Frances Conroy is an American actress best known for her role as Ruth Fisher on the television series Six Feet Under. We are going to dig into details concerning Frances’ husband, married life, children, net worth, and life in general. Learn about all this and so much more like her eye injury in this article.
Who is Frances Conroy? Wiki, Bio
Frances Conroy was born on November 13, 1953, in Monroe, Georgia in the United States of America. She is 65 years old. She is an American actress. Conroy is the daughter of Ossie Hardman and Vincent Paul Conroy. Her father was a business executive while her mother was a businesswoman. Conroy developed an interest in acting while she was a young girl.
Conroy is 1m 72cm tall and has Hazel blue eyes and blonde hair colour. Her weight stands at 67 kilograms.
After attending Dickson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, she became a member of the Mermaid Players and performed in school theatre shows in the year 1971-1972. She later moved to New York to study drama in the Neighborhood Playhouse. She also studied at the Juilliard School and became a member of Julliard’s Drama Division Group 6 between 1973-1977.
Frances Conroy’s Career
Frances Conroy career started in the 1970s where she performed regularly with the regional acting companies. She once made an appearance as Desdemona at the Delacorte Theatre during the production of film Othello.
Her first appearance in film production was when she acted as a Shakespearean actress in Woody Allen’s Manhattan of 1979. In 1980, she made an advanced step in the film The Lady from Dubuque. She did several other productions since then and made good advances.
In 1984, she got a minor role in the movie Falling in Love, where she acted as a waitress in a restaurant. She played the political science teacher role in the film Scent of a Woman in 1992.
In 2001-2005, she was part of the players in the HBO’s drama series, ‘Six Feet Under.’ She played as Ruth Fisher. Frances Conroy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2004 after doing well in the series Run. After that, she won other notable awards.
In 2008, she played as Virginia Hildebrand in the Desperate Housewives as a rich woman who attempts buying love from the Solis Family. In 2010, she played in the thriller Stone.
In 2018, news spread that Conroy was going to appear in 2019 film, Joker. In 2017, she made her sixth appearance in the American Horror Story. Come August 2018, Ryan Murphy announced that Frances was going to make her seventh appearance in the American Horror Story.
From 2011- present, she has been playing in the American Horror Story and other drama series.
Frances is also known for several quotes. A notable one reads, “It’s actually meditative to sit in character for an extended period of time, realizing what your relationship is to who you’re playing and then letting go, just being there.”
What is Frances Conroy Net Worth?
Frances Conroy net worth is $4 million. Her source of income is from acting. She has won several awards which include; Golden Globe for Best Actress in 2004, Drama Desk Awards, Obie Awards, SAG Awards among others.
She has been nominated 30 times and won seven awards in total. We have not come across other sources of income apart from acting.
Frances Conroy Husband, Married, Children
Frances Conroy is married to a fellow actor Jan Munroe. Before, her marriage with husband Jan Munroe, she was previously married to Jonathan Furst. Frances and Jan became husband and wife in 1992. However, the two have got no children. They may raise them in the future.
Frances Conroy Eye Injury, Accident, Now
Conroy’s left eye was left damaged after she was involved in a car accident that injured her eye, especially the cornea that was left discoloured. The accident almost took her life. She underwent surgery to correct the eye, but she did not recover her first look.
Now, she looks like she has the right glass eye. She sometimes wears dark glasses, and one cannot notice the look of the eye. The damaged eye made her very popular in the American Horror Story. Her fans do not like her in glasses, and this forced her to do the film without them.
Frances Conroy Birth Name, Age, Occupation, Bio
| Birth Name | Frances Conroy |
| Date of Birth | November 13, 1953 |
| Age | 65 years |
| Place of Birth | Monroe, Georgia U.S.A |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Irish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Height | 1m 72 cm |
| Hair colour | Blonde |
| Eye colour | Hazel blue |
| weight | 67 kg |
| Net worth | $4 million |
| Ex-husband | Jonathan Furst |
| Current husband | Jan Munroe |
| Children | Not available |
| Death –O-Meter | Alive |