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Glenne Headly

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.

Highest rated movies

100% Bastard Out of Carolina
100% And the Band Played On
100% Paperhouse
89% Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
86% Eleni
85% The Namesake
83% Winchell
80% Don Jon

Photos

WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN, Glenne Headly, Danny DeVito, 2001 DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, from left: Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Steve Martin, 1988, (c) Orion Psych, Glenne Headly, 'Autopsy Turvy', Season 6, Ep. #14, 03/28/2012, ©USA Psych, Glenne Headly (L), Corbin Bernsen (R), 'Autopsy Turvy', Season 6, Ep. #14, 03/28/2012, ©USA DICK TRACY, Glenne Headly, Charlie Korsmo, Warren Beatty, 1990 DICK TRACY, Warren Beatty, Glenne Headly, 1990 MORTAL THOUGHTS, from left: Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, 1991. ©Columbia Pictures DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, from left: Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Steve Martin, 1988. © Orion MAKING MR. RIGHT, Ann Magnuson, John Malkovich, Glenne Headly, 1987, (c) Orion MORTAL THOUGHTS, Bruce Willis, Glenne Headly, 1991 DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Steve Martin, 1988 GETTING EVEN WITH DAD, Ted Danson, Macaulay Culkin, Glenne Headly, 1994, (c)MGM DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Glenne Headly, 1988. ©Orion Pictures STARS AND BARS, Glenne Headly, 1988, ©Columbia Pictures DIRTY ROTTON SCOUNDRELS, from left: Glenne Headly, Steve Martin, 1988, © Orion 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY, Glenne Headly, 1996, (c)MGM MORTAL THOUGHTS, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Glenne Headly, in car, 1991 CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, Lindsay Lohan, Glenne Headly, 2004, (c) Buena Vista EULOGY, Piper Laurie, Glenne Headly, Zooey Deschanel, 2004, (c) Lions Gate DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Glenne Headly, Michael Caine, 1988, explaing to the innocent
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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
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man vs Woman 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% 77% 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 81% 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