Frances Conroy is known as an American actress. She is most famous for her role as Ruth Fisher on the HBO drama television series Six Feet Under.
Frances Hardman Conroy was born on November 13, 1953 in Monroe, Georgia. She was born to Ossie Hardman and Vincent Paul Conroy. She went to high school in Long Island and was a student at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The youthful Frances was urged by her folks to investigate theater and her other artistic interests. This push drove her to turn into a member of The Mermaid Players, a student theater association, while at Dickinson College. She likewise appeared in her school's productions. She at that point moved to New York where she studied drama at the Juilliard School and the Neighborhood Playhouse. While at Juilliard, she was instructed by certain mammoths of theater including Marian Seldes and John Houseman. Frances Conroy's mom experienced dementia and the actress dealt cared for her until her passing in 1997.
Frances Conroy's film appearances started in the late 70s, starting with her presentation debut role in Manhattan, the 1979 classic film.
In 2001, the actress got the career-changing role of Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under. This was the role that carried her into the spotlight and built up her fan base. For her performance in the show, she won a Golden Globe, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and was nominated multiple times for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Awards.
In 2008, Frances Conroy handled a guest role in Desperate Housewives as Virginia Hildebrand. All through her career, she has handled various guest appearances including a repeat role in How I Met Your Mother as Barney Stinson's mother, Loretta Stinson. She additionally assumed the regular role of Peggy Haplin in Happy Town. In 2013, she was a guest star on Royal Pains where she played Blythe Ballad.
In 2018, it was announced that a new Joker movie would be coming out in 2019 and be led by The Hangover director Todd Phillips. In August 2019, a trailer was released for the film, Conroy will play a character named Penny Fleck.
In 1992, Frances Conroy married her better half, Jan Munroe, and they have been married from that point forward. The couple, who as of now don't have any children, appear to be euphorically upbeat after decades together even without any offspring.
| Birth Date: | 13 Nov, 1953 |
| Age: | 66 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Monroe |
| Education: | Juilliard School |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress |
| Spouse: | Jan Munroe [M. 1992] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
