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Blythe Danner

Acting

Blythe Danner

Born February 3, 1943 · 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.

Known for

Meet the Parents

IMDb7.0

Meet the Parents

Dina Byrnes

Paul

IMDb6.9

Paul

Tara Walton

Meet the Fockers

IMDb6.4

Meet the Fockers

Dina Byrnes

The Lucky One

IMDb6.4

The Lucky One

Nana

Little Fockers

IMDb5.5

Little Fockers

Dina Byrnes

What's Your Number?

IMDb6.1

What's Your Number?

Ava Darling

Detachment

IMDb7.7

Detachment

Ms. Perkins

The X-Files

IMDb7.0

The X-Files

Cassidy

American Gods

IMDb7.6

American Gods

Demeter / Caroline Wells

Tales from the Crypt

IMDb8.0

Tales from the Crypt

Margaret

Columbo

IMDb8.3

Columbo

Janice Benedict

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

IMDb6.9

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Beatrice

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

IMDb6.2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Greta

M*A*S*H

IMDb8.5

M*A*S*H

Carlye

Forces of Nature

IMDb5.5

Forces of Nature

Virginia

Will & Grace

IMDb7.4

Will & Grace

Marilyn Truman

Medium

IMDb7.2

Medium

Louise Leaming

Saturday Night Live

IMDb8.0

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Husbands and Wives

IMDb7.5

Husbands and Wives

Rain's mother

The Last Kiss

IMDb6.4

The Last Kiss

Anna

Filmography

  1. 2026Wildwood(voice)Movie
  2. 2023Happiness for BeginnersGigiMovie
  3. 2019Strange but TrueGailMovie
  4. 2019The Tomorrow ManRonnieMovie
  5. 2019The ChaperoneMary O'DellMovie
  6. 2018What They HadRuthMovie
  7. 2018The Mayo Clinic(voice)Movie
  8. 2018Hearts Beat LoudMarianne FisherMovie
  9. 2018Patrick MelroseNancy ValanceSeries
  10. 2017Halfway ThereJeanne RossMovie
  11. 2017Will & GraceMarilyn TrumanSeries
  12. 2017American GodsDemeter / Caroline WellsSeries
  13. 2017The Great WarSelf (voice)Series
  14. 2016Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the FutureAline Saarinen (voice)Movie
  15. 2016TumbledownEllen JespersenMovie
  16. 2016MadoffRuth MadoffSeries
  17. 2015I'll See You in My DreamsCarol PetersenMovie
  18. 2015The SlapVirginiaSeries
  19. 2014Murder of a CatEdie MoiseyMovie
  20. 2013Gilded LilysCaroline LilyMovie
  21. 2012Hello I Must Be GoingRuthMovie
  22. 2012The Lucky OneNanaMovie
  23. 2011ProhibitionReader (voice)Series
  24. 2011What's Your Number?Ava DarlingMovie
  25. 2011Up All NightAngie ChafinSeries
  26. 2011DetachmentMs. PerkinsMovie
  27. 2011PaulTara WaltonMovie
  28. 2010Little FockersDina ByrnesMovie
  29. 2010Waiting for ForeverMiranda TwistMovie
  30. 2009The LightkeepersMrs. BascomMovie
  31. 2009Beyond All BoundariesElsa MaxwellMovie
  32. 2009Nurse JackieMaureen CooperSeries
  33. 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2GretaMovie
  34. 2008Side by EachDaisy/Delores/DelilahMovie
  35. 2006The Last KissAnnaMovie
  36. 2005MediumLouise LeamingSeries
  37. 2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelfSeries
  38. 2004Meet the FockersDina ByrnesMovie
  39. 2004Back When We Were GrownupsRebecca Holmes DavitchMovie
  40. 2004HuffIsabelle HuffstodtSeries
  41. 2003SylviaAurelia PlathMovie
  42. 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelfSeries
  43. 2002Presidio MedHarriet LanningSeries
  44. 2002We Were the MulvaneysCorinne MulvaneyMovie
  45. 2002Mark TwainOlivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)Movie
  46. 2002Mark TwainOlivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice)Series
  47. 2001Good Day LiveSelfSeries
  48. 2001The Invisible CircusGailMovie
  49. 2000Meet the ParentsDina ByrnesMovie
  50. 1999Things I Forgot to RememberMrs. BradfordMovie
  51. 1999The Love LetterLillianMovie
  52. 1999Forces of NatureVirginiaMovie
  53. 1998Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy MysteryMrs. Murphy (voice)Movie
  54. 1998Saint MaybeBee BedloeMovie
  55. 1998Will & GraceMarilyn TrumanSeries
  56. 1998The X-FilesCassidyMovie
  57. 1998From the Earth to the MoonNarrator (voice)Series
  58. 1998No Looking BackClaudia's MomMovie
  59. 1998The PropositionSyril DanningMovie
  60. 1998Eye of the StormIrmaMovie
  61. 1997Mad CityMrs. BanksMovie
  62. 1997The Myth of FingerprintsLenaMovie
  63. 1997A Call to RememberPaula TobiasMovie
  64. 1997Thomas JeffersonMartha Jefferson (voice)Series
  65. 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarBeatriceMovie
  66. 1995HomageKatherine SamuelMovie
  67. 1994Leave of AbsenceElisaMovie
  68. 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllBianca HonicutMovie
  69. 1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllBianca HonicutSeries
  70. 1993Intimate PortraitSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
  71. 1993Tracey Ullman Takes on New YorkEleanor LevineMovie
  72. 1992LincolnElizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)Movie
  73. 1992Kiss, Kiss, DahlingsThe DaughterMovie
  74. 1992Husbands and WivesRain's motherMovie
  75. 1992Getting Up and Going HomeLily MontgomeryMovie
  76. 1992Cruel DoubtBonnie Von SteinSeries
  77. 1991The Prince of TidesSally WingoMovie
  78. 1991Never ForgetJane MermelsteinMovie
  79. 1990AliceDorothyMovie
  80. 1990Mr. & Mrs. BridgeGrace BarronMovie
  81. 1990JudgmentEmmeline GuitryMovie
  82. 1989Money, Power, Murder.JeannieMovie
  83. 1989Tales from the CryptMargaretSeries
  84. 1988TattingersSeries
  85. 1988Another WomanLydiaMovie
  86. 1986Brighton Beach MemoirsKateMovie
  87. 1985Guilty ConscienceLouise JamisonMovie
  88. 1984Helen Keller: The Miracle ContinuesAnne SullivanMovie
  89. 1983In Defense of KidsEllen WilcoxMovie
  90. 1983Man, Woman and ChildSheila BeckwithMovie
  91. 1982St. ElsewherePaige GerradeauxSeries
  92. 1982Inside the Third ReichMargarete SpeerSeries
  93. 1979The Great SantiniLillian MeechumMovie
  94. 1979You Can't Take it With YouAlice SycamoreMovie
  95. 1979Too Far to GoJoan Barlow MapleMovie
  96. 1978Are You in the House Alone?Anne OsborneMovie
  97. 1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryEleanor GehrigMovie
  98. 1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterElizabeth CusterMovie
  99. 1976FutureworldTracy BallardMovie
  100. 1976The Eccentricities of a NightingaleAlma WinemillerMovie
  101. 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
  102. 1975Hearts of the WestMiss TroutMovie
  103. 1975The SeagullNinaMovie
  104. 1974Lovin' MollyMolly TaylorMovie
  105. 1974SidekicksPrudy JenkinsMovie
  106. 1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesZelda FitzgeraldMovie
  107. 1973Adam's RibAmanda BonnerSeries
  108. 19721776Martha JeffersonMovie
  109. 1972M*A*S*HCarlyeSeries
  110. 1972To Kill a ClownLily FrischerMovie
  111. 1972To Be Young, Gifted and BlackSelf and other assorted charactersMovie
  112. 1972ScarecrowRachel MertonMovie
  113. 1971ColumboJanice BenedictSeries
  114. 1971Great PerformancesNina, Alma Winemiller, Self, NarratorSeries
  115. 1971Dr. Cook's GardenJaney RauschMovie
  116. 1970George M!Agnes NolanMovie
  117. 1952TodaySelfSeries
  118. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameElizabeth Custer, Bee Bedloe, Rebecca Holmes DavitchSeries
  119. 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
  120. —Pretty/HandsomeBunnySeries