---
name: "Stephanie Faracy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephanie-faracy"
fi1m_id: "stephanie-faracy"
imdb_id: "nm0266995"
tmdb_id: 14105
wikidata_id: "Q531195"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T03:55:31.985748+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Stephanie Faracy

## Identity

Stephanie Faracy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/stephanie-faracy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** stephanie-faracy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0266995
- **TMDB ID:** 14105
- **Wikidata ID:** Q531195
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Faracy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531195, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14105

Actor. Born 1 January 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1952, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1978–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 74 (1), 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 74 (2), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 75 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 4, Romance 2, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $432m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Faracy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q531195, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14105

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Nobody Wants This*](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md) (78)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Heaven Can Wait*](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Stephanie Faracy is an American actress. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. She studied at Illinois Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama, and began her career on the New York stage before making her television debut in 1976.

Faracy is known for supporting roles in films including *Heaven Can Wait* (1978), *The Great Outdoors* (1988), *Hocus Pocus* (1993), *Sideways* (2004), *Flightplan* (2005) and *Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates* (2016). On television she has appeared in guest roles on series such as *Grey's Anatomy*, *How I Met Your Mother*, *Modern Family* and *Castle*, and had a leading role in the sitcom *True Colors* (1990–92). She plays Lynn in the Netflix series *Nobody Wants This* (2024–).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nypost.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), Fi1m 78, as Lynn — [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *Flightplan* (2005), Fi1m 63, as Anna — [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)
- *Sideways* (2004), Fi1m 86, as Stephanie's Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/sideways.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, as Mimi — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1978), Fi1m 74, as Corinne — [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), series, as Lynn — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *The Morning After* (2023), as Aunt Stella
- *Uncoupled* (2022), series, as Lisa Lawson
- *Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates* (2016), as Rosie
- *Sneaky Pete* (2015), series, as Dottie, Dotti
- *Togetherness* (2015), series, as Kris
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, as Ellen Freeman
- *#Stuck* (2014), as Stella
- *Friends with Better Lives* (2014), series, as Barbara
- *The Crazy Ones* (2013), series, as Judy
- *The Goldbergs* (2013), series, as Joyce
- *Devious Maids* (2013), series, as Frances
- *Mary and Martha* (2013), as Head of Committee
- *Dog with a Blog* (2012), series, as Grandma James
- *The Five-Year Engagement* (2012), as Florist
- *Bad Teacher* (2011), as Mrs. Pubich
- *$#*! My Dad Says* (2010), series, as Marla Brooks
- *Get Him to the Greek* (2010), as Wendy
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Dottie — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Patty Schultz — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Back to You* (2007), series, as Peg McGinley
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, as Rosemary Tanen
- *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006), series, as Dr. Jacobson
- *Flightplan* (2005), as Anna — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Rhonda — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Out of Practice* (2005), series, Actor
- *Stacked* (2005), series, Actor
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Mrs. Sullivan — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Sideways* (2004), as Stephanie's Mother — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/sideways.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Miss Charlotte — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Surviving Christmas* (2004), as Letitia Vanglider
- *Silver Lake* (2004), as Maureen Patterson
- *Charlie Lawrence* (2003), series, as Suzette Michaels
- *North Hollywood* (2001), as Sheila Huffman
- *Bette* (2000), series, Actor
- *Stark Raving Mad* (1999), series, as Elizabeth Daryl
- *The Lot* (1999), series, as Mary Parker
- *The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads* (1999), as Selma Drown
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Nancy Moore
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Eva
- *Safety Patrol!* (1998), as Mrs. Marlowe
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, as Mrs. Marlowe
- *Extreme Ghostbusters* (1997), series, Actor
- *Dark Skies* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Joyce Cullman
- *Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story* (1996), as Dr. Otis
- *Boston Common* (1996), series, as Lucy
- *The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor* (1996), series, Actor
- *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Faye
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Sally Redding
- *ER* (1994), series, as Angie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Myra Dolan
- *The Only Way Out* (1993), as Lynn
- *Tales of the City* (1993), series, as Candi Moretti
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Mimi — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Hocus Pocus* (1993), as Jenny Dennison
- *True Colors* (1990), series, as Ellen Freeman
- *Wings* (1990), series, as Carol
- *His & Hers* (1990), series, as Regina 'Reggie' Hewitt
- *Bridesmaids* (1989), as Beth
- *The Great Outdoors* (1988), as Connie Ripley
- *Blind Date* (1987), as Susie Davis
- *American Geisha* (1986), as Katy
- *Classified Love* (1986), as Kate Harris
- *Eye to Eye* (1985), series, Actor
- *Goldie and the Bears* (1985), as Goldie Hawkins
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Amy Salyer
- *Mama Malone* (1984), series, Actor
- *Carpool* (1983), as Jennifer O'Connor
- *Goodnight, Beantown* (1983), series, as Valerie Wood
- *The Thorn Birds* (1983), series, as Judy
- *Hotel* (1982), series, as Judy Gillette
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Candi Moretti
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Amy Salyer
- *Scavenger Hunt* (1979), as Babbette
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Last Resort* (1979), series, as Gail Collins
- *When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?* (1979), as Angel Childress
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1978), as Corinne — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/heaven-can-wait.md)
- *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, Actor

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