Frances Lee McCain

Frances Lee McCain (born July 28, 1943) is an American actress.

Frances Lee McCain
Born (1943-07-28) July 28, 1943
York, Pennsylvania U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLee McCain
OccupationActress
Years active1969-present
Spouse(s)Mark Wheeler

Early life and education

McCain was born in York, Pennsylvania, and grew up in New York, Illinois, and Colorado in addition to California.[1] She graduated from Ripon College with a BA in Philosophy and then studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.[2] She completed a Master's degree in Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2000.

Acting career

She returned to New York City where she appeared on Broadway in Woody Allen's Play it Again Sam, and off-Broadway in Lanford Wilson's Lemon Sky, creating the role of Carol.[3] She joined the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco under William Ball and played a variety of roles in repertory.

Apple's Way TV show (1974–1975) and other 1970s work

She began her career in film and television after appearing opposite Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway in A Streetcar Named Desire, eventually co-starring with Ronny Cox as the female lead in her own television series, CBS-TV's Apple's Way in 1974. She appeared in a variety of television series and miniseries throughout the 1970s, including Washington: Behind Closed Doors and the Quincy ME episode Eye Of The Needle playing a Holistic practitioner. In 1979, she appeared in Real Life.

1980s acting work

In the 1980s, she was cast in several major films, usually playing the mother of a main character. In 1984, she co-starred in the film Gremlins as Lynn Peltzer, the mother of main character, Billy Peltzer. Also that year, she played Ethel McCormack, mother to Kevin Bacon's character, in Footloose. In 1985 she appeared in the film Back to the Future as Stella Baines, the mother to the character played by Lea Thompson. In 1986, she played Mrs. Lachance, the mother of Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), in the drama film Stand by Me.

Later work

McCain continued to work in television after relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1980s and also appeared in Scream (1996) as the mother of Rose McGowan's character, and Patch Adams (1998).

She earned a Master's Degree in Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2000, and continued to work in Theater extensively in the San Francisco Area until her relocation to Albuquerque, NM, in 2010.

In 2004, McCain initiated a theater project based on oral histories of the blue collar workers responsible for the building and maintaining of the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico which received workshop readings at the Lensic Center for Performing Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. She is an Associate Artist of the ZSpace Studio in San Francisco, and is an ensemble member of the AlterTheater Ensemble in San Rafael, California.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1973The Laughing PolicemanProstitute
1976VisionsJennyEpisode: "The War Widow"
1979Real LifeJeanette Yeager
1981Honky Tonk FreewayClaire Calo
1982TexMrs. Johnson
1984FootlooseEthel McCormack
1984GremlinsLynn Peltzer[4]
1985The Rape of Richard BeckCaroline BeckTV movie
1985Back to the FutureStella Baines
1986Murder in Three ActsMiss Milray
1986Stand by MeMrs. Lachance
1988It Takes TwoJoyce Rogers
1990The LookalikeDr. StamosTV movie[4]
1996ScreamMrs. Riley[4]
1998Patch AdamsJudy
1999True CrimeMrs. Lowenstein
2018Ideal HomeDoris

2019 The Comeback Trail

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References
  1. "Frances Lee McCain Pics". Frances Lee McCain Photo Gallery - 2019 - Magazine Pictorials. Movie Stills. Event Photos. Red Carpet Pictures. AllStarPics.Net. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. "Frances Lee McCain '66 dishes about theatrical success". Ripon College. January 1, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. Berson, Misha (September 16, 1990). "LMTC Brings Back '70s Flop Play No "Lemon' After All: Frances Lee McCain returns to lead revived Wilson work". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 22.
  4. Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard. ISBN 9781557832696.
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