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Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Actor · Born February 13, 1944 (82) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Academy Award. Channing played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006). She also originated the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation; the 1993 film version earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.  Channing won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story, both in 2002. She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2005 for her role in Jack. Her film appearances include The Fortune (1975), The Big Bus (1976), The Cheap Detective (1978), Heartburn (1986), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Up Close & Personal (1996), Practical Magic (1998), and Woody Allen's Anything Else (2003). She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife (2012–16). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stockard Channing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 13, 1944 (82)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
72 on MovieCove · 111 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Stockard Channing's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
21%
Morality
15%
Society
12%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 9 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 23 · Charged 19 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 13

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 2

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 24 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 29 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 29
Ally
5 of 29
Hero
4 of 29
Trickster
4 of 29
Shapeshifter
3 of 29
Shadow
3 of 29
Threshold guardian
2 of 29
Herald
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
20
Melancholic
23
Tense
16
Joyful
14
Hopeful
19
Other
59

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Stockard Channing's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 72 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stockard Channing's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

111 credits, 72 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Practical Magic 2(2026)

    as Aunt Frances

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Knuckles(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wendy Whipple

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Maryland(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cathy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Angry Neighbors(2022)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Death to 2021(2021)

    as Penn Parker

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Grease Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Betty Rizzo

  • The Guest Book(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jill

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Rizzo (archive footage)

  • Difficult People(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonnie Kessler

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Mysteries of Laura(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brenda Phillips

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America(2014)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pulling Strings(2013)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • 17th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Detective Sergeant Mira Barkley

  • Chautauqua: An American Narrative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Sundays at Tiffany's(2010)

    as Vivian Claremont

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Multiple Sarcasms(2010)

    as Pamela

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · as Veronica Loy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Sparkle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sheila

  • Through Deaf Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Out of Practice(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · as Dr. Lydia Barnes

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 3 Needles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Olive Cowie

  • Meerkat Manor(2005)

    Show 52 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Must Love Dogs(2005)

    as Dolly

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Red Mercury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Penelope

  • Batman Beyond: School Days and Spellbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Barbara Gordon (voice)

  • The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Jack(2004)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Home of the Brave(2004)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Abby Singer(2003)

    as Stockard Channing (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bright Young Things(2003)

    as Mrs. Melrose Ape

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Piano Man's Daughter(2003)

    as Lily Kilworth

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Anything Else(2003)

    as Paula Chase

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Divorce(2003)

    as Margeeve Walker

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Klara Hitler

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Behind the Red Door(2003)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Life or Something Like It(2002)

    as Deborah Connors

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Matthew Shepard Story(2002)

    as Judy Shepard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister(2000)

    as Margarethe Fisher Van Den Meer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s(2002)

    as Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • New York Firefighters: The Brotherhood of September 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Walking with Prehistoric Beasts(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Business of Strangers(2001)

    as Julie Styron

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • When Billie Beat Bobby(2001)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Girl Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dr. Beth Noonan

  • So You Want to Be President? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • The Truth About Jane(2000)

    as Janice

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Where the Heart Is(2000)

    as Thelma 'Sister' Husband

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Isn't She Great(2000)

    as Florence Maybelle

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Other Voices (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Dr. Gover

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 68 episodes · as Abigail 'Abbey' Bartlet

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Venice Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Chandra Chase

  • Batman Beyond(1999)

    Show 30 episodes · as Commissioner Barbara Gordon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Practical Magic(1998)

    as Aunt Frances

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Baby Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rachel Luckman

  • An Unexpected Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Barbara Whitney

  • Twilight(1998)

    as Lt. Verna Hollander

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Holloway (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • An Unexpected Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Barbara Whitney

  • The Prosecutors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ingrid Maynard

  • The First Wives Club(1996)

    as Cynthia Swann Griffin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Moll Flanders(1996)

    as Mrs. Allworthy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lily Dale(1996)

    as Corella

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Edie & Pen(1996)

    as Pen

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Up Close & Personal(1996)

    as Marcia McGrath

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree(1995)

    as Miss Adelaide

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar(1995)

    as Carol Ann

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Smoke(1995)

    as Ruby McNutt

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Michael the Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • David's Mother(1994)

    as Bea

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Six Degrees of Separation(1993)

    as Ouisa

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Clara Harris (voice)

  • Bitter Moon(1992)

    as Beverly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Married to It(1991)

    as Iris Morden

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Applegates(1990)

    as Jane Applegate

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Staying Together(1989)

    as Nancy Trainer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Liz Sapperstein

  • Tidy Endings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Marion

  • A Time of Destiny(1988)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Echoes in the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Susan Reinert

  • Echoes in the Darkness(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Susan Reinert

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Room Upstairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Leah Lazenby

  • The Men's Club(1986)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Heartburn(1986)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Not My Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Helen Bower

  • Without a Trace(1983)

    as Jocelyn Norris

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Nature(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Safari 3000(1982)

    as J.J. Dalton

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Table Settings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Stockard Channing Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 13 episodes · as Susan Goodenow

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh(1979)

    as Mona Mondieu

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Just Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 11 episodes · as Susan Hughes

  • Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kitty O'Neil

  • The Cheap Detective(1978)

    as Bess

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Grease(1978)

    as Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Different Approach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mickey MacElwaine

  • The Big Bus(1976)

    as Kitty Baxter

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sweet Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Vurlla Kowsky

  • The Fortune(1975)

    as Freddie Bigard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Nova(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice) · as Self - Bible Reader

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Most Likely to...(1973)

    as Miriam Knight

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Up the Sandbox(1972)

    as Judy Stanley (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Hospital(1971)

    as E.R. Nurse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Mad Painter's Victim

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Marsha Sue

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Leah Lazenby

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Grease (1978)

$396M worldwide

Highest rated

Batman Beyond (1999)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Practical Magic 2 (2026)

Film career

19512026

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s3 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s35 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 15% of 33 roles
7383939803

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Stockard Channing's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 72 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th21
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 72 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Abby Singer (2003)

97th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The West Wing (1999)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Stockard Channing's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles23–53 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles18–58 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles22–53 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles12–56 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles16–52 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Stockard Channing work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stockard Channing's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Sarandon shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles