1978
Grease
Channing plays Betty Rizzo in the musical film.
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From Rizzo to the White House
Stockard Channing’s career moves between stage and screen, from Rizzo in Grease to the First Lady in The West Wing.
New York City, New York, USA
Roles that cross stage and screen
Born in New York City, Channing built a career in theatre as well as film and television. In Grease (1978), she played Betty Rizzo, a member of the Pink Ladies.
On Broadway, she won a Tony Award for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. She later played Ouisa Kittredge in Six Degrees of Separation on stage and reprised the part in the 1993 film, earning an Academy Award nomination.
On television, Channing played First Lady Abbey Bartlet in The West Wing and won an Emmy for the performance. Her screen work also includes Practical Magic.
The titles below are films currently available on FLM.RED rather than her complete filmography.
Selected performances
1993
Six Degrees of Separation
She reprises Ouisa Kittredge on film and earns an Oscar nomination.
2002
The West Wing
Her role as Abbey Bartlet wins a Primetime Emmy.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.