Frances Chaney was born on July 23, 1915 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Law & Order (1990) and Life with Mikey (1993). She was previously married to Ring Lardner Jr. and David Ellis Lardner. She died on November 23, 2004 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.