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Blythe Danner

Acting Born Feb 3, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 136 credits

Biography

Blythe Katherine Danner, born February 3, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is an American actress. She has been credited in 129 film and television productions, as recorded by The Movie Database. Danner is identified as female and is also known by the name Blythe Katherine Danner. In addition to her own acting career, she is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. As of the source, she is 83 years old. Her professional profile lists acting as her primary occupation. The entry categorizes her work under acting and provides a gender designation of female.

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Career

Career overview

Blythe Katherine Danner, born on February 3, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American actress. Identified in the entertainment database as a female performer, she has amassed a substantial body of work, with 129 credited appearances across movies and television series. Her career is defined by a consistent presence on screen, reflecting a long‑standing commitment to the craft of acting. Danner is recognized primarily for her work in front of the camera, and her professional profile lists acting as her principal occupation.

Beyond her own achievements, Danner is the mother of two notable figures in the industry: actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. Her familial connections underscore a legacy that extends into the next generation of film and television talent. Through both her personal and professional contributions, Blythe Danner remains a recognized name within American entertainment.

The Movie Database (TMDB) lists Blythe Danner under the name Blythe Katherine Danner and records her gender as female. Her profile includes a summary of her personal information, confirming her birth date and place, and categorizes her primary professional activity as acting. The database attributes 129 credits to her name, encompassing a range of performances that illustrate her sustained involvement in the industry. This extensive listing underscores her status as a veteran performer whose work continues to be accessible to audiences and researchers alike.

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Career timeline

WildwoodFocker-In-Law
Happiness for Beginners
Strange but TrueThe ChaperoneThe Tomorrow Man
Patrick MelroseHearts Beat LoudWhat They HadThe Mayo Clinic
American GodsAmerican GodsWill & GraceHalfway ThereThe Great War
MadoffTumbledownEero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
The SlapI'll See You in My Dreams
Murder of a Cat
Gilded Lilys
The Lucky OneHello I Must Be Going
DetachmentPaulUp All NightWhat's Your Number?Prohibition
Little FockersWaiting for Forever
Nurse JackieBeyond All BoundariesThe Lightkeepers
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Side by Each
The Last Kiss
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonMedium
Meet the FockersHuffBack When We Were Grownups
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowWorking ShakespeareSylvia
Presidio MedWe Were the MulvaneysMark TwainMark Twain
Good Day LiveThe Invisible Circus
Meet the Parents
Forces of NatureThings I Forgot to RememberThe Love Letter
Will & GraceFrom the Earth to the MoonThe X-FilesNo Looking BackEye of the Storm
The Myth of FingerprintsMad CityA Call to RememberThomas Jefferson
NapoleonTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarHomage
Leave of AbsenceOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Intimate PortraitTracey Ullman Takes on New York
Kiss, Kiss, DahlingsHusbands and WivesCruel DoubtLincolnGetting Up and Going Home
The Prince of TidesNever Forget
Mr. & Mrs. BridgeAliceJudgment

Full filmography

  • Wildwood (2026) as (voice)
  • Focker-In-Law (2026) as Dina Byrnes
  • Happiness for Beginners (2023) as Gigi
  • Strange but True (2019) as Gail
  • The Chaperone (2019) as Mary O'Dell
  • The Tomorrow Man (2019) as Ronnie
  • Patrick Melrose (2018) as Nancy Valance
  • Hearts Beat Loud (2018) as Marianne Fisher
  • What They Had (2018) as Ruth
  • The Mayo Clinic (2018) as (voice)
  • American Gods (2017) as Demeter / Caroline Wells
  • American Gods (2017) as Demeter
  • Will & Grace (2017) as Marilyn Truman
  • Halfway There (2017) as Jeanne Ross
  • The Great War (2017) as Self (voice)
  • The Great War (2017) as Self (voice)
  • Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport (2017) as Narrator
  • Madoff (2016) as Ruth Madoff
  • Tumbledown (2016) as Ellen Jespersen
  • Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future (2016) as Aline Saarinen (voice)
  • The Slap (2015) as Virginia
  • I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) as Carol Petersen
  • Murder of a Cat (2014) as Edie Moisey
  • Gilded Lilys (2013) as Caroline Lily
  • The Lucky One (2012) as Nana
  • Hello I Must Be Going (2012) as Ruth
  • Detachment (2011) as Ms. Perkins
  • Paul (2011) as Tara Walton
  • Up All Night (2011) as Angie Chafin
  • What's Your Number? (2011) as Ava Darling
  • Prohibition (2011) as Reader (voice)
  • Little Fockers (2010) as Dina Byrnes
  • Waiting for Forever (2010) as Miranda Twist
  • Nurse Jackie (2009) as Maureen Cooper
  • Beyond All Boundaries (2009) as Elsa Maxwell
  • The Lightkeepers (2009) as Mrs. Bascom
  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) as Greta
  • Side by Each (2008) as Daisy/Delores/Delilah
  • The Last Kiss (2006) as Anna
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
  • Medium (2005) as Louise Leaming
  • Meet the Fockers (2004) as Dina Byrnes
  • Huff (2004) as Isabelle Huffstodt
  • Back When We Were Grownups (2004) as Rebecca Holmes Davitch
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
  • Working Shakespeare (2003)
  • Sylvia (2003) as Aurelia Plath
  • Presidio Med (2002) as Dr. Harriet Lanning
  • We Were the Mulvaneys (2002) as Corinne Mulvaney
  • Mark Twain (2002) as Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)
  • Mark Twain (2002) as Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice)
  • Good Day Live (2001) as Self
  • The Invisible Circus (2001) as Gail
  • Meet the Parents (2000) as Dina Byrnes
  • Forces of Nature (1999) as Virginia
  • Things I Forgot to Remember (1999) as Mrs. Bradford
  • The Love Letter (1999) as Lillian
  • Will & Grace (1998) as Marilyn Truman
  • From the Earth to the Moon (1998) as Narrator (voice)
  • The X-Files (1998) as Cassidy
  • No Looking Back (1998) as Claudia's Mom
  • Eye of the Storm (1998) as Irma
  • The Proposition (1998) as Syril Danning
  • Saint Maybe (1998) as Bee Bedloe
  • Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998) as Mrs. Murphy (voice)
  • The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) as Lena
  • Mad City (1997) as Mrs. Banks
  • A Call to Remember (1997) as Paula Tobias
  • Thomas Jefferson (1997) as Martha Jefferson (voice)
  • Napoleon (1995) as Mother Dingo (voice)
  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) as Beatrice
  • Homage (1995) as Katherine Samuel
  • Leave of Absence (1994) as Elisa
  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) as Bianca Honicut
  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) as Bianca Honicut
  • Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993) as Eleanor Levine
  • Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings (1992) as The Daughter
  • Husbands and Wives (1992) as Rain's mother
  • Cruel Doubt (1992) as Bonnie Von Stein
  • Lincoln (1992) as Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)
  • Getting Up and Going Home (1992) as Lily Montgomery
  • The Prince of Tides (1991) as Sally Wingo
  • Never Forget (1991) as Jane Mermelstein
  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990) as Grace Barron
  • Alice (1990) as Dorothy
  • Judgment (1990) as Emmeline Guitry
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Margaret
  • Money, Power, Murder. (1989) as Jeannie
  • Tattingers (1988)
  • Another Woman (1988) as Lydia
  • Elizabeth Bishop: One Art (1987) as Voice of Elizabeth Bishop
  • Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) as Kate
  • Guilty Conscience (1985) as Louise Jamison
  • Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues (1984) as Anne Sullivan
  • Man, Woman and Child (1983) as Sheila Beckwith
  • In Defense of Kids (1983) as Ellen Wilcox
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) as Paige Gerradeaux
  • Inside the Third Reich (1982) as Margarete Speer
  • The Great Santini (1979) as Lillian Meechum
  • Too Far to Go (1979) as Joan Barlow Maple
  • You Can't Take it With You (1979) as Alice Sycamore
  • Are You in the House Alone? (1978) as Anne Osborne
  • A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978) as Eleanor Gehrig
  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977) as Elizabeth Custer
  • Futureworld (1976) as Tracy Ballard
  • The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976) as Alma Winemiller
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
  • Hearts of the West (1975) as Miss Trout
  • The Seagull (1975) as Nina
  • Lovin' Molly (1974) as Molly Taylor
  • Sidekicks (1974) as Prudy Jenkins
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974) as Zelda Fitzgerald
  • Adam's Rib (1973) as Amanda Bonner
  • M*A*S*H (1972) as Carlye
  • 1776 (1972) as Martha Jefferson
  • To Kill a Clown (1972) as Lily Frischer
  • To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972) as Self and other assorted characters
  • Scarecrow (1972) as Rachel Merton
  • Columbo (1971) as Janice Benedict
  • Great Performances (1971) as Nina
  • Great Performances (1971) as Alma Winemiller
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Great Performances (1971) as Narrator
  • Dr. Cook's Garden (1971) as Janey Rausch
  • George M! (1970) as Agnes Nolan
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
  • Today (1952) as Self
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Elizabeth Custer
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bee Bedloe
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Rebecca Holmes Davitch
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Pretty/Handsome as Bunny
  • RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare as Self
  • Small Potatoes as Mimi