Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

🎂 3rd February 1943 (83 yrs) 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Meet the Parents

Biography

Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.

Blythe Danner

Movies Featuring Blythe Danner

Focker-In-Law

Focker-In-Law (2026)

as Dina Byrnes
Happiness for Beginners

Happiness for Beginners (2023)

as Gigi
Strange but True

Strange but True (2019)

as Gail
The Tomorrow Man

The Tomorrow Man (2019)

as Ronnie
The Chaperone

The Chaperone (2019)

as Mary O'Dell
What They Had

What They Had (2018)

as Ruth
The Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic (2018)

as (voice)
Hearts Beat Loud

Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

as Marianne Fisher
Halfway There

Halfway There (2017)

as Jeanne Ross
No Image

Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport (2017)

as Narrator
The Great War

The Great War (2017)

as Self (voice)
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
Detachment

Detachment (2011)

as Ms. Perkins
Paul

Paul (2011)

as Tara Walton
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 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

as Greta
No Image

Side by Each (2008)

as Daisy/Delores/Delilah
The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss (2006)

as Anna
Meet the Fockers

Meet the Fockers (2004)

as Dina Byrnes
Back When We Were Grownups

Back When We Were Grownups (2004)

as Rebecca Holmes Davitch
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
Things I Forgot to Remember

Things I Forgot to Remember (1999)

as Mrs. Bradford
The Love Letter

The Love Letter (1999)

as Lillian
Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature (1999)

as Virginia
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998)

as Mrs. Murphy (voice)
Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe (1998)

as Bee Bedloe
The X-Files

The X-Files (1998)

as Cassidy
No Looking Back

No Looking Back (1998)

as Claudia's Mom
The Proposition

The Proposition (1998)

as Syril Danning
Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm (1998)

as Irma
Mad City

Mad City (1997)

as Mrs. Banks
The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

as Lena
No Image

A Call to Remember (1997)

as Paula Tobias
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

as Beatrice
Napoleon

Napoleon (1995)

as Mother Dingo (voice)
Homage

Homage (1995)

as Katherine Samuel
Leave of Absence

Leave of Absence (1994)

as Elisa
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)

as Bianca Honicut
No Image

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993)

as Eleanor Levine
No Image

Lincoln (1992)

as Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings (1992)

as The Daughter
Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives (1992)

as Rain's mother
Getting Up and Going Home

Getting Up and Going Home (1992)

as Lily Montgomery
The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides (1991)

as Sally Wingo
Never Forget

Never Forget (1991)

as Jane Mermelstein
Alice

Alice (1990)

as Dorothy
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

as Grace Barron
Judgment

Judgment (1990)

as Emmeline Guitry
Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder. (1989)

as Jeannie
Another Woman

Another Woman (1988)

as Lydia
Elizabeth Bishop: One Art

Elizabeth Bishop: One Art (1987)

as Voice of Elizabeth Bishop
Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)

as Kate
Guilty Conscience

Guilty Conscience (1985)

as Louise Jamison
No Image

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
The Great Santini

The Great Santini (1979)

as Lillian Meechum
You Can't Take it With You

You Can't Take it With You (1979)

as Alice Sycamore
Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go (1979)

as Joan Barlow Maple
Are You in the House Alone?

Are You in the House Alone? (1978)

as Anne Osborne
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)

as Eleanor Gehrig
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)

as Elizabeth Custer
Futureworld

Futureworld (1976)

as Tracy Ballard
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976)

as Alma Winemiller
Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West (1975)

as Miss Trout
The Seagull

The Seagull (1975)

as Nina
Lovin' Molly

Lovin' Molly (1974)

as Molly Taylor
Sidekicks

Sidekicks (1974)

as Prudy Jenkins
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles (1974)

as Zelda Fitzgerald
1776

1776 (1972)

as Martha Jefferson
To Kill a Clown

To Kill a Clown (1972)

as Lily Frischer
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)

as Self and other assorted characters
Scarecrow

Scarecrow (1972)

as Rachel Merton
Dr. Cook's Garden

Dr. Cook's Garden (1971)

as Janey Rausch
George M!

George M! (1970)

as Agnes Nolan
No Image

Small Potatoes (N/A)

as Mimi