American Horror Story

Frances Conroy stars as the socialite Gloria Mott in the fourth installment of American Horror Story: Freak Show.

Career Highlights

A graduate of The Juilliard School’s Drama Division and a member of The Acting Company, Frances Conroy’s work encompasses state, film and television.Conroy is a four-time Emmy® nominee, Golden Globe® winner and Screen Actors Guild Award winner for her role on the series Six Feet Under. She has earned two Emmy nominations, in 2012 and this year, for her work on FX’s critically acclaimed miniseries American Horror Story. She has appeared in guest roles on How I Met Your Mother and Royal Pains.Conroy’s film credits include Broken Flowers and Stone, among numerous others. She appeared in the independent films Humboldt County and Bloodworth. Her most recent film projects include No Pay, Nudity, Welcome to Happiness, and Chasing Ghosts.In theater, she has been in many productions On and Off-Broadway at Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre and at Lincoln Center. She has worked with the playwrights Arthur Miller, Edward Albee and Richard Nelson, among many others. In Los Angeles, she performed in The Subject Was Roses at The Mark Taper Forum.Conroy is the recipient of an OBIE Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. She was nominated for a Tony Award for The Ride Down Mount Morgan. She is a four-time Drama Desk Award nominee and the recipient of the award for The Secret Rapture.

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Frances Conroy stars as the socialite Gloria Mott in the fourth installment of American Horror Story: Freak Show.

Frances Conroy as Gloria Mott in FX's AHS: Freak Show

Frances Conroy as Gloria Mott | AHS: Freak Show | FX

American Horror Story: Freak Show

Frances Conroy

Career Highlights

Emma Roberts
as Maggie Esmerelda

Denis O'Hare
as Stanley

Angela Bassett
as Desiree Dupree

Frances Conroy as Gloria Mott | AHS: Freak Show | FX

Frances Conroy

Denis O'Hareas Stanley

Angela Bassettas Desiree Dupree

Denis O'Hare
as Stanley

Angela Bassett
as Desiree Dupree