Frances Hardman Conroy was born on 13 November 1953, in Monroe, Georgia USA, of part Irish descent, and is an actress who is perhaps best known for her appearances in such shows as “Six Feet Under” and “American Horror Story”. During her career, Conroy has been nominated for and has won numerous awards, including Golden Globe, OFTA Television, Primetime Emmy, Screen actors Guild Awards and others. In addition to her appearances on various television shows, Frances has also acted in movies, and so is well-known as a star in both media.
So how rich is Frances Conroy? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Frances’ net worth is over $6 million as of late 2017, mainly gained through her appearances in her most famous television shows previously mentioned. Frances still continues acting, so there is every chance that her net worth will grow.
Frances Conroy Net Worth $6 Million
Frances studied at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she became interested in acting, and appeared in various college events. She liked acting so much that she decided to continue her studies at the Julliard School in New York City, where she became a part of “Group 6”, which was a drama division and included such future actors as Robin Williams, Kevin Conroy, Kelsey Grammer and others. At the beginning of her career Frances performed in differing plays including “Othello”. In 1979 Frances was cast in her first movie role in “Manhattan”, but despite the fact that her debut on screen was successful, Frances continued performing on stage, in such plays as “The Little Foxes”, “The Lady from Dubuque”, “Our Town” and others, which added considerably to Conroy’s net worth. In 2001 Frances was cast in one of her most famous roles, in the television show entitled “Six Feet Under”, which became one of the main sources of Frances’ net worth and gained her a lot of popularity; she had an opportunity to work with such actors as Peter Krause, Lauren Ambrose, Jeremy Sisto, Justina Machado and others.
After the success of this show, Frances received more invitations to appear in such popular shows as “Desperate Housewives”, “How I Met Your Mother” and “Happy Town” among others. In 2011 Frances starred in another very successful role in the show called “American Horror Story: Murder House”, and went on to appear in successive seasons of this show. This had a huge impact on the growth of Frances Conroy’s net worth.
More recently, Frances has been appearing in series four and six of “Freak Show”. In 2015, she starred in the Hulu original series “Casual”, as Dawn, and in 2017 made her sixth appearance in “American Horror Story: Cult”– she is obviously still in demand; she has now been seen in over 30 films, more than 50 TV productions, and almost 30 stage plays, indicating her versatility over the entire span of her more than four decade-long career.
To talk about Frances’ personal life, she has married twice, firstly to Jonathan Furst, but their marriage ended in divorce. Conroy has been married to Jan Munroe since 1992.
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama (2004), Screen Actors Guild Awards, Drama Desk Award (1990), Obie Award for Performance, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress (2000)
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play
Movies
Catwoman, Broken Flowers, The Wicker Man, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, The Aviator, New in Town, Maid in Manhattan, Shopgirl, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Scent of a Woman, Rocket Gibraltar, Die, Mommie, Die!, The Tale of Despereaux, Love Happens, Stone, Sleepless in Seattle, Shelter, Bloodworth, Ira...
TV Shows
“The Little Foxes”, “The Lady from Dubuque”, “Our Town”, “Othello”,“Six Feet Under” (2001-2005), “Desperate Housewives”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Happy Town”, “American Horror Story: Cult” (2017)
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It's actually meditative to sit in a character for an extended period of time, realizing what your relationship is to who you're playing and then letting go, just being there.
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I guess you're happy if you have some kind of balance in you. I'm a human being. I have days when I feel paralyzed, days when I feel like a slug. Then I have days when I have good energy, I've read the newspaper and I've done different things.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Catwoman (2004), she failed to receive a nomination however.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 2000 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan."
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Her father, Vincent Paul Conroy, was born in Ogden, Utah, to Irish-American parents Edward Maurice Conroy and Bertha Augusta Hassett. Her mother, Ossie Hardman (Ray), was born in Georgia, to Harry Anderson Ray and Myrtle Mobley.