Carlin Glynn (born February , ) is an American singer and retired
actress. She is the mother of actress Mary Stuart Masterson.Glynn was
born in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in
Houston, Texas.A life member of The Actors Studio, Glynn made her
belated but Tony-winning Broadway debut - as 's Outstanding Featured
Actress in a Musical - portraying "Mona Stangley" in the original
production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical comedy
adapted by Glynn's husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson,
from a non-fiction article published in Playboy, in collaboration with
the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriter Carol Hall, and
developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio. Glynn's
award-winning performance would be reprised in the revival.Glynn's
first movie appearance was as Mae Barber in Three Days of the Condor
(). She is also known for her role as mother to Molly Ringwald's
character in Sixteen Candles (), and as daughter-in-law to Geraldine
Page's character in The Trip to Bountiful (). Her other film credits
include roles in Resurrection (), Continental Divide (), The Escape
Artist (), Gardens of Stone (), Blood Red (), Night Game (), Convicts
(), Judy Berlin () and Whiskey School ().
actress. She is the mother of actress Mary Stuart Masterson.Glynn was
born in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in
Houston, Texas.A life member of The Actors Studio, Glynn made her
belated but Tony-winning Broadway debut - as 's Outstanding Featured
Actress in a Musical - portraying "Mona Stangley" in the original
production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical comedy
adapted by Glynn's husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson,
from a non-fiction article published in Playboy, in collaboration with
the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriter Carol Hall, and
developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio. Glynn's
award-winning performance would be reprised in the revival.Glynn's
first movie appearance was as Mae Barber in Three Days of the Condor
(). She is also known for her role as mother to Molly Ringwald's
character in Sixteen Candles (), and as daughter-in-law to Geraldine
Page's character in The Trip to Bountiful (). Her other film credits
include roles in Resurrection (), Continental Divide (), The Escape
Artist (), Gardens of Stone (), Blood Red (), Night Game (), Convicts
(), Judy Berlin () and Whiskey School ().
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