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Carlin Glynn

Actress | * 02/19/1940 († 83, 07/13/2023) | Cleveland, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Carlin Elizabeth Glynn (February 19, 1940 – July 13, 2023) was an American singer and actress. Most notable for her work as a theater performer, she is best known for her Tony Award-winning performance, as Mona Stangley, in the original 1978 production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She is also known for her roles in John Hughes' Sixteen Candles (1984) and Peter Masterson's The Trip to Bountiful (1985), which is based on the play of the same name, by Horton Foote. Glynn was the mother of actress Mary Stuart Masterson. ()
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Carlin Glynn(born February 19, 1940) is an American singer and retired Tony Award-winning actress.She was married to writer/director/actor Peter Masterson in 1960 until his death in 2018. They have 3 children: actress Mary Stuart Masterson, cinematographer Peter Masterson Jr., and former actress Alexandra 'Lexie' Masterson.She's best known for her roles as Mae Barber inThree Days of the Condor(1975), Brenda Baker - mother toMolly Ringwald's character inSixteen Candles(1984), Jessie Mae inThe Trip to Bountiful(1985) (directed by her husband), First Lady Meg Tresch alongside George C. Scott's character President Samuel Tresch on FOX's TV series Mr. President, and Lady Bird Johnson on the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie.Her other film credits include roles inResurrection(1980),Continental Divide (1981), The Escape Artist(1982),Gardens of Stone(1987) (where her husband and daughter also had roles),Blood Red(1989),Night Game (1989), Convicts (1991), Judy Berlin(1999), andWhiskey School(2005).A life member ofThe Actors Studio,she made her belated butTony Award-winning Broadwaydebut - as 1979'sOutstanding Featured Actress in a Musical- portraying "Mona Stangley" in the original production ofThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical comedy adapted by her husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson, from a non-fiction article published inPlayboy, in collaboration with the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriterCarol Hall, and developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Carlin Glynn

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Carlin Glynn as Actress(17)

as Judge2006 The Exonerated
as Pamela Evans2005 Whiskey School
as Waitress2003 Lost Junction
as Sally Blackwell2002 West of Here
as Maddie1999 Judy Berlin
as Arlene1994 Blessing
as Margaret DeGeorgio1992 Day-O
as Asa1991 Convicts
as Alma1989 Night Game
as Miss Jeffreys1989 Blood Red
as Mrs. Feld1987 Gardens of Stone
as Jessie Mae1985 The Trip to Bountiful
as Brenda Baker1984 Sixteen Candles
as Treasurer's Secretary1982 The Escape Artist
as Sylvia1981 Continental Divide
as Suzy Kroll1980 Resurrection
as Mae Barber (as Carlin Gylnn)1975 Three Days of the Condor

TV Shows/Series with Carlin Glynn as Actress(3)

as Lady Bird Johnson1991 A Woman Named Jackie
as First Lady Meg Tresch1987 Mr. President

Full Name: Carlin Glynn
Born: Monday, 02/19 1940 (February) in Cleveland, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 07/13 2023 (July) in New York City (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Lamar High School
Spouses (current/former): Peter Masterson
Children: Mary Stuart Masterson, Alexandra Masterson
Other names for Carlin Glynn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carlin Gylnn"
Carlin Glynn frequently works together with these people:
Peter Masterson (7x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (4x, Crew)
Catrina Ganey (4x, Actress)
Paul Zehrer (4x, Crew)
Mary Stuart Masterson (3x, Actress)
Kevin Cooney (3x, Actor)
George R. Sheffey (3x, Actor)
Richard Bradford (3x, Actor)
Horton Foote (3x, Crew)
Gary Swanson (3x, Actor)
Eric Mendelsohn (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1065079, Added: 12/04/2018, Last updated: 03/20/2024