Frances Fisher

Biography

Frances Fisher (born 11 May 1952) is a British-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Strawberry Alice, the madame prostitute in Unforgiven (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood; and Ruth DeWitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character in Titanic (1997); directed by James Cameron. Both films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

She is also known for her roles as Jane Crawford on the HBO series Watchmen, Mary Windsor in The Lincoln Lawyer, Evelyn Nolan (John Nolan's mother) on CBS's The Rookie, Barbara Schoenberg in Woman in Gold, Gwen in You're Not You, Lucille Langston on ABC's scifi drama Resurrection, Maggie Stryder in The Host (2013), Nicole Farmington on ABC's scifi drama Touch, Blanche Tipton on CBS's A Gifted Man, Elaine Flowers in The Kingdom (2007), The Mother on BBC's Torchwood, Eva Thorne on Syfy's Eureka, Connie Walsh in House of Sand and Fog, Sara Miller in Laws of Attraction, Junie in Gone in 60 Seconds, Donna Garcia in Striptease, Angie in FOX's Strange Luck, June in L.A. Story, and Rochelle Bossetti in Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Frances Fisher

Shadows of Ownership: The Unrelenting Tragedy of House of Sand and Fog

on House of Sand and Fog | Jul 19, 2025

In House of Sand and Fog (2003), director Vadim Perelman crafts a haunting meditation on possession, loss, and the fragile boundaries of human desperation. Adapted from Andre Dubus III’s novel, the fi... Read more

"It’s a hell of a thing, killin’ a man." This stark and regretful line encapsulates the moral weight of violence explored in "Unforgiven."

on Unforgiven | May 31, 2025

Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven is a revisionist Western that deconstructs the myths and romanticism often associated with the genre, offering a darker and more realistic portrayal of violence and its las... Read more