Stockard Channing on Solitude and New Roles | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 11, 2026 · 1m

Stockard Channing, legendary “Grease” star and now an 82-year-old London recluse, reveals how the death of her longtime partner Daniel Gillham in 2014 reshaped her life — prompting a move from Maine and a deliberate retreat from public life. She’s content being single, calling her past four marriages “epochs,” and even draws a link between her rebellious 60s upbringing and her iconic “Rizzo” persona. Still thriving professionally — with roles in “Julia,” “Knuckles,” and an upcoming “Practical Magic 2” — she’s also directing Beckett’s “Krapp’s Last Tape” in Edinburgh, though admits her future…