Frances Fisher
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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.
Known for
Credits
Titanic (1997)
as Ruth DeWitt Bukater
Unforgiven (1992)
as Strawberry Alice
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
as Junie
Big (1988)
as Billy's Mother (Extended Version) (uncredited)
Striptease (1996)
as Donna Garcia
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Mary Windsor
The Kingdom (2007)
as Elaine Flowers
The Host (2013)
as Maggie Stryder
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
as Evie
Reptile (2023)
as Camille Grady
The Wrong Paris (2025)
as Birdie
True Crime (1999)
as Cecilia Nussbaum
Woman in Gold (2015)
as Barbara Schoenberg
Holidate (2020)
as Elaine
Awake (2021)
as Doris
The King Tide (2024)
as Faye
Pink Cadillac (1989)
as Dinah
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
as Hope Hartlight (#80)
The Roommate (2011)
as Rebecca's Mom
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
as Connie Walsh
Laws of Attraction (2004)
as Sara Miller
Rust (2024)
as Evelyn Basset
You're Not You (2014)
as Gwen
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012)
as Amelia Jones
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
L.A. Story (1991)
as June
The Perfect Game (2009)
as Betty
Female Perversions (1996)
as Annunciata
Outlaws and Angels (2016)
as Esther
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1994)
as Dr. Theodora Cushing
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
as Rochelle Bossetti
Any Day Now (2012)
as Judge Meyerson
The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
as Ella van Heemstra
Shrimp (2018)
as Marie
Wild America (1997)
as Agnes Stouffer
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
as Cora Day
Patty Hearst (1988)
as Yolanda
Another Kind of Wedding (2017)
as Tammy Bergman
The Big Tease (1999)
as Candy
Janie Jones (2010)
as Lily
Marrying Mr. Darcy (2018)
as Violet Darcy
Ruby Road (—)
as Ruby
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
as Jessica Pond
Reflections on Titanic (2012)
as Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
The Seven Year Hitch (2012)
as Mrs. Von Hoffman
Plush (2013)
as Camila
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna (2025)
as Self
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Run the Race (2019)
as Louise
Blue Car (2003)
as Delia
The Call (—)
Actor
Grace and Grit (2021)
as Sue
Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016)
as Violet Darcy
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (2016)
as Miss Abbot
Jolene (2010)
as Cindy
Mrs. Harris (2005)
as Marge Richey Jacobson
Sedona (2011)
as Tammy
Red Wing (2013)
as Momma B
The Makeover (2013)
as Allie Doolittle
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
as Louise
Golf in the Kingdom (2011)
as Eve Greene
Cold Sassy Tree (1989)
as Loma Williams
Trading Favors (1997)
as Librarian
The Night of the White Pants (2006)
as Vivian Hagan
Portrait of Love (2015)
as Doll Dwyer
My Sexiest Year (2007)
as Faye
The Roommate: The Next Generation of Stars (2011)
as Self
Broken Vows (1987)
as Maureen Phelan
Praying Mantis (1993)
as Betty
A Beautiful Day (2016)
as Bev
Devlin (1992)
as Maryellen
Retribution (2012)
as Betty
O. Henry's Christmas (1996)
Actor
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)
as Self
Obsession: The Making of "The Roommate" (2011)
as Self
To Love and Die (2008)
as Janet
Babyfever (1994)
as Rosie
The Rising Place (2001)
as Virginia Wilder
On Sacred Ground (2023)
as Ricky
Desert Road (2024)
as Homeless Woman
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
as Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
This Is Not a War Story (2021)
as Dora Casale
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)
as Lucille Ball
A Single Woman (2008)
as Narrator (voice) / Suffragist
The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth Movie (1995)
as Carol Schaefer
A Promise to Keep (1990)
as Sara
Passion and Prejudice (2001)
as Dr. Gwen Barry
Titanic: Stories from the Heart (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Heavy Petting (1989)
as Self
Love on the Run (2016)
as Delores
Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up (1994)
as Jo Baker
Heart (1987)
as Jeannie
Backyard Wedding (2010)
as Eleanor Tyler
Frame Up (1991)
as Jo Westlake
Bum Rap (1988)
as Phyllis
Lost Angels (1989)
as Judith Loftis
Out of the Woods (2025)
Actor
Molly and Gina (1994)
as Molly McKenna
Sudie and Simpson (1990)
as Mrs. Marge Allen
The Silent Thief (2012)
as Candi Henderson
The M Word (2014)
as Carson Riley
Grow Up Already (2011)
as Mom
Titanic: Sinking the Myths (2016)
as D.E. Bristow