In 2017, at the 63rd year of her life, actress Glenn Headley died. At one time, she became famous thanks to the films “Otpetye scammers”, “Opus of Mr. Holland”, “Deadly Thoughts” and many others. Throughout her conscious life, the actress worked hard, playing large and small roles in film and television. She has also been nominated twice for the Emmy Award and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award.
How the movie and television star spent her life can be found in the article below.
The young years of the actress
Our heroine was born in Connecticut, in the city of New London. On March 13, 1955, a daughter Glenn was born to loving parents. When she was little, she moved with her parents to New York, where the girl spent all her childhood. From an early age, Glenn studied ballet and the study of modern dance. And after graduating from high school, she moved to Chicago, where she was fond of drama. Very soon, the young actress began performing on the stage.
Once in the theater troupe "Steppe Wolf", the girl met with actor John Malkovich, whom she later married. However, the marriage did not last long. According to some reports, the husband changed, because of which there was a break in relations.
Step by step on TV screens
Headley's movie debut took place in 1981, when the actress turned 26 years old. She played in the film “Four Friends”. This is a story about three guys who were in love with one girl. In 1985, the actress was lucky to work with Woody Allen in his film "The Purple Rose of Cairo." This is a rather extraordinary picture about how a cinema hero comes to life and starts a relationship with a girl who almost all her life passes by the blue screen.
The most vivid films of Glenn Headley
Glenn has starred in more than fifty different film projects. But there are a number of the most interesting paintings, each of which presented the actress in a special way, and thanks to her work in some projects, the actress received worthy prizes.
Below is a list of the best movie works by actress Glenn Headley:
- "Fandango" (1985). During the filming of this film, the actress managed to work on the same set with Kevin Costner.
- "Otponye scammers" (1988). The comedy film was attended by such star actors as Steve Martin and Michael Kane, who played the main roles in tandem with Headley.
- The Paper House (1988). Fantasy picture tells about a girl who loses a thin line between dreams and reality.
- Mini-series "Lonely Dove" (1989). The actress became an Emmy Award nominee for her role as Elmira Johnson.
- Dick Tracy (1990). In the film, the actress played the role of Tess Truhart, and megastar Madonna and Al Pacino became partners in the filming.
- Deadly Thoughts (1991). In the film, the actress met with the famous star couple - Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
- The Opus of Mr. Holland (1995). In the drama, the actress starred Iris Holland.
- “Dirty Love” (1996). For participating in this film, the actress was nominated for an Emmy.
- “Breakfast of the Champions” (1999). Actors Owen Wilson and again Bruce Willis became partners on the set, and the actress played the role of Francine Pefko.
- “Crazy” (2004). Glenn played the character Katrina, and then she managed to work with popular actors Christopher Walken and again Michael Kane.
- Crazy Funeral (2004). In the comedy drama, Headley got the role of Samantha.
- The Namesake (2006). An interesting experience for an actress in an American-Indian film. Glenn got the supporting role of Lydia.
- “Keith Kittredge: The Enigma of the American Girl” (2008). The young rising star Abigail Breslin starred in the picture, and the actress got the role of Lewis Howard.
- “The Jones Family” (2010). Celebrities such as Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard starred in the film . And Headley appeared in the image of Summer Symonds.
- “Everything is just beginning” (2017). This was one of Glenn's last works, and here she played the role of Margarita.
Family bonds
In 1982, the actress married John Malkovich, whom she divorced in 1990. And in 1993, Glenn Headley again tied her life with a marriage with Byron McCallock, from whom in 1997 she gave birth to Stirling's son.