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).
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Born | Frances Hussey Sternhagen January 13, 1930 Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
Died | November 27, 2023 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | (aged 93)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1951–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Thomas Carlin (m. 1956; died 1991) |
Children | 6 |
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
- ↑ "Frances Sternhagen Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Frances-Sternhagen.html. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ↑ Joy, Cara."Frances Sternhagen in Talks to Join Company of Broadway Magnolias" Broadway.com, November 22, 2004
- ↑ Wild, Stephi. "Tony-Winning Stage and Screen Actress Frances Sternhagen Dies at 93". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.