{"id":3536,"date":"2023-11-30T14:33:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:33:36","slug":"remembering-the-life-of-er-and-cheers-actress-frances-sternhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/2023\/11\/remembering-the-life-of-er-and-cheers-actress-frances-sternhagen.html","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Life of ‘ER’ and ‘Cheers’ Actress Frances Sternhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frances Sternhagen, the award-winning actress best known for her roles in \u201cSex and the City\u201d and \u201cCheers,\u201d has died at 93. In a statement, her family shared, \u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear mother, actress Frances Sternhagen, died peacefully of natural causes in New Rochelle, NY, on November 27th, 2023, at the age of 93.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement continued, \u201cShe is survived by her 6 children, 9 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. A celebration of her remarkable career and life is planned for mid-January, near her 94th birthday. We continue to be inspired by her love and life.\u201d Her son, John Carlin, also paid tribute to his mother two days after her death on Instagram. He wrote alongside several throwback photos of his mother, \u201cFrannie. Mom. Frances Sternhagen. On Monday night, Nov 27, she died peacefully at her home, a month and a half shy of her 94th birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI will post more soon, but for now I just want to give thanks for the remarkable gift of an artist and human being that was Frances Sternhagen. She was beloved by many. I\u2019m very lucky I was able to call her my mom, my friend, my song and dance partner. We were together last week, and we spoke Monday afternoon, saying how much we loved and missed one another.\u201d He concluded his message, \u201cFly on, Frannie. The curtain goes down on a life so richly, passionately, humbly and generously lived.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frances Hussy Sternhagen was born in Washington, D.C. She studied drama and was head of the drama club at Vassar College before graduating in 1951. She studied at the Perry Mansfield School of the Theatre and with Sanford Meisner at the Group Theater. In an interview with the Vassar alumni magazine in 2001, she said that Burt Lancaster helped her understand the difference between theater acting and movie acting. Sternhagen was known for her recurring role as the regal grandmother of Dr. John Carter, played by Noah Wyle, on \u201cER\u201d and as Cliff\u2019s mother on \u201cCheers,\u201d for which she was twice nominated for Emmys.<\/p>\n

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