Margaret Blye

Biography

Margaret Blye was an American actress who studied business at the University of Texas before going to UCLA, where she started acting; a Fox talent scout noticed her in a West Side Story production on campus. She was best known for playing Lorna, the girlfriend of Michael Caine's character Charlie, in The Italian Job (1969). Her films included Hombre (1967) with Paul Newman and Hard Times (1975) with James Coburn, as well as the horror movie The Entity (1982). On television she played a police radio dispatcher on the ABC series Kodiak and appeared in Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files and In the Heat of the Night. Later credits included The Gingerdead Man (2005). A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1968, she served on its Foreign Language Film Award Screening Committee. She died in 2016.

73years old at death

Born October 24, 1942Houston
Died March 24, 2016West Hollywood
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Margaret Jane Blye

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 44 years1961 to 2005

Genres

Drama50%, 6 films
Comedy42%, 5 films
Crime33%, 4 films
Thriller33%, 4 films
Romance25%, 3 films

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Early training
Blye was studying business at the University of Texas before she transferred to UCLA, where she got into acting and was spotted by a 20th Century Fox talent scout in a campus production of West Side Story.
Behind the camera
Blye joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1968 and later sat on its Foreign Language Film Award Screening Committee.

Margaret Blye movies on Netflix

Meet The Santas2005IMDb rating 5.7as Abigail
The Gingerdead Man2005IMDb rating 3.4as Betty Leigh
The Prophet's Game2000IMDb rating 4.9as Maureen Swan
Mischief1985IMDb rating 6.5as Claire Miller
The Entity1982IMDb rating 6.7as Cindy Nash
Liar's Moon1981IMDb rating 5.9as Ellen 'Babs' Duncan(Maggie Blye)
Little Darlings1980IMDb rating 6.5as Ms. Bright
Final Chapter: Walking Tall1977IMDb rating 5.8as Luan
Hard Times1975IMDb rating 7.2as Gayleen Schoonover
The Italian Job1969IMDb rating 7.2as Lorna
Hombre1967IMDb rating 7.4as Doris
Summer and Smoke1961IMDb rating 6.8as Dusty

Best known for

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

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The Italian Job1969 Comedy, Crime, Thrilleras Lorna
IMDb rating 7.255K votes
The Entity1982 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Cindy Nash
IMDb rating 6.721K votes
Hard Times1975as Gayleen Schoonover
IMDb rating 7.215K votes
Little Darlings1980as Ms. Bright
IMDb rating 6.57.5K votes
Hombre1967as Doris
IMDb rating 7.416K votes
Mischief1985as Claire Miller
IMDb rating 6.57.8K votes
The Gingerdead Man2005as Betty Leigh
IMDb rating 3.45.5K votes
Final Chapter: Walking Tall1977as Luan
IMDb rating 5.81.3K votes

Worked with

Margaret Blye shares two films with Matt Dillon, 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.

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Matt Dillon

Bruce Glover

Michael Caine

Dennis Hopper

Charles Bronson

Paul NewmanPeter CollinsonDirector, 1 film

Sidney J. FurieDirector, 1 film

Martin RittDirector, 1 film

Films together

Matt Dillon2 films together, 1980 to 1981
Matt Dillon's page
- Liar's Moon1981IMDb rating 5.9Blye as Ellen 'Babs' Duncan(Maggie Blye)Dillon as Jack Duncan
- Little Darlings1980IMDb rating 6.5Blye as Ms. BrightDillon as Randy
Bruce Glover2 films together, 1975 to 1977
Bruce Glover's page
- Final Chapter: Walking Tall1977IMDb rating 5.8Blye as LuanGlover as Grady Coker
- Hard Times1975IMDb rating 7.2Blye as Gayleen SchoonoverGlover as Doty
Michael Caine1 film together, 1969
Michael Caine's page
- The Italian Job1969IMDb rating 7.2Blye as LornaCaine as Charlie Croker
Dennis Hopper1 film together, 2000
Dennis Hopper's page
- The Prophet's Game2000IMDb rating 4.9Blye as Maureen SwanHopper as Vincent Swan
Charles Bronson1 film together, 1975
Charles Bronson's page
- Hard Times1975IMDb rating 7.2Blye as Gayleen SchoonoverBronson as Chaney
Paul Newman1 film together, 1967
Paul Newman's page
- Hombre1967IMDb rating 7.4Blye as DorisNewman as John Russell
Peter CollinsonDirector, 1 film, 1969
All films by Peter Collinson
- The Italian Job1969IMDb rating 7.2Blye as Lorna
Sidney J. FurieDirector, 1 film, 1982
All films by Sidney J. Furie
- The Entity1982IMDb rating 6.7Blye as Cindy Nash
Martin RittDirector, 1 film, 1967
All films by Martin Ritt
- Hombre1967IMDb rating 7.4Blye as Doris

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