Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen
Born	January 13, 1930 in Washington, DC, USA
Died	November 27, 2023 in New Rochelle, New York, USA
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Spencer	Millie Sprague	1985	1
Golden Years	Gina Williams	1991	miniseries

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The Closer	Willie Ray Johnson	2006–2012	2	3	4	5	6	7

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Nurses	Mrs. Harris	1x10 - The Lady Made of Stone	November 29, 1962
Cheers	Esther Clavin	5x03 - Money Dearest	October 9, 1986
Cheers	Esther Clavin	6x07 - The Last Angry Mailman	November 12, 1987
Cheers	Esther Clavin	9x05 - Ma Always Liked You Best	October 18, 1990
Law & Order	Margaret Langdon	1x19 - The Serpent's Tooth	March 19, 1991
Cheers	Esther Clavin	10x05 - Ma's Little Maggie	October 17, 1991
Cheers	Esther Clavin	10x24 - Heeeeeere's... Cliffy!	May 7, 1992
Cheers	Esther Clavin	11x20 - Look Before You Sleep	April 1, 1993
Cheers	Esther Clavin	11x23 - Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses	May 6, 1993
The Outer Limits	Jean Anderson	1x07 - The Choice	April 28, 1995
Law & Order	Estelle Muller	7x10 - Legacy	January 15, 1997
ER	Millicent Carter	4x06 - Ground Zero	November 6, 1997
ER	Millicent Carter	4x10 - Do You See What I See?	December 18, 1997
ER	Millicent Carter	4x16 - My Brother's Keeper	March 5, 1998
ER	Millicent Carter	4x18 - Gut Reaction	April 16, 1998
ER	Millicent Carter	4x20 - Of Past Regret and Future Fear	April 30, 1998
ER	Millicent Carter	6x16 - Under Control	March 23, 2000
ER	Millicent Carter	6x19 - The Fastest Year	April 27, 2000
ER	Millicent Carter	6x20 - Loose Ends	May 4, 2000
Sex and the City	Bunny McDougall	3x09 - Easy Come, Easy Go	August 6, 2000
Sex and the City	Bunny McDougall	3x10 - All or Nothing	August 13, 2000
Sex and the City	Bunny McDougall	3x12 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell	August 27, 2000
Sex and the City	Bunny McDougall	3x17 - What Goes Around Comes Around	October 8, 2000
ER	Millicent Carter	7x04 - Benton Backwards	November 2, 2000
Sex and the City	Bunny	4x05 - Ghost Town	June 24, 2001
Sex and the City	Bunny	4x09 - Sex and the Country	July 22, 2001
Sex and the City	Bunny	4x12 - Just Say Yes	August 12, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x01 - Four Corners	September 27, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x03 - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic	October 11, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x05 - Start All Over Again	October 25, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x07 - If I Should Fall from Grace	November 8, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x08 - Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain	November 15, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x10 - I'll Be Home for Christmas	December 13, 2001
ER	Millicent Carter	8x11 - Beyond Repair	January 10, 2002
Sex and the City	Bunny	4x18 - I Heart NY	February 10, 2002
The Simpsons	Mrs. Myrna Bellamy	13x21 - The Frying Game	May 19, 2002
Sex and the City	Bunny	5x05 - Plus One Is the Loneliest Number	August 18, 2002
ER	Millicent Carter	9x12 - A Saint in the City	January 16, 2003
ER	Millicent Carter	9x17 - The Advocate	March 13, 2003
ER	Millicent Carter	9x19 - Things Change	April 24, 2003
Becker	Naomi	6x12 - Subway Story	January 21, 2004
Parenthood	Blance Braverman	3x12 - Road Trip	January 3, 2012

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War	Mrs. Lloyd	January 25, 1980	ABC Friday Night Movie

Awards and Accolades

Tony Awards

• Won: Best Featured Actress in a Play (1974)

The Good Doctor

• Won: Best Featured Actress in a Play (1995)

The Heiress