Frances Conroy Bio, Career, Relationship, Net Worth

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Hailing from America, Frances Conroy is one of the long list actresses that has made Hollywood a very big deal over the years. So, who is she?

Who is Frances Conroy?

 Frances Conroy
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Frances Conroy, born on March 15, 1953, is an American actress.

She is best known for playing Ruth Fisher on the television series Six Feet Under that aired from 2001–2005, for which she won a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

She is also known for playing the older version of Moira O’Hara in season one of the television anthology series American Horror Story, which garnered Conroy her first Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television nomination, and as well a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Conroy was born in Monroe, Georgia, the daughter of Ossie Hardman (née Ray) and Vincent Paul Conroy.

Her father, who was of Irish descent, was a business executive, and her mother also worked in business.

Frances Conroy Career

The actress commenced her acting career in the ’70s, where she appeared in theater groups, precisely, The Acting Company.

In the 1980s, she made her breakthrough in the entertainment industry by playing in Othello.

She also made appearances in The Lady from Dubuque, Our Town, A Bright Room Called Day, The Little Foxes, and The Ride Down Mt. Morgan.

She focused primarily on her stage career for the next two decades, appearing in such productions as Our Town, The Little Foxes, and The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, receiving one Tony and four Drama Desk Award nominations (including a Drama Desk win for The Secret Rapture).

Conroy had a small role in the 1984 movie Falling in Love, as a waitress in a swanky restaurant.

In 1988, she appeared as the elder daughter of Burt Lancaster’s dying patriarch in Rocket Gibraltar.

Frances Conroy relationship

In 1980, she married Jonathan Furst; they divorced in the late 1980s. Since 1992, Conroy has been married to the actor Jan Munroe.

What happened to Frances Conroy eye?

Frances Conroy
Fances Conroy. Image credit | Wikipedia

 

There is a slight defect in one of Fances Conroy’s eyes, and reports had it that she had an accident in and around the 1990s which left her needing the surgery to the eye and after the surgery, her left eye hasn’t been the same as it was before the accident.

Frances Conroy net worth

As a Hollywood trailblazer, how much does Frances Conroy earn?

The actress is believed to have a net worth of about $4 million.

This is mainly from her successful acting career, which she started in the 70s to date.

Source: GhBase.com

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