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Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

46 movies on Netflix

Biography

Blythe Danner is an American actress born in Philadelphia. A Bard College graduate, she started with the 1967 musical Mata Hari and the 1968 Off-Broadway production Summertree, then won a Theatre World Award for The Miser and a Tony Award for Butterflies Are Free. Her films include 1776 (1972), The Great Santini, Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, The Prince of Tides, The X Files (1998), Forces of Nature, The Love Letter, Meet the Parents (2000) as Dina Byrnes, its sequels Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010), Paul, Hello I Must Be Going, I'll See You in My Dreams, and What They Had. She acted in Woody Allen's Another Woman, Alice, and Husbands and Wives, and on television played Marilyn Truman on Will & Grace and starred in Huff, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards. She also spent many years performing at the Williamstown Summer Theater Festival.

83years old

Turns 84 on February 3in 94 days

  • Born Philadelphia
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as Blythe Katherine Danner

Movie Career

Films
46
Career span
51 years1972 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    After graduating from Bard College, Danner took on her first parts. These included Mata Hari, a 1967 musical, and Summertree, staged Off-Broadway in 1968.

  2. Beyond film

    Danner has performed regularly at the Williamstown Summer Theater Festival for 25 years, and she also sits on its board of directors.

  3. Behind the award

    In 2006, Danner received the Katharine Hepburn Medal from Bryn Mawr College's Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center. It was an inaugural award.

Blythe Danner movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Meet the Parents2000 Comedy, Romanceas Dina Byrnes

    IMDb rating 7.0382K votes

  2. Meet the Fockers2004 Comedy, Romanceas Dina Byrnes

    IMDb rating 6.4304K votes

  3. Little Fockers2010as Dina Byrnes

    IMDb rating 5.5128K votes

  4. The Lucky One2012as Ellie

    IMDb rating 6.4119K votes

  5. Paul2011as Tara Walton

    IMDb rating 6.9285K votes

  6. What's Your Number?2011as Ava Darling

    IMDb rating 6.193K votes

  7. Detachment2011as Ms. Perkins

    IMDb rating 7.7114K votes

  8. To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar1995as Beatrice

    IMDb rating 6.943K votes

Most often with

Woody Allen directed three of these films, Jay Roach two and Brett Haley two. Seven actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert De Niro, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Robert De NiroDustin Hoffman, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dustin HoffmanBen Stiller, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben StillerOwen Wilson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Owen WilsonMia Farrow, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Mia FarrowTeri Polo, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Teri PoloWoody AllenDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Woody AllenJay RoachDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jay RoachBrett HaleyDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Brett Haley

Films together

Box office

What Blythe Danner's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.2 billion

30 of the 46 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 46 films: 30 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 30Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Meet the Fockers2004as Dina Byrnes$517 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Meet the Fockers2004as Dina Byrnes
    $517M23.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Meet the Parents2000as Dina Byrnes
    $330M15.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Little Fockers2010as Dina Byrnes
    $311M14.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Howl's Moving Castle2004as Madame Suliman (voice)
    $236M10.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The X Files1998as Cassidy
    $189M8.6% of the total
  6. 6
    The Prince of Tides1991as Sally Wingo
    $135M6.1% of the total
  7. 7
    The Lucky One2012as Ellie
    $99M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Paul2011as Tara Walton
    $98M4.4% of the total
Forces of Nature (1999), $93.9 millionTo Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), $47.8 millionThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008), $44.4 millionWhat's Your Number? (2011), $30.4 millionThe Last Kiss (2006), $15.9 millionMad City (1997), $10.5 millionSylvia (2003), $10.0 millionI'll See You in My Dreams (2015), $7.4 millionAlice (1990), $7.3 millionThe Great Santini (1979), $4.7 millionFutureworld (1976), $4.2 millionDetachment (2011), $3.7 million1776 (1972), $2.8 millionHearts Beat Loud (2018), $2.1 millionHearts of the West (1975), $1.6 millionAnother Woman (1988), $1.6 million

$290 millionfrom the other 22 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1969 to 2006, three of them major.

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Blythe Danner's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2006Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesHuffWon
2005Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesHuffWon
Tony Awards
1970Best Featured Actress in a PlayButterflies Are FreeWon
Other honors
2004Lucy AwardWon
1969Theatre World AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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