Libby Villari
Biography
Libby Villari is an American actress who was born in North Carolina in 1951 and began her television career with the 1985 movie Stormin' Home. She followed it with Adam: His Song Continues and Little Girl List, then appeared in Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story. Her film debut came in My Boyfriend's Back (1993), and she went on to roles in Flesh and Bone. Later films include The Big Green (1995), Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996), Boys Don't Cry (1999), and Boyhood (2014), in which she is the mother of Patricia Arquette's character; Boyhood opened at Sundance and received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. On television she is best known as Mayor Lucy Rodell on Friday Night Lights. Her stage work includes Lenny with Stage West and Widows with Hip Pocket, and since 2017 she has toured in ANN, portraying Ann Richards. She also coaches acting and works with children's literacy programs.
74years old
Turns 75 on November 17in 35 days
- Born North Carolina
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Villari
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 26 years1993 to 2019
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First role
Villari's first film role came in 1993, playing Camille McCloud in My Boyfriend's Back, which was also Matthew McConaughey's first film.
Beyond film
Villari has appeared in multiple Stage West Theatre Company shows, among them her breakout part as Honey Bruce in Lenny, and she has also acted with the Hip Pocket Theatre.
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Worked with
Libby Villari shares two films with Jay O. Sanders, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Cloris Leachman's page
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Holly Goldberg SloanDirector, 1 film, 1995
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