth Taylor
Knuckles
Wendy Whipple

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Stockard Channing, Pal Joey

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Stockard Channing, Pal Joey

Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, The Lion in Winter

Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Stockard Channing, Hapgood

Olivier Awards - 1993 - Best Actress

Stockard ChanningSix Degrees Of Separation

Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing , Four Baboons Adoring the Sun


winner
Drama League Awards - 1991 - Distinguished Performance Award

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation


winner
Obie Awards - 1991 - Performance

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1991 - Best Actress - Play

Stockard Channing Six Degress of Separation

Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Stockard ChanningWomen in Mind

Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, The House of Blue Leaves

Drama Desk Awards - 1985 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Stockard Channing, Joe Egg


winner
Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, Joe Egg

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Stockard Channing been in?

Stockard Channing has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.

How many West End shows has Stockard Channing been in?

Stockard Channing has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Stockard Channing's first West End show?

Stockard Channing's first West End show was Apologia which opened in 2017

What awards has Stockard Channing been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Other Desert Cities , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Other Desert Cities, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Pal Joey, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Pal Joey, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lion in Winter, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Hapgood, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Six Degrees Of Separation, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Performance (Obie Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Six Degress of Separation , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Women in Mind, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The House of Blue Leaves, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Joe Egg and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Joe Egg.

What awards has Stockard Channing won?

Stockard Channing has won several prestigious awards throughout her career. She received the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for Six Degrees of Separation. Additionally, she earned an Obie Award for Performance in Six Degrees of Separation. Channing also won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role in Women in Mind. Furthermore, she was honored with the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Joe Egg.

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