Frances Conroy

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Frances Conroy Fast Facts:

Studied under John Houseman and Marian Seldes at Juilliard.
Made her film debut in 1979 in Woody Allen's Manhattan (as a Shakespearean actress).
Won a 1989-90 Drama Desk Award for her performance in The Secret Rapture.
Has appeared in multiple plays written by Arthur Miller, the first of which, The Last Yankee, earned her a 1993 Obie Award.
Replaced Blythe Danner late in rehearsals for the 1998 off-Broadway premiere of Miller's The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, which later netted her a Tony nomination when it ran on Broadway.
Appeared with her husband, performance artist Jan Munroe, in the 1994 off-Broadway drama Booth; Munroe later auditioned for the role of George in Six Feet Under.

Frances Conroy Relationships:
Jan Munroe - Husband
Jonathan Furst - Ex-husband
Vincent Conroy - Father
Frances Conroy Awards:
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
2000 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
The Juilliard School, New York, NY (1977); attended Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA