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Blair Brown Biography

Birth Name:Bonnie Blair Brown

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Actress, Director, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Esquire Magazine christened her with the title of "The Thinking Man's Bombshell․"
  • Was nominated for the 2013 Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television
  • Trained in acting at the National Theatre School of Canada
  • First gained notice as a versatile actress at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival
  • Has shown a willingness to accept offbeat, risky film projects that are not projected to make lots of money at the box office
  • Her characters are often intelligent, but have low self-esteem or some other flaw
  • Has played both the President of the United States and the First Lady in "Majority Rule" and "Kennedy" respectively
  • Moved into an apartment that used to be a halfway house for mental patients

Awards

  • 1982Golden Globe-Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
  • 1984BAFTA TV Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 1984Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 1987Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1988Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1989Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1990ACE-Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1990Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1991ACE-Actress in a Dramatic Series: winner
  • 1991Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Saturn Award-Best Guest Performance in a Television Series: nominated
  • 2017Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner