Frances Fisher
Frances Fisher at the 2007 Jules Verne Adventure Film Special Awards Presentation
Born	May 11, 1952 (1952-05-11) (age 55) Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England
Years active	1980 - present
Spouse(s)	Billy Mack Hamilton (1970-1972)

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Biography

Personal life

Fisher was born in Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England, daughter of Olga (née Moen), a homemaker, and William I. "Bill" Fisher, Sr., an oil refinery construction superintendent.^[1] Before she reached the age of fifteen, Fisher moved nine times because of her father's job.^[2] Upon completing high school in Orange, Texas, Fisher worked as a secretary until she moved to Virginia to perform at the Barter Theatre. The large village of Milford on Sea is located on the south coast of England in the county of Hampshire. ... For other uses, see Hampshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Née redirects here. ... Orange is a city located in Orange County, Texas. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Barter Theatre Barter Theatre, located in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on June 10, 1933. ...

Fisher is a U.S. citizen.^[1] She has a daughter, Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood, with actor Clint Eastwood. Fisher serves on the national board of directors of Screen Actors Guild.^[3] Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood (born 7 August 1993, California) is the daughter of actress Frances Fisher and actor/director Clint Eastwood. ... For other uses, see Clint Eastwood (disambiguation). ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ...

Career

Fisher first made a name for herself playing Deborah Saxon on the soap opera The Edge of Night from 1976 to 1981; Fisher later was in the cast of Guiding Light as Suzette Saxon. She then spent the next 10 years working on stage in New York and in regional theatres all over the East Coast Fisher was cast as Lucille Ball in the television movie Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter, which aired to strong ratings and good reviews in 1991. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Edge of Night was a long-running American television soap opera. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an iconic American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, glamour girl and star of the landmark sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show and Heres Lucy. ...

She has played numerous roles on American television, including parts in the series Strange Luck, Becker, and Titus. She also played a key role in the recent television drama The Lyon's Den and Glory Days. She was the producers' first choice to play Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, but was replaced by Patricia Richardson due to a lack of chemistry with Tim Allen. Her most famous role, however, has been that of society matron Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Rose DeWitt Bukater (played by Kate Winslet), in the 1997 movie blockbuster Titanic. In 1999, she portrayed Audrey Hepburn's mother, Ella Hepburn, in the biographical film of actress's life. Fisher has appeared in another Academy Awarded film, House of Sand and Fog. Her numerous theatre credits make up the bulk of her resume: Most recently, she appeared in the last play written by Arthur Miller, Finishing the Picture at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and The Cherry Orchard, at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2006. Strange Luck was a television series on FOX starring D.B. Sweeney in the role of Chance Harper, a freelance photographer afflicted with a bizarre tendency to always be in the wrong place at the right time. ... Becker is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from 1998 to 2004. ... Titus was an Emmy-nominated American dark-comedy sitcom that debuted on FOX in 2000. ... The Lyons Den was a 2003 television series set in Washington, D.C. Shown by NBC the legal drama starred Rob Lowe, who was also executive producer. ... Glory Days was an American mystery-based television series broadcast during the first half of 2002 on The WB Television Network. ... For the model who was Playboy magazines playmate of the month for January 1970, see Jill Taylor (model). ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... This article is about the television series. ... Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American television and film actress best known for her role as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement. ... Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist and entertainer perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom Home Improvement and his roles in the Disney film series of The Santa Clause and Toy Story. ... Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five time Academy Award-nominated Emmy Award-nominated BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award winning English actress. ... Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, denotes a very popular and/or successful production. ... Titanic is a 1997 American romance film directed, written, produced and edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... This article is about the movie. ... Arthur Bob Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. ... Finishing the Picture is Arthur Millers final play. ... The Goodman Theatre The Goodman Theatre is a theater in Chicagos Loop, and part of Chicago theatre. ... Bust of Anton Chekhov at Badenweiler, Germany The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian playwright Anton Chekhovs last play. ... The Mark Taper Forum is a small (<1000 seats) theater-in-the-round (thrust stage) at the Los Angeles Music Center. ...

Fisher worked on four films in 2006, including Pete Berg's The Kingdom, and Paul Haggis' In the Valley of Elah, in addition to a pilot for NBC/USA entitled To Love and Die in L.A. The Kingdom is an upcoming 2007 Peter Berg movie starring Jamie Foxx, Jeremy Piven, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, and Brooke Langton. ... Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London, Ontario) is an Academy Award-winning Canadian screenwriter, producer, film director, and a director/producer of television programs working in Hollywood. ... In the Valley of Elah is a 2007 film written and directed by Paul Haggis, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, and Charlize Theron. ... This article is about the television network. ...

Filmography

• A Single Woman (2008)
• In the Valley of Elah (2007)
• The Night of the White Pants (2006)
• Laws of Attraction (2004)
• House of Sand and Fog (2003)
• The Lyon's Den (2003) (TV series)
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
• The Audrey Hepburn Story (1999)
• Titanic (1997)
• Wild America (1997)
• Waiting for Guffman (1996) (uncredited)
• Striptease (1996)
• Strange Luck (1995) (TV series)
• Molly & Gina (1994)
• Unforgiven (1992)
• L.A. Story (1991)
• Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
• The Guiding Light (1952) (TV series) (1985)
• The Edge of Night (1956) (TV series) (1976 – 1981)

A Single Woman is a 2007 film made by Nevada Shakespeare Company and Heroica Films. ... In the Valley of Elah is a 2007 film written and directed by Paul Haggis, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, and Charlize Theron. ... The Night of the White Pants is an up-coming film directed by Amy Talkington. ... For the New Age philosophy, see Law of Attraction (New Age). ... This article is about the movie. ... The Lyons Den was a 2003 television series set in Washington, D.C. Shown by NBC the legal drama starred Rob Lowe, who was also executive producer. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Gone in Sixty Seconds is a 2000 action film, starring Nicolas Cage, directed by Dominic Sena, and written by Scott Rosenberg. ... The Audrey Hepburn Story was a 2000 television movie biography of Audrey Hepburn, a famous Hollywood movie star. ... Titanic is a 1997 American romance film directed, written, produced and edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Wild America (1997) is an adventure movie, directed by William Dear and written by David Michael Wieger, it stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, Frances Fisher, Jamey Sheridan, and Scott Bairstow. ... Waiting for Guffman is a mockumentary written,starring, and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. ... Striptease is a 1996 erotic comedy film starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Ving Rhames. ... Strange Luck was a television series on FOX starring D.B. Sweeney in the role of Chance Harper, a freelance photographer afflicted with a bizarre tendency to always be in the wrong place at the right time. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Molly & Gina is a 1994 movie directed by Paul Leder and written by Leder and his son, Reuben. ... This article is about the 1992 film. ... L.A. Story is a 1991 movie directed by Mick Jackson and written by Steve Martin. ... Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael is a 1990 movie starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels. ... This Guiding Light logo, which debuted in 1982, was used, save for background changes, until 1990. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Edge of Night was a long-running American television soap opera. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

References

External links

• Frances Fisher at the Internet Movie Database