The Fisher King The Fisher King The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges, with Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, and Michael Jeter in supporting roles, the film tells the story of a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered. The film was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on September 20, 1991. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $42 million on a $24 million budget. Jack Lucas, a narcissistic, misanthropic shock jock, becomes
Frances Fisher Den" on NBC. In 2005, she appeared on the "ER" episode "Just As I Am," as Helen Kingsley, the long-lost birth mother of Dr. Kerry Weaver, played by Laura Innes, even though Fisher is only five years older. She also starred in a pilot for NBC/USA entitled "To Love and Die". In 2008, she appeared in a recurring role on the Sci-Fi Channel television series "Eureka", portraying the character Eva Thorne. Fisher also guest-starred on "Grey's Anatomy", "The Shield", "Two and a Half Men", "Private Practice", "Sons of Anarchy", "Torchwood", "", "Cold Case", and "Castle". In 2014, Fisher was starring