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Glenne Headly
Highest Rated: 100% Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
Lowest Rated: 3% Getting Even With Dad (1994)
Birthday: Mar 13, 1955
Birthplace: New London, Connecticut, USA
A versatile presence in features and television since the late 1980s, actress Glenne Headly moved from broad comedies like "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1989) to action epics like "Dick Tracy" (1990) and character-driven fare like "Mortal Thoughts" (1992) with effortless believability that netted her two Emmy nominations over the course of a multi-decade career on screen. An acclaimed stage actress in Chicago, she won praise and awards for her work on and off-Broadway before segueing into movies and television, with her big break coming in 1989 and 1990 with "Scoundrels," "Dick Tracy" and an Emmy nod for "Lonesome Dove" (CBS, 1989). Headly was best used in sympathetic character parts, where her soft voice and expressive features drew audiences' attention in projects like "Bastard Out of Carolina" (Showtime, 1996) and "On Golden Pond" (CBS, 2001). The birth of her son in 1997 slowed her output somewhat, but she remained a reliable presence in independent films and television, co-starring in films such as "The Namesake" (2006) and "Don Jon" (2013) and series such as the Nathan Lane sitcom "Encore! Encore!" (NBC 1998-99), which preserved her status as one of the most dependable character talents in the business. Glenne Headly died on June 8, 2017. She was 63.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 51% | Making Babies | Bird (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 4% | 12% | Just Getting Started | Marguerite (Character) | $5.5M | 2017 |
| 16% | 21% | The Circle | Bonnie (Character) | $20.5M | 2017 |
| 56% | 54% | Strange Weather | Mary Lou Healy (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Merry Xmas | Sarah (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 67% | 40% | Dial a Prayer | Mary (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 80% | 58% | Don Jon | Angela (Character) | $24.5M | 2013 |
| 62% | 47% | The Joneses | Summer (Character) | $1.5M | 2009 |
| 80% | 69% | Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Mrs. Howard (Character) | $17.7M | 2008 |
| 23% | 13% | Raising Flagg | Anne Marie Purdy (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comeback Season | Deborah Pearce (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 85% | 79% | The Namesake | Lydia (Character) | $13.6M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Moguls | Helen Tatelbaum (Character) | $15.1K | 2005 |
| 29% | 60% | Around the Bend | Katrina (Character) | $193.6K | 2004 |
| 35% | 71% | Eulogy | Samantha (Character) | $70.5K | 2004 |
| 14% | 35% | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Karen (Character) | $29.3M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | Women vs. Men | Brita (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 36% | 69% | Bartleby | Vivian (Character) | $141.4K | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | A Girl Thing | Helen McCormack (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 10% | 35% | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Gloria (Character) | $32.3M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 46% | The Sandy Bottom Orchestra | Ingrid Green (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 68% | 48% | Timecode | Therapist (Character) | $945.0K | 2000 |
| 25% | 31% | Breakfast of Champions | Francine Pefko (Character) | $175.4K | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | My Own Country | Vickie Talley (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 66% | 72% | The X-Files | Barmaid (uncredited) (Character) | $83.9M | 1998 |
| 65% | 41% | Babe: Pig in the City | Zootie (Voice) | $18.3M | 1998 |
| 83% | 71% | Winchell | Dallas Wayne (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Pronto | Joyce Patton (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 60% | 54% | 2 Days in the Valley | Susan Parish (Character) | $11.1M | 1996 |
| 30% | 47% | Sgt. Bilko | Rita Robbins (Character) | $30.1M | 1996 |
| 100% | 84% | Bastard Out of Carolina | Aunt Ruth (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 75% | 84% | Mr. Holland's Opus | Iris Holland (Character) | $82.6M | 1995 |
| 3% | 25% | Getting Even With Dad | Detective Theresa Walsh (Character) | $18.1M | 1994 |
| 100% | 88% | And the Band Played On | Dr. Mary Guinan (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 69% | Ordinary Magic | Charlotte (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Hotel Room | Darlene (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Grand Isle | Adele Ratignolle (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 56% | 36% | Mortal Thoughts | Joyce Urbanski (Character) | $17.8M | 1991 |
| 61% | 53% | Dick Tracy | Tess Trueheart (Character) | $103.7M | 1990 |
| 100% | 71% | Paperhouse | Kate Madden (Character) | $6.7K | 1988 |
| 89% | 84% | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Janet Colgate (Character) | $40.9M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | Stars and Bars | Cora Gage (Character) | $14.9K | 1988 |
| 46% | 28% | Nadine | Renée Lomax (Character) | $5.7M | 1987 |
| 56% | 35% | Making Mr. Right | Trish (Character) | $444.8K | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | Seize the Day | Olive (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 86% | 75% | Eleni | Joan (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 63% | 78% | Fandango | Trelis (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 33% | 40% | Doctor Detroit | Miss Debbylike (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | 83% | Future Man | Diane (Character) | 2017 |
| 94% | 93% | The Night Of | Alison Crowe (Character) | 2016 |
| 81% | 82% | The League | Gloria (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 93% | 90% | Parks and Recreation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 89% | 94% | Psych | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 84% | 73% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 89% | 89% | Monk | Karen Stottlemeyer (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | The Guardian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Rugrats | Dr. Cathy (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| 33% | No Score Yet | Encore! Encore! | Unknown (Character) | 1998-1999 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
| 95% | 94% | Frasier | Gretchen (Guest Voice) | 1995 |
| 98% | 92% | Lonesome Dove | Elmira Boot Johnson (Character) | 1989 |