Frances Conroy (born November 13, 1953) is an American actress.
Conroy was born in Monroe, Georgia to a business executive father and a mother who also worked in business. Conroy studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Juilliard School in New York City.
Frances Conroy married Jan Munroe in 1992.
During the 1970s, she performed regularly with regional and touring theatrical companies (most notably The Acting Company), and appeared as D...
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Frances Conroy (born November 13, 1953) is an American actress.
Conroy was born in Monroe, Georgia to a business executive father and a mother who also worked in business. Conroy studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Juilliard School in New York City.
Frances Conroy married Jan Munroe in 1992.
During the 1970s, she performed regularly with regional and touring theatrical companies (most notably The Acting Company), and appeared as Desdemona at the Delacorte Theatre in a production of Othello with Richard Dreyfuss and Raul Julia. One of her first film appearances was as a Shakespearean actress in Woody Allen's 1979 classic, Manhattan. In 1980, she made a very well-received Broadway debut in Edward Albee's The Lady From Dubuque. She focused primarily on her stage career for the next two decades, appearing in such productions as Our Town, The Little Foxes, and The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, receiving one Tony and four Drama Desk Award nominations (including a Drama Desk win for...
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