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Blythe Danner
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Blythe Danner

Known for Columbo · M*A*S*H · Will & Grace

Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.

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Born
Feb 3, 1943
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.

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Known For

TVColumbo
ColumboJanice Benedict · 1971
★ 8.1
TVM*A*S*H
M*A*S*HCarlye · 1972
★ 7.9
TVWill & Grace
Will & GraceMarilyn Truman · 1998
★ 6.9
TVMedium
MediumLouise Leaming · 2005
★ 7.5
TVSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1975
★ 6.9
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 2003
★ 5.6
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 2005
★ 6.9
TVSt. Elsewhere
St. ElsewherePaige Gerradeaux · 1982
★ 5.7

Filmography

Movies

George M!Agnes Nolan
1970
Dr. Cook's GardenJaney Rausch
1971
1776Martha Jefferson
1972
ScarecrowRachel Merton
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and BlackSelf and other assorted characters
1972
To Kill a ClownLily Frischer
1972
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesZelda Fitzgerald
1974
Lovin' MollyMolly Taylor
1974
SidekicksPrudy Jenkins
1974
Hearts of the WestMiss Trout
1975
The SeagullNina
1975
FutureworldTracy Ballard
1976
The Eccentricities of a NightingaleAlma Winemiller
1976
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterElizabeth Custer
1977
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryEleanor Gehrig
1978
Are You in the House Alone?Anne Osborne
1978
The Great SantiniLillian Meechum
1979
Too Far to GoJoan Barlow Maple
1979
You Can't Take it With YouAlice Sycamore
1979
In Defense of KidsEllen Wilcox
1983
Man, Woman and ChildSheila Beckwith
1983
HK
Helen Keller: The Miracle ContinuesAnne Sullivan
1984
Guilty ConscienceLouise Jamison
1985
Brighton Beach MemoirsKate
1986
Elizabeth Bishop: One ArtVoice of Elizabeth Bishop
1987
Another WomanLydia
1988
Money, Power, Murder.Jeannie
1989
AliceDorothy
1990
JudgmentEmmeline Guitry
1990
Mr. & Mrs. BridgeGrace Barron
1990
Never ForgetJane Mermelstein
1991
The Prince of TidesSally Wingo
1991
Getting Up and Going HomeLily Montgomery
1992
Husbands and WivesRain's mother
1992
Kiss, Kiss, DahlingsThe Daughter
1992
L
LincolnElizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)
1992
Tracey Ullman Takes on New YorkEleanor Levine
1993
Leave of AbsenceElisa
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllBianca Honicut
1994
HomageKatherine Samuel
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarBeatrice
1995
A Call to RememberPaula Tobias
1997
Mad CityMrs. Banks
1997
The Myth of FingerprintsLena
1997
Eye of the StormIrma
1998
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy MysteryMrs. Murphy (voice)
1998
No Looking BackClaudia's Mom
1998
Saint MaybeBee Bedloe
1998
The PropositionSyril Danning
1998
The X-FilesCassidy
1998
Forces of NatureVirginia
1999
The Love LetterLillian
1999
Things I Forgot to RememberMrs. Bradford
1999
Meet the ParentsDina Byrnes
2000
The Invisible CircusGail
2001
Mark TwainOlivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)
2002
We Were the MulvaneysCorinne Mulvaney
2002
SylviaAurelia Plath
2003
Back When We Were GrownupsRebecca Holmes Davitch
2004
Meet the FockersDina Byrnes
2004
The Last KissAnna
2006
Pretty/HandsomeBunny Fitzpayne
2008
SB
Side by EachDaisy/Delores/Delilah
2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Greta
2008
Beyond All BoundariesElsa Maxwell
2009
The LightkeepersMrs. Bascom
2009
Little FockersDina Byrnes
2010
Waiting for ForeverMiranda Twist
2010
DetachmentMs. Perkins
2011
PaulTara Walton
2011
What's Your Number?Ava Darling
2011
Hello I Must Be GoingRuth
2012
The Lucky OneNana
2012
Gilded LilysCaroline Lily
2013
Murder of a CatEdie Moisey
2014
I'll See You in My DreamsCarol Petersen
2015
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the FutureAline Saarinen (voice)
2016
TumbledownEllen Jespersen
2016
Halfway ThereJeanne Ross
2017
ST
Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the JetportNarrator
2017
Hearts Beat LoudMarianne Fisher
2018
The Mayo Clinic(voice)
2018
What They HadRuth
2018
Strange but TrueGail
2019
The ChaperoneMary O'Dell
2019
The Tomorrow ManRonnie
2019
Happiness for BeginnersGigi
2023
Focker-in-LawDina Byrnes
2026
Wildwood(voice)
2026
RM
RSC Meets USA: Working ShakespeareSelf
SP
Small PotatoesMimi

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
Hallmark Hall of FameElizabeth Custer · 1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameBee Bedloe · 1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameRebecca Holmes Davitch · 1 eps
1951
TodaySelf · 1 eps
1952
Tony AwardsSelf - Winner · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 3 eps
1956
ColumboJanice Benedict · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesNina · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesAlma Winemiller · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesSelf · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesNarrator · 1 eps
1971
M*A*S*HCarlye · 1 eps
1972
Adam's RibAmanda Bonner · 13 eps
1973
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
Inside the Third ReichMargarete Speer · 2 eps
1982
St. ElsewherePaige Gerradeaux · 1 eps
1982
T
Tattingers15 eps
1988
Tales from the CryptMargaret · 1 eps
1989
Cruel DoubtBonnie Von Stein · 2 eps
1992
Intimate PortraitSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1993
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllBianca Honicut · 2 eps
1994
Thomas JeffersonMartha Jefferson (voice) · 2 eps
1997
From the Earth to the MoonNarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1998
Will & GraceMarilyn Truman · 11 eps
1998
Good Day LiveSelf · 1 eps
2001
Mark TwainOlivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice) · 2 eps
2002
Presidio MedHarriet Lanning · 16 eps
2002
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 1 eps
2003
Working Shakespeare5 eps
2003
HuffIsabelle Huffstodt · 26 eps
2004
MediumLouise Leaming · 1 eps
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 1 eps
2005
Nurse JackieMaureen Cooper · 1 eps
2009
ProhibitionReader (voice) · 3 eps
2011
Up All NightAngie Chafin · 3 eps
2011
The SlapVirginia · 1 eps
2015
MadoffRuth Madoff · 4 eps
2016
American GodsDemeter / Caroline Wells · 2 eps
2017
American GodsDemeter · 1 eps
2017
The Great WarSelf (voice) · 3 eps
2017
Will & GraceMarilyn Truman · 4 eps
2017
Patrick MelroseNancy Valance · 2 eps
2018
P
Pretty/HandsomeBunny · 1 eps

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