Blythe Danner Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1974, during her first of many summers at the Williamstown Festival, played Nina in The Seagull; 20 years later, appeared as Arkadina in the same play, while Nina was played by daughter Gwyneth Paltrow
• Has played Paltrow's mother on screen in the miniseries Cruel Doubt (1992) and the feature film Sylvia (2003)
• Played mother to Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer in the pilot of the sitcom Two and a Half Men; claimed that she didn't have a feel for the role and was replaced by Holland Taylor
• Had a recurring role as Will's mother on Will & Grace
• Received three Emmy nominations in 2005: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Will & Grace; Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Back When We Were Grownups; and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Huff
• She won for Huff