Cast & creator
Frances Sternhagen
Best known for The Simpsons, Law & Order, Law & Order
Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on and off Broadway, in movies, and on TV beginning in the 1950s, won a Tony, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Also known as: Francis Sternhagen, Frances Hussey Sternhagen
48
film credits
32
television credits
79
1948–2014 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (80)
Showing 80 of 80 credits
The Simpsons
Mrs. Bellamy (voice)
1989
Law & Order
Margaret Langdon
1990Law & Order
Estelle Muller
1990
Cheers
Esther Clavin
1982
The Closer
Willie Ray Johnson
2005
The Outer Limits
Jean Anderson
1995
ER
Millicent Carter
1994
Great Performances
Wilma Atkins
1971Great Performances
Paulina
1971
American Experience
(voice)
1988American Experience
Self (voice)
1988
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Sex and the City
Bunny MacDougal
1998
Parenthood
Blanche Braverman
2010
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mrs. Who
1950
Studio One
Betty - Secretary
1948Studio One
Mary
1948The Secret Storm
1954
Tales from the Crypt
Effie Gluckman (segment "None But the Lonely Heart")
1989
Omnibus
1952
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Dora
1987
Another World
1964
The Mist
Irene Reppler
2007
Misery
Virginia
1990Profiles in Courage
Miss Koeller
1964
Julie & Julia
Irma Rombauer
2009
Golden Years
Gina Williams
1991
Prohibition
Reader (voice)
2011
And So It Goes
Claire
2014
Dolphin Tale
Gloria Forrest
2011
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abigail
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. McAlister
1951
Outland
Dr. Lazarus
1981
The Andros Targets
Mrs. Mason
1977
Doc Hollywood
Lillian, Welcoming Committee
1991
Starting Over
Marva Potter
1979
Spencer
1984
Raising Cain
Dr. Lynn Waldheim
1992
The Laramie Project
Marge Murray
2002
Bright Lights, Big City
Clara
1988
Sibling Rivalry
Rose Turner
1990
At Mother's Request
Berenice Bradshaw
1987
Resting Place
Eudora McCallister
1986
Up the Down Staircase
Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
1967
Fedora
Miss Balfour
1978
The Hospital
Mrs. Cushing
1971
Highway
Mrs. Murray
2002
Curtain Call
Amy
1998The Road Home
Charlotte Babineaux
1994
Golden Years
Gina Williams
1991
Coney Island
(voice)
1991
See You in the Morning
Neenie
1989
Romantic Comedy
Blanche Dailey
1983Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
1990
Prototype
Dorothy Forrester
1983
Vault of Horror I
Effie Gluckman (archive footage)
1994
Communion
Dr. Janet Duffy
1989
The Donner Party
voice
1992
Who'll Save Our Children?
Nellie Henderson
1978
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Self
2008When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Thanks
2008
Independence Day
Carla Taylor
1983
Labor of Love: The Arlette Schweitzer Story
Mary Rafferty
1993
She Woke Up
Noelle DuVausant
1992
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
Mrs. Lloyd
1980
Two People
Mrs. McCluskey
1973
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Mary Richards
1980
The Rimers of Eldritch
Wilma Atkins
1972
Follow Your Heart
Cloe Sixbury
1990
Pearl
Pearl
2012
Reunion
Tobie Yates
1994
The Dining Room
Various
1984
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
Self - Actress
2003
Soldier in Love
Abigail
1967
Misery Loves Company
Self
2003
To Live Again
Constance Holmes
1998
The Con
Hadabelle
1998
Enemies
Paulina
1974
Once Again
Esther
1987