Carlin Glynn
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Carlin Glynn is an American supporting actress, useful in the parts that carry a story without owning it. The filmography runs to 17 credits across film and television. The visible peak of the filmography is 'Sixteen Candles' and the part of Brenda Baker. She also appears in 'Three Days of the Condor'. Comedy is where the work has concentrated.
Carlin Glynn
14 Movies
3 Series
Carlin Glynn is an American supporting actress, useful in the parts that carry a story without owning it. The filmography runs to 17 credits across film and television. The visible peak of the filmography is 'Sixteen Candles' and the part of Brenda Baker. She also appears in 'Three Days of the Condor'. Comedy is where the work has concentrated.
Movies
Plays Brenda Baker
Sixteen Candles
1984
Plays Mae Barber (as Carlin Gylnn)
Three Days of the Condor
1975
Plays Mrs. Feld
Gardens of Stone
1987
Plays Sylvia
Continental Divide
1981
Plays Treasurer's Secretary
The Escape Artist
1982
Plays Jessie Mae
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
Plays Alma
Night Game
1989
Plays Suzy Kroll
Resurrection
1980
Plays Asa
Convicts
1991
Plays Miss Jeffreys
Blood Red
1989
Plays Waitress
Lost Junction
2003
Plays Maddie
Judy Berlin
1999
Plays Arlene
Blessing
1994
Plays Sally Blackwell
West of Here
2002
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ella Quinn · 1 episode
2005–2006
TV
Lost Junction
Waitress
2003
Film
West of Here
Sally Blackwell
2002
Film
Judy Berlin
Maddie
1999
Film
Blessing
Arlene
1994
Film
A Woman Named Jackie
Lady Bird Johnson · 2 episodes
1991
TV
Convicts
Asa
1991
Film
Night Game
Alma
1989
Film
Blood Red
Miss Jeffreys
1989
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Carlin Glynn still alive?
Carlin Glynn passed away on July 13, 2023 at age 83.
What are the most famous roles of Carlin Glynn?
Carlin Glynn is best known for roles in Sixteen Candles, Three Days of the Condor, Continental Divide.
How many movies has Carlin Glynn been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1975), Carlin Glynn has appeared in 14 movies and 3 TV shows.
What was Carlin Glynn's first movie?
The career of Carlin Glynn began with Three Days of the Condor (1975).
What is Carlin Glynn's most recent movie or series?
Carlin Glynn's most recent release is The Exonerated, which premiered on March 6, 2006.
What TV shows has Carlin Glynn appeared in?
On television, Carlin Glynn has appeared in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, A Woman Named Jackie, Mr. President.
Carlin Glynn
1940-02-19 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Carlin Glynn (February 19, 1940 - July 13, 2023) was an American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She was married to writer/director/actor Peter Masterson in 1960 until his death in 2018. They had 3 children: actress Mary Stuart Masterson, cinematographer Peter Masterson Jr., and former actress Alexandra 'Lexie' Masterson.
She wa best known for her roles as Mae Barber in Three Days of the Condor (1975), Brenda Baker - mother to Molly Ringwald's character in Sixteen Candles (1984), Jessie Mae in The 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 in Resurrection (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), and Whiskey School (2005).
A life member of The Actors Studio, she made her belated but Tony Award-winning Broadway debut - as 1979's Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - portraying "Mona Stangley" in the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical comedy adapted by her husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson, from a non-fiction article published in Playboy, in collaboration with the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriter Carol Hall, and developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio.