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Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Acting·1946·58 films

Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American stage, film and television actress. For her role in Copenhagen, Brown won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She was the leading actress in feature films such as Altered States (1980), Continental Divide (1981), and Strapless (1989), and she played the title character in the television comedy-drama The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. Later supporting roles include Nina Sharp on Fringe and Judy King on Orange Is the New Black.

Filmography

Dogville
Dogville (2003)Mrs. Henson
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys (2000)Dr. Anne Caruthers
The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)Shelly McLaren
The Sentinel
The Sentinel (2006)National Security Advisor
Altered States
Altered States (1980)Emily Jessup
Griffin & Phoenix
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)Eve
Continental Divide
Continental Divide (1981)Nell Porter
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (1973)Miss Farranti
First Born
First Born (2007)Laura's Mother
Dark Matter
Dark Matter (2008)Hildy
Stealing Home
Stealing Home (1988)Ginny Wyatt
Loverboy
Loverboy (2005)Jeanette Rawley
The Speed of Thought
The Speed of Thought (2011)Bridger
The Choirboys
The Choirboys (1977)Kimberly Lyles
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (1985)Christine Penmark
Dogville Confessions
Dogville Confessions (2004)Self
Follow the Stars Home
Follow the Stars Home (2001)Hannah Parker
Passed Away
Passed Away (1992)Amy Scanlan
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (2005)Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
In His Life: The John Lennon Story
In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000)Mimi Smith
The Buddha
The Buddha (2010)Narrator
A Flash of Green
A Flash of Green (1984)Kat Hubble
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony (1980)Marion
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger (1987)Diane Benton
The Ultimate Lie
The Ultimate Lie (1996)Joan 'Joanie' McGrath
The Day My Parents Ran Away
The Day My Parents Ran Away (1993)Judy Miller
My Art
My Art (2016)Mickey
Strapless
Strapless (1989)Dr. Lillian Hempel
Hamlet
Hamlet (2000)Gertrude
And I Alone Survived
And I Alone Survived (1978)Lauren Elder
Convictions
Convictions (1997)Zalinda Dorcheus
Those Secrets
Those Secrets (1992)Nellie Banesh
The Massie Affair
The Massie Affair (2005)Narrator (voice)
Young Dr. Freud
Young Dr. Freud (2002)Narrator
Brutalités amoureuses
Brutalités amoureuses (1972)
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory (1996)Grace Bradley
Majority Rule
Majority Rule (1992)Gen. Katherine Taylor
The Child Stealer
The Child Stealer (1979)Jan Rodman
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging (1977)Charity
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson (2002)Self - voice
RFK
RFK (2004)Narrator
The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love (1994)Helen Porter
Extreme Close-Up
Extreme Close-Up (1990)Margaret Toll
The Good Policeman
The Good Policeman (1991)Rebecca Karp
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)Sabina
The 3,000 Mile Chase
The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977)Rachel Kane
The Quinns
The Quinns (1977)Millicent Priestley
Sister Aimee
Sister Aimee (2007)Narrator (voice)
Moment of Truth: To Walk Again
Moment of Truth: To Walk Again (1994)Carol Keating
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal (1975)Lady Teazle
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency
Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency (2007)Margaret Bayard Smith (voice)
Rio Shannon
Rio Shannon (1993)Elizabeth Cleary
Emma Goldman: An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman
Emma Goldman: An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman (2004)Narrator
Don't Touch
Don't Touch (1985)Joan Stewart
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center (2002)Desiree Armfeldt
Test Tube Babies
Test Tube Babies (2006)Narrator
Fringe: Access All Areas
Fringe: Access All Areas (2009)Self
The Fall of Newt Gingrich
The Fall of Newt Gingrich (2000)Self - Narrator (voice)