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Beth Henley

Actor / Playwright / Writer | * 05/08/1952 (71) | Jackson, Mississippi (United States of America (USA))
Elizabeth Becker Henley (born May 8, 1952) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Her play Crimes of the Heart won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play, and a nomination for a Tony Award. Her screenplay for Crimes of the Heart was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide. ...

Crimes of the Heart

PG-13

1986 | 3.2/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Drama
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A girl from Yazoo City, Mississippi pins all her hopes on winning the local beauty pageant. ...

Miss Firecracker

PG

1989 | 2.8/5 | 1h 42min
Comedy
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A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show. ...

True Stories

PG

1986 | 3.4/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy, Music
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In 1941 America Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from ac ...

Swing Shift

PG

1984 | 3.0/5 | 1h 40min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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Awards & Nominations for Beth Henley

Pulitzer Prize for Drama Oppenheimer Award Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Beth Henley as Actress(1)

as Bible Pusher1984 Swing Shift

Movies with Beth Henley as Crew(5)

Writing/Screenplay1989 Miss Firecracker
Writing/Writer1986 True Stories
Writing/Screenplay1986 Crimes of the Heart
Writing/Theatre Play1986 Crimes of the Heart
Writing/Writer1986 Nobody's Fool

Full Name: Beth Henley
Born: Thursday, 05/08 1952 (May) in Jackson, Mississippi (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 71 years + 353 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Southern Methodist University, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Murrah High School
Employer: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Beth Henley frequently works together with these people:
David Byrne (4x, Actor)
Stephen Tobolowsky (3x, Actor)
Holly Hunter (2x, Actress)
Christine Lahti (2x, Actress)
Chris Frantz (2x, Actor)
Jerry Harrison (2x, Actor)
Belita Moreno (2x, Actress)
Charles Mulvehill (2x, Crew)
Evelyn Purcell (2x, Crew)
Adelle Lutz (1x, Actress)
Caroline Biggerstaff (1x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:797949, Added: 11/07/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024