Frances Sternhagen

Frances Hussey Sternhagen (January 13, 1930 – November 27, 2023) was an American actress. Sternhagen appeared on- and off-Broadway, in movies, and on TV since the 1950s.[2] She is known for her role as Richard Farnsworth's wife in Misery (1990).

Frances Sternhagen
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Sternhagen in 1962
Born
Frances Hussey Sternhagen

(1930-01-13)January 13, 1930
DiedNovember 27, 2023(2023-11-27) (aged 93)
OccupationActress
Years active1951–2014
Spouse(s)
Thomas Carlin
(m. 1956; died 1991)
Children6

She may be also best known to TV audiences as Esther Clavin, mother of John Ratzenberger's Boston postman character Cliff Clavin, on the long-running series Cheers for which she received two Emmy Award nominations.

On November 27, 2023, Sternhagen died of natural causes at the age of 93.[3]

References

  1. "Frances Sternhagen Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Frances-Sternhagen.html. Retrieved 2008-05-21. 
  2. Joy, Cara."Frances Sternhagen in Talks to Join Company of Broadway Magnolias" Broadway.com, November 22, 2004
  3. Wild, Stephi. "Tony-Winning Stage and Screen Actress Frances Sternhagen Dies at 93". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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