Carlin Glynn
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1940-02-19
- Died
- 2023-07-13
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Carlin Gylnn
Biography
Carlin Glynn (February 19, 1940 - July 13, 2023) was an American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She was married to writer/director/actor Peter Masterson in 1960 until his death in 2018. They had 3 children: actress Mary Stuart Masterson, cinematographer Peter Masterson Jr., and former actress Alexandra 'Lexie' Masterson.
She wa best known for her roles as Mae Barber in Three Days of the Condor (1975), Brenda Baker - mother to Molly Ringwald's character in Sixteen Candles (1984), Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful (1985) (directed by her husband), First Lady Meg Tresch alongside George C. Scott's character President Samuel Tresch on FOX's TV series Mr. President, and Lady Bird Johnson on the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie.
Her other film credits include roles in Resurrection (1980), Continental Divide (1981), The Escape Artist (1982), Gardens of Stone (1987) (where her husband and daughter also had roles), Blood Red (1989), Night Game (1989), Convicts (1991), Judy Berlin (1999), and Whiskey School (2005).
A life member of The Actors Studio, she made her belated but Tony Award-winning Broadway debut - as 1979's Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - portraying "Mona Stangley" in the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical comedy adapted by her husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson, from a non-fiction article published in Playboy, in collaboration with the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriter Carol Hall, and developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (18)
Three Days of the Condor
1975
as Mae Barber (as Carlin Gylnn)
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Brenda Baker
Blessing
1994
as Arlene
The Trip to Bountiful
1985
as Jessie Mae
Night Game
1989
as Alma
Gardens of Stone
1987
as Mrs. Feld
Resurrection
1980
as Suzy Kroll
The Escape Artist
1982
as Treasurer's Secretary
Continental Divide
1981
as Sylvia
Blood Red
1989
as Miss Jeffreys
Convicts
1991
as Asa
The Exonerated
2006
as Judge
Whiskey School
2005
as Pamela Evans
Lost Junction
2003
as Waitress
Day-O
1992
as Margaret DeGeorgio
Judy Berlin
1999
as Maddie
West of Here
2002
as Sally Blackwell
Coyote Mountain
1990
as Mother
About Carlin Glynn
Carlin Glynn (February 19, 1940 - July 13, 2023) was an American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She was married to writer/director/actor Peter Masterson in 1960 until his death in 2018. They had 3 children: actress Mary Stuart Masterson, cinematographer Peter Masterson Jr., and former actress Alexandra 'Lexie' Masterson. She wa best known for her roles as Mae Barber in Three Days of the Condor (1975), Brenda Baker - mother to Molly Ringwald's character in Sixteen Candles (1984), Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful (1985) (directed by h… With 21 credits spanning from 1975 to 2006, Carlin Glynn has appeared in 18 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Carlin Glynn Movies
- Three Days of the Condor (1975) — as Mae Barber (as Carlin Gylnn)
- Sixteen Candles (1984) — as Brenda Baker
- Blessing (1994) — as Arlene
- The Trip to Bountiful (1985) — as Jessie Mae
- Night Game (1989) — as Alma
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