Frances Sternhagen
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About
American stage and screen actress who won Tony Awards for her performances in the Broadway productions of The Heiress and The Good Doctor. She delivered acclaimed Off-Broadway performances in Driving Miss Daisy and Long Day's Journey Into Night. She also played Gloria Forrest in the 2011 film Dolphin Tale.
Before Fame
She debuted on Broadway in a 1955 production of The Skin of Our Teeth.
Trivia
She appeared in such films as Up the Down Staircase, Raising Cain, and Julie & Julia. In 2014, she played Claire in the movie And So It Goes.
Family Life
With her husband, Thomas Carlin, she raised six children.
Associated With
She played the mother of actor John Ratzenberger's character in the television series Cheers.
