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Tyne Daly

Highest Rated: 100% A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold (2018)

Lowest Rated: 10% Basmati Blues (2017)

Birthday: Feb 21, 1946

Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

After more than two decades as a journeyman player on stage and screen, Tyne Daly found television stardom as the no-nonsense, commonsensical Mary Beth Lacey, partner of Chris Cagney, on the police series "Cagney & Lacey" (CBS 1982-88). The daughter of actors James Daly and Hope Newell, Ellen Tyne Daly was the second of four children. Raised in Westchester County, New York, she began her acting career appearing in summer stock productions with her family and earned her Equity card at age 15 after being cast in the title role of "Jenny Kissed Me." Fate dealt her a blow, however, when a prominent agent dismissed her performance in favor of one of his proteges, relegating Daly to a supporting role. Daly went on to train at Manhattan's American Musical and Dramatic Academy, finding a mentor in teacher Philip Burton. In 1966, she debuted on Broadway in a revival of "The Butter and Egg Man" and went on to land small roles in films and TV. By the mid-1970s, Daly's career was on the upswing. She earned great notices for her supporting turns as Jack Lemmon's daughter in the Americanized remake of "The Entertainer" (NBC, 1976) and picked up her first Emmy nomination for the marital abuse drama "Intimate Strangers" (ABC, 1977). Daly landed the pivotal role of the first female partner to Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry Callahan in "The Enforcer" (1976), but television proved to be where she made her mark. "Cagney and Lacey" had a long gestation period. Conceived in the mid-70s, it was produced as a TV-movie in 1981 with Loretta Swit as Cagney and Daly as Lacey. CBS decided to pick up the series option for the following year. With Swit tied to "M*A*S*H" (CBS 1972-83), Meg Foster stepped into the role of Cagney. CBS dumped Foster from the role after the first season, citing her similar coloring to Daly, as well as the perception of some that the two women were too tough and hard-edged. Sharon Gless joined Daly as the new Cagney in 1982 and the two gelled instantly, their screen chemistry softening the relationship. Over the course of the series' run, Daly won four Emmy Awards, an unprecedented achievement for a dramatic actress. When "Cagney & Lacey" faded in 1988, Daly chose to risk her reputation by headlining a stage revival of "Gypsy," the musical that starred Ethel Merman on Broadway and Rosalind Russell on the screen. In November 1988, she premiered on Broadway and won that season's Tony Award as Lead Actress in a Musical. Not satisfied with her offers for starring roles in series, Daly chose to divide her attentions between the stage and screen. When Daly finally opted to return to weekly series work, she accepted the supporting role of Alice Henderson, a strong-willed Quaker running a mission school, on "Christy" (CBS, 1994-95), a part that brought her a fifth Emmy Award, making her the most honored primetime dramatic actress in the history of the award. She also agreed to reunite with Sharon Gless on several "Cagney & Lacey" TV-movies in which Mary Beth, now retired, is brought back into police service by her former partner. The first of what would become three such revivals decidedly won its Sunday night time period in November 1994. Having lost the chance to do "Gypsy" on TV (to Bette Midler), she displayed her musical talents as Mrs. Peterson in the 1995 ABC remake of "Bye Bye Birdie." She continued to lend her considerable talents to telefilms like "The Perfect Mother" (CBS, 1997), make guest appearances on sitcoms and accept the occasional feature role. Once again, Daly confounded conventional wisdom by letting her hair turn gray, allowing herself an age-appropriate figure and accepting the role of the title character's social worker mother in the hit drama "Judging Amy" (CBS 1999-2005). As Maxine, the plain-speaking actress portrayed a forthright, sometimes overbearing woman with strong opinions and a deep concern for her family. During the series' first four seasons, Daly earned four Emmy nominations as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her work (bringing her career tally to 14 nominations) and she took home the trophy in 2003 (her sixth overall). After the series came to a close, Daly co-starred in the TV movie "Georgia O'Keeffe" (HBO 2009) and made occasional guest appearances on TV series, but mostly concentrated on her stage work, including starring roles in two Terrence McNally plays, "Master Class" and "Mothers and Sons," and a supporting role in the musical "It Shoulda Been You." On the big screen, Daly appeared in Michael Showalter's indie comedy-drama "Hello, My Name Is Doris" (2015) opposite Sally Field and had a supporting role in superhero blockbuster "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017).

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Highest rated movies

100% 64% A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
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100% 56% A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While
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92% 87% Spider-Man: Homecoming Watchlist 90% 100% Every Act of Life Watchlist 89% 78% The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Watchlist 89% 81% Looking: The Movie Watchlist 86% 76% Hello, My Name Is Doris Watchlist
69% 59% The Enforcer
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55% 74% Zoot Suit
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44% 47% Telefon
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Filmography

Movies

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No Score Yet No Score Yet A Bread Factory, Part Two Dorothea (Character) - 2018
89% 78% The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Lady (Segment "The Mortal Remains") (Character) - 2018
90% 100% Every Act of Life Self - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Bread Factory, Part One Dorothea (Character) - 2018
100% 64% A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold Unknown (Character) - 2018
100% 56% A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While Unknown (Character) - 2018
10% 48% Basmati Blues Evelyn (Character) - 2017
92% 87% Spider-Man: Homecoming Anne Marie Hoag (Character) $334.4M 2017
89% 81% Looking: The Movie Unknown (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet She's the Best Thing In It Self - 2015
86% 76% Hello, My Name Is Doris Roz (Character) $14.4M 2015
No Score Yet 42% Georgia O'Keeffe Mabel Dodge Stern (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 68% Undercover Christmas Anne Cunningham (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 58% The Wedding Dress Joan Delano (Character) - 2001
24% 71% The Simian Line Arnita (Character) $18.6K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Piece of Eden Aunt Aurelia (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 40% Absence of the Good Dr. Marcia Lyons (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 88% The Autumn Heart Ann (Character) $11.5K 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Secrets Shelley (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Execution of Justice Goldie Judge (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 36% Vig Ellen (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tricks Sarah (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Perfect Mother Elanie Podaras (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Student Affair Unknown (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lay of the Land Dr. Guttmacher (Character) $4.1K 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions Mary Beth Lacey (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Mary Beth Lacey (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 40% Bye Bye Birdie Mae Peterson (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Mary Beth Lacey (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cagney & Lacey: The Return Mary Beth Lacey (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Janek: The Forget-Me-Not Murders Dr. Archer (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Columbo: Undercover Dorothea McNally (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scattered Dreams: The Kathryn Messenger Story Kathryn Messenger (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Columbo: A Bird in the Hand Dolores (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last to Go Mary Ellen (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 67% Face of a Stranger Dollie Madison (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stuck With Each Other Sylvia Cass (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kids Like These Joanna Goodman (Character) - 1987
20% 45% The Aviator Evelyn Stiller (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 26% Movers and Shakers Nancy Derman (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Destination Nicaragua Narrator - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Your Place or Mine Karen (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cagney & Lacey Det. Mary Beth Lacey (Character) - 1981
55% 74% Zoot Suit Alice Bloomfield (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Women's Room Adele (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Better Late Than Never Ms. Davis (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Speedtrap Niffty Nolan (Character) - 1978
44% 47% Telefon Dorothy Putterman (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Intimate Strangers Karen Renshaw (Character) - 1977
69% 59% The Enforcer Insp. Kate Moore (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Entertainer Jean (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Haunting of Penthouse D Laurie (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry Nancy Hockworth (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Life for a Life Ellen Hamilton (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Who Could Talk to Kids Susie Datweiler (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adulteress Inez Steiner (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heat of Anger Jean Carson (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 38% In Search of America Anne (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Howling in the Woods Sally Bixton (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 16% Angel Unchained Merilee (Character) - 1970
38% 52% John and Mary Hilary (Character) - 1969

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No Score Yet 83% Mom Barbara (Guest Star) 2021
No Score Yet 79% Madam Secretary Senator Amy Ross (Guest Star) 2019
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Carolyn Shepherd (Guest Star) 2009 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murphy Brown Phyllis (Character) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2014 2017
85% 90% Modern Family Mrs. Plank (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2014
88% 95% Burn Notice Tina (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Maxine Gray (Character) 1999-2005
33% No Score Yet The Magnificent Seven Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Veronica's Closet Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Your Love Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
82% No Score Yet Christy Alice Henderson (Character) 1994-1995
No Score Yet 73% The Nanny Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 81% Columbo Dolores (Guest Star) 1992 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ray Bradbury Theater Cora Gibbs (Character) 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Mimsy Borogroves (Guest Star) 1991
78% No Score Yet The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cagney & Lacey Det. Mary Beth Lacey (Character) 1982-1988
No Score Yet 95% Magnum, P.I. Kate Sullivan (Guest Star) 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rookies Unknown (Guest Star) 1973-1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wide World Mystery Unknown (Character) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco Mrs. Carlino (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Dolores Abernathy (Guest Star) 1969 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Longstreet Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judd for the Defense Unknown (Guest Star) 1969