Stockard Channing: The star from ‘Grease’ After all these years, I don’t think there’s ever been a more charismatic or relatable Rizzo than Stockard Channing. Channing was a great artist and her singing was just fantastic in Grease – but nowadays, the 80-year-old looks almost unrecognizable. The first movie I ever saw Stockard Channing in was called The Big Bus and I thought it was hilarious. But back then, I could never imagine that she would go on and have such a remarkable career