All About Stockard
Before I delve into Stockard Channing’s ‘history’, I would just like to say that if you are to take photo’s from my site, please at least give me credit as to WHERE you got the picture from. There are personal photo’s on here that belong solely to me, Don’t use unless you ask permission OR give the credit to me. Thank you.
Ms. Stockard Channing is one of the most revered and capable actresses of our lifetime (Of course, I am biased in saying that because I admire her greatly).
Born February. 13, 1944 in New York City, she is an alum of Radcliffe (of Harvard) College and has been acting since those years she spent in college. Her career began in the Boston theatre, and she continued to hone her craft on various stages in Boston, and gradually moved to New York City. Having been cast in a few small (uncredited roles), her first ‘big break’ came when she was cast opposite Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in Mike Nichols’, The Fortune. Best known as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on NBC’s The West Wing, and much to our chagrin, the feisty bad girl Betty Rizzo in Grease, Ms. Channing is one of those actresses that is so good at what she does, it’s almost unbelievable.
Having spent half of her career on various stages, and the other half gracing the silver screen, and within several television shows, one might say that she has done it all. Her last major television role post The West Wing was on a short-lived sitcom called Out of Practice, starring opposite Henry Winkler (which was canceled due to the ignorance of the network presenting it).
Since then, Ms. Channing has been in several stage productions, both on and off Broadway (which are discussed within this blog), including the revival of the musical Pal Joey at Studio 54 presented by The Roundabout Theatre Company. Lady Channing’s recently appeared in Oscar Wilde’s widely famous The Importance of Being Earnest, as Lady Bracknell in Dublin, Ireland. Her last stage performance was in Spring 2015 in Terrance McNally’s It’s Only a Play in New York City. Since then, she starred as Veronica Loy in The Good Wife (Alicia’s mother) which recently ended.
She’s a multi-award winning talent whom is also very versatile and can literally play any part that is thrust upon her. Since I am just a simple writer starting early in my career, the best way I can pay tribute to her is by writing about her.
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