Blair Brown

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Actress

Birth Date: April 23, 1946

Age: 77 years old

Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia

An intelligent, theatrically trained actress, Blair Brown already had an impressive list of credits by the time she achieved fame as the devoted wife of William Hurt in the bizarre "Altered States" (1980). She earned a Golden Globe nomination opposite John Belushi in "Continental Divide" (1981) and a Golden Globe nomination as well as a BAFTA nomination for playing the iconic Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in the miniseries "Kennedy" (NBC, 1983). At the peak of her powers, she earned five Emmy nominations as the titular star of "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (NBC, 1987-88; Lifetime, 1989-1991), a groundbreaking dramedy about an independent-minded divorceé. She won a 2000 Tony for her role in the physics-themed Broadway drama "Copenhagen" and essayed memorable supporting roles in the Johnny Depp thriller "The Astronaut's Wife" (1999), the Clint Eastwood action adventure "Space Cowboys" (2000) and Lars von Trier's "Dogville" (2003). She earned excellent reviews for her return to series television as Nina Sharp, the mysterious executive director of Massive Dynamic on the parallel universe series "Fringe" (FOX, 2008-13). An immensely respected veteran of stage, television and film, Blair Brown embodied intelligent, quirky women and proved a fascinating addition to any genre or medium.

Credits

LimitlessStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2015
58%

ForeverStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2014
57%

Orange Is the New BlackStream

Actor
Judy King
TV Show
2013
90%

Orange Is the New BlackStream

Guest Star
Judy King
TV Show
2013
90%

ElementaryStream

Guest Star
Kate Durning
TV Show
2012
95%

Person of InterestStream

Guest Star
Emma Blake
TV Show
2011
92%

Falling SkiesStream

Guest Star
Sonya Rankin
TV Show
2011
79%

The Speed of Thought

Actor
Bridger
Movie
2011

FringeStream

Actor
TV Show
2008
90%

The Mysterious Human Heart

Narrator
TV Show
2007

Dark Matter

Actor
Hildy
Movie
2007

First Born

Actor
Laura's Mother
Movie
2007

Marie Antoinette

Narrator
TV Show
2006

Griffin and Phoenix

Actor
Eve
Movie
2006

The Treatment

Actor
Miss Callucci
Movie
2006

Loverboy

Actor
Jeannette
Movie
2005

MissingStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2003

Dogville

Actor
Mrs. Henson
Movie
2003

CSI: MiamiStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2002

SmallvilleStream

Guest Star
Rachel Dunleavy
TV Show
2001
78%

PBS Hollywood Presents

Actor
TV Show
2001

Follow the Stars Home

Actor
Hannah Parker
Movie
2001

Ed

Guest Star
TV Show
2000

Space Cowboys

Actor
Dr. Anne Caruthers
Movie
2000

Hamlet

Actor
Gertrude
Movie
2000

In His Life: The John Lennon Story

Actor
Mimi Smith
Movie
2000

The Astronaut's Wife

Actor
Shelly McLaren
Movie
1999

Feds

Actor
TV Show
1997

Convictions

Actor
Zalinda Dorcheus
Movie
1997

The Ultimate Lie

Actor
Joan "Joanie" McGrath
Movie
1996

A Season in Purgatory

Actor
Grace Bradley
Movie
1996

Touched by an AngelStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1994

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again

Actor
Carol Keating
Movie
1994

The Gift of Love

Actor
Helen Porter
Movie
1994

FrasierStream

Guest Voice
Jill
TV Show
1993
95%

Rio Shannon

Actor
Elizabeth Cleary
Movie
1993

The Day My Parents Ran Away

Actor
Mrs. Judy Miller
Movie
1993

La Dama de la Casa Blanca

Actor
Movie
1992

Those Secrets

Actor
Neille Banesh
Movie
1992

Passed Away

Actor
Amy Scanlan
Movie
1992

Majority Rule

Actor
Gen. Katherine Taylor
Movie
1992

Inocencia Rebelde

Actor
Movie
1991

Lethal Innocence

Actor
Sally Hatch
Movie
1991

The Good Policeman

Actor
Movie
1991

Law & OrderStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1990

Extreme Close-Up

Actor
Margaret Toll
Movie
1990

Strapless

Actor
Dr. Lillian Hempel
Movie
1989

Stealing Home

Actor
Ginny Wyatt
Movie
1988

Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Actor
Molly Dodd
TV Show
1987

Hands of a Stranger

Actor
TV Show
1987

Space

Actor
TV Show
1985

The Bad Seed

Actor
Christine Penmark
Movie
1985

Kennedy

Actor
Movie
1985

A Flash of Green

Actor
Kat Hubble
Movie
1984

Kennedy

Actor
Jacqueline Kennedy
TV Show
1983

Kennedy

Actor
Jacqueline Kennedy
Movie
1983

Continental Divide

Actor
Nell Porter
Movie
1981

One-Trick Pony

Actor
Marion
Movie
1980

Altered StatesStream

Actor
Emily Jessup
Movie
1980
85%

Wheels

Actor
Barbara Lipton
TV Show
1979

The Child Stealer

Actor
Jan Rodman
Movie
1979

Sólo Yo Sobreviví

Actor
Movie
1978

And I Alone Survived

Actor
Lauren Elder
Movie
1978

Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

Actor
Charity
Movie
1977

The 3,000 Mile Chase

Actor
Rachel Kane
Movie
1977

The Quinns

Actor
Millicent Priestley
Movie
1977

The Choirboys

Actor
Kimberly Lyles
Movie
1977

Good Morning America

Guest
TV Show
1975

The School for Scandal

Actor
Lady Teazle
TV Show
1975

The Oregon Trail

Actor
Jessica Thorpe
Movie
1975

The Rockford FilesStream

Guest Star
Kate Flanders / Dep. DA Kate Doyle
TV Show
1974

KojakStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1973

Great PerformancesStream

Actor
Lady Teazle
TV Show
1972

The Tonight ShowStream

Guest
TV Show
1962

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