Glynnis O'Connor
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Glynnis O'Connor | |
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Born | New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | November 19, 1956
Years active | 1973–present |
Spouse |
Douglas Stern
(m. 1985) |
Children | 2 |
Glynnis O'Connor (born November 19, 1956) is an American actress of television, film, radio, and theater. She first gained wide attention in the mid-1970s with leading roles in the television version of Our Town and in the short-lived series Sons and Daughters. She also co-starred with Robby Benson in the films Jeremy in 1973 and Ode to Billy Joe in 1976, as well as with Jan-Michael Vincent in the film Baby Blue Marine in 1976.
Personal life
O'Connor was born in New Rochelle, New York,[1] and is the daughter of actress Lenka Peterson and film producer Daniel Patrick O'Connor.[2][3] She is married to Douglas Stern, a New York City native,[4] and they have two daughters together, Lindsay (b. 1990) and Hana.
Career
In 1973, O'Connor sang the title song for the film Jeremy in which she also co-starred with Robby Benson. On January 8, 1974, she starred in the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre production of "Ring of Roses" and then co-starred with John Travolta in the 1976 made-for-television movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. That same year she portrayed the character Bobbie Lee Hartley, co-starring once again with Robby Benson, in the film Ode to Billy Joe, a tragic romance produced and directed by Max Baer Jr.
In 1984, O'Connor starred as Leola Mae Harmon in the biographical made-for-TV movie Why Me?, about United States Air Force nurse Harmon’s trauma and series of facial reconstruction surgeries after a horrifying car accident. She was also cast in 1984 in the comedy Johnny Dangerously. In 1986, O'Connor performed in the NBC made-for-TV movie The Deliberate Stranger.
O’Connor played defense attorney Anne Paulsen in five episodes, from 1998 through 2004, on the television series Law & Order. In 2007 she appeared in the independent feature film P.J., directed by Russ Emanuel.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | Jeremy | Susan Rollins | |
1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Rose | |
1976 | Ode to Billy Joe | Bobbie Lee Hartley | |
1977 | Vengeance | Lisa Thurston | |
1978 | Getting It Over With | Ruthie | Short |
1979 | California Dreaming | Corky | |
1980 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | Ramona | |
1981 | The White Lions | Jeannie McBride | |
1982 | Night Crossing | Petra Wetzel | |
1982 | Melanie | Melanie | |
1984 | Johnny Dangerously | Sally | |
2002 | New Best Friend | Connie Campbell | |
2007 | Graduation | Mary | |
2008 | P.J. | Evelyn | |
2012 | The Trouble with Cali | Avie Bluejones | |
2012 | Album | Adult Trish | Short |
2014 | The Historian | Dean Jan Messer | |
2015 | Angelica | Older Constance | |
2018 | Diane | Dottie |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | As the World Turns | Dawn "Dee" Stewart | TV series |
1974 | Love Is Not Forever | Anita | TV film |
1974 | Insight | Laura | "Resuscitation" |
1974 | Sons and Daughters | Anita Cramer | Main role |
1975 | All Together Now | Carol Lindsay | TV film |
1975 | Someone I Touched | Carrie | TV film |
1975 | The Rookies | Ellen | "Cliffy" |
1976 | Harry O | Gayle | "Mister Five and Dime" |
1976 | The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Gina Biggs | TV film |
1977 | Insight | Laura | "She's Waiting for Us" |
1977 | Our Town | Emily Webb | TV film |
1977 | Rosetti and Ryan | Angel | "Bedeviled Angel" |
1978 | Black Beauty | Phyllis Carpenter | TV miniseries |
1978 | Little Mo | Maureen Connolly | TV film |
1979 | The Chisholms | Elizabeth Chisholm | TV miniseries |
1980 | My Kidnapper, My Love | Geegee | TV film |
1983 | The Fighter | Rindy Banks | TV film |
1984 | Why Me? | Leola Mae Harmon | TV film |
1984 | Love Leads the Way: A True Story | Lois | TV film |
1985 | Sins of the Father | Kevan Harris | TV film |
1986 | The Deliberate Stranger | Cas Richter | TV film |
1986 | The Twilight Zone | Dorothy Livingston | "The Storyteller" |
1987 | A Conspiracy of Love | Marcia Woldarski | TV film |
1988 | To Heal a Nation | Becky Scruggs | TV film |
1988 | Too Good to Be True | Ruth Berent | TV film |
1988 | Police Story: Cop Killer | Lynn Lewis | TV film |
1990 | Kojak: Flowers for Matty | Molly Fitzimons | TV film |
1992 | Nightmare in Daylight | Sloan Evans | TV film |
1992-93 | Reasonable Doubts | Jo | Recurring role |
1993-94 | As the World Turns | Margo Hughes | TV series |
1995 | Death in Small Doses | Nancy Lyon | TV film |
1995 | Past the Bleachers | Harper Parish | TV film |
1996 | Summer of Fear | 'Cat' Marshall | TV film |
1997 | Ellen Foster | Charlotte Nelson Hammond | TV film |
1998 | Saint Maybe | Claudia Bedloe | TV film |
1998-2004 | Law & Order | Anne Paulsen | Recurring role |
2000 | Young Americans | Donna Banks | "Will Bella Scout Her Mom?" |
2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Raquel Kurtz | "Damaged" |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rev. Poole | "On Fire" |
2012 | Behind the 8 Ball | Guest | "Matty" |
References
- ^ Ebert, Roger (September 14, 1980). "Interview with Glynnis O'Connor". Chicago Sun Times.
- ^ "Glynnis O'Connor Biography (1955-)". Film Reference. 1955-11-19. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ O'Donnell, Monica M. (1984). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. p. 417. Archived at Google Books. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Goudas, John N. (1993-08-01). "Glynnis O'Connor: Acting Is In Her Blood". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ^ "P.J.: A Journey of the Heart | A Russ Emanuel Film". Pjthemovie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
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