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Blythe Danner

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Blythe Danner

Born February 3, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA81 films

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

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Filmography

81 films as actor
  1. TBASmall PotatoesMimi
  2. 2026Focker-in-LawDina Byrnes
  3. 2026Wildwood(voice)
  4. 2023Happiness for BeginnersGigi
  5. 2019Strange but TrueGail
  6. 2019The Tomorrow ManRonnie
  7. 2019The ChaperoneMary O'Dell
  8. 2018What They HadRuth
  9. 2018Hearts Beat LoudMarianne Fisher
  10. 2017Halfway ThereJeanne Ross
  11. 2016TumbledownEllen Jespersen
  12. 2015I'll See You in My DreamsCarol Petersen
  13. 2014Murder of a CatEdie Moisey
  14. 2013Gilded LilysCaroline Lily
  15. 2012Hello I Must Be GoingRuth
  16. 2012The Lucky OneNana
  17. 2011What's Your Number?Ava Darling
  18. 2011DetachmentMs. Perkins
  19. 2011PaulTara Walton
  20. 2010Little FockersDina Byrnes
  21. 2010Waiting for ForeverMiranda Twist
  22. 2009The LightkeepersMrs. Bascom
  23. 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Greta
  24. 2008Side by EachDaisy/Delores/Delilah
  25. 2006The Last KissAnna
  26. 2004Meet the FockersDina Byrnes
  27. 2004Back When We Were GrownupsRebecca Holmes Davitch
  28. 2003SylviaAurelia Plath
  29. 2002We Were the MulvaneysCorinne Mulvaney
  30. 2001The Invisible CircusGail
  31. 2000Meet the ParentsDina Byrnes
  32. 1999Things I Forgot to RememberMrs. Bradford
  33. 1999The Love LetterLillian
  34. 1999Forces of NatureVirginia
  35. 1998Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy MysteryMrs. Murphy (voice)
  36. 1998Saint MaybeBee Bedloe
  37. 1998The X-FilesCassidy
  38. 1998No Looking BackClaudia's Mom
  39. 1998The PropositionSyril Danning
  40. 1998Eye of the StormIrma
  41. 1997Mad CityMrs. Banks
  42. 1997The Myth of FingerprintsLena
  43. 1997A Call to RememberPaula Tobias
  44. 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarBeatrice
  45. 1995HomageKatherine Samuel
  46. 1994Leave of AbsenceElisa
  47. 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllBianca Honicut
  48. 1993Tracey Ullman Takes on New YorkEleanor Levine
  49. 1992Kiss, Kiss, DahlingsThe Daughter
  50. 1992Husbands and WivesRain's mother
  51. 1992Getting Up and Going HomeLily Montgomery
  52. 1991The Prince of TidesSally Wingo
  53. 1991Never ForgetJane Mermelstein
  54. 1990AliceDorothy
  55. 1990Mr. & Mrs. BridgeGrace Barron
  56. 1990JudgmentEmmeline Guitry
  57. 1989Money, Power, Murder.Jeannie
  58. 1988Another WomanLydia
  59. 1986Brighton Beach MemoirsKate
  60. 1985Guilty ConscienceLouise Jamison
  61. 1984Helen Keller: The Miracle ContinuesAnne Sullivan
  62. 1983In Defense of KidsEllen Wilcox
  63. 1983Man, Woman and ChildSheila Beckwith
  64. 1979The Great SantiniLillian Meechum
  65. 1979You Can't Take it With YouAlice Sycamore
  66. 1979Too Far to GoJoan Barlow Maple
  67. 1978Are You in the House Alone?Anne Osborne
  68. 1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryEleanor Gehrig
  69. 1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterElizabeth Custer
  70. 1976FutureworldTracy Ballard
  71. 1976The Eccentricities of a NightingaleAlma Winemiller
  72. 1975Hearts of the WestMiss Trout
  73. 1975The SeagullNina
  74. 1974Lovin' MollyMolly Taylor
  75. 1974SidekicksPrudy Jenkins
  76. 1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesZelda Fitzgerald
  77. 19721776Martha Jefferson
  78. 1972To Kill a ClownLily Frischer
  79. 1972ScarecrowRachel Merton
  80. 1971Dr. Cook's GardenJaney Rausch
  81. 1970George M!Agnes Nolan