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Glenne Headly
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Headly in 2016
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Glenne Aimee Headly
March 13, 1955 New London, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Died | June 8, 2017 (aged 62) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–2017 |
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Glenne Aimee Headly (born March 13, 1955 – died June 8, 2017) was a talented American actress. She was well-known for her roles in popular movies like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, and Mr. Holland's Opus. Glenne Headly won a Theatre World Award and four Joseph Jefferson Awards for her acting. She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
In 2017, she appeared in the movies The Circle and Just Getting Started. The movie Just Getting Started was her last film role and was released after she passed away. She also starred in the TV show Future Man with Ed Begley Jr. and Josh Hutcherson. This show was a comedy series on Hulu and was produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Glenne Headly died on June 8, 2017, while she was still filming the series.
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Early Life and Education
Glenne Headly was born on March 13, 1955, in New London, Connecticut. When she was very young, she lived with her mother, Joan Ida Headly, in San Francisco. She also spent time with her grandmother in Lansford, Pennsylvania.
Later, during her elementary school years, she moved to Greenwich Village to live with her mother. She learned ballet at the Robert Joffrey school and modern dance at the Martha Graham Studios. In New York, she went to public schools. At P. S. 41, she was in a class for very smart children. A teacher there introduced her to the work of Jacques Cousteau in an oceanography class. This sparked her lifelong interest in protecting nature. She then attended the High School of Performing Arts, where she studied drama and graduated with high honors.
Instead of continuing drama right away, she went to the American College of Switzerland. It was a small college in Leysin, where she earned a bachelor's degree. After college, she moved back to New York. She worked day jobs as a waitress so she could act in theater at night, often for very little pay. Later, she moved to Chicago and joined the New Works Ensemble at the St. Nicholas Theatre. She eventually got a part in a Goodman Theatre play called Curse of the Starving Class. This play was directed by Robert Falls and also starred John Malkovich.
Film and Television Career
While acting in Curse of the Starving Class in Chicago, Glenne Headly was asked to join the Steppenwolf Theatre group. This group was looking to add new members. She also appeared in several other plays. In Chicago, she was nominated for five Joseph Jefferson awards and won three for best supporting actress. She earned her Actors' Equity card when she was cast in a summer theater play called Charley's Aunt. She joined SAG (Screen Actors Guild) when director Arthur Penn gave her an important role in the film Four Friends.
On August 2, 1982, Glenne Headly married John Malkovich, who was also an actor in the Steppenwolf Theatre. Soon after, she took over a role in the play Extremities off-Broadway. She then acted in The Philanthropist, also off-Broadway, and won a Theatre World Award for being a great new performer. In New York, she appeared in Balm in Gilead with her Steppenwolf Theatre friends. She also acted in Arms and the Man on Broadway, alongside famous actors Kevin Kline and Raul Julia.
Early Film and TV Work (1988–1995)
Glenne Headly played many supporting roles in movies like Making Mr. Right, Paperhouse, and Nadine. But her role in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) really helped her film career take off. In this movie, she starred with Steve Martin and Michael Caine. In 1988, the Chicago Film Critics Association named her the Most Promising New Actress. That same year, Glenne Headly and John Malkovich divorced.
In 1989, Headly played Elmira Boot Johnson in the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove. This role earned her the first of two Emmy Awards nominations for best supporting actress in a TV movie.
After that, Warren Beatty chose her to play Tess Trueheart in the movie Dick Tracy. She then starred with Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts. In 1992, she worked on a small Canadian film called Ordinary Magic. On the first day of filming, she met Byron McCulloch, who would become her husband in 1993. She also co-starred with Ted Danson and Macaulay Culkin in the 1994 comedy Getting Even with Dad.
More Film and TV Roles (1995–2004)
Glenne Headly continued to appear in many films during this period. Some of these included Mr. Holland's Opus, Sgt. Bilko, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Breakfast of Champions, and 2 Days in the Valley.
She also acted in several TV movies. These included Winchell, And the Band Played On, and My Own Country. Glenne Headly received her second Emmy Awards nomination for best supporting actress in a TV movie for her role in ... Out of Carolina (1996). In 2001, she played the daughter of Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in a live TV broadcast of the play On Golden Pond for CBS. She was a main character in the series Encore! Encore! from 1998 to 1999. She also had recurring roles as Dr. Abby Keaton on ER from 1996 to 1997. Later, she played Karen, the wife of Leland Stottlemeyer, on the show Monk.
Later Career (2004–2017)
In 2004, Glenne Headly played the mother of Lindsay Lohan's character in the movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. She also appeared in films like The Amateurs (2005), The Namesake (2006), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), The Joneses (2009), and Don Jon (2013).
In 2016, Headly appeared in the film Strange Weather and the HBO series The Night Of. In 2017, she played Marguerite alongside Morgan Freeman in Just Getting Started.
Her Role in Future Man
Glenne Headly and Ed Begley Jr. were cast in important roles with Josh Hutcherson in Future Man. This was a comedy TV series on Hulu produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Glenne Headly passed away on June 8, 2017, while the show was still being filmed. She had completed five episodes out of the planned 13 for the season. The show's producers decided not to replace her. The episodes she filmed were aired, and the writers changed the story for the episodes she was supposed to appear in.
Theater Work
Glenne Headly was a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company from 1979 until 2005. However, she did not return to Chicago to perform in a play after the late 1980s. She felt that moving back would be too disruptive for her family. She took a break from the stage for 10 years. In 1999, she returned to theater, starring with Miranda Richardson in Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon in London.
In 1983, Headly appeared in Christopher Hampton's The Philanthropist in New York. In 1984, she was in Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead. In 1985, she starred as Raina in George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, directed by John Malkovich.
In 2000, Headly starred as Ellen in Detachments in Los Angeles. In 2001, she played Angela Kennedy Lipsky in the first performance of My Brilliant Divorce in Ireland. In 2003, Headly starred with David Hyde Pierce in The Guys in Los Angeles. She also appeared in Malkovich's production of Shaw's Arms and the Man with Kevin Kline in New York City.
In 2012, Headly played Eva White in The Jacksonian at the Geffen Playhouse. In 2016, she starred in Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss, also at the Geffen Playhouse.
Death
Glenne Headly died on June 8, 2017, in Santa Monica, California. She was 62 years old. Her death was due to complications from a pulmonary embolism.
Notable Film and Television Roles
Glenne Headly had many memorable roles throughout her career. Here are some of her most well-known appearances:
- Films:
- Four Friends (1981)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) as Janet Colgate
- Dick Tracy (1990) as Tess Trueheart
- Mortal Thoughts (1991) as Joyce Urbanski
- Getting Even with Dad (1994) as Theresa Walsh
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) as Iris Holland
- Sgt. Bilko (1996) as Rita Robbins
- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004) as Karen
- Don Jon (2013) as Angela
- Just Getting Started (2017) as Margarite
- Television:
- Lonesome Dove (1989) as Elmira Boot Johnson
- And the Band Played On (1993) as Mary Guinan
- ER (1996–1997) as Abby Keaton
- Monk (2003–2006) as Karen Stottlemeyer
- The Night Of (2016) as Alison Crowe
- Future Man (2017) as Diane Futturman
See also
In Spanish: Glenne Headly para niños
