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My Take
Stockard Channing is, to me, the gold standard of a working actor who simply refuses to coast. Known to many through Grease, she went on to collect a Tony, multiple Screen Actors Guild Awards, and Emmys across stage, film, and television. What impresses me most is the range: a Radcliffe-educated talent who never wears her intelligence as armor, slipping with ease from Broadway to a poised, brainy First Lady on television. That depth of an awards record is no accident. I have nothing but admiration for performers who keep blooming this long, and she is squarely one of them.
Overview
Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, a People's Choice Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Independent Spirit Award, two Satellite Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stockard Channing
- Name (Japanese)
- ストッカード・チャニング
- Reading
- すとっかーど・ちゃにんぐ
- Born
- February 13, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Radcliffe College
Awards & achievements
- Daytime Emmy Award
- 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- 1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
- 2002 London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- 2003 GLAAD Golden Gate Award
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
- 2003 Lucy Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.