Glenne Headly | |
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.jpg) Headly in 2016 | |
| Born | Glenne Aimee Headly (1955-03-13)March 13, 1955 New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2017(2017-06-08) (aged 62) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–2017 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Glenne Aimee Headly (March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017) was an American actress. She was widely known for her roles inDirty Rotten Scoundrels,Dick Tracy, andMr. Holland's Opus. Headly received aTheatre World Award and fourJoseph Jefferson Awards and was nominated for twoPrimetime Emmy Awards.[1]
In 2017, Headly appeared in two films,The Circle andJust Getting Started. The latter marked her final film role, released six months after her death. She also starred in Hulu's comedy seriesFuture Man. She died on June 8, 2017, mid-way through filming the series.
Headly was born on March 13, 1955, inNew London, Connecticut.[2] Her early years were spent living in the care of her mother, Joan Ida Headly (née Sniscak),[3] inSan Francisco, and her maternal grandmother inLansford, Pennsylvania.
Early in her elementary school years, she joined her mother, who was then living inGreenwich Village. She studied ballet at theRobert Joffrey school of ballet and modern dance at theMartha Graham Studios. In New York, she attended public schools, includingPS 41, where she was placed in a class for intellectually gifted children. There, a fifth-grade teacher introduced her to the work ofJacques Cousteau in an oceanography class, triggering a lifelong interest in preserving the natural world. She later went on to theHigh School of Performing Arts, majoring in drama and graduating with honors.[4]
Rather than continuing to study the dramatic arts, she attended theAmerican College of Switzerland, a small college inLeysin from which she graduated with a bachelor's degree.[5] Soon after, she moved to New York, taking day jobs as a waitress so she could work nights in the theater for little or no salary.[6] Later, she moved to Chicago,[6] where she joined the New Works Ensemble at the St. Nicholas Theatre. She was eventually cast in aGoodman Theatre production ofCurse of the Starving Class, directed byRobert Falls and co-starringJohn Malkovich.[7]
While appearing on the Chicago stage inCurse of the Starving Class, Headly was asked to join theSteppenwolf Theatre ensemble, which was looking to expand.[5] She also appeared in several other productions. In Chicago, she was nominated for fiveJoseph Jefferson awards, and won three for best supporting actress. She received herActors' Equity card when cast byVivian Matalon in a summer theatre production ofCharley's Aunt, and joined SAG whenArthur Penn wrote a breakout role for her in the filmFour Friends.[8]
On August 2, 1982, Headly married fellow ensemble memberJohn Malkovich.[4] Soon after, she replacedEllen Barkin inExtremities off-Broadway. She was then cast inThe Philanthropist, also off-Broadway, and won aTheatre World Award for best newcomer.[4] In New York, she appeared inBalm in Gilead with her fellow Steppenwolf Theatre members,[9] and inArms and the Man, onBroadway, withKevin Kline andRaul Julia.[10]
Headly played several supporting roles in such films asMaking Mr. Right,Paperhouse,Seize the Day andNadine, but her role inDirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), withSteve Martin andMichael Caine, truly launched her film career. In 1988, Headly was named Most Promising New Actress by theChicago Film Critics Association.[11] That same year, Headly divorced Malkovich after he had an affair withMichelle Pfeiffer during the filming ofDangerous Liaisons.[12][13][14]
In 1989, Headly played the role of Elmira Boot Johnson in the critically acclaimed TV miniseriesLonesome Dove, a part for which she received her first of twoEmmy Awards nominations for best supporting actress in a television movie.[15]
Headly was then cast byWarren Beatty to appear asTess Trueheart inDick Tracy. She next starred withDemi Moore andBruce Willis inMortal Thoughts, directed byAlan Rudolph. In 1992, she worked on a small Canadian film calledOrdinary Magic, and on the first day of filming, met Byron McCulloch, whom she married in 1993.[16] She also co-starred withTed Danson andMacaulay Culkin in the 1994 comedyGetting Even with Dad.[17]
Headly appeared inMr. Holland's Opus,Sgt. Bilko,What's the Worst That Could Happen?,Breakfast of Champions,Around the Bend,2 Days in the Valley, and others.[18]
Headly appeared in the television moviesWinchell,And the Band Played On,Pronto,My Own Country, andWomen vs. Men.[18] Headly received her second of twoEmmy Awards nominations for best supporting actress in a television movie forBastard Out of Carolina (1996).[15] She appeared asJulie Andrews andChristopher Plummer's daughter in the 2001 live telecast of the playOn Golden Pond for CBS.[19] She was cast in the seriesEncore! Encore!, starringNathan Lane andJoan Plowright, from 1998 to 1999,[20] and had recurring roles as Dr. Abby Keaton onER from 1996 to 1997[21] and as Leland Stottlemeyer's wife,Karen, onMonk.[22]
In 2004, she played the mother ofLindsay Lohan's character inConfessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.[23] She appeared in the filmsThe Amateurs (2005),The Namesake (2006),Comeback Season (2006),Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008),The Joneses (2009),[24] andDon Jon (2013).[25] Headly appeared in the filmStrange Weather (2016)[26] and in the HBO limited seriesThe Night Of (2016).[27] In 2017, she played Marguerite oppositeMorgan Freeman inJust Getting Started.
Headly and Ed Begley Jr. were cast in lead roles with Josh Hutcherson inFuture Man, Hulu's half-hour comedy television series produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Headly died on June 8, 2017, during filming of the series. At the time of her death, she had filmed five episodes of the planned 13-episode season order. Producers stated that she would not be recast and that the episodes she filmed will air, leaving the writers to rework the episodes in which she was due to appear.[28][29]
Headly was an ensemble member of theSteppenwolf Theatre Company from 1979 until 2005,[30] although she never returned to Chicago to do a play after the late 1980s, believing that such a move would uproot and be disruptive to her family. She took a break from the stage altogether for 10 years until 1999, when she starred withMiranda Richardson inWallace Shawn'sAunt Dan and Lemon, which premiered at theAlmeida Theatre in London.[31][32][33]
In 1983, Headly appeared inChristopher Hampton'sThe Philanthropist at theManhattan Theater Club in New York.[34] In 1984, Headly appeared inLanford Wilson'sBalm in Gilead presented by the Circle Repertory Company and the Steppenwolf Theater Ensemble.[35] In 1985, Headly starred as Raina inGeorge Bernard Shaw'sArms and the Man alongside Kevin Kline, directed by John Malkovich, in New York.[36] In 2000, Headly starred as Ellen inDetachments at theTiffany Theater in Los Angeles, written and directed by Colleen Dodson-Baker.[37]
In 2001, Headly starred as Angela Kennedy Lipsky in the premiere ofMy Brilliant Divorce at theDruid Theatre in Galway, Ireland.[38] In 2003, Headly starred withDavid Hyde Pierce inThe Guys as part of a revolving cast atthe Actors' Gang in Los Angeles. In 2012, Headly played Eva White in the Geffen Playhouse's production ofThe Jacksonian, written by Beth Henley.[39] In 2016, once again at the Geffen Playhouse, Headly starred inSarah Ruhl'sStage Kiss.[40]
Headly died of complications from apulmonary embolism on June 8, 2017, at age 62, inSanta Monica, California.[41][42]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Elmira Boot Johnson | 4 episodes | [43] |
| 1993 | Hotel Room | Darlene | Episode: "Tricks" | [43] |
| And the Band Played On | Mary Guinan | Television film | [43] | |
| 1995 | Frasier | Gretchen | Voice; episode: "An Affair to Forget" | [43] |
| 1996 | Bastard Out of Carolina | Aunt Ruth | Television film | [43] |
| 1996–1997 | ER | Abby Keaton | Recurring role, 9 episodes | [43] |
| 1997 | Pronto | Joyce Patton | Television film | [43] |
| 1998 | My Own Country | Vickie Talley | [43] | |
| Winchell | Dallas Wayne | [43] | ||
| Recess | Miss Salamone | voice; 1 episode | [43] | |
| 1998–1999 | Encore! Encore! | Francesca Pinoni | Main role, 12 episodes | [43] |
| 2000 | The Sandy Bottom Orchestra | Ingrid Green | Television film | [43] |
| 2001 | The Fugitive | Renee Charnquist | Episode: "New Orleans Saints" | |
| A Girl Thing | Helen McCormack | Television film | [43] | |
| On Golden Pond | Chelsea Thayer Wayne | [43] | ||
| 2002 | Rugrats | Dr. Cathy | Voice; 1 episode | [44] |
| Women vs. Men | Brita | Television film | [43] | |
| Lloyd in Space | MIDGE (Military Intelligence Data Gathering Equipment) | Voice; episode: "Gimme Some Skin | ||
| 2003–2006 | Monk | Karen Stottlemeyer | 4 episodes | [43] |
| 2004 | The Guardian | Anne Joplin | Episode: "Beautiful Blue Mystic" | [45] |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney Simone Bryce | Episode: "Intoxicated" | [43] |
| 2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Elizabeth Archer | Episode: "Lay Your Hands on Me" | [45] |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Viviana Conway | Episode: "The Happy Place" | [45] | |
| 2012 | Psych | Grace Larsen | Episode: "Autopsy Turvy" | |
| Pound Puppies | Miss Petunia | Voice; episode: "Pound Preemies" | ||
| Parks and Recreation | Julia Wyatt | Episode: "Ben's Parents" | [45] | |
| 2013 | The League | Gloria | Episode: "The Von Nowzick Wedding" | [45] |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Alison Crowe | 3 episodes | [45] |
| 2017 | Future Man | Diane Futturman | 5 episodes; Posthumous release |
