Blythe Danner

February 3, 1943 (age 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

Her titles like Meet the Parents, Paul, and Meet the Fockers - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/84

Weighted avg: 6.14 /10

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Meet the Parents

2000October 2000 by Jay Roach

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

6.26 Good--
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2

Paul

2011February 2011 by Greg Mottola

Supporting as Tara Walton

Supporting as Tara Walton

6.31 Good--
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3

Meet the Fockers

2004December 2004 by Jay Roach

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

5.77 Okay+
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4

The Lucky One

2012April 2012 by Scott Hicks

Starring as Nana

Starring as Nana

6.77 Good
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5

Little Fockers

2010December 2010 by Paul Weitz

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

5.15 Okay--
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6

What's Your Number?

2011September 2011 by Mark Mylod

Supporting as Ava Darling

Supporting as Ava Darling

6.04 Okay++
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7

Detachment

2011April 2011 by Tony Kaye

Supporting as Ms. Perkins

Supporting as Ms. Perkins

7.25 Excellent--
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8

The X-Files

1998June 1998 by Rob Bowman

Minor role as Cassidy

Minor role as Cassidy

6.48 Good-
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9

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995September 1995 by Beeban Kidron

Supporting as Beatrice

Supporting as Beatrice

6.97 Good+
10

10

Forces of Nature

1999March 1999 by Bronwen Hughes

Supporting as Virginia

Supporting as Virginia

5.01 Okay--
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11

Futureworld

1976July 1976 by Richard T. Heffron

Starring as Tracy Ballard

Starring as Tracy Ballard

5.45 Okay
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12

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008August 2008 by Sanaa Hamri

Minor role as Greta

Minor role as Greta

5.79 Okay+
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13

I'll See You in My Dreams

2015May 2015 by Brett Haley

Lead role as Carol Petersen

Lead role as Carol Petersen

5.84 Okay+
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14

The Prince of Tides

1991December 1991 by Barbra Streisand

Starring as Sally Wingo

Starring as Sally Wingo

6.15 Good--
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15

Hearts Beat Loud

2018June 2018 by Brett Haley

Starring as Marianne Fisher

Starring as Marianne Fisher

6.35 Good-
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16

Happiness for Beginners

2023July 2023 by Vicky Wight

Supporting as Gigi

Supporting as Gigi

5.70 Okay+
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17

Husbands and Wives

1992September 1992 by Woody Allen

Minor role as Rain's mother

Minor role as Rain's mother

6.54 Good-
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18

Alice

1990December 1990 by Woody Allen

Supporting as Dorothy

Supporting as Dorothy

5.90 Okay++
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19

Mad City

1997October 1997 by Costa-Gavras

Supporting as Mrs. Banks

Supporting as Mrs. Banks

5.79 Okay+
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20

Another Woman

1988October 1988 by Woody Allen

Supporting as Lydia

Supporting as Lydia

6.35 Good-
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21

The Last Kiss

2006September 2006 by Tony Goldwyn

Minor role as Anna

Minor role as Anna

5.60 Okay
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22

Waiting for Forever

2010February 2010 by James Keach

Supporting as Miranda Twist

Supporting as Miranda Twist

5.49 Okay
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23

Strange but True

2019October 2019 by Rowan Athale

Supporting as Gail

Supporting as Gail

5.62 Okay
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24

Hello I Must Be Going

2012September 2012 by Todd Louiso

Starring as Ruth

Starring as Ruth

5.55 Okay
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25

Tumbledown

2016February 2016 by Sean Mewshaw

Supporting as Ellen Jespersen

Supporting as Ellen Jespersen

5.77 Okay+
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26

What They Had

2018October 2018 by Elizabeth Chomko

Supporting as Ruth

Supporting as Ruth

6.02 Okay++
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27

The Great Santini

1979October 1979 by Lewis John Carlino

Starring as Lillian Meechum

Starring as Lillian Meechum

6.23 Good--
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28

The Love Letter

1999May 1999 by Peter Chan Ho-Sun

Starring as Lillian

Starring as Lillian

5.20 Okay--
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29

The Tomorrow Man

2019May 2019 by Noble Jones

Starring as Ronnie

Starring as Ronnie

5.54 Okay
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30

1776

1972November 1972 by Peter H. Hunt

Supporting as Martha Jefferson

Supporting as Martha Jefferson

6.32 Good--
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31

Napoleon

1995June 1995 by Mario Andreacchio

Supporting as Mother Dingo (voice)

Supporting as Mother Dingo (voice)

5.85 Okay+
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32

Sylvia

2003October 2003 by Christine Jeffs

Minor role as Aurelia Plath

Minor role as Aurelia Plath

5.42 Okay-
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33

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986December 1986 by Gene Saks

Starring as Kate

Starring as Kate

6.08 Okay++
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34

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

1990November 1990 by James Ivory

Supporting as Grace Barron

Supporting as Grace Barron

5.76 Okay+
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35

Are You in the House Alone?

1978September 1978 by Walter Grauman

Starring as Anne Osborne

Starring as Anne Osborne

6.02 Okay++
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36

The Invisible Circus

2001February 2001 by Adam Brooks

Supporting as Gail

Supporting as Gail

5.34 Okay-
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37

Madoff

2016 by Ben Robbins

Starring as Ruth Madoff

Starring as Ruth Madoff

5.72 Okay+
38

38

The Proposition

1998March 1998 by Lesli Linka Glatter

Supporting as Syril Danning

Supporting as Syril Danning

5.75 Okay+
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39

Murder of a Cat

2014April 2014 by Gillian Greene

Supporting as Edie Moisey

Supporting as Edie Moisey

5.23 Okay-
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40

Prohibition

2011 by Ken Burns

Minor role as Reader (voice)

Minor role as Reader (voice)

6.57 Good
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41

Guilty Conscience

1985April 1985 by David Greene

Starring as Louise Jamison

Starring as Louise Jamison

5.84 Okay+
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42

The Lightkeepers

2009December 2009 by Daniel Adams

Starring as Mrs. Bascom

Starring as Mrs. Bascom

5.79 Okay+
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43

Huff

2004–2006 by Bob Lowry

Supporting as Isabelle Huffstodt

Supporting as Isabelle Huffstodt

6.38 Good-
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44

The Myth of Fingerprints

1997September 1997 by Bart Freundlich

Supporting as Lena

Supporting as Lena

5.39 Okay-
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45

The Chaperone

2019March 2019 by Michael Engler

Supporting as Mary O'Dell

Supporting as Mary O'Dell

5.89 Okay++
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46

No Looking Back

1998March 1998 by Edward Burns

Supporting as Claudia's Mom

Supporting as Claudia's Mom

5.68 Okay+
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47

Hearts of the West

1975October 1975 by Howard Zieff

Starring as Miss Trout

Starring as Miss Trout

5.73 Okay+
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48

Saint Maybe

1998November 1998 by Michael Pressman

Lead role as Bee Bedloe

Lead role as Bee Bedloe

6.03 Okay++
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49

Homage

1995May 1995 by Ross Kagan Marks

Lead role as Katherine Samuel

Lead role as Katherine Samuel

5.66 Okay
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50

Mark Twain

2002January 2002 by Ken Burns

Starring as Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)

Starring as Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)

6.19 Good--
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51

Judgment

1990October 1990 by Tom Topor

Starring as Emmeline Guitry

Starring as Emmeline Guitry

5.78 Okay+
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52

Back When We Were Grownups

2004November 2004 by Ron Underwood

Lead role as Rebecca Holmes Davitch

Lead role as Rebecca Holmes Davitch

Needs more reviews
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53

Cruel Doubt

1992

Lead role as Bonnie Von Stein

Lead role as Bonnie Von Stein

Needs more reviews
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54

Thomas Jefferson

1997

Starring as Martha Jefferson (voice)

Starring as Martha Jefferson (voice)

6.11 Good--
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55

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

1998December 1998 by Simon Wincer

Supporting as Mrs. Murphy (voice)

Supporting as Mrs. Murphy (voice)

6.37 Good-
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56

Man, Woman and Child

1983April 1983 by Dick Richards

Starring as Sheila Beckwith

Starring as Sheila Beckwith

5.86 Okay+
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57

To Kill a Clown

1972August 1972 by George Bloomfield

Starring as Lily Frischer

Starring as Lily Frischer

5.87 Okay+
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58

We Were the Mulvaneys

2002April 2002 by Peter Werner

Starring as Corinne Mulvaney

Starring as Corinne Mulvaney

Needs more reviews
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59

Dr. Cook's Garden

1971January 1971 by Ted Post

Starring as Janey Rausch

Starring as Janey Rausch

Needs more reviews
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60

Lovin' Molly

1974April 1974 by Sidney Lumet

Starring as Molly Taylor

Starring as Molly Taylor

Needs more reviews
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61

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

1976June 1976 by Glenn Jordan

Lead role as Alma Winemiller

Lead role as Alma Winemiller

Needs more reviews
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62

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

1974January 1974 by George Schaefer

Starring as Zelda Fitzgerald

Starring as Zelda Fitzgerald

Needs more reviews
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63

Never Forget

1991April 1991 by Joseph Sargent

Starring as Jane Mermelstein

Starring as Jane Mermelstein

Needs more reviews
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64

A Call to Remember

1997August 1997 by Jack Bender

Supporting as Paula Tobias

Supporting as Paula Tobias

Needs more reviews
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65

Eye of the Storm

1998January 1998 by Marcus Spiegel

Lead role as Irma

Lead role as Irma

Needs more reviews
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66

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984April 1984 by Alan Gibson

Lead role as Anne Sullivan

Lead role as Anne Sullivan

Needs more reviews
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67

The Mayo Clinic

2018September 2018 by Ken Burns

Supporting as (voice)

Supporting as (voice)

Needs more reviews
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68

Money, Power, Murder.

1989December 1989 by Lee Philips

Starring as Jeannie

Starring as Jeannie

Needs more reviews
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69

Too Far to Go

1979March 1979 by Fielder Cook

Starring as Joan Barlow Maple

Starring as Joan Barlow Maple

Needs more reviews
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70

Leave of Absence

1994May 1994 by Tom McLoughlin

Starring as Elisa

Starring as Elisa

Needs more reviews
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71

Beyond All Boundaries

2009November 2009 by David Briggs

Supporting as Elsa Maxwell

Supporting as Elsa Maxwell

Needs more reviews
72

72

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

2016December 2016 by Peter Rosen

Starring as Aline Saarinen (voice)

Starring as Aline Saarinen (voice)

Needs more reviews
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73

Presidio Med

2002–2003 by John Wells

Supporting as Dr. Harriet Lanning

Supporting as Dr. Harriet Lanning

Needs more reviews
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74

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994

Supporting as Bianca Honicut

Supporting as Bianca Honicut

Needs more reviews
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75

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

1994May 1994 by Ken Cameron

Supporting as Bianca Honicut

Supporting as Bianca Honicut

Needs more reviews
76

76

Adam's Rib

1973 by Ruth Gordon

Starring as Amanda Bonner

Starring as Amanda Bonner

Needs more reviews
77

77

Tattingers

1988–1989 by John Masius

Starring

Starring

Needs more reviews
78

78

Pretty/Handsome

Air date unknown by Ryan Murphy

Supporting as Bunny

Supporting as Bunny

Needs more reviews
79

79

Lincoln

1992December 1992 by James A. Edgar

Minor role as Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

Minor role as Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

Needs more reviews
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80

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993October 1993 by Don Scardino

Minor role as Eleanor Levine

Minor role as Eleanor Levine

Needs more reviews
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81

The Great War

2017

Starring as Self (voice)

Starring as Self (voice)

Needs more reviews
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82

Inside the Third Reich

1982 by E. Jack Neuman

Supporting as Margarete Speer

Supporting as Margarete Speer

Needs more reviews
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83

Focker-in-Law

2026November 2026 by John Hamburg

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

Supporting as Dina Byrnes

Needs more reviews
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84

Wildwood

2026October 2026 by Travis Knight

Minor role as (voice)

Minor role as (voice)

Needs more reviews