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Stockard Channing most recently appeared in The Gates of Kyiv at Theatre Royal Windsor. Channing is a revered American actress. On stage, Stockard was most recently seen in the acclaimed ‘Night, Mother at Hampstead Theatre. Before that she led the West End and subsequent Off-Broadway run of Alexi Kaye Campbell’s Apologia. Channing has received eight Tony Award nominations for her roles in Other Desert Cities, Pal Joey, The Lion in Winter, Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, The House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation, for which she also received an Olivier nomination and an Obie Award, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award reprising her role for the 1993 film version. She won the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.



Other stage credits include It’s Only A Play, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Little Foxes, Hapgood (nominated for Drama Desk Award), Woman in Mind (for which she won a Drama Desk Award), The Rink, The Golden Age, They’re Playing Our Song and the original off-Broadway production of Love Letters. In London, she has appeared at The Riverside Studios in Exonerated and she was last seen at the Almeida in Awake and Sing.

Channing has received a total of 13 Emmy nominations and won three Emmy Awards, including those for her television roles in The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both of which she also received Screen Actors Guild Awards. Channing has been nominated for a total of 11 Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also starred in Joan Rivers’ The Girl Most Likely To and The Baby Dance for which she was nominated for another Golden Globe Award. She was most recently seen in a recurring role on The Good Wife.

On the big screen Channing has appeared in Mike Nichols’ The Fortune, Practical Magic, The First Wives Club, Moll Flanders, Up Close & Personal, Smoke and Grease, earning a People’s Choice Award for her performance as Rizzo. Stockard Channing received a London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year and an AFI Best Actress nomination for The Business of Strangers.

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STAGE CREDITS

Apologia Apologia
[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Off-Broadway Premiere, 2018
Kristin
Apologia Apologia
[West End]
Trafalgar Studios West End Revival Production, 2017
Kristen Miller
It's Only a Play It's Only a Play
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2014
The Leading Lady
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2011
Polly Wyeth
Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Off-Broadway]
Lincoln Center Theater Production, 2011
Polly Wyeth
Pal Joey Pal Joey
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2008
Vera Simpson
The Lion in Winter
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1999
Eleanor
The Little Foxes
[Broadway]
1997
Regina Giddens
Hapgood
[Off-Broadway]
1994
Hapgood
Four Baboons Adoring the Sun
[Broadway]
1992
Penny McKenzie
Six Degrees Of Separation
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1990
Ouisa
Six Degrees of Separation
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Ouisa
Love Letters
[Broadway]
1989
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]
Love Letters
[Off-Broadway]
1989
Melissa Gardner [Replacement]
Woman in Mind
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Susan
The House of Blue Leaves
[Broadway]
1986
Bunny Flingus
The House of Blue Leaves
[Off-Broadway]
1986
Bunny Flingus
Joe Egg
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1985
Sheila
Joe Egg
[Off-Broadway]
1985
Sheila
The Golden Age
[Broadway]
1984
Virginia
The Rink
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
Angel [Replacement]
The Lady and the Clarinet
[Off-Broadway]
1983
Luba
They're Playing Our Song
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Sonia Walsk [Replacement]
No Hard Feelings
[Broadway]
1973
Performer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1971
Citizen of Verona & Milan
Citizen of Verona and Milan
Julia [Replacement]
Lucetta (Understudy)
Adaptation/ Next
[Off-Broadway]
1969
Players [female] (Adaptation) [Replacement]

Movies

The Girl Most Likely to...
[ 1973 ] Miriam Knight
The Fortune
[ 1975 ] Freddie Bigard
Sweet Revenge
[ 1976 ] Vurrla Kowsky
The Big Bus
[ 1976 ] Kitty Baxter
Grease
[ 1978 ] Rizzo
The Cheap Detective
[ 1978 ] Bess
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
[ 1979 ] Kitty O'Neil
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
[ 1979 ] Mona Mondieu
Safari 3000
[ 1982 ] J.J. Dalton
Table Settings
[ 1982 ]
Without a Trace
[ 1983 ] Jocelyn Norris
Not My Kid
[ 1985 ] Helen Bower
Heartburn
[ 1986 ] Julie
The Men's Club
[ 1986 ] Nancy
The Room Upstairs
[ 1987 ] Leah Lazenby
A Time of Destiny
[ 1988 ] Margaret
Tidy Endings
[ 1988 ] Marion
Perfect Witness
[ 1989 ] Liz Sapperstein
Staying Together
[ 1989 ] Nancy Trainer
Meet the Applegates
[ 1990 ] Jane Applegate
Married to It
[ 1991 ] Iris Morden
Lincoln
[ 1992 ] Clara Harris - Voice
Six Degrees of Separation
[ 1993 ] Ouisa
David's Mother
[ 1994 ] Bea
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
[ 1995 ] Miss Adelaide
Smoke
[ 1995 ] Ruby McNutt
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
[ 1995 ] Carol Ann
An Unexpected Family
[ 1996 ] Barbara Whitney
Edie & Pen
[ 1996 ] Pen
Lily Dale
[ 1996 ] Corella
Moll Flanders
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Allworthy
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] Cynthia Swann Griffin
The Prosecutors
[ 1996 ] Ingrid Maynard
Up Close & Personal
[ 1996 ] Marcia McGrath
An Unexpected Life
[ 1998 ] Barbara Whitney
Practical Magic
[ 1998 ] Aunt Frances
The Baby Dance
[ 1998 ] Rachel
Twilight
[ 1998 ] Verna
The Venice Project
[ 1999 ] Chandra Chase
Isn't She Great
[ 2000 ] Florence Maybelle
Other Voices
[ 2000 ] Dr. Grover
The Truth About Jane
[ 2000 ] Janice
Where the Heart Is
[ 2000 ] Sister Husband
A Girl Thing
[ 2001 ] Dr. Beth Noonan
The Business of Strangers
[ 2001 ] Julie Styron
Life or Something Like It
[ 2002 ] Deborah Connors
The Matthew Shepard Story
[ 2002 ] Judy Shepard
Abby Singer
[ 2003 ]
Anything Else
[ 2003 ] Paula Chase
Behind the Red Door
[ 2003 ] Julia
Bright Young Things
[ 2003 ] Mrs. Melrose Ape
The Divorce
[ 2003 ] Margeeve Walker
The Piano Man's Daughter
[ 2003 ] Lily Kilworth
Jack
[ 2004 ] Anne
3 Needles
[ 2005 ] Olive Cowie, the Porn Actor's Mother
Must Love Dogs
[ 2005 ] Dolly
Red Mercury
[ 2005 ] Penelope
Sparkle
[ 2007 ] Sheila
Multiple Sarcasms
[ 2010 ] Pamela
Sundays at Tiffany's
[ 2010 ] Vivian Claremont
17th Precinct
[ 2011 ] Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley
Family Trap
[ 2012 ] Barbara
Pulling Strings
[ 2013 ] Virginia
Me & Mean Margaret
[ 2016 ] Margaret

TV Shows

Love, American Style
Marsha Sue
Calling Dr. Gannon
Shirley
Lucan
Mickey MacElwaine
Stockard Channing in Just Friends
Susan Hughes
The Stockard Channing Show
Susan Goodenow
Echoes in the Darkness
Susan Reinert
Sesame Street
[ 1972-1988 ] Mad Painter's Victim
Trying Times
Hilda Bundt
Road to Avonlea
Viola Elliot
King of the Hill
Mrs. Holloway
Batman of the Future
[ 1999-2000 ] Barbara Gordon
The Wonderful World of Disney
Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Klara Hitler
Out of Practice
[ 2005-2006 ] Dr. Lydia Barnes
The West Wing
[ 1999-2006 ] Abbey Bartlet
Banda sonora
Rizzo
Mania
Rizzo
The Cleveland Show
Lydia Waterman
The Good Wife
[ 2012-2016 ] Veronica Loy
The Mysteries of Laura
Brenda Phillips
Difficult People
Bonnie Kessler
The Guest Book
Jill
Urban Myths
Elizabeth Taylor

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Stockard Channing, Other Desert Cities

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Stockard Channing, Pal Joey

Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Stockard Channing, Pal Joey

Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, The Lion in Winter

Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Stockard Channing, Hapgood

Olivier Awards - 1993 - Best Actress

Stockard ChanningSix Degrees Of Separation

Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing , Four Baboons Adoring the Sun


winner
Drama League Awards - 1991 - Distinguished Performance Award

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation


winner
Obie Awards - 1991 - Performance

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1991 - Best Actress - Play

Stockard Channing Six Degress of Separation

Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Stockard Channing, Six Degrees of Separation


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Stockard ChanningWomen in Mind

Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, The House of Blue Leaves

Drama Desk Awards - 1985 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Stockard Channing, Joe Egg


winner
Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Stockard Channing, Joe Egg

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Stockard Channing been in?

Stockard Channing has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.

How many West End shows has Stockard Channing been in?

Stockard Channing has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Stockard Channing's first West End show?

Stockard Channing's first West End show was Apologia which opened in 2017

What awards has Stockard Channing been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Other Desert Cities , Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Other Desert Cities, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Pal Joey, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Pal Joey, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Lion in Winter, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Hapgood, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Six Degrees Of Separation, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Four Baboons Adoring the Sun, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Performance (Obie Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Best Actress - Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Six Degress of Separation , Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Women in Mind, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The House of Blue Leaves, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Joe Egg and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Joe Egg.

What awards has Stockard Channing won?

Stockard Channing has won several prestigious awards, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for her role in Six Degrees of Separation. She also received the Performance Award from the Obie Awards for the same production. Additionally, she was honored with the Outstanding Actress in a Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for Women in Mind. Channing won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Joe Egg.

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