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Frances Conroy
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New York City, NY
Biography:Veteran stage actress Frances Conroy studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Juilliard School in New York. During the '70s, she performed regularly with regional and touring theater companies, including an off-Broadway production of Othello with Richard Dreyfuss and Raul Julia. One of her first film appearances was as a generic Shakespearean actress in Woody Allen's 1979 classic Manhattan. In 1980, she made her Broadway debut in The Lady From Dubuque. Small roles followed in feature films like the sports drama Amazing Grace and Chuck and the family drama Rocket Gibraltar (as one of Burt Lancaster's daughters). She mainly focused on her stage career for the rest of the '80s, appearing with the Broadway cast of Our Town and receiving several Drama Desk nominations.

In 1992, Conroy became friends with famed playwright Arthur Miller. This friendship led to much involvement in his... Full Biography

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Frances Conroy and Halle Berry in "Catwoman"
Frances Conroy in "The Wicker Man"
Siobhan Fallon Hogan, center, and Frances Conroy, seated second right, in "New in Town" (Lionsgate...
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Lauren Ambrose and Frances Conroy
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