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Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Actor · Born February 3, 1943 (83) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe nominee

Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 3, 1943 (83)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 118 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Blythe Danner's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
26%
Morality
15%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds20 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 62 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 28 · Serious 13 · Dark 21

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 48 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 29 · Intense 10

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 33 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 32 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 10

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 38 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 31 · Engaged 27 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 23 · Affecting 18 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 13 of 38 analyzed roles.

Ally
13 of 38
Hero
8 of 38
Mentor
8 of 38
Shadow
4 of 38
Shapeshifter
3 of 38
Threshold guardian
1 of 38
Herald
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
28
Tense
26
Warm
26
Contemplative
23
Hopeful
23
Other
59

How their films linger

Hopeful32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy18
  • Bittersweet38
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Blythe Danner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Blythe Danner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Focker-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Dina Byrnes

  • Wildwood(2026)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not(2025)

    as Girlfriend

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Happiness for Beginners(2023)

    as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Ridley Jones(2021)

    Show as Grandma Jones

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Strange But True(2019)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Tomorrow Man(2019)

    as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Chaperone(2018)

    as Mary O'Dell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • What They Had(2018)

    as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Mayo Clinic, Faith, Hope and Science(2018)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hearts Beat Loud(2018)

    as Marianne Fisher

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Patrick Melrose(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nancy Valance

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Halfway There(2018)

    as Jeanne Ross

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport(2017)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Will & Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marilyn Truman

  • American Gods(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Demeter · as Demeter / Caroline Wells

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Aline Saarinen (voice)

  • Tumbledown(2015)

    as Ellen Jespersen

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Madoff(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ruth Madoff

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • I'll See You in My Dreams(2015)

    as Carol Petersen

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Slap(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Murder of a Cat(2014)

    as Edie Moisey

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gilded Lilys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Caroline Lily

  • Hello I Must Be Going(2012)

    as Ruth

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Lucky One(2012)

    as Nana

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Prohibition(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Reader (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • What's Your Number?(2011)

    as Ava Darling

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Up All Night(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Angie Chafin

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Detachment(2011)

    as Ms. Perkins

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Paul(2011)

    as Tara Walton

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    as Dina Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Miranda Twist

  • The Lightkeepers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mrs. Bascom

  • Beyond All Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Elsa Maxwell

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Maureen Cooper

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2(2008)

    as Greta

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Side by Each (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Daisy/Delores/Delilah

  • The Last Kiss(2006)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise Leaming

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Meet the Fockers(2004)

    as Dina Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Back When We Were Grownups(2004)

    as Rebecca Holmes Davitch

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Huff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · as Isabelle Huffstodt

  • Sylvia(2003)

    as Aurelia Plath

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Working Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Presidio Med (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 16 episodes · as Dr. Harriet Lanning

  • We Were the Mulvaneys(2002)

    as Corinne Mulvaney

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mark Twain(2001)

    as Olivia "Livy" Langdon Clemens (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mark Twain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Olivia 'Livy' Langdon Clemens (voice)

  • The Invisible Circus(2001)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Parents(2000)

    as Dina Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Things I Forgot to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mrs. Bradford

  • The Love Letter(1999)

    as Lillian

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Forces of Nature(1999)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery(1998)

    as Mrs. Murphy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Saint Maybe(1998)

    as Bee Bedloe

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 11 episodes · as Marilyn Truman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The X Files(1998)

    as Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • From the Earth to the Moon(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • No Looking Back(1998)

    as Claudia's Mom

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Proposition(1998)

    as Syril Danning

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Eye of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Irma

  • Mad City(1997)

    as Mrs. Banks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Myth of Fingerprints(1997)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Call to Remember(1997)

    as Paula Tobias

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Thomas Jefferson(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Martha Jefferson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar(1995)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Homage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Katherine Samuel

  • Leave of Absence(1994)

    as Elisa

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bianca Honicut

  • Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bianca Honicut

  • Tracey Takes on New York(1993)

    as Eleanor Levine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

  • Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Daughter

  • Husbands and Wives(1992)

    as Rain's mother

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Getting Up and Going Home(1992)

    as Lily Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Cruel Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bonnie Von Stein

  • The Prince of Tides(1991)

    as Sally Wingo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Never Forget(1991)

    as Jane Mermelstein

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Alice(1990)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

    as Grace Barron

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Judgment(1990)

    as Emmeline Guitry

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Money, Power, Murder. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jeannie

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Tattingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Another Woman(1988)

    as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth Bishop: One Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Voice of Elizabeth Bishop

  • Brighton Beach Memoirs(1986)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Guilty Conscience(1985)

    as Louise Jamison

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues(1984)

    as Anne Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • In Defense of Kids(1983)

    as Ellen Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Man, Woman and Child(1983)

    as Sheila Beckwith

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Paige Gerradeaux

  • Inside the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Margarete Speer

  • The Great Santini(1979)

    as Lillian Meechum

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • You Can't Take It with You(1979)

    as Alice Sycamore

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Too Far to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Joan Barlow Maple

  • Are You in the House Alone?(1978)

    as Anne Osborne

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1977)

    as Eleanor Gehrig

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer(1977)

    as Elizabeth Custer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Futureworld(1976)

    as Tracy Ballard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Alma Winemiller

  • Hearts of the West(1975)

    as Miss Trout

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Nina

  • Lovin' Molly(1974)

    as Molly Taylor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Sidekicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Prudy Jenkins

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles'(1974)

    as Zelda Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Adam's Rib (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 13 episodes · as Amanda Bonner

  • 1776(1972)

    as Martha Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlye

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • To Kill a Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lily Frischer

  • Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Rachel Merton

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Janice Benedict

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Alma Winemiller · as Narrator · as Nina · as Self

  • Dr. Cook's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Janey Rausch

  • George M! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Agnes Nolan

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Bee Bedloe · as Elizabeth Custer · as Rebecca Holmes Davitch

  • Pretty/Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Bunny

  • Small Potatoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mimi

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 116 titles, 113 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Meet the Fockers (2004)

$523M worldwide

Highest rated

Mark Twain (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Patrick Melrose (2018)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting116 of 116: 116 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s22 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s31 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 3% of 39 roles
728797021217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 7 major nominations, 2002–2006.

WinNomination
  1. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Blythe Danner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 62 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 62

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 79 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Saving the Great Swamp: Battle to Defeat the Jetport (2017)

98th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wildwood (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Blythe Danner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore17 titles2–64 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles16–65 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles33–81 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs17 titles23–52 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles3–65 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Blythe Danner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Blythe Danner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Burns shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles