Blythe Danner

Acting

Blythe Danner

Born February 3, 1943Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA126 credits

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

Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law

Movie

2026

Happiness for Beginners
6.2

Happiness for Beginners

Movie

2023

Strange but True
6.0

Strange but True

Movie

2019

The Tomorrow Man
5.7

The Tomorrow Man

Movie

2019

The Chaperone
6.2

The Chaperone

Movie

2019

What They Had
6.5

What They Had

Movie

2018

Filmography

Focker-In-Law
2026Focker-In-Lawas Dina ByrnesMovie
Happiness for Beginners
2023Happiness for Beginnersas GigiMovie
Strange but True
2019Strange but Trueas GailMovie
The Tomorrow Man
2019The Tomorrow Manas RonnieMovie
The Chaperone
2019The Chaperoneas Mary O'DellMovie
What They Had
2018What They Hadas RuthMovie
The Mayo Clinic
2018The Mayo Clinicas (voice)Movie
Hearts Beat Loud
2018Hearts Beat Loudas Marianne FisherMovie
Patrick Melrose
2018Patrick Melroseas Nancy ValanceTV
Halfway There
2017Halfway Thereas Jeanne RossMovie
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2017Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetportas NarratorMovie
Will & Grace
2017Will & Graceas Marilyn TrumanTV
American Gods
2017American Godsas Demeter / Caroline WellsTV
The Great War
2017The Great Waras Self (voice)Movie
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future
2016Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Futureas Aline Saarinen (voice)Movie
Tumbledown
2016Tumbledownas Ellen JespersenMovie
Madoff
2016Madoffas Ruth MadoffTV
I'll See You in My Dreams
2015I'll See You in My Dreamsas Carol PetersenMovie
The Slap
2015The Slapas VirginiaTV
Murder of a Cat
2014Murder of a Catas Edie MoiseyMovie
Gilded Lilys
2013Gilded Lilysas Caroline LilyMovie
Hello I Must Be Going
2012Hello I Must Be Goingas RuthMovie
The Lucky One
2012The Lucky Oneas NanaMovie
Prohibition
2011Prohibitionas Reader (voice)TV
What's Your Number?
2011What's Your Number?as Ava DarlingMovie
Up All Night
2011Up All Nightas Angie ChafinTV
Detachment
2011Detachmentas Ms. PerkinsMovie
Paul
2011Paulas Tara WaltonMovie
Little Fockers
2010Little Fockersas Dina ByrnesMovie
Waiting for Forever
2010Waiting for Foreveras Miranda TwistMovie
The Lightkeepers
2009The Lightkeepersas Mrs. BascomMovie
Beyond All Boundaries
2009Beyond All Boundariesas Elsa MaxwellMovie
Nurse Jackie
2009Nurse Jackieas Maureen CooperTV
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2as GretaMovie
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2008Side by Eachas Daisy/Delores/DelilahMovie
The Last Kiss
2006The Last Kissas AnnaMovie
Medium
2005Mediumas Louise LeamingTV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Meet the Fockers
2004Meet the Fockersas Dina ByrnesMovie
Back When We Were Grownups
2004Back When We Were Grownupsas Rebecca Holmes DavitchMovie
Huff
2004Huffas Isabelle HuffstodtTV
Sylvia
2003Sylviaas Aurelia PlathMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Working Shakespeare
2003Working ShakespeareTV
Presidio Med
2002Presidio Medas Dr. Harriet LanningTV
We Were the Mulvaneys
2002We Were the Mulvaneysas Corinne MulvaneyMovie
Mark Twain
2002Mark Twainas Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)Movie
Mark Twain
2002Mark Twainas Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice)TV
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2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
The Invisible Circus
2001The Invisible Circusas GailMovie
Meet the Parents
2000Meet the Parentsas Dina ByrnesMovie
Things I Forgot to Remember
1999Things I Forgot to Rememberas Mrs. BradfordMovie
The Love Letter
1999The Love Letteras LillianMovie
Forces of Nature
1999Forces of Natureas VirginiaMovie
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
1998Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mysteryas Mrs. Murphy (voice)Movie
Saint Maybe
1998Saint Maybeas Bee BedloeMovie
Will & Grace
1998Will & Graceas Marilyn TrumanTV
The X-Files
1998The X-Filesas CassidyMovie
From the Earth to the Moon
1998From the Earth to the Moonas Narrator (voice)TV
No Looking Back
1998No Looking Backas Claudia's MomMovie
The Proposition
1998The Propositionas Syril DanningMovie
Eye of the Storm
1998Eye of the Stormas IrmaMovie
Mad City
1997Mad Cityas Mrs. BanksMovie
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997The Myth of Fingerprintsas LenaMovie
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1997A Call to Rememberas Paula TobiasMovie
Thomas Jefferson
1997Thomas Jeffersonas Martha JeffersonTV
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmaras BeatriceMovie
Napoleon
1995Napoleonas Mother Dingo (voice)Movie
Homage
1995Homageas Katherine SamuelMovie
Leave of Absence
1994Leave of Absenceas ElisaMovie
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Allas Bianca HonicutMovie
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells Allas Bianca HonicutTV
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
T
1993Tracey Ullman Takes on New Yorkas Eleanor LevineMovie
L
1992Lincolnas Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)Movie
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings
1992Kiss, Kiss, Dahlingsas The DaughterMovie
Husbands and Wives
1992Husbands and Wivesas Rain's motherMovie
Getting Up and Going Home
1992Getting Up and Going Homeas Lily MontgomeryMovie
Cruel Doubt
1992Cruel Doubtas Bonnie Von SteinTV
The Prince of Tides
1991The Prince of Tidesas Sally WingoMovie
Never Forget
1991Never Forgetas Jane MermelsteinMovie
Alice
1990Aliceas DorothyMovie
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990Mr. & Mrs. Bridgeas Grace BarronMovie
Judgment
1990Judgmentas Emmeline GuitryMovie
Money, Power, Murder.
1989Money, Power, Murder.as JeannieMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas MargaretTV
T
1988TattingersTV
Another Woman
1988Another Womanas LydiaMovie
Elizabeth Bishop: One Art
1987Elizabeth Bishop: One Artas Voice of Elizabeth BishopMovie
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986Brighton Beach Memoirsas KateMovie
Guilty Conscience
1985Guilty Conscienceas Louise JamisonMovie
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1984Helen Keller: The Miracle Continuesas Anne SullivanMovie
In Defense of Kids
1983In Defense of Kidsas Ellen WilcoxMovie
Man, Woman and Child
1983Man, Woman and Childas Sheila BeckwithMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Paige GerradeauxTV
Inside the Third Reich
1982Inside the Third Reichas Margarete SpeerTV
The Great Santini
1979The Great Santinias Lillian MeechumMovie
You Can't Take it With You
1979You Can't Take it With Youas Alice SycamoreMovie
Too Far to Go
1979Too Far to Goas Joan Barlow MapleMovie
Are You in the House Alone?
1978Are You in the House Alone?as Anne OsborneMovie
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Eleanor GehrigMovie
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custeras Elizabeth CusterMovie
Futureworld
1976Futureworldas Tracy BallardMovie
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
1976The Eccentricities of a Nightingaleas Alma WinemillerMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Hearts of the West
1975Hearts of the Westas Miss TroutMovie
The Seagull
1975The Seagullas NinaMovie
Lovin' Molly
1974Lovin' Mollyas Molly TaylorMovie
Sidekicks
1974Sidekicksas Prudy JenkinsMovie
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Bellesas Zelda FitzgeraldMovie
Adam's Rib
1973Adam's Ribas Amanda BonnerTV
1776
19721776as Martha JeffersonMovie
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has CarlyeTV
To Kill a Clown
1972To Kill a Clownas Lily FrischerMovie
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972To Be Young, Gifted and Blackas Self and other assorted charactersMovie
Scarecrow
1972Scarecrowas Rachel MertonMovie
Columbo
1971Columboas Janice BenedictTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas NinaTV
Dr. Cook's Garden
1971Dr. Cook's Gardenas Janey RauschMovie
George M!
1970George M!as Agnes NolanMovie
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - WinnerTV
Today
1952Todayas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Elizabeth CusterTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
S
—Small Potatoesas MimiMovie
Pretty/Handsome
—Pretty/Handsomeas BunnyTV