Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930- November 27, 2023) was an American actress best known for Misery (1990), Outland (1981), and The Mist (2007).
She was married to Thomas Carlin from 1956 until his death in 1991. They had six children.
Roles on screen and stage:
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Film roles
- 1962: The Broadway Of Lerner And Loewe as Theatre-Goer
- 1967: Soldier In Love as Abigail
- 1967: Up the Down Staircase as Charlotte Wolf
- 1967: The Tiger Makes Out as Lady on Bus
- 1971: The Hospital as Mrs. Cushing
- 1973: Two People as Mrs. McCluskey
- 1978: Fedora as Miss Balfour
- 1978: Wholl Save Our Children as Nellie Henderson
- 1979: Starting Over as Marva Potter
- 1980: Mother And Daughter The Loving War as Mrs. Lloyd
- 1980: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg as Mary Richards
- 1981: Outland as Dr. Lazarus
- 1983: Independence Day 1983 as Carla Taylor
- 1983: Romantic Comedy as Blanche
- 1983: Prototype as Dorothy Forrester
- 1984: The Dining Room as various
- 1985: Resting Place as Eudora McCallister
- 1987: Once Again as Esther
- 1988: Bright Lights, Big City as Clara
- 1989: See You In The Morning as Neenie
- 1989: Communion as Dr. Janet Duffy
- 1990: Follow Your Heart as Cloe Sixbury
- 1990: Sibling Rivalry as Rose Turner
- 1990: Misery as Virginia
- 1991: Doc Hollywood as Lillian
- 1992: She Woke Up as Noelle
- 1992: Raising Cain as Dr. Waldheim
- 1993: Labor Of Love The Arlette Schweitzer Story as Mary Rafferty
- 1994: Reunion as Tobie Yates
- 1998: The Con as Hadabelle
- 1998: ''To Live Again' as Constance Holmes
- 1998: It All Came True as Amy
- 2001: The Rising Place as Ruth Wilder
- 2001: Landfall as Emily Thornton
- 2002: The Laramie Project as Marge Murray
- 2002: Highway as Mrs. Murray
- 2007: The Mist as Irene Reppler
- 2009: Julie & Julia as Irma Rombauer
- 2011: Dolphin Tale as Gloria Forrest
- 2014: And So It Goes as Claire
Television roles
- 1951: Love of Life as Toni Prentiss Davis
- 1954: The Secret Storm as Jessie Reddin
- 1955: Producers Showcase as Miss T. Muse
- 1956-1957: Studio One as Marty/Betty (2 episodes)
- 1957: Goodyear Playhouse as Elizabeth Barnes
- 1959-1961: Play Of The Week as Eva (2 episodes)
- 1962: The Doctors And The Nurses as Mrs. Harris
- 1964: The Defenders (1961) as Louise Kiley
- 1964: Another World as Jane Overstreet
- 1964: Profiles In Courage as Miss Koeller
- 1965: For The People 1965 as Alice Hart
- 1970: The Doctors as Phyllis Corrigan
- 1972-1974: Great Performances as Paulina/Wilma Atkins (2 episodes)
- 1977: The Andros Targets as Mrs. Mason
- 1985: Spencer as Millie Sprague
- 1986-1993: Cheers as Esther Clavin (7 episodes)
- 1987: At Mothers Request as Berenice Bradshaw
- 1991: The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd as Dora
- 1991: Golden Years as Gina Williams
- 1991-1997: Law & Order as Estelle Muller/Margaret Langdon (2 episodes)
- 1992: Tales from the Crypt as Effie Gluckman
- 1994: The Road Home as Charlotte Babineaux
- 1995: The Outer Limits (1995) as Jean Anderson
- 1997-2003: ER as Millicent Carter (21 episodes)
- 2000-2002: Sex and the City as Bunny MacDougal (10 episodes)
- 2002: The Simpsons as Mrs. Bellamy
- 2004: Becker as Naomi
- 2006-2012: The Closer as Willie Ray Johnson (16 episodes)
- 2012: Parenthood as Blanche Braverman
Short film roles
- 1991: Walking the Dog as Antique Dealer
- 2000: Midnight Gospel as Ruth
- 2012: Pearl as Pearl
Theatre roles
- 1955: Thieves Carnival as Eva
- 1955: The Skin of Our Teeth as Miss T. Muse
- 1955: The Carefree Tree as A Widow Yang/Ensemble
- 1960: Viva Madison Avenue as Dee Jones
- 1962: Great Day In The Morning as Alice McAnany
- 1965-1966: The Right Honourable Gentleman as Mrs. Ashton Diklke
- 1967-1969: You Know I Cant Hear You When The Waters Running as Harriet/Edith/Muriel
- 1968-1969: The Cocktail Party as Lavinia Chamberlayne
- 1969: Cock A Doodle Dandy as Loreleen
- 1970: Blood Red Roses as Queen Victoria/Bessie Bellwood/Florence Nightingale/Alice Crabbe
- 1971: The Playboy of the Western World as Widow Quin
- 1971: All Over as The Daughter/The Mistress
- 1971: Mary Stuart as Mary Stuart/Queen Elizabeth
- 1972: The Sign In Sidney Brusteins Window as Mavis Parodus Bryson
- 1972: Enemies as Paulina
- 1973-1974: The Good Doctor as Performer
- 1974-1977: Equus as Dora Strang
- 1978: Angel as Eliza Gant
- 1979-1980: On Golden Pond as Ethel Thayer
- 1981: The Father as Laura
- 1981-1982: Grown Ups as Helen
- 1983-1984: You Can't Take It With You as Penelope/Sycamore
- 1985: Home Front as Maurine
- 1995: The Heiress as Lavinia Penniman
- 1999: The Exact Center Of The Universe as Vada Love Powell
- 2002: Mornings At Seven as Ida Bolton
- 2004: The Foreigner as Betty Meeks
- 2005: Steel Magnolis as Clairee
- 2005-2006: Seascape as Nancy
- 2013: The Madrid as Rose
