Glenne Headly
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| Born | March 13, 1955 New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
Glenne Aimee Headly[1] (born March 13, 1955) is an American actress of film, stage and television.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Headly was born in New London, Connecticut. She is a member of Mensa[2] and speaks French and Spanish. Headly was an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company from 1979 – 2005.
[edit] Career
On television, Headly had a recurring role as Dr. Abby Keaton on ER from 1996-1997. She has also had recurring roles in the series Encore! Encore! from 1998-1999 and Monk from 2003-2004. She has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, for Lonesome Dove (1989) and Bastard Out of Carolina (1996).
Headly has starred in such films as Dick Tracy (as Tess Trueheart), Mr. Holland's Opus and Eleni, in which she co-starred with husband John Malkovich, to whom she was married from 1982 to 1988. She studied ASL (American Sign Language) for her role in Mr. Holland's Opus.
She had a leading role in the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels as the target of a wager between Riviera con men Steve Martin and Michael Caine.
On stage, Headly starred opposite David Hyde Pierce in The Guys. Pierce played a fire chief attempting to write obituaries for men lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, and Headly played his editor. Originally performed in New York in December 2001, the West Coast version premiered in July 2002 with Helen Hunt and Tim Robbins and has had a revolving cast since.
She guest-starred in 'Grey's Anatomy' on January 10, 2008.
[edit] Filmography
- Four Friends (1981)
- Doctor Detroit (1983)
- Eleni (1985)
- Fandango (1985)
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
- Seize the Day (1986)
- Making Mr. Right (1987)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
- Stars and Bars (1988)
- Lonesome Dove (1989) (miniseries)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
- Mortal Thoughts (1991)
- And the Band Played On (1993) (TV)
- Getting Even with Dad (1994)
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
- Sgt. Bilko (1996)
- Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
- 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
- The X Files (1998) (uncredited)
- Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (voice)
- Breakfast of Champions (1999)
- Timecode (2000)
- On Golden Pond (2001) (TV)
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
- Bartleby (2001 2003)
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
- Eulogy (2004)
- The Moguls (2005)
- The Namesake (2007)
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Glenne Headly Biography (1955?-)
- ^ Famous and Notable Mensans (whitepaper). American Mensa. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
[edit] External links
- Glenne Headly at the Internet Movie Database
- Glenne Headly at the Internet Broadway Database
- Glenne Headly at Yahoo! Movies
- Glenne Headly at TV.com
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| NAME | Headly, Glenne |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955-3-13 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
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