According to foreign media reports on December 1, veteran actor Frances Sternhagen passed away peacefully on November 27 in New Rochelle, New York, due to natural causes. Missing her at the age of 93, she ended her rich career. , a fulfilling, passionate, humble and generous life. Sternhagen won two Tony Awards and spent the rest of her life playing mothers in TV series such as "Happy Days," "ER," "Sex and the City" and "Skynet."
In 1974, Sternhagen won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Neil Simon's "The Good Doctor," and in 1995, she won another Tony Award for her revival of "Succession." prize. Her Broadway career concluded in 2005 in Ocean View. In addition to her two wins, she has been nominated for four Tony Awards for starring or supporting roles in "Sidney Brustein's Sign in the Window," "Icarus," "Angel" and "7 in the Morning." In 2013, she played Edi Falco's mother in the divorce tragedy "Madrid."
"I'm very lucky," Sternhagen said in a 2002 interview with "Torrance," "and I think a lot of it is because I'm considered a character actor -- which really means you can do A lot of different things. That doesn't mean you can't play major roles, because I've done that. But you're not limited to playing yourself."
In 2005, then-AP drama critic Michael Kufvara said Sternhagen is "one of the gems of New York theater, able to bring life to any character she plays with great compassion. Here she transforms a character who might have been a throwaway into a character who makes people laugh and Applause role."
Michael Kufvara said Sternhagen maintained a thriving career while raising six children. She always said family came first — commuting from her home in suburban New York to Broadway shows — but acknowledged that touring, film and TV work sometimes took her far away from home.
Audiences know her from her role as the wealthy grandmother of Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle) in the long-running drama "ER." In "Laughter," she is the nagging mother of postman Cliff Craven (John Ratzenberger). “She’s such a fun character that you love to hate,” she told The New York Times. This role brought her two Emmy Award nominations.
Recently, she played a role in "Sex and the City", playing the role of Kristin Davis's strong mother-in-law. Because of her strong desire to control, her son became a real mama's boy, and the marriage between her son and her daughter-in-law Frances Sternhagen's acting skills were highly recognized, and she won her third Emmy Award nomination. , while playing Kyra Sedgwick's mother in "The Closer."
Frances Sternhagen married her husband, actor Thomas Carlin, in 1956 and they were married for 35 years until Thomas' death in 1991. The couple had six children together.
Frances Sternhagen left a rich and fulfilling life. Her outstanding performance in the acting career won numerous praises and became a treasure of New York theater. 35 years of perseverance and love, and the good times she had with her late husband, actor Thomas Carlin, will always be remembered. She not only created colorful characters on the stage, but also showed selfless maternal love at home.
