Frances Fisher
Biography
Frances Fisher is an English American actress who built a career from the stage to film and television. Born in Milford on Sea, England, she trained at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg and spent years in New York and regional theater before gaining recognition as Detective Deborah Saxon on the ABC soap opera The Edge of Night from 1976 to 1981. She later played Suzette Saxon on Guiding Light and guest starred on series such as Roseanne and Matlock. Her breakout film role came in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992), and she became widely known as Ruth DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997). She also appeared in House of Sand and Fog (2003) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). On television she starred in Resurrection from 2014 to 2015 and appeared in Watchmen in 2019. She returned to the stage in Finishing the Picture and The Cherry Orchard.
74years old
Turns 75 on May 11in 210 days
- Born Milford on Sea
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Frances Louise Fisher (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 55
- Career span
- 38 years1987 to 2025
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A role that slipped away
Fisher was originally cast as Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, but after the pilot was filmed the producers replaced her because her performance did not test well with audiences.
Big break
Fisher's break-out role came in 1992 as she appeared in Unforgiven, the Academy Award-winning film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
Frances Fisher movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Clint Eastwood directed two of these films, William Dear two. Clint Eastwood appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Clint Eastwood's page
Laila Robins's page
Francesca Eastwood's page
Lin Shaye's page
Ben Kingsley's page
Robert Duvall's page
All films by William Dear
Also two films together27 more actors
- Billy ZaneThe Roommate (2011) and Titanic (1997)
- Ving RhamesStriptease (1996) and Patty Hearst (1988)
- Gene HackmanClint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994) and Unforgiven (1992)
- Xander BerkeleyRust (2024) and Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
- Barry CorbinSedona (2011) and In the Valley of Elah (2007)
- Tracey WalterThe Perfect Game (2009) and Wild America (1997)
- Jake BuseyRust (2024) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 - Viva La Fiesta! (2012)
- Larry MillerThe Big Tease (1999) and L.A. Story (1991)
- Winona RyderSex and Death 101 (2007) and Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
- Cam GigandetPlush (2013) and The Roommate (2011)
- Frank WhaleyJanie Jones (2010) and Mrs. Harris (2005)
- Cindy BusbyMarrying Mr. Darcy (2018) and Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016)
- Graham BeckelTrue Crime (1999) and Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
- Luce RainsRust (2024) and Outlaws and Angels (2016)
- Mary McCormackThe Big Tease (1999) and True Crime (1999)
- Bernard HillTrue Crime (1999) and Titanic (1997)
- Mariel HemingwayOn Sacred Ground (2023) and Grace and Grit (2021)
- Michael Paul ChanMrs. Harris (2005) and The Big Tease (1999)
- Carlos GómezThe Perfect Game (2009) and House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Emmy RossumYou're Not You (2014) and The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000)
- Ryan KennedyMarrying Mr. Darcy (2018) and Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016)
- Madison PettisThe Wrong Paris (2025) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 - Viva La Fiesta! (2012)
- Mike DoyleYou're Not You (2014) and Laws of Attraction (2004)
- Ryan PaeveyMarrying Mr. Darcy (2018) and Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016)
- Minka KellyThe Roommate (2011) and The Kingdom (2007)
- Tammy GillisMarrying Mr. Darcy (2018) and Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016)
- Max IronsWoman in Gold (2015) and The Host (2013)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Frances Fisher's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$3.3 billion
22 of the 55 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 55 films: 22 worldwide figure; 9 us gross only; 13 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 10 figure not found.
- 22Worldwide figure
- 9US gross only
- 13Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 10Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.3B69.1% of the total
- 2$237M7.2% of the total
- 3$159M4.9% of the total
- 4$113M3.5% of the total
- 5$87M2.6% of the total
- 6$85M2.6% of the total
- 7$63M1.9% of the total
- 8$62M1.9% of the total
$204 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total