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Stockard Channing

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Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American actress.

Channing was born as Susan Antonia Williams Stockard in New York City to Lester and Mary Stockard. Channing attended Radcliffe College and Harvard University and has degrees in history and literature. She decided to pursue an acting career, starting in the Boston theatrical community, but eventually working in New York and Los Angeles.

One of Channing's earliest roles was as The Number Painter's victim, in a series of segments on Sesame Street. After brief appearances in 1971's The Hospital and 1972's Up the Sandbox, she landed her first lead role in the acclaimed 1973 television movie The Girl Most Likely To.... In 1975, she starred alongside Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson in Mike Nichols' The Fortune. In 1978, Channing played the part of Betty Rizzo in the hit musical Grease. On the basis of this, CBS offered her the lead in two short lived television sitcom series, Stockard Channing in Just Friends (1979) and The Stockard Channing Show (1980).

In the 1980s and 1990s, Channing continued to work in television and film. She also returned to the stage, winning the 1985 Tony Award for A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg.

In 1999, Channing took the role of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the television series The West Wing. Her part has gradually expanded from a recurring guest star role to a regular part.

Channing has won numerous acting awards for various works including the 1979 People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Supporting Actress, the 1989 CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic or Theatrical Special (for Tidy Endings), the 2003 London Critics Circle Film ALFS Award for Actress of the Year (for The Business of Strangers), and the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (for The Matthew Shepard Story). In 2002, Channing won two Emmy Awards; for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (The West Wing) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (The Matthew Shepard Story). Channing has also been nominated for a number of other awards, including the 1994 Academy Award for Best Actress (for Six Degrees of Separation).

Channing has been married and divorced four times, to Walter Channing, Paul Schmidt, David Debin, and David Rawle. She currently lives with cinematographer Daniel Gillham. The couple reside in Maine.

Selected Filmography

  • The Business of Strangers (2001)
  • Edie & Pen (1997)
  • Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
  • Married to It (1991)
  • Heartburn (1986)
  • Without a Trace (1983)
  • Grease (1978)
  • The Big Bus (1976)
  • Sweet Revenge (1976)
  • The Fortune (1975)

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The couple reside in Maine. Geena Davis is a member of Mensa International with an IQ of 140. She currently lives with cinematographer Daniel Gillham. Having attended school in Sweden as an exchange student, Davis speaks Swedish. Channing has been married and divorced four times, to Walter Channing, Paul Schmidt, David Debin, and David Rawle. In 1999 she placed 24th out of 28 semi-finalists in tryouts for the United States Olympic Archery team. Channing has also been nominated for a number of other awards, including the 1994 Academy Award for Best Actress (for Six Degrees of Separation). She had a C-section May 9, 2004 to deliver her twins, Kian William Jarrahy and Kaiis Steven Jarrahy.

In 2002, Channing won two Emmy Awards; for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (The West Wing) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (The Matthew Shepard Story). Reza Jarrahy since September 1, 2001, with whom she has one daughter, Alizeh (born April 10, 2002). Channing has won numerous acting awards for various works including the 1979 People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture Supporting Actress, the 1989 CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic or Theatrical Special (for Tidy Endings), the 2003 London Critics Circle Film ALFS Award for Actress of the Year (for The Business of Strangers), and the 2003 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (for The Matthew Shepard Story). She is currently married to Dr. Her part has gradually expanded from a recurring guest star role to a regular part. Her ex-husbands include Jeff Goldblum (with whom she co-starred in three films, including The Fly) from 1987-90, and Renny Harlin (who directed her in Cutthroat Island) from 1993-98. In 1999, Channing took the role of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the television series The West Wing. Davis has been married four times, including her current marriage.

She also returned to the stage, winning the 1985 Tony Award for A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg. She received an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Accidental Tourist (1988) and a Best Actress nomination for her role in Thelma and Louise (1991). In the 1980s and 1990s, Channing continued to work in television and film. She followed this up with roles in the short-lived television series Buffalo Bill (1983) and Sara (1985). On the basis of this, CBS offered her the lead in two short lived television sitcom series, Stockard Channing in Just Friends (1979) and The Stockard Channing Show (1980). She was working as a model when director Sydney Pollack spotted her, and cast her in Tootsie (1982) as a soap opera actress. In 1978, Channing played the part of Betty Rizzo in the hit musical Grease. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama from Boston University in 1979.

In 1975, she starred alongside Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson in Mike Nichols' The Fortune. Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956 in Wareham, Massachusetts) is an American film actress. After brief appearances in 1971's The Hospital and 1972's Up the Sandbox, she landed her first lead role in the acclaimed 1973 television movie The Girl Most Likely To.... The Fly (1986). One of Channing's earliest roles was as The Number Painter's victim, in a series of segments on Sesame Street. Beetlejuice (1988). She decided to pursue an acting career, starting in the Boston theatrical community, but eventually working in New York and Los Angeles. Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).

Channing attended Radcliffe College and Harvard University and has degrees in history and literature. The Accidental Tourist (1988). Channing was born as Susan Antonia Williams Stockard in New York City to Lester and Mary Stockard. Quick Change (1990). Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American actress. Thelma and Louise (1991). The Fortune (1975). A League of Their Own (1992).

Sweet Revenge (1976). Hero (1992). The Big Bus (1976). Speechless (1994). Grease (1978). The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). Without a Trace (1983). Stuart Little (1999).

Heartburn (1986). Stuart Little 2 (2002). Married to It (1991). Six Degrees of Separation (1993). Edie & Pen (1997).

The Business of Strangers (2001).