Stockard Channing
Stockard ChanningThe daughter of a shipping mogul, New York City native Stockard Channing came into the world Feb. 13, 1944. The Radcliffe College graduate began her distinguished acting career in theater, making her Broadway debut in 1971 in "Two Gentlemen of Verona."

Channing gained notoriety portraying a murderer in the 1973 made-for-TV movie The Girl Most Likely to ...; her first starring feature role came in 1975 playing opposite Jack Nicholson in The Fortune. In 1978, Channing landed the part of tough-talking teen Betty Rizzo in the silver-screen version of Grease. Her other film credits include Without a Trace (1983), Heartburn (1986) and 1993's Six Degrees of Separation, for which she received Oscar and Golden Globe nods.

Channing joined the cast of the TV drama "The West Wing" in 1999 (winning an Emmy for the role in 2002) and the TV comedy "Out of Practice" in 2006 (getting an Emmy nom).

Featured Movies
  • Six Degrees of SeparationSix Degrees of Separation

    Engaging young con artist Paul appears one day on the doorstep of the Kittredge family. Professing to be a friend of the affluent couple's son, Paul spins a tale of celebrity and despair that deeply affects the pair and their socialite friends. Read More

  • The Business of StrangersThe Business of Strangers

    Julie Styron receives word that the company's CEO is flying in to meet her. Panicked over the state of her job, she calls a headhunter and fires her assistant. Nevertheless, the two women end up in the hotel bar, sharing drinks and secrets. Read More

  • Nature: DiamondsNature: Diamonds

    Celebrated actress Stockard Channing is the voice behind this fascinating documentary that drills to the center of the Earth to discover how some of the most valuable gems -- specifically, diamonds -- ever to be unearthed from the soil are formed. Featuring a slew of experts, including miners,... Read More

  • JackJack

    Young Jack (Anton Yelchin) is struggling through his teenage years, and his life is about to get even tougher. His world collapses when he learns that his parents (Ron Silver and Stockard Channing) are divorcing -- and his father is moving in with another man. Stunned by the revelation, Jack must... Read More

  • Red MercuryRed Mercury

    Fleeing the authorities, three desperate members of a terrorist cell take over a swank London restaurant and hold the unsuspecting occupants hostage, placing restaurant owner Penelope (Stockard Channing) at the heart of a deadly standoff between disorganized terrorists and an overzealous police... Read More

All Stockard Channing Movies
Chautauqua: An American Narrative (2010)
NR
Sundays at Tiffany's (2010)
NR
Multiple Sarcasms (2010)
R
So You Want to Be President? (2010)
NR
Incredible Journey of Butterflies: Nova (2009)
NR
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1970s (2008)
NR
Through Deaf Eyes (2007)
NR
Sparkle (2007)
NR
Meerkat Manor (2005)
TV-PG
Out of Practice (2005)
NR
Must Love Dogs (2005)
PG-13
3 Needles (2005)
Three Needles
NR
Red Mercury (2005)
R
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot (2004)
NR
Nature: Diamonds (2004)
NR
What the Universe Tells Me (2004)
NR
Home of the Brave (2004)
NR
Le Divorce (2003)
PG-13
Anything Else (2003)
R
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
NR
Bright Young Things (2003)
R
Jack (2003)
PG-13
The Piano Man's Daughter (2003)
La Fille de L'Homme au Piano
NR
Life or Something Like It (2002)
PG-13
Behind the Red Door (2002)
R
New York Firefighters (2002)
NR
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
NR
The Business of Strangers (2001)
R
A Girl Thing (2001)
UR
The Truth About Jane (2001)
NR
Where the Heart Is (2000)
PG-13
Isn't She Great (2000)
R
Other Voices (2000)
R
The West Wing (1999)
TV-PG
Batman Beyond: Tech Wars (1999)
NR
Batman Beyond: School Dayz / Spellbound (1999)
NR
Practical Magic (1998)
PG-13
Twilight (1998)
R
Edie and Pen (1997)
Desert Gamble
PG-13
The First Wives Club (1996)
PG
Up Close & Personal (1996)
PG-13
Smoke (1995)
R
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything (1995)
PG-13
Moll Flanders (1995)
PG-13
Clay Classics: Michael the Visitor (1995)
NR
David's Mother (1994)
PG-13
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
R
Married to It (1993)
R
Bitter Moon (1992)
R
Staying Together (1989)
R
Perfect Witness (1989)
R
The Room Upstairs (1987)
NR
Heartburn (1986)
R
The Men's Club (1986)
R
Without a Trace (1983)
PG
The Stockard Channing Show (1979)
NR
Grease (1978)
PG
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective
PG
The Big Bus (1976)
PG
The Girl Most Likely To ... (1973)
NR
Up the Sandbox (1972)
R

 
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