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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
1952-05-11
Place of birth
Milford-on-the-sea, Hampshire, England, UK
Unforgiven
1992
7.91
The Kingdom
2007
6.71
Laws of Attraction
2004
5.79
The Big Tease
1999
5.74
House of Sand and Fog
2003
7.20
Rust
2025
6.39
In the Valley of Elah
2007
6.79
Striptease
1996
5.55
Devlin
1992
5.00
Female Perversions
1997
5.00
The Audrey Hepburn Story
2000
6.00
Lost Angels
1989
6.10
Wild America
1997
6.10
Blue Car
2003
6.20
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
7.20
Patty Hearst
1988
5.63
To Love and Die
2008
5.90
The Host
2013
6.29
Janie Jones
2010
6.20
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
1994
4.79
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
4.76
Golf in the Kingdom
2011
4.00
The Rising Place
2001
6.00
Sudie and Simpson
1990
6.50
The King Tide
2024
6.86
Heart
1987
4.33
Sedona
2011
5.60
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
1995
6.06
Broken Vows
1987
5.04
The Makeover
2013
5.54
Retribution
2012
5.83
Grow Up Already
2011
0.00
The Seven Year Hitch
2012
5.90
Reptile
2023
6.70
Plush
2013
5.50
Red Wing
2013
6.14
The M Word
2014
3.00
Hello Actors Studio
1988
6.00
Backyard Wedding
2010
6.40
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
6.50
You're Not You
2014
7.41
Praying Mantis
1993
5.10
Trading Favors
1997
4.44
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up
1994
5.50
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
7.57
Portrait of Love
2015
5.60
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
6.44
Desert Road
2024
0.00
On Sacred Ground
2023
5.30
A Promise to Keep
1990
7.50
The Night of the White Pants
2006
5.50
Jolene
2010
6.28
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991
0.00
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
0.00
Big
1988
7.18
Unleashing Mr. Darcy
2016
5.50
Woman in Gold
2015
7.30
Pink Cadillac
1989
5.50
Outlaws and Angels
2016
5.51
The Silent Thief
2012
5.50
Love on the Run
2016
1.00
Titanic: Sinking the Myths
2016
0.00
A Beautiful Day
2016
4.70
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
6.20
The Roommate
2011
5.37
True Crime
1999
6.54
Frame Up
1991
2.50
Mrs. Harris
2006
5.94
Babyfever
1994
2.00
Molly and Gina
1994
3.50
Another Kind of Wedding
2017
5.20
A Single Woman
2008
7.00
Marrying Mr. Darcy
2018
6.30
Shrimp
2018
6.50
Run the Race
2019
7.10
O. Henry's Christmas
1996
0.00
Sex and Death 101
2007
6.17
Heavy Petting
1989
5.60
Bum Rap
1988
3.50
Holidate
2020
6.99
Awake
2021
5.87
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983
5.70
Passion and Prejudice
2001
8.00
The Perfect Game
2009
7.06
L.A. Story
1991
6.49
Grace and Grit
2021
4.70
Reflections on Titanic
2012
7.30
This Is Not a War Story
2021
6.00
Any Day Now
2012
7.00
The Wrong Paris
2025
0.00
Titanic
1997
7.91
My Sexiest Year
2007
1.50
Titanic: Behind The Scenes
2005
0.00