It's so sad most people commenting here are talking about her roles on AHS without ever having experienced the true masterpiece it was Six Feet Under - a series so brilliant and so overlooked because it happens to have ended before the social media explosion. Do yourself a favor and find it, watch it, it's truly life changing.

She is just an amazing actress. So many actors cannot make emotional scenes believable. Every crying scene this woman has, she makes it seem so real. She is just fabulous.

She was so good on COVEN

Such an a amazing actress. She deserve more credit.

SIX FEET UNDER: BEST SHOW EVER!!!

best drama lead actress ever. unforgivable no emmy was granted to her.

She`s brilliant, she deserve this even for "American Horror Story".

I just binge watched six feet under for first time. Such an amazingly believable and realistic show. Ruth was absolutely amazing. I feel empty now it's over. Time to binge watch mad men I guess.

Frances Conroy should have won every award she was nominated for in Six Feet Under. Brilliant acting, brilliant show, love, love, love it. It's my favourite TV series ever!

I love her acting. I am big fan of her since I watched Six feet under. She was literally born to be an actress.

She was incredible on SFU. I can't believe she never won an Emmy for that role.

brilliant actress, she was perfect for her role

She was amazing in Six Feet Under, the character she plays on there, she pulls off extremely well!

Her performance in Six Feet Under was out of this world. Never have an actor opened the waterworks for me as she did in that show.

I think Ruth as a character is really underrated, I loved her. Yes, she was prissy and annoying and naive sometimes but that was an important part of her arc - she married young in a time when women didn't have as many options to choose a life for themselves, and after 30+ years of committed family life she's forced to confront what her purpose and identity is aside from a wife and mother. The word I have for her character is loving. Over the course of the 5 seasons she educated herself and opened her mind up to things she didn't understand or know, out of love and wanting to connect with her family, friends and lovers. I loved that her hair was so symbolic on the show, too - when it was down she was so happy and free and laughing and when it was up she was repressed and minimised and anxious. It's a simple metaphor but as the matriarch it worked so well. I also think her role was really important for representation of older women's sexuality - at the time we saw characters like Samantha Jones on Sex & The City who were older and very sexual but who were specifically childless and forever chasing youth with makeup, trendy clothing and cosmetic surgery. Whereas Ruth's character showed that you can be private and age gracefully but still have needs for intimacy and a sex life. Brilliant acting and wonderful character.

She is an amazing actress.

She looks fantastic. I just love everyone on the show but she is often the standout.

SHE WAS PHENOMENAL IN SIX FEET UNDER.

AMAZING SHOW ! AMAZING CAST ! ONE OF THE "BEST" SERIES FINALE'S EVER !!!!!!!! WELL DONE !

one of my most famous tv matriarchs to have watched on tv ever in one of the saddest, most brilliant shows. love six feet under !

She's so amazing

She so deserved that Golden Globe! Six Feet Under wouldn’t have been the same without her. This series is a gem, one of the best series I’ve ever seen actually.

Legendary her voice is so soothing.

Peter Krause deserved an award too!

myrtle snow!

Here in 2024 because I’m rewatching Six Feet Under on Netflix. Frances Conroy is just phenomenal in this show.

La amo...........................

Aww. That was a very gracious speech & she looked so elegant. I’m about to binge watch Six Feet under again. It’s my Favorite show , so trippy & cool

Amazing performance as Ruth. Re-watching the whole series again.

I'm gonna watch this show for her 💚 I knew her from ahs and she's one of my favourite cast member in most of the seasons 💚

she was my favorite actress on that show, I felt sorry for Ruth always catering to her family but they never had time for her. She was also funny, I also loved that Russian boyfriend of hers with that broken English he was so funny

Brilliant actress!!

She really deserved it.I like her film and television show work and when she played old Moira on American Horror Story it was genius.

Some great actresses here, I must say! Frances is very talented.

Six Feet Under = Best Series EVER!!!!!

Her husbands handsome! And she's brilliant

I love this woman in everything she's in.

She is honestly one of the best actresses I’ve seen!

She has a brief entry in the first episode of Gilded Age as the Astor's house mistress

I LOVE HER!

She went all in every season of SFU. Especially S5

Myrtle Snow!!

Queen❤️❤️

Frances Conroy was the mother of all mothers in six feet under. I grew up watching her in this role and even with all her flaws, I wished she was part of my life during a time of discovery of being gay. Six Feet Under was such a saviour for me. Unlike Queer As Folk, there was a subtlety in the lgbt side of the show. Frances played Ruth Fisher to perfection and was the mother of an lgbt man who went from not fully understanding it to fully accepting and loving her son.

She's amazing!

_I just can't get enough of his **_

Great talented actress!

Nobody deserved it more. She is the best

BALENCIAGA

Such a Queen!!!

Well deserved love ruth so much

She´s great!!

six feet under was an amazing show a must watch

OMG. I want that dress.

J'adore cette femme

Aww 💕

amo essa atris d emais

I know, shes so underrated

Best actress! And Six Feet Under best series ever

Great show; would have also liked if Jooely [sp?] Richardson would have won since I loved her on Nip/Tuck.

Ruth and Rico my faves

que mulher maravilhosa da porra!!!!!!!!!!

People will always associate her with AHS but for me, and for select others, she will always be Ruth Fisher - the amazing character from Six Feet Under. Do yourself a big favor and watch it if you haven't already.

Wonderful actress and a beautiful speaking voice too - she should read bedtime stories 😘

Soulmate.

WTF HER GENTLE VOICEEE awwwww

😍

American horror story legend

Good times when actors/actresses don't politicized award shows like these with their thank you speech.

Frances looks a Trillion time better in real life than in the show .

No contest!

Esta mujer tiene un morbazo que te cagas. Es muy atractiva.

Would you say is was Alan Ball, or Kate Robin, who was the story editor? Credit seems to go to Alan Ball, but I've heard in forums that Alan Poul had a more indirect role in keeping the show in its proper trajectory. Having seen Breaking Bad's finale, I immediately thought of Six Feet Under for some reason.

Ruth’s character was a bland character on the surface but this actress really brought her to life

Not to go off topic, but having been disappointed with the way that Dexter ended and realizing that Scott Buck was attached to both shows, I'm curious as to who's the rightful person responsible for SFU's consistency. That ending wouldn't have been as meaningful as it was if the leadup had sucked. It's final season was done real well, especially the last 5 or so eps.

Moira💙💙💙💙

Just to point out.... the cast was Sex and the City, not Desperate Housewives. Conroy was exceptional in thi srole!!!!

My mommy

Just saw the finale of Dexter and Breaking Bad. What a letdown. Why do finales insist on aiming for crash resolutions as send offs? Six Feet Under and Breaking Bad are working templates on how to end a series right.

hah , when here character would get pissed off in 6 feet under watch out

Did she say Alan Pool? I thought it was Alan Ball??

That's the sex and the city cast not desperate housewives

Of course Frances was too senior to all other nominees

Her character is annoying.

She’s a good actress but the Ruth Fisher character is beyond f***ing annoying.

amber tamblyn shouldve won