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Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. She played Betty Rizzo in the film Grease (1978) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing (1999–2006).
Jun 16, 1978 · Grease: Directed by Randal Kleiser. With John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway. Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Randal Kleiser
- 1978-06-16
Feb 13, 2024 · Read how the actress, who turns 80 on Feb. 13, 2023, became a star of stage and screen after 13 years of struggle. Learn about her marriages, her TV show Just Friends and her role as Rizzo in Grease.
Rizzo is a tough and sassy girl who leads the Pink Ladies, a gang of high school girls. She has a crush on Kenickie, but also clashes with Sandy, a new girl who joins their group. See her photos, quotes, and scenes from the movie.
- John Travolta (Danny) While Olivia Newton-John was already well-known prior to her starring role in Grease, John Travolta was probably the biggest box office draw in the movie, particularly as far as his hordes of young fans — the target market — were concerned.
- Olivia Newton-John (Sandy) Grease was the top-grossing film of 1978, and as such, it increased the visibility and star power of many of its cast members.
- Stockard Channing (Rizzo) Grease's whole storyline featuring secondary female protagonist Betty Rizzo, or just Rizzo, leader of the Pink Ladies, is provocative for both the film's 1950s setting and 1978 release.
- Jeff Conaway (Kenickie) Portraying Kenickie in Grease, the Rizzo-loving and most outwardly criminal and nefarious of the overall harmless T-Bird gang, was the breakout movie role for actor Jeff Conaway.
Stockard Channing is an actress who starred in Grease (1978) as Betty Rizzo, a feisty high-school girl. She also won a Tony Award for her role in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1982) and was nominated for an Oscar for Six Degrees of Separation (1993).
She is known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role as Ouisa Kittredge in the play Six Degrees of Separation and its later film version.
