Frances Sternhagen, acclaimed stage and Sex and the City actor, dies at 93

Tony-winning actor was known for screen roles in Misery, ER and Cheers, and for stage roles in On Golden Pond and The Heiress

Frances Sternhagen, the Tony award-winning actor known for playing formidable women on stage in Driving Miss Daisy and on screen in Cheers, Misery and Sex and the City, has died at her home in New York. She was 93.

Her son, John Carlin, confirmed her death on Instagram. Frannie," he wrote. Mom. Frances Sternhagen. On Monday night, Nov 27, she died peacefully at her home, a month and a half shy of her 94th birthday ... Fly on, Frannie. The curtain goes down on a life so richly, passionately, humbly and generously lived."