Frances Conroy — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Frances Conroy (born March 15, 1953) is an American actress. She is best known for the role of matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under, for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 2004.

Filmography

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2011 American Horror Story Myrtle Snow / Gloria Mott / Moira O'Hara / Belle Noir / Sarah Cunningham / Shachath / Bebe Babbitt / Mama Polk / Unnamed Patient

Awards & recognition

3 nominations · 2 Award ceremony

Emmy Awards 2 nominations

Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film American Horror Story 2014
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film American Horror Story 2012

Saturn Awards 1 nominations

Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series American Horror Story 2012

Interesting facts

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Born into a family of businesspeople.
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Studied dramatic art at the Playhouse Theatre and the Juilliard School in New York.
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Frances Conroy was in a car accident and underwent eye surgery; since then, the iris of one of her eyes has been discolored.