Acting is really only part of my life. I’m addicted to it.
Blythe Danner Quotes
It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.
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Birth: | 3rd February, 1943 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Actress |
Blythe Danner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is an American actress. She is known for her portrayal as Will Truman's mother, Marilyn, in the sitcom Will & Grace and for her role in the 2000 comedy hit Meet the Parents, and its sequels, Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. A graduate of Bard College, Danner's first roles included the 1967 musical Mata Hari, and the 1968 off-Broadway production, Summertree. She won a Best Supporting Actress Tony playing a free-spirited divorcee in Butterflies Are Free. In 2005, she was nominated for three Emmy Awards: for her work on Will & Grace, Huff and Back When We Were Grownups. In 2006, Danner was awarded an inaugural Katharine Hepburn Medal by Bryn Mawr College's Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center.
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