Rizzo Grease: The Future Is Now.

Stockard channing played rizzo in grease decades ago, but the actress' career hasn't slowed down since. The feistiest member of the pink ladies, rizzo, was played by stockard channing and her acting career has continued to flourish. Between 1999 and 2006, she played first lady abbey bartlet in nbcs the west wing and in 1985 she won a tony award for her role in a day in the death of joe egg. Though she wasn't exactly someone's main love interest in grease, rizzo was perhaps one of the movie's most important characters. Played by stockard channing, rizzo was confident and bold, and she knew what she wanted.