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Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Acting

Born: February 3, 1943Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Known For
Filmography
Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law

Dina Byrnes

2026
Happiness for Beginners

Happiness for Beginners

Gigi

2023
Strange but True

Strange but True

Gail

2019
The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

Ronnie

2019
The Chaperone

The Chaperone

Mary O'Dell

2019
What They Had

What They Had

Ruth

2018
The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

(voice)

2018
Hearts Beat Loud

Hearts Beat Loud

Marianne Fisher

2018
Halfway There

Halfway There

Jeanne Ross

2017

Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport

Narrator

2017
The Great War

The Great War

Self (voice)

2017
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Aline Saarinen (voice)

2016
Tumbledown

Tumbledown

Ellen Jespersen

2016
I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

Carol Petersen

2015
Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat

Edie Moisey

2014
Gilded Lilys

Gilded Lilys

Caroline Lily

2013
Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

Ruth

2012
The Lucky One

The Lucky One

Nana

2012
What's Your Number?

What's Your Number?

Ava Darling

2011
Detachment

Detachment

Ms. Perkins

2011
Paul

Paul

Tara Walton

2011
Little Fockers

Little Fockers

Dina Byrnes

2010
Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever

Miranda Twist

2010
The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers

Mrs. Bascom

2009
Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries

Elsa Maxwell

2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Greta

2008

Side by Each

Daisy/Delores/Delilah

2008
The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss

Anna

2006
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

Dina Byrnes

2004
Back When We Were Grownups

Back When We Were Grownups

Rebecca Holmes Davitch

2004
Sylvia

Sylvia

Aurelia Plath

2003
We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys

Corinne Mulvaney

2002
Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)

2002
The Invisible Circus

The Invisible Circus

Gail

2001
Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents

Dina Byrnes

2000
Things I Forgot to Remember

Things I Forgot to Remember

Mrs. Bradford

1999
The Love Letter

The Love Letter

Lillian

1999
Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

Virginia

1999
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Mrs. Murphy (voice)

1998
Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe

Bee Bedloe

1998
The X-Files

The X-Files

Cassidy

1998
No Looking Back

No Looking Back

Claudia's Mom

1998
The Proposition

The Proposition

Syril Danning

1998
Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

Irma

1998
Mad City

Mad City

Mrs. Banks

1997
The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

Lena

1997

A Call to Remember

Paula Tobias

1997
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Beatrice

1995
Napoleon

Napoleon

Mother Dingo (voice)

1995
Homage

Homage

Katherine Samuel

1995
Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

Elisa

1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Bianca Honicut

1994

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

Eleanor Levine

1993

Lincoln

Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

1992
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

The Daughter

1992
Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

Rain's mother

1992
Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home

Lily Montgomery

1992
The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

Sally Wingo

1991
Never Forget

Never Forget

Jane Mermelstein

1991
Alice

Alice

Dorothy

1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Grace Barron

1990
Judgment

Judgment

Emmeline Guitry

1990
Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder.

Jeannie

1989
Another Woman

Another Woman

Lydia

1988
Elizabeth Bishop: One Art

Elizabeth Bishop: One Art

Voice of Elizabeth Bishop

1987
Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Kate

1986
Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience

Louise Jamison

1985

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Anne Sullivan

1984
In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids

Ellen Wilcox

1983
Man, Woman and Child

Man, Woman and Child

Sheila Beckwith

1983
The Great Santini

The Great Santini

Lillian Meechum

1979
You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

Alice Sycamore

1979
Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

Joan Barlow Maple

1979
Are You in the House Alone?

Are You in the House Alone?

Anne Osborne

1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Eleanor Gehrig

1978
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

Elizabeth Custer

1977
Futureworld

Futureworld

Tracy Ballard

1976
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

Alma Winemiller

1976
Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

Miss Trout

1975
The Seagull

The Seagull

Nina

1975
Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly

Molly Taylor

1974
Sidekicks

Sidekicks

Prudy Jenkins

1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

Zelda Fitzgerald

1974
1776

1776

Martha Jefferson

1972
To Kill a Clown

To Kill a Clown

Lily Frischer

1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Self and other assorted characters

1972
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

Rachel Merton

1972
Dr. Cook's Garden

Dr. Cook's Garden

Janey Rausch

1971
George M!

George M!

Agnes Nolan

1970
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