My Take
Frances Fisher is one of those actors who's been quietly excellent for decades without ever needing a flashy reinvention. Born in England but raised in Texas, she built her foundation in theater — and you can feel that stage discipline whenever she's on screen. I first really locked onto her in Unforgiven, where she held her own alongside Clint Eastwood without breaking a sweat, and then Titanic reminded the whole world she existed with that deliciously icy Ruth DeWitt Bukater performance. She's the kind of character actor who makes every scene richer without demanding top billing, and her work in House of Sand and Fog showed just how much emotional weight she can carry. Seven decades of life, four decades of craft — Frances Fisher earns every frame she's in.
Overview
Frances Louise Fisher (born May 11, 1952) is an American actress. She began her career in theater and later starred as Detective Deborah Saxon in the ABC daytime soap opera The Edge of Night (1976–1981). In film, she is known for her roles in Unforgiven (1992), Titanic (1997), True Crime (1999), House of Sand and Fog (2003), Laws of Attraction (2004), The Kingdom (2007), In the Valley of Elah (2007), Jolene (2008), T…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frances Fisher
- Name (Japanese)
- フランシス・フィッシャー
- Reading
- ふらんしす・ふぃっしゃー
- Born
- May 11, 1952 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Milford on Sea, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- West Orange-Stark High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.