Blythe Danner

Profile

Blythe Danner

Acting

Born 1943-02-03

2

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

133 credits across movies and TV

Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

2004 · Dina Byrnes

Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents

2000 · Dina Byrnes

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008 · Greta

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

1999 · Virginia

The X-Files

The X-Files

1998 · Cassidy

Futureworld

Futureworld

1976 · Tracy Ballard

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991 · Sally Wingo

The Great Santini

The Great Santini

1979 · Lillian Meechum

The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss

2006 · Anna

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988 · Lydia

The Love Letter

The Love Letter

1999 · Lillian

Alice

Alice

1990 · Dorothy

Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport

Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport

2017 · Narrator

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986 · Kate

Mad City

Mad City

1997 · Mrs. Banks

What's Your Number?

What's Your Number?

2011 · Ava Darling

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993 · Eleanor Levine

Paul

Paul

2011 · Tara Walton

Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience

1985 · Louise Jamison

Little Fockers

Little Fockers

2010 · Dina Byrnes

The Invisible Circus

The Invisible Circus

2001 · Gail

The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers

2009 · Mrs. Bascom

Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever

2010 · Miranda Twist

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

1975 · Miss Trout

Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

2012 · Ruth

Detachment

Detachment

2011 · Ms. Perkins

Are You in the House Alone?

Are You in the House Alone?

1978 · Anne Osborne

Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe

1998 · Bee Bedloe

No Looking Back

No Looking Back

1998 · Claudia's Mom

The Lucky One

The Lucky One

2012 · Nana

The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

1997 · Lena

Back When We Were Grownups

Back When We Were Grownups

2004 · Rebecca Holmes Davitch

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984 · Anne Sullivan

Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

1979 · Joan Barlow Maple

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990 · Grace Barron

Never Forget

Never Forget

1991 · Jane Mermelstein

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

2002 · Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)

Happiness for Beginners

Happiness for Beginners

2023 · Gigi

Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder.

1989 · Jeannie

Man, Woman and Child

Man, Woman and Child

1983 · Sheila Beckwith

Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly

1974 · Molly Taylor

Tumbledown

Tumbledown

2016 · Ellen Jespersen

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

1978 · Eleanor Gehrig

To Kill a Clown

To Kill a Clown

1972 · Lily Frischer

A Call to Remember

A Call to Remember

1997 · Paula Tobias

We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002 · Corinne Mulvaney

Dr. Cook's Garden

Dr. Cook's Garden

1971 · Janey Rausch

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

1974 · Prudy Jenkins

Things I Forgot to Remember

Things I Forgot to Remember

1999 · Mrs. Bradford

Side by Each

Side by Each

2008 · Daisy/Delores/Delilah

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994 · Bianca Honicut

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

1976 · Alma Winemiller

Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat

2014 · Edie Moisey

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

1992 · The Daughter

Homage

Homage

1995 · Katherine Samuel

Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home

1992 · Lily Montgomery

The Proposition

The Proposition

1998 · Syril Danning

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015 · Carol Petersen

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

1979 · Alice Sycamore

Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

1992 · Rain's mother

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977 · Elizabeth Custer

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992 · Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

1776

1776

1972 · Martha Jefferson

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1972 · Rachel Merton

Sylvia

Sylvia

2003 · Aurelia Plath

Judgment

Judgment

1990 · Emmeline Guitry

Gilded Lilys

Gilded Lilys

2013 · Caroline Lily

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

1974 · Zelda Fitzgerald

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

2016 · Aline Saarinen (voice)

Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

1994 · Elisa

What They Had

What They Had

2018 · Ruth

In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids

1983 · Ellen Wilcox

Hearts Beat Loud

Hearts Beat Loud

2018 · Marianne Fisher

Strange but True

Strange but True

2019 · Gail

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

2019 · Mary O'Dell

Halfway There

Halfway There

2017 · Jeanne Ross

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

1998 · Mrs. Murphy (voice)

George M!

George M!

1970 · Agnes Nolan

The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

2019 · Ronnie

Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries

2009 · Elsa Maxwell

Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

1998 · Irma

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995 · Beatrice

Napoleon

Napoleon

1995 · Mother Dingo (voice)

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972 · Self and other assorted characters

The Seagull

The Seagull

1975 · Nina

Elizabeth Bishop: One Art

Elizabeth Bishop: One Art

1987 · Voice of Elizabeth Bishop

The Great War

The Great War

2017 · Self (voice)

Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law

2026 · Dina Byrnes

The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic

2018 · (voice)

Small Potatoes

Small Potatoes

Mimi

Presidio Med

Presidio Med

2002 · Dr. Harriet Lanning

Medium

Medium

2005 · Louise Leaming

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982 · Paige Gerradeaux

Columbo

Columbo

1971 · Janice Benedict

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

1972 · Carlye

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

Today

Today

1952 · Self

Huff

Huff

2004 · Isabelle Huffstodt

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Margaret

American Gods

American Gods

2017 · Demeter / Caroline Wells

American Gods

American Gods

2017 · Demeter

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998 · Marilyn Truman

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Elizabeth Custer

Pretty/Handsome

Pretty/Handsome

Bunny

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1973 · Amanda Bonner

Tattingers

Tattingers

1988

Good Day Live

Good Day Live

2001 · Self

Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose

2018 · Nancy Valance

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

1997 · Martha Jefferson

Up All Night

Up All Night

2011 · Angie Chafin

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 · Self

The Slap

The Slap

2015 · Virginia

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

1998 · Narrator (voice)

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

2002 · Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice)

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Madoff

Madoff

2016 · Ruth Madoff

Cruel Doubt

Cruel Doubt

1992 · Bonnie Von Stein

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Bee Bedloe

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Rebecca Holmes Davitch

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

2017 · Marilyn Truman

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994 · Bianca Honicut

Prohibition

Prohibition

2011 · Reader (voice)

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Nina

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Alma Winemiller

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Narrator

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

Working Shakespeare

Working Shakespeare

2003

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

1982 · Margarete Speer

Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie

2009 · Maureen Cooper

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Winner

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Nominee