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Stockard Channing Biography (1944-)

Original name, Susan Williams Antonia Stockard (some sources cite Susan Antonia Williams Stockard); born February 13, 1944, in New York, NY; daughter of Lester Napier (a shipping executive) and Mary Alice (maiden name, English) Stockard; married Walter Channing, Jr. (in business), 1963 (divorced, 1967); married Paul Schmidt (a college professor, actor, and playwright), 1970 (divorced, c. 1976); married David Debin (a writer, producer, and actor), 1976 (divorced, 1980); married David Rawle (a communications-marketing executive), c. 1982 (divorced); companion of Daniel Gillham (a director of photography), beginning 1988. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Barbara Gale, Envoy Entertainment, 1640 South Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 530, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Publicist: Cari Ross, I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

February 13, 1944

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Comforts of Home, 1970
• Emergency room nurse, The Hospital, United Artists, 1971
• Judy Stanley, Up the Sandbox, National General, 1972
• Fredrika Contessa "Freddie" Biggars/Sullivan, The Fortune (also known as Spite and Malice), Columbia, 1975
• (Uncredited) The Lion Roars Again (documentary short film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
• Kitty Baxter, The Big Bus, Paramount, 1976
• Dandy Cochran/Vurrla "Vee" Kowsky/Jenny Maxwell, Sweet Revenge (also known as Dandy, the All American Girl), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1976
• Bess Duffy, The Cheap Detective (also known as Neil Simon's TheCheap Detective and Snacka on Deckare, Alltsaa!),Columbia, 1978
• Betty Rizzo, Grease, Paramount, 1978
• A Different Approach, 1978
• Mona Mondieu, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, United Artists, 1979
• J. J. Dalton, Safari 3000, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
• Jocelyn Norris, Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Julie Siegel, Heartburn, Paramount, 1986
• Nancy, The Men's Club, Atlantic, 1986
• Margaret, A Time of Destiny, Columbia, 1988
• The Boys (also known as A Boy's Life and Staying the Same), Hemdale Releasing, 1989
• Nancy Trainer, Staying Together, Hemdale Releasing, 1989
• Jane Applegate, Meet the Applegates (also known as The Applegates), Triton Pictures, 1991
• Iris Morden, Married to It, Orion Pictures, 1991
• (Uncredited) Beverly, Bitter Moon (also known as Lunes de fiel), 1992
• Ouisa Kittredge, Six Degrees of Separation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• Carol Ann, To Wong Foo--Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (alsoknown as To Wong Foo with Love from Julie Newmar), Universal, 1995
• Ruby McNutt, Smoke (also known as Smoke--Raucher unter Sich), Miramax, 1995
• Marcia McGrath, Up Close and Personal, Buena Vista, 1996
• Mrs. Allworthy, Moll Flanders, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1996
• Cynthia Swann Griffin, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996
• Lieutenant Verna Hollander, Twilight, Paramount, 1998
• (Uncredited) Voice of Celia's agent, Lulu on the Bridge, Trimark Pictures, 1998
• Aunt Frances Owens, Practical Magic, Warner Bros., 1998
• Dr. Grover, Other Voices, A-Pix Entertainment, 1999
• Florence Maybelle, Isn't She Great (also known as Ist sie nichtGrossartig?), MCA/Universal, 1999
• Chandra Chase, The Venice Project, Terra Film, 1999
• Thelma "Sister" Husband, Where the Heart Is, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
• Julie Styron, The Business of Strangers, IFC Films, 2001
• Deborah Connors, Life or Something Like It, Twentieth Century-Fox,2002
• Mrs. Melrose Ape, Bright Young Things, Icon Film Distribution, 2003
• Margreeve Walker, Le Divorce, Fox Searchlight, 2003
• Paula (some sources cite Karen Falk), Anything Else (also known asAnything Else, la vie et tout le reste and La Vie et tout le reste), DreamWorks, 2003
• Herself, Abby Singer, Wembly Hall Theatre Co., 2003
• Harrator, Home of the Brave, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Victim of the number painter, Sesame Street (also known as Canadian Sesame Street, The New Sesame Street, Open Sesame, Sesame Park, and Les amis de Sesame), 1969-1974
• Susan Hughes, Stockard Channing in Just Friends, CBS, 1979
• Susan Goodenow, The Stockard Channing Show, CBS, 1980
• Voice of Commissioner Barbara Gordon, Batman Beyond (also known asBatman of the Future), The WB, 1999-2000
• Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet, The West Wing, NBC, beginning 1999
• Miniseries
• Susan Reinert, Joseph Wambaugh's Echoes in the Darkness (also known as Echoes in the Darkness), CBS, 1987
• Dr. Beth Noonan, A Girl Thing, Showtime, 2001
• Klara Hitler, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, CBS, 2003
• Movies
• Miriam Knight, The Girl Most Likely To..., ABC, 1973
• Kitty O'Neil, Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story, CBS, 1979
• Helen Bower, Not My Kid, CBS, 1985
• Leah Lazenby, The Room Upstairs, CBS, 1987
• Liz Sapperstein, Perfect Witness, HBO, 1989
• Bea, David's Mother, CBS, 1994
• Ingrid Maynard, The Prosecutors, NBC, 1996
• Corella Davenport, Lily Dale, Showtime, 1996
• Penelope "Pen" Chandler, Edie & Pen (also known as Desert Gamble), HBO, 1996
• Barbara Whitney, An Unexpected Family (also known as The Hand Off and An Unexpected Life), USA Network, 1996
• Rachel Luckman, The Baby Dance, Showtime, 1998
• Janice, The Truth about Jane, Lifetime, 2000
• Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister,ABC, 2002
• Judy Shepard, The Matthew Shepard Story (also known as L'affaire Matthew Shepard), NBC, 2002
• Julia, Behind the Red Door, Showtime, 2002
• Lily Kilworth, The Piano Man's Daughter (also known as La fillede l'homme au piano), CBC (Canada), 2003
• Anne, Jack, Showtime, 2003
• Specials
• The Television Annual: 1978/1979, 1979
• The Eddie Rabbitt Special, NBC, 1980
• Table Settings, HBO, 1982
• Marion, "Tidy Endings," HBO Showcase, HBO, 1988
• Voice of Clara Harris, Lincoln, ABC, 1992
• Miss Adelaide, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, CBS, 1995
• Narrator, Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde, PBS, 1997
• Broadway 98: Launching the Tony Awards, PBS, 1998
• Herself and Betty Rizzo, VH-1 Where Are They Now: Grease, VH1, 1998
• Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 1999
• Narrator, Obsession with Orchids, PBS, 2000
• Interviewee, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Gay Hollywood, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Narrator, Walking with Beasts (also known as Walking with Prehistoric Beasts), The Discovery Channel, 2001
• Narrator, Pearl Harbor: The Death of the U.S.S. Arizona, The Discovery Channel, 2001
• Narrator, Only a Teacher, PBS, 2001
• Narrator, Meet the Pandas: Washington's New Power Couple, Animal Planet, 2001
• Narrator, Out of the Closet, off the Screen: The Life of William Haines, AMC, 2002
• Narrator, New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11,The Discovery Channel, 2002
• Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 2003
• Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2003
• Episodic
• "Love and the Eat's Cafe," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
• Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1973, 1979
• Shirley, "The Spectre," Medical Center, CBS, 1974
• "Sequoya," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
• Hilda Bundt, "The Sad Professor," Trying Times, PBS, 1989
• Viola Elliot, "Enter Prince Charming," Road to Avonlea, The DisneyChannel, 1994
• Viola Elliot, "The Minister's Wife," Road to Avonlea, The Disney Channel, 1994
• Narrator, "What's New about Menopause," Nova, PBS, 1994
• Interviewee, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
• Voice of Mrs. Holloway, "The Company Man," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
• Guest, Ruby, 2002
• Guest, The View, 2002
• Pilots
• Mickey MacElwaine, Lucan, ABC, 1977
• Awards Presentations
• The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
• Presenter, The 15th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1993
• Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1996
• Presenter, The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1998
• Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999
• The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
• Presenter, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Bravo andIndependent Film Channel, 2001
• The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2002
• The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Candy Coke, The Investigation, Theatre Company of Boston, Boston, MA, 1966
• (Off-Broadway debut) Adaptation/Next, Theatre Company of Boston, Greenwich Mews Theatre, New York City, 1970
• (Broadway debut) Chorus member, dancer, singer, and understudy, Two Gentlemen of Verona, New York Shakespeare Festival, St. James Theatre, NewYork City, beginning 1971
• Alice, Play Strindberg, Theatre Company of Boston, 1972
• Joanna Wilkins, No Hard Feelings, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1973
• Julia, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1973
• Mary, Vanities, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1976
• Jane, Absurd Person Singular, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1978
• Rosalind, As You Like It, Long Beach, CA, 1979
• Sonia Walsk, They're Playing Our Song (musical), Imperial Theatre,New York City, 1980-1981
• Sheila, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1982
• Luba, The Lady and the Clarinet, Long Wharf Theatre, then LucilleLortel Theatre, New York City, both 1983
• Angel, The Rink (musical), Martin Beck Theatre, 1984
• Virginia, The Golden Age, Jack Lawrence Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Sheila, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1985, then retitled Joe Egg, Longacre Theatre, New York City,1985
• Bunny Flingus, The House of Blue Leaves, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, both New York City, 1986, later Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
• Susan, Woman in Mind, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, New York City, 1988
• Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Edison Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Ouisa Kittredge, Six Degrees of Separation, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1990, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1990-1992, later London production
• Penny McKenzie, Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1992
• Dr. Emma Brookner, The Normal Heart (staged reading), Roundabout Theatre Company, 1993
• Hapgood, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1994-1995
• Regina Giddens, The Little Foxes, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, LincolnCenter, 1997
• Eleanor of Aquitaine, The Lion in Winter, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, New York City, 1999
• Margo Channing, All about Eve (benefit performance), Los Angeles,2003
• Also appeared as Maggie, Jake's Women, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Grease (original soundtrack recording), Arista, 1978
• Videos
• Appeared in the music video "No One Needs to Know" by Shania Twain.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Cosmopolitan, December, 1993, p. 148
• Empire, October, 1997, p. 65
• InTheater, April 12, 1999
• New York, October 22, 1990, p. 54; April 21, 1997
• Premiere, January, 2002, p. 92
• Time Out New York, December 6, 2001, p. 176
• TV Guide, March 16, 2002, pp. 42-45