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Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 03, 1943 (82)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Aug 12, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Blythe Katherine Danner is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. ...

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The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man

2019

as Ronnie

Strange but True

Strange but True

2019

as Gail

The Chaperone

The Chaperone

2019

as Mary O'Dell

Hearts Beat Loud

Hearts Beat Loud

2018

as Marianne Fisher

What They Had

What They Had

2018

as Ruth

Halfway There

Halfway There

2017

as Jeanne Ross

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

2016

as Aline Saarinen (voice)

Tumbledown

Tumbledown

2016

as Ellen Jespersen

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015

as Carol Petersen

Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat

2014

as Edie Moisey

Gilded Lilys

Gilded Lilys

2013

as Caroline Lily

Hello I Must Be Going

Hello I Must Be Going

2012

as Ruth

The Lucky One

The Lucky One

2012

as Nana

What's Your Number?

What's Your Number?

2011

as Ava Darling

Paul

Paul

2011

as Tara Walton

Detachment

Detachment

2011

as Ms. Perkins

Little Fockers

Little Fockers

2010

as Dina Byrnes

Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever

2010

as Miranda Twist

The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers

2009

as Mrs. Bascom

Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries

2009

as Elsa Maxwell

The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss

2006

as Anna

Back When We Were Grownups

Back When We Were Grownups

2004

as Rebecca Holmes Davitch

Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers

2004

as Dina Byrnes

Sylvia

Sylvia

2003

as Aurelia Plath

We Were the Mulvaneys

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002

as Corinne Mulvaney

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

2002

as Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)

The Invisible Circus

The Invisible Circus

2001

as Gail

Meet the Parents

Meet the Parents

2000

as Dina Byrnes

The Love Letter

The Love Letter

1999

as Lillian

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

1999

as Virginia

Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe

1998

as Bee Bedloe

Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

1998

as Irma

No Looking Back

No Looking Back

1998

as Claudia's Mom

The Proposition

The Proposition

1998

as Syril Danning

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

1998

as Mrs. Murphy (voice)

The X-Files

The X-Files

1998

as Cassidy

A Call to Remember

A Call to Remember

1997

as Paula Tobias

Mad City

Mad City

1997

as Mrs. Banks

Homage

Homage

1995

as Katherine Samuel

Napoleon

Napoleon

1995

as Mother Dingo (voice)

Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence

1994

as Elisa

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993

as Eleanor Levine

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

1992

as The Daughter

Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home

1992

as Lily Montgomery

Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

1992

as Rain's mother

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides

1991

as Sally Wingo

Never Forget

Never Forget

1991

as Jane Mermelstein

Judgment

Judgment

1990

as Emmeline Guitry

Alice

Alice

1990

as Dorothy

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990

as Grace Barron

Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder.

1989

as Jeannie

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

as Lydia

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986

as Kate

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984

as Anne Sullivan

In Defense of Kids

In Defense of Kids

1983

as Ellen Wilcox

Man, Woman and Child

Man, Woman and Child

1983

as Sheila Beckwith

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

1982

as Margarete Speer

The Great Santini

The Great Santini

1979

as Lillian Meechum

Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

1979

as Joan Barlow Maple

You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You

1979

as Alice Sycamore

Are You in the House Alone?

Are You in the House Alone?

1978

as Anne Osborne

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

1976

as Alma Winemiller

Futureworld

Futureworld

1976

as Tracy Ballard

The Seagull

The Seagull

1975

as Nina

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

1975

as Miss Trout

Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly

1974

as Molly Taylor

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

1974

as Prudy Jenkins

To Kill a Clown

To Kill a Clown

1972

as Lily Frischer

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1972

as Rachel Merton

1776

1776

1972

as Martha Jefferson

Dr. Cook's Garden

Dr. Cook's Garden

1971

as Janey Rausch

George M!

George M!

1970

as Agnes Nolan Cohan

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Television Credits

Huff

as Isabelle Huffstodt

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Nov 07, 2004

Presidio Med

as Dr. Harriet Lanning

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Sep 24, 2002

Adam's Rib

as Amanda Bonner

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 14, 1973

Will & Grace

as Marilyn Truman

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Madoff

as Ruth Madoff

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 03, 2016

Will & Grace

as Marilyn Truman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 28, 2017

Up All Night

as Angie Chafin

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 2011

Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

American Gods

as Demeter / Caroline Wells

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 30, 2017

Patrick Melrose

as Nancy Valance

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 12, 2018

Thomas Jefferson

as Martha Jefferson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 18, 1997

Mark Twain

as Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 14, 2002

Cruel Doubt

as Bonnie Von Stein

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 17, 1992

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

as Bianca Honicut

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 1994

Medium

as Louise Leaming

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Columbo

as Janice Benedict

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

M*A*S*H

as Carlye

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Tales from the Crypt

as Margaret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

American Gods

as Demeter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 30, 2017

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Elizabeth Custer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Pretty/Handsome

as Bunny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Slap

as Virginia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 2015

From the Earth to the Moon

as narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1998

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Bee Bedloe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Rebecca Holmes Davitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Great Performances

as Nina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Great Performances

as Alma Winemiller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Great Performances

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Tattingers

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Oct 26, 1988

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

Good Day Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2001

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Intimate Portrait

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 21 29 14
2024 7 33 48 16
2024 8 26 41 14
2024 9 17 34 8
2024 10 15 23 8
2024 11 12 22 7
2024 12 16 23 10
2025 1 18 26 12
2025 2 10 18 2
2025 3 6 15 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 1
2025 8 3 9 0

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 1034 1034
2025 8 625 625

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