Blythe Danner
Acting
Biography
Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Blythe Danner
Detachment
2011
The X-Files
1998
Filmography
Acting (90)
2026
Focker-in-Lawas Dina Byrnes
2026
Wildwoodas (voice)
2023
Happiness for Beginnersas Gigi
6.1
2019
Strange but Trueas Gail
6.0
2019
The Tomorrow Manas Ronnie
5.7
2019
The Chaperoneas Mary O'Dell
6.2
2018
What They Hadas Ruth
6.5
2018
The Mayo Clinicas (voice)
7.0
2018
Hearts Beat Loudas Marianne Fisher
6.8
2017
Halfway Thereas Jeanne Ross
2.0
2017
2016
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Futureas Aline Saarinen (voice)
6.3
2016
Tumbledownas Ellen Jespersen
6.2
2015
I'll See You in My Dreamsas Carol Petersen
6.3
2014
Murder of a Catas Edie Moisey
5.0
2013
Gilded Lilysas Caroline Lily
8.0
2012
Hello I Must Be Goingas Ruth
5.9
2012
The Lucky Oneas Nana
7.2
2011
What's Your Number?as Ava Darling
6.5
2011
Detachmentas Ms. Perkins
7.6
2011
Paulas Tara Walton
6.7
2010
Little Fockersas Dina Byrnes
5.7
2010
Waiting for Foreveras Miranda Twist
5.9
2009
The Lightkeepersas Mrs. Bascom
5.8
2009
Beyond All Boundariesas Elsa Maxwell
6.8
2008
6.3
2008
Side by Eachas Daisy/Delores/Delilah
10.0
2006
The Last Kissas Anna
6.1
2004
Meet the Fockersas Dina Byrnes
6.3
2004
Back When We Were Grownupsas Rebecca Holmes Davitch
4.8
2003
Sylviaas Aurelia Plath
5.8
2002
We Were the Mulvaneysas Corinne Mulvaney
6.8
2002
Mark Twainas Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)
7.1
2001
The Invisible Circusas Gail
5.2
2000
Meet the Parentsas Dina Byrnes
6.7
1999
Things I Forgot to Rememberas Mrs. Bradford
7.0
1999
The Love Letteras Lillian
5.2
1999
Forces of Natureas Virginia
5.5
1998
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mysteryas Mrs. Murphy (voice)
7.6
1998
Saint Maybeas Bee Bedloe
6.6
1998
The X-Filesas Cassidy
6.9
1998
No Looking Backas Claudia's Mom
5.5
1998
The Propositionas Syril Danning
5.9
1998
Eye of the Stormas Irma
6.7
1997
Mad Cityas Mrs. Banks
6.3
1997
The Myth of Fingerprintsas Lena
5.1
1997
A Call to Rememberas Paula Tobias
6.4
1995
7.5
1995
Homageas Katherine Samuel
4.5
1994
Leave of Absenceas Elisa
4.5
1994
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Allas Bianca Honicut
4.5
1993
Tracey Ullman Takes on New Yorkas Eleanor Levine
6.2
1992
Lincolnas Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)
7.3
1992
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlingsas The Daughter
8.0
1992
Husbands and Wivesas Rain's mother
7.0
1992
Getting Up and Going Homeas Lily Montgomery
10.0
1991
The Prince of Tidesas Sally Wingo
6.6
1991
Never Forgetas Jane Mermelstein
5.0
1990
Aliceas Dorothy
6.3
1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridgeas Grace Barron
6.1
1990
Judgmentas Emmeline Guitry
5.5
1989
Money, Power, Murder.as Jeannie
5.4
1988
Another Womanas Lydia
6.8
1987
Elizabeth Bishop: One Artas Voice of Elizabeth Bishop
1986
Brighton Beach Memoirsas Kate
6.6
1985
Guilty Conscienceas Louise Jamison
6.0
1984
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continuesas Anne Sullivan
7.0
1983
In Defense of Kidsas Ellen Wilcox
7.0
1983
Man, Woman and Childas Sheila Beckwith
5.7
1979
The Great Santinias Lillian Meechum
6.8
1979
You Can't Take it With Youas Alice Sycamore
7.0
1979
Too Far to Goas Joan Barlow Maple
3.5
1978
Are You in the House Alone?as Anne Osborne
6.5
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Eleanor Gehrig
9.5
1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custeras Elizabeth Custer
2.0
1976
Futureworldas Tracy Ballard
5.9
1976
The Eccentricities of a Nightingaleas Alma Winemiller
8.3
1975
Hearts of the Westas Miss Trout
5.6
1975
The Seagullas Nina
10.0
1974
Lovin' Mollyas Molly Taylor
4.9
1974
Sidekicksas Prudy Jenkins
6.5
1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Bellesas Zelda Fitzgerald
5.2
1972
1776as Martha Jefferson
6.9
1972
To Kill a Clownas Lily Frischer
5.7
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Blackas Self and other assorted characters
7.0
1972
Scarecrowas Rachel Merton
8.0
1971
Dr. Cook's Gardenas Janey Rausch
6.8
1970
George M!as Agnes Nolan
8.5
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Small Potatoesas Mimi