Tyne Daly | |
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 Daly at the 2009 premiere ofPoliWood | |
| Born | Ellen Tyne Daly (1946-02-21)February 21, 1946 (age 79) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–present |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | James Daly |
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Ellen Tyne Daly (/ˈtaɪn/; born February 21, 1946)[1] is an American actress whose six-decade career included many leading roles in movies and theater. She has won sixEmmy Awards for her television work[2] and aTony Award, and is a 2011American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee.
Daly began her career on stage insummer stock in New York City, and made herBroadway debut in the playThat Summer – That Fall in 1967. She is best known for her television role as Detective Mary Beth Lacey in theCBS police dramaCagney & Lacey (1982–88), for which she won fourPrimetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She also won Emmy Awards for her roles as Alice Henderson in the period drama seriesChristy (1994–95) and Maxine Gray in the legal drama seriesJudging Amy (1999–2005).
She starred in the Broadway revival ofGypsy (1989), earning theTony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[3] Her other Tony-nominated roles were inRabbit Hole (2006) andMothers and Sons (2014). She playedMaria Callas, both on Broadway and in London'sWest End, in the playMaster Class (2011–12).[4][5] Her other Broadway credits includeThe Seagull (1992) andIt Shoulda Been You (2015).
Daly made her film debut inJohn and Mary (1969). She is known for her film roles inThe Enforcer (1976),Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), andThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). She received aIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her role in thePatrick Wang dramaA Bread Factory (2018). She portrayedAnne Marie Hoag inMarvel Studios'Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
Daly was born inMadison, Wisconsin, to actorJames Daly and actress Mary Hope (née Newell). She is ofIrish descent, her ancestors being fromLimerick andCounty Kerry.[6][7][8] Her younger brother is actorTim Daly, and she has two sisters, Mary Glynn and Pegeen Michael.
She was raised inRockland County, New York, where she started her career by performing in summer stock with her family; she earned herequity card at age 15. She studied atBrandeis University andthe American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[7]
Daly's first Broadway role was in 1967 in a short-lived play,That Summer, That Fall.[7][9][10]
Daly appeared inJohn and Mary (1969),Angel Unchained (1970),Play It as It Lays (1972), andThe Adulteress.[7][9] She was cast as Inspector Harry Callahan's first female partner, Kate Moore, in the 1976Dirty Harry filmThe Enforcer.[7] The film was critically panned, though a box office success. Daly's performance divided critics, with some calling it too "mannered" for film,[7] while others praised the strength she brought to the role.[11] The concept of a male/female police partnership was later used as the basis for the television showHunter.[12]
Daly appeared in the CBS police-procedural crime dramaCagney & Lacey as Mary Beth Lacey, the married working mother. She won theEmmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series four times, in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988, and was a nominee in 1986 and 1987.[13][14] Between co-starSharon Gless and her, they won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series six years in a row.[citation needed]
In 1988, Daly appeared on theDolly Parton TV variety showDolly, and sang (at her request) a duet with Parton. Broadway producer Barry Brown saw the show, and impressed by Daly's performance, decided to mount a revival of the musicalGypsy with Daly in the lead role of Rose.[15]Cagney & Lacey had finished airing, and Daly agreed. In April 1989, the Daly-helmedGypsy revival began a 14-city U.S. tour; it was then presented on Broadway in November 1989.[16] This production was the second revival of the show to play Broadway (the first was in 1974 withAngela Lansbury). Daly won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance inGypsy.[17] Daly leftGypsy in July 1990, withLinda Lavin playing Rose, and returned in April 1991 through closing in July 1991.
In 1991, Daly guest-starred on her brother Tim's seriesWings, playing a woman who dates Brian Hackett (Steven Weber), brother of Tim's character Joe. She appeared in the Broadway revival ofThe Seagull in 1992 as Madame Arkadina.[7][18] She appeared as Sally Adams in theCity CenterEncores! staged concert ofCall Me Madam in February 1995.[19] In regional theatre, she played Lola inCome Back, Little Sheba at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, in April 1997.[20]
She appeared associal worker Maxine Gray, who was also the mother to the show's title character on the CBS dramaJudging Amy, which ran from 1999 to 2005. Addressing a conference of theNational Association of Social Workers in 2000, Daly said she had learned from social workers and social-work texts to improve her portrayal of her character, and she added: "I take from you because you are the ones dealing with all the bad institutions of our society: institutionalized poverty, institutionalized racism, institutionalized cynicism."[21] Daly appeared in theLifetime television filmUndercover Christmas in 2003 as Anne Cunningham.[22] Among her later television roles, Daly reunited withCagney & Lacey costar Sharon Gless in a 2010 guest role on the seriesBurn Notice.
She appeared on Broadway in theDavid Lindsay-Abaire playRabbit Hole (2006) portraying the mother of the play's protagonist, played byCynthia Nixon.[23] For her performance she was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. In January 2008, she played the role of Mother in the world premiere production ofEdward Albee'sMe, Myself & I at theMcCarter Theatre,Princeton, New Jersey.[24] In 2009, she appeared in the original cast ofLove, Loss, and What I Wore.[25] Daly performed a cabaret act,Second Time Around, in January 2010 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, New York City. She had previously performed at Feinstein's in May 2009.[26]
During this time, she took several roles in television, including portrayingMabel Dodge Luhan in theLifetime movieGeorgia O'Keefe acting alongsideJeremy Irons andJoan Allen. She also guest-starred as Carolyn Shepherd in a 2009 episode of the ABC medical drama seriesGrey's Anatomy and Tina in the 2010 episode of theUSA Network seriesBurn Notice. She starred asMaria Callas in theTerrence McNally playMaster Class at theManhattan Theater Club on Broadway, from June 14, 2011 (previews) to September 4, 2011.[4] For her performance she was nominated for theOuter Critics Circle Awards for Best Actress in a Play. Daly reprised her role as Maria Callas in the West End production ofMaster Class, which opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on February 7, 2012 (after previews from January 21) in a limited engagement to April 28, 2012.[5] In 2014 she had a guest-starring role as imperious teacher Mrs. Plank in the ABCsitcomModern Family in the 2014 episode "Won't You Be Our Neighbor." She originated the role of Judy Steinberg inIt Shoulda Been You, at theGeorge Street Playhouse,New Brunswick, New Jersey, which ran from October 4 to November 6, 2011.[27] The musical ran on Broadway in 2015.
She took supporting roles in the independent filmHello, My Name Is Doris starringSally Field and the romantic comedy filmBasmati Blues (2017) withBrie Larson, and playedAnne Marie Hoag in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmSpider-Man: Homecoming (2017). She had a minor role in theCoen Brothers anthology Western filmThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). That same year, she had a leading role in thePatrick Wang filmsA Bread Factory Part 1 & 2 (2018). In the fall of that year, Daly joined the cast of the revival of theMurphy Brown series, playing the character of Phyllis, who runs the bar that Murphy and her coworkers often patronize. She also guest-starred inGrey's Anatomy in 2019,Madam Secretary in 2019, andMom in 2021. In 2024 Daly was set to return to Broadway in a revival ofJohn Patrick Shanley's playDoubt oppositeLiev Schreiber;[28] however, she withdrew from the production after being hospitalized.[29]
Daly has been identified as a feminist icon in the media, particularly based on her television role inCagney and Lacey.[30] Her role as Lacey showed a woman detective at a time when the idea was still novel; the show was also novel in presenting Lacey primarily in a work environment, rather than always showing the character at home.[9] She has also been outspoken about maintaining a natural appearance as she ages, and for the run ofJudging Amy, Daly's hair was in its naturally gray state and not dyed.[31]
Daly was married toGeorg Stanford Brown from 1966 to 1990.[32] They have three daughters.[33][34]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | John and Mary | Hillary | |
| 1970 | Angel Unchained | Merilee | |
| 1972 | Play It As It Lays | Journalist | |
| 1973 | The Adulteress | Inez Steiner | |
| 1976 | The Enforcer | Inspector Kate Moore | |
| 1977 | Speedtrap | Niffty Nolan | |
| Telefon | Dorothy Putterman | ||
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | Alice Bloomfield | |
| 1985 | The Aviator | Evelyn Stiller | |
| Movers & Shakers | Nancy Derman | ||
| 1997 | The Lay of the Land | Dr. Guttmacher | |
| 1999 | The Autumn Heart | Ann | |
| 2000 | The Simian Line | Arnita | |
| A Piece of Eden | Aunt Aurelia | ||
| 2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Roz | |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Anne-Marie Hoag | |
| Basmati Blues | Evelyn | ||
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Lady (Mrs. Betjeman) | Segment "The Mortal Remains" |
| A Bread Factory, Part One | Dorothea | ||
| A Bread Factory, Part Two |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Foreign Intrigue | Girl | Episode: "International Finance" |
| 1968[35] | General Hospital | Caroline Beale | |
| The Virginian | Faith Bradbury | Episode: "The Orchard" | |
| 1969 | Judd, for the Defense | Sandy Jamieson | Episode: "The View from the Ivy Tower" |
| CBS Playhouse | Sarah | Episode: "Sadbird" | |
| The Mod Squad | Dolores Abernathy | Episode: "The Death of Wild Bill Hannachek" | |
| 1970 | The New People | Kathy | Episode: "On the Horizon" |
| Ironside | Joanna Leigh | Episode: "The People Against Judge McIntire" | |
| Medical Center | Jennifer Lochner | Episode: "Moment of Decision" | |
| 1971 | In Search of America | Anne | Television film |
| A Howling in the Woods | Sally Bixton | Television film | |
| Longstreet | Marcella | Episode: "One in the Reality Column" | |
| McMillan & Wife | Janet Benton | Episode: "Husbands, Wives, and Killers" | |
| Mission: Impossible | Saretta Lane | Episode: "Nerves" | |
| 1972 | Heat of Anger | Jean Carson | Television film |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Rachel Dixon | Episode: "The Thing with Feathers" | |
| Mod Squad | Prudence Gordon | Episode: "Good Times Are Just Memories" | |
| Medical Center | Barbara | Episode: "The Choice" | |
| 1973 | Medical Center | April | Episode: "Deadly Game" |
| Ghost Story | Anna Freeman | Episode: "Earth, Air, Fire and Water" | |
| Hawkins | Ellen Hamilton | Episode: "A Life for a Life" | |
| The Rookies | Marly Devon | Episode: "A Farewell Tree from Marly" | |
| The Man Who Could Talk to Kids | Susie Datweiler | Television film | |
| 1974 | Larry | Nancy Hockworth | Television film |
| The Rookies | Lucille Baker | Episode: "Time Lock" | |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Mrs. Carlino | Episode: "Commitment" | |
| Doc Elliot | Beth Ann Blackner | Episode: "The Touch of God" | |
| Barnaby Jones | Madge Winston | Episode: "A Gathering of Thieves" | |
| The Wide World of Mystery | Laurie | Episode: "The Haunting of Penthouse D" | |
| 1975 | Lucas Tanner | Jenny Milo | Episode: "Collision" |
| The Law | Lucy | TV miniseries | |
| Medical Center | Liz Lathem | Episode: "Gift from a Killer" | |
| The Rookies | Mary | Episode: "Cliffy" | |
| 1976 | The Entertainer | Jean | Television film |
| The Rookies | Amy Kennedy | Episode: "From Out the Darkness" | |
| 1977 | Intimate Strangers | Karen Renshaw | Television movie |
| Visions | Ann | Episode: "The Dancing Bear" | |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Abishag | Episode: "The Judgment of Solomon" |
| 1979 | Shirley | Athena | Episode: "Twenty Years to Life" |
| Better Late Than Never | Ms. Davis | Television film | |
| 1980 | The Women's Room | Adele | Television film |
| Quincy, M.E. | Madeline Estes | Episode: "The Night Killer" | |
| 1981 | A Matter of Life and Death | Donna | Television film |
| Quincy, M.E. | Kay Silver | Episode: "Gentle Into That Good Night" | |
| CBS Afternoon Playhouse | Catherine Ellis | Episode: "The Great Gilly Hopkins" | |
| Lou Grant | Melissa Cummings | Episode: "Violence" | |
| 1981–1988 | Cagney & Lacey | Det. Mary Beth Lacey | Main Cast; 126 episodes |
| 1982 | Magnum, P.I. | Kate Sullivan | Episode: "The Jororo Kill" |
| Quincy, M.E. | Anna Krushevitz | Episode: "For Love of Joshua" | |
| 1983 | Your Place... or Mine | Karen | Television film |
| The Mississippi | Performer | Episode: "The Shooting" | |
| 1986 | Wanted: A Room With Love | Narrator | Television special |
| 1987 | Kids Like These | Joanna Goodman | Television film |
| 1988 | Dolly | Genevieve | Episode: "1.20" |
| 1989 | Stuck with Each Other | Sylvia Cass | Television film |
| 1991 | The Last to Go | Mary Ellen | Television film |
| Face of a Stranger | Dollie Madison | Television film | |
| The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Vicki Lindman | Episode: "The Reunion" | |
| Wings | Mimsy Borogroves | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" | |
| 1992 | Swamp Thing | Carla Jeffries | Episode: "Lesser of Two Evils" |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | Cora Gibbs | Episode: "Great Wide World Over There" | |
| Columbo | Dolores | Episode: "A Bird in the Hand..." | |
| 1993 | No Room for Opal | Glorene | Television film |
| Scattered Dreams | Kathryn Messenger | Television film | |
| 1994 | The Forget-Me-Not Murders | Dr. Archer | Television film |
| Christy | Alice Henderson | Television film | |
| The Return | Mary Beth Lacey | ACagney & Lacey television film | |
| Columbo | Dorothea McNally | Episode: "Undercover" | |
| 1994–1995 | The Magic School Bus | Dr. Tennelli | Voice, 2 episodes: "Inside Ralphie" and "Going Batty" |
| Christy | Alice Henderson | Main Cast; 20 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Nanny | Mona | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
| Together Again | Mary Beth Lacey | ACagney & Lacey Television film | |
| Bye Bye Birdie | Mae Peterson | Television film | |
| The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Mary Beth Lacey | ACagney & Lacey Television film | |
| 1996 | True Convictions | ACagney & Lacey television film | |
| 1997 | The Perfect Mother | Elanie Podaras | Television film |
| Tricks | Sarah | Television film | |
| 1998 | Vig | Ellen | Television film |
| For Your Love | Mary Winston | Episode: "The Mother of All Visits" | |
| 1999 | Three Secrets | Shelley | Television film |
| Absence of the Good | Dr. Marcia Lyons | Television film | |
| Execution of Justice | Goldie Judge | Television film | |
| Veronica's Closet | Emily Blair | Episode: "Veronica's from Venus/Josh's Parents Are from Mars" | |
| The Magnificent Seven | Ma Nichols | Episode: "Vendetta" | |
| 1999–2005 | Judging Amy | Maxine Gray | Main Cast; 138 episodes |
| 2001 | The Wedding Dress | Joan Delano | Television film |
| 2003 | Undercover Christmas | Anne Cunningham | Television film |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Mabel Dodge Stern | Television film |
| 2009–2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Carolyn Shepherd | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Tina | Episode: "A Dark Road" |
| 2014 | Modern Family | Mrs. Plank | Episode: "Won't You Be Our Neighbor" |
| 2016 | Looking: The Movie | Justice of the Peace | Television film |
| 2018 | Murphy Brown | Phyllis | 13 episodes |
| 2019 | Madam Secretary | Senator Amy Ross | Episode: "Leaving the Station" |
| 2021 | Mom | Barbara | Episode: "Whip-Its and Emotionally Attuned Babies" |
Note: Tyne was scheduled to return to Broadway in the 2024 revival ofDoubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius, but was forced to pull out of performances the week previews began due to a brief hospital stay.Amy Ryan stepped in to fill the role for the remainder of its run.[56]
Daly has been nominated for theEmmy Award a total of 16 times; she has won 6 times, for the following television performances:[2][57]
She was also recognized for her work onBroadway receiving aTony Award with three nominations:
