Frances Conroy Bio, Age, Husband, Net Worth, Six Feet Under, and Eye Damage

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Frances Conroy Biography

A native of Monroe, Georgia, United States, Frances Conroy is a popular American actress. She is best known for playing Ruth Fisher on the television series Six Feet Under, for which she won three Screen Actors Guild and a Golden Globe Awards.

Frances Conroy Age

Conroy is 69 years old as of 2022. She was born on 15 March 1953  in Monroe, Georgia, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 15 March every year.

Frances Conroy Height

Conroy stands at a height of 5 Feet 8 Inches (1.73 m) tall and weighs 67 kg (148 lbs).

Frances Conroy Education

During the 1971–72 school year, Conroy was a student at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the Mermaid Players and appeared in college theatrical productions. She transferred to New York City to explore drama at the Juilliard School and the  Neighborhood Playhouse.

She was a member of Juilliard’s Drama Division Group 6 (1973–1977) which also included Robin Williams, Harriet Sansom Harris, Kelsey Grammer, and Kevin Conroy (no relation).

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Frances Conroy Family

Conroy was born and raised in Monroe, Georgia, the daughter of Vincent Paul Conroy and Ossie Hardman (née Ray). Her father, who was of Irish descent, was a business executive, and her mother also worked in business. Any information regarding her siblings has not been mentioned anywhere, However, we will update this section as soon as the information is available.

Frances Conroy Husband

Conroy has been happily married to her loving and caring actor Jan Munroe. The partners don’t have kids together. Despite of not having children, they celebrate and contribute to each other’s life. Unlike, they don’t even seem depressed about not having kids.

Frances Conroy Net Worth

Conroy has an estimated net worth of $4 Million.

Frances Conroy Six Feet Under

In 2001, Conroy was cast as Ruth Fisher, the family matriarch in the HBO actual drama series “Six Feet Under”, for which she would acquire paramount credit during the show’s run from 2001 to 2005, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and being appointed four times for Emmy Awards; she also won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.

After “Six Feet Under”, she began emerging as a guest in a mixture of famous television series, which contained in “Desperate Housewives” as Virginia Hildebrand. She also had a frequent role in the series “How I Met Your Mother”, playing the role of Loretta Stinson, Barney Stinson’s mother. In 2010, she was cast in the thriller film “Stone” alongside Robert De Niro, and together had a recurring role in the short-lived TV series “Happy Town”.

Frances Conroy Eye Damage

Many people suspect the situation of Conroy’s eye which has become a trademark of hers. Many think it is a glass eye, but it has been disclosed that she was in a car accident many years ago, which caused corneal injury to her eye. She endured the pains but her cornea will at times seem glazed, making it look like a glass eye.

Frances Conroy  Horror Story

In 2011, Conroy was cast in a new drama series entitled “American Horror Story: Murder House”; the initial season was completed with a lot of positive concentration, and it was then announced that it was an anthology series with completely new characters each season.

During her impression in the first season, she was nominated a fifth time for an Emmy Award, and continued on in the “American Horror” series, playing various roles in seasons dubbed “Asylum”, “Coven”, “Freak Show”, and Roanoke”. Each series had her portraying different roles each very different from the earlier.

She is also set to emerge in the sixth season of the show entitled “Cult”, and is one of only two actors who have appeared in all seasons of the show, sharing the honor with co-star Lily Rabe. While working on “American Horror Story”, she also had other projects including the television movie “Ring of Fire”, and the series “Royal Pains”. She also starred in the Hulu original series entitled “Casual”

Frances Conroy  Movies and Tv Shows

  • American Horror Story Since 2011
  • Six Feet Under 2001 – 2005
  • Joker 2019
  • Joker 2
  • Casual 2015 – 2018
  • Catwoman 2004
  • The Power of the Dog 2021
  • The Mist 2017
  • Stone 2010
  • 6 Souls 2010
  • Scent of a Woman 1992
  • The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising 2007
  • Broken Flowers 2005
  • Maid in Manhattan 2002
  • The Tale 2018
  • New in Town 2009
  • The Wicker Man 2006
  • A Perfect Day 2006
  • How I Met Your Mother 2005 – 2014
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988
  • Love Happens 2009
  • No Pay, Nudity 2016
  • Sleepless in Seattle 1993
  • Mountain Rest 2018
  • American Horror Story: Double Feature Since 2021
  • Developing 1994
  • County 2008
  • Shopgirl 2005
  • Bloodworth 2010
  • The Crucible 1996
  • Rocket Gibraltar 1988
  • Another Woman 1988
  • Waking Madison 2010
  • Ira & Abby 2006
  • The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993
  • Ring of Fire 2013
  • Murder in a Small Town 1999
  • Die, Mommie, Die! 2003
  • The Smell Of Success 2009
  • The Tale of Despereaux 2008
  • Young Sheldon Since 2017
  • Manhattan 1979
  • James vs. His Future Self 2019
  • Tom & Jerry: Back to Oz 2016
  • Falling in Love 1984
  • Royal Pains 2009 – 2016
  • Nip/Tuck 2003 – 2010
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
  • Tom And Jerry And The Wizard Of Oz 2011
  • American Horror Story: Cult 2017
  • Superman: Unbound 2013

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