Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997), directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
She is also known for her roles as Jane Crawford on the HBO series Watchmen, Mary Windsor in The Lincoln Lawyer, Evelyn Nolan (John Nolan's mother) on CBS's The Rookie, Barbara Schoenberg in Woman in Gold, Gwen in You're Not You, Lucille Langston on ABC's scifi drama Resurrection, Maggie Stryder in The Host (2013), Nicole Farmington on ABC's scifi drama Touch, Blanche Tipton on CBS's A Gifted Man, Elaine Flowers in The Kingdom (2007), The Mother on BBC's Torchwood, Eva Thorne on Syfy's Eureka, Connie Walsh in House of Sand and Fog, Sara Miller in Laws of Attraction, Junie in Gone in 60 Seconds, Donna Garcia in Striptease, Angie in FOX's Strange Luck, June in L.A. Story, and Rochelle Bossetti in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
Frances Fisher is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes The Wrong Paris (2025), Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025), The King Tide (2024), Reptile (2023), Awake (2021), Holidate (2020), Shrimp (2018), Another Kind of Wedding (2017). The recorded credits span 1991 to 2025, including 26 movies and 4 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Francis Fisher
MovieThe Wrong Paris
MovieLast Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna
MovieThe King Tide
MovieReptile
MovieAwake
MovieHolidate
MovieShrimp
MovieAnother Kind of Wedding
TV ShowThe Sinner
MovieUnleashing Mr. Darcy
MovieWoman in Gold
MovieThe Host
MovieBeverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
TV ShowTouch
MovieThe Lincoln Lawyer
MovieThe Roommate
MovieJanie Jones
MovieIn the Valley of Elah
MovieThe Kingdom
MovieSex and Death 101
TV ShowTorchwood
MovieLaws of Attraction
MovieGone in Sixty Seconds
MovieThe Audrey Hepburn Story
TV ShowBecker
MovieTitanic
MovieStriptease
MovieAttack of the 50 Ft. Woman
MovieUnforgiven
MovieL.A. Story