Blythe Danner

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: February 3, 1943

A genteel blonde with a throaty voice who made her mark on the stage before concentrating on raising a family, Blythe Danner has often been called one of America's most underrated and underused actresses. After an upbringing on Philadelphia's Main Line, Danner spent part of 1961 as a foreign exchange student in Germany and was present when the Berlin Wall was erected. When she returned to the USA, she attended Bard College and spent a summer singing with a jazz group in Vermont. Following her graduation, Danner landed a job with the The…more

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Actor

Cruel Doubt
Bonnie Von Stein
Back When We Were Grownups
Rebecca Davitch
That Was the Year That Was
Presidio Med
Dr. Harriet Lanning
In Defense of Kids
Ellen Wilcox

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Career Milestones

2006
Co-starred in "The Last Kiss" directed by Tony Goldwyn and scripted by Paul Haggis
2006
Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for "Will & Grace"
2004
Reprised her role as Dina Byrnes for the comedy sequel "Meet the Fockers"
2004
Starred as Hank Azaria's mother in the Showtime drama "Huff"
2004
Starred in the TV movie "Back When We Were Grownups" (CBS); received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Mini Series or TV movie