Law and Order
Frances Sternhagen
Characters
Margaret Langdon
Estelle Muller
Date of birth
January 13, 1930
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Date of death
November 27, 2023
Place of death
New Rochelle, New York
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Frances Sternhagen was an American actress who guest-starred on Law & Order.

Sternhagen was perhaps best known to television audiences as Esther Clavin, the mother of mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers, a role she received two Primetime Emmy nominations for in 1991 and 1992. She received another Emmy nomination in 2005 for her portrayal of Bunny MacDougal on Sex and the City. Sternhagen also had recurring roles on ER and The Closer.

Her film credits include Misery, Outland, The Mist (featuring Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Jeffrey DeMunn, and William Sadler), and Starting Over (featuring Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Jay O. Sanders, and Mary Kay Place).

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