Frances Conroy (born March 15, 1953) is an American actress. She is most widely known for playing the matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under, which earned her a Golden Globe in 2004.
A Classic period romance detailing the inevitable clashes of etiquette between members of Country and Town Society, and the romance that blossoms in spite of the restrictions and expectations of peers.