Carlin Glynn (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer and retired actress. She is the mother of actress

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Life and career

Glynn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in

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, Glynn made her belated but Tony-winning

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debut - as 1979's Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - portraying "Mona Stangley" in the original production of ''

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'', a musical comedy adapted by Glynn's husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson, from a non-fiction article published in ''

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'', in collaboration with the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriter

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, and developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio. Glynn's award-winning performance would be reprised in the 1982 revival. Glynn's first movie appearance was as Mae Barber in ''

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'' (1975). She is also known for her role as mother to

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's character in ''

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'' (1984), and as daughter-in-law to

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's character in ''

The Trip to Bountiful ''The Trip to Bountiful'' is a 1985 American drama film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. It was adapted by Horton Foote from his 1953 play of the same ...

'' (1985), directed by her husband. Her other film credits include roles in ''

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'' (1980), ''

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'' (1981), '' The Escape Artist'' (1982), '' Gardens of Stone'' (1987)(where her husband and daughter also had roles), ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1991), '' Judy Berlin'' (1999) and ''

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'' (2005).

References

External links

Peter Masterson and Carlin Glynn Papers
at the

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* * 1940 births Living people Actresses from Cleveland American musical theatre actresses Laurence Olivier Award winners Theatre World Award winners Tony Award winners Lamar High School (Houston, Texas) alumni {{musical-theat-stub