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      Blythe Danner

      Blythe Danner

      Highest Rated: 95% The Great Santini (1979)

      Lowest Rated: 5% Waiting for Forever (2010)

      Birthday: Feb 3, 1943

      Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

      Genteel actress Blythe Danner earned her reputation as one of the more accomplished performers in film and on stage and television over the course of an exceptional career. Early in her career, Danner became a Broadway sensation with her Tony Award-winning performance in "Butterflies Are Free" (1969). Screen work in smaller films like the off-beat comedy "Hearts of the West" (1975) soon led to the actress earning widespread critical acclaim for performances in such television projects as "Too Far to Go" (NBC, 1979). Although consistently cast in the roles of wives and mothers, Danner deftly made each character her own in films as diverse as the adaptation of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (1986) and the Barbara Streisand-helmed drama, "The Prince of Tides" (1991). Some three decades into her career, Danner - now known to young fans as the mother of Oscar-winning daughter Gwyneth Paltrow - scored her biggest movie hit with "Meet the Parents" (2000) and its popular sequels, in which she played Robert De Niro's understanding wife. In 2002, her own life was dealt a devastating blow with the sudden death of producer-director Bruce Paltrow, her husband of more than 30 years. A pillar of strength, Danner carried on, exhibiting impressive comedic skill with her recurring roles on the series "Will & Grace" (NBC, 1998-2006) and "Huff" (Showtime, 2004-06). While never having the marquee name recognition enjoyed by some of her contemporaries, the elegant Danner nonetheless remained one of the most respected working actresses of her generation.

      Highest rated movies

      The Great Santini
      I'll See You in My Dreams
      Husbands and Wives
      Hearts Beat Loud
      Hearts of the West
      What They Had Meet the Parents
      Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

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      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      53% 83% Strange but True Gail (Character) - 2019
      42% 44% The Tomorrow Man Ronnie (Character) $331.8K 2019
      47% 73% The Chaperone Mary O'Dell (Character) $599.6K 2018
      87% 83% What They Had Ruth (Character) $254.4K 2018
      92% 74% Hearts Beat Loud Marianne Fisher (Character) $2.4M 2018
      No Score Yet 67% The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science Unknown (Character) - 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Halfway There Jeanne Ross (Character) - 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future Aline Saarinen (Voice) - 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Madoff Ruth (Character) - 2016
      70% 61% Tumbledown Ellen (Character) $135.0K 2015
      93% 68% I'll See You in My Dreams Carol (Character) $7.4M 2015
      27% 31% Murder of a Cat Edie (Character) - 2014
      75% 55% Hello I Must Be Going Ruth (Character) $25.0K 2012
      20% 67% The Lucky One Ellie (Character) $60.4M 2012
      59% 74% Detachment Ms. Perkins (Character) $71.2K 2011
      23% 44% What's Your Number? Ava Darling (Character) $14.0M 2011
      70% 62% Paul Tara Walton (Character) $37.4M 2011
      5% 42% Waiting for Forever Miranda Twist (Character) $21.0K 2010
      9% 34% Little Fockers Dina Byrnes (Character) $148.4M 2010
      20% 46% The Lightkeepers Mrs. Bascom (Character) - 2009
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Side by Each Daisy/Dolores/Delilah (Character) - 2008
      66% 66% The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Greta (Character) $44.1M 2008
      46% 59% The Last Kiss Anna (Character) $11.6M 2006
      67% 47% Stolen Isabella Stewart Gardner (Character) $130.6K 2005
      87% 93% Howl's Moving Castle Madam Suliman (Voice) $4.7M 2004
      39% 58% Meet the Fockers Dina Byrnes (Character) $279.2M 2004
      No Score Yet 50% Back When We Were Grownups Rebecca Holmes Davitch (Character) - 2004
      37% 56% Sylvia Aurelia Plath (Character) $1.3M 2003
      No Score Yet 42% We Were the Mulvaneys Corinne Mulvaney (Character) - 2002
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Thomas Eakins: Scenes From Modern Life Narrator - 2002
      No Score Yet 75% Mark Twain Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (Voice) - 2001
      22% 44% The Invisible Circus Gail (Character) $55.4K 2001
      85% 79% Meet the Parents Dina Byrnes (Character) $166.2M 2000
      33% 38% The Love Letter Lillian MacFarquhar (Character) $8.3M 1999
      46% 34% Forces of Nature Virginia (Character) $52.9M 1999
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Cosas que olvidé recordar Mrs. Bradford (Character) - 1999
      11% 50% The Proposition Syril Danning (Character) $121.9K 1998
      66% 72% The X-Files Jana Cassidy (Character) $83.9M 1998
      36% 64% No Looking Back Claudia's Mom (Character) $221.8K 1998
      No Score Yet 33% Saint Maybe Bee Bedloe (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Farmhouse Irma Miller (Character) - 1998
      No Score Yet 71% Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Mrs. Murphy (Voice) - 1998
      60% 56% The Myth of Fingerprints Lena (Character) $541.1K 1997
      33% 42% Mad City Mrs. Banks (Character) $10.6M 1997
      No Score Yet 83% A Call to Remember Paula Tobias (Character) - 1997
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Homage Katherine Samuel (Character) - 1995
      47% 72% To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Beatrice (Character) $36.4M 1995
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Leave of Absence Elisa (Character) - 1994
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Getting Up and Going Home Lily (Character) - 1992
      93% 87% Husbands and Wives Rain's Mother (Character) $9.3M 1992
      No Score Yet 75% Cruel Doubt Bonnie Von Stein (Character) - 1992
      68% 71% The Prince of Tides Sally Wingo (Character) $72.0M 1991
      No Score Yet 44% Never Forget Jane Mermelstein (Character) - 1991
      No Score Yet 14% Judgment Emmeline Guitry (Character) - 1990
      82% 44% Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Grace Barron (Character) $5.0M 1990
      71% 57% Alice Dorothy (Character) $6.8M 1990
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Money, Power, Murder Jeannie (Character) - 1989
      59% 75% Another Woman Lydia (Character) $499.5K 1988
      71% 79% Brighton Beach Memoirs Kate (Character) $11.0M 1986
      No Score Yet 41% Guilty Conscience Louise Jamison (Character) - 1985
      No Score Yet 60% Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues Anne Sullivan (Character) - 1984
      No Score Yet 71% Man, Woman and Child Sheila Beckwith (Character) - 1983
      No Score Yet No Score Yet In Defense of Kids Ellen Wilcox (Character) - 1983
      No Score Yet 67% Inside the Third Reich Margarete Speer (Character) - 1982
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Too Far to Go Joan Barlow Maple (Character) - 1979
      95% 75% The Great Santini Lillian Meechum (Character) - 1979
      No Score Yet 26% Are You in the House Alone? Anne Osborne (Character) - 1978
      No Score Yet No Score Yet A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Eleanor Gehrig (Character) - 1978
      36% 30% Futureworld Tracy Ballard (Character) - 1976
      90% 43% Hearts of the West Miss Trout (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet 50% Anton Chekhov's The Seagull Unknown (Character) - 1975
      No Score Yet 17% F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles Zelda Fitzgerald (Character) - 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Sidekicks Prudy Jenkins (Character) - 1974
      40% 14% Lovin' Molly Molly Taylor (Character) - 1974
      68% 84% 1776 Martha Jefferson (Character) - 1972
      No Score Yet 20% To Kill a Clown Lily Frischer (Character) - 1972
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Cook's Garden Janey Rausch (Character) - 1971
      No Score Yet No Score Yet George M! Agnes Nolan Cohan (Character) - 1970

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 24% Ridley Jones Grandma Jones (Voice) 2021-2023
      74% 75% Will & Grace Marilyn Truman (Guest Star) 2018-2020
      90% 45% Patrick Melrose Nancy (Character) 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet American Experience Unknown (Voice) 2017
      No Score Yet 72% Odd Mom Out Jill's Mom (Guest Star) 2016
      68% No Score Yet Madoff Ruth (Character) 2016
      No Score Yet 10% The View Guest 2016
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2015
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2013
      67% 64% Up All Night Unknown (Guest Star) 2011-2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2010
      81% 88% Nurse Jackie Maureen Cooper (Guest Star) 2009
      67% No Score Yet HUFF Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt (Character) 2004-2006
      No Score Yet 88% Will & Grace Marilyn Truman (Guest Star) 2002-2006
      27% No Score Yet Presidio Med Dr. Harriet Lanning (Character) 2002-2003 2006
      No Score Yet 83% From the Earth to the Moon Narrator 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Unknown (Character) 1994
      82% 99% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1992
      90% No Score Yet St. Elsewhere Unknown (Guest Star) 1984
      No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Host 1982
      No Score Yet 87% M*A*S*H Carlye Breslin Walton (Guest Star) 1976
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Adam's Rib Amanda Bonner (Character) 1973
      84% 79% Columbo Janice Benedict (Guest Star) 1972
      No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1970