Blair Brown
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