Frances Fisher's Real Name: Frances Louise Fisher

Quick answer: Frances Fisher's full name is Frances Louise Fisher. She was born on May 11, 1952, in Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, England, and acts under her birth name (TV Guide).

Early life

Although she was born in England, Fisher grew up moving between countries because of her father's work as an oil-refinery construction engineer, including time in Canada, Brazil, Colombia, France and Turkey. She graduated from high school in Orange, Texas, and began acting in community theater there before moving to New York.

Stage and soaps

In New York, Fisher worked off-Broadway and on daytime TV. From 1976 to 1985 she played Deborah Saxon on CBS's The Edge of Night, and she also appeared on The Guiding Light. She appeared on Broadway, including in Fool for Love.

Film career

• Unforgiven (1992): as Strawberry Alice in Clint Eastwood's Best Picture-winning western.
• Titanic (1997): as Ruth DeWitt Bukater, Rose's controlling mother, in James Cameron's record-setting film.
• True Crime (1999), House of Sand and Fog (2003) and In the Valley of Elah (2007).

Television

Fisher's later TV work includes Resurrection (ABC), HBO's Watchmen (2019) as Jane Crawford, The Expanse, and The Gilded Age. She played Shirley in the Mike Flanagan miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher (2023).

Personal life and advocacy

Fisher had a relationship with Clint Eastwood in the early 1990s. Their daughter, actress Francesca Eastwood, was born in 1993. Fisher has been active in SAG-AFTRA union politics and served on its national board.