American actress
Glynnis O'Connor |
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Born | (1956-11-19) November 19, 1956 (age 67)
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Years active | 1973–present |
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Spouse |
Douglas Stern
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Children | 2 |
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Glynnis O'Connor (born November 19, 1956) is an American actress of television, film, radio, and theater. She first gained wide attention in the mid-1970s with leading roles in the television version of Our Town and in the short-lived series Sons and Daughters. She also co-starred with Robby Benson in the films Jeremy in 1973 and Ode to Billy Joe in 1976, as well as with Jan-Michael Vincent in the film Baby Blue Marine in 1976.
Personal life
O'Connor was born in New Rochelle, New York,[1] and is the daughter of actress Lenka Peterson and film producer Daniel Patrick O'Connor.[2][3] She is married to Douglas Stern, a New York City native, and they have two daughters together, Lindsay (b. 1990) and Hana.[4]
Career
In 1973, O'Connor sang the title song for the film Jeremy in which she also co-starred with Robby Benson.[5] On January 8, 1974, she starred in the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre production of "Ring of Roses" and then co-starred with John Travolta in the 1976 TV movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. The same year, she portrayed Bobbie Lee Hartley, co-starring again with Robby Benson, in the film Ode to Billy Joe, a tragic romance produced and directed by Max Baer Jr.[5]
In 1984, O'Connor starred as Leola Mae Harmon in the biographical TV movie Why Me?, about United States Air Force nurse Harmon's trauma and series of facial reconstruction surgeries after a horrifying car accident. She also was cast in 1984 in the comedy Johnny Dangerously.[5] In 1986, O'Connor performed in the TV movie The Deliberate Stranger.
O’Connor played defense attorney Anne Paulsen in five episodes, from 1998 through 2004, on the television series Law & Order.[5] In 2007, she appeared in the independent feature film P.J., directed by Russ Emanuel.[6]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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1973
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As the World Turns
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Dawn "Dee" Stewart
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TV series
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1974
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Love Is Not Forever
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Anita
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TV film
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1974
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Insight
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Laura
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"Resuscitation"
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1974
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Sons and Daughters
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Anita Cramer
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main role
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1975
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All Together Now
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Carol Lindsay
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TV film
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1975
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Someone I Touched
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Carrie
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TV film
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1975
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The Rookies
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Ellen
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"Cliffy"
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1976
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Harry O
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Gayle
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"Mister Five and Dime"
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1976
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
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Gina Biggs
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TV film
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1977
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Insight
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Laura
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"She's Waiting for Us"
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1977
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Our Town
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Emily Webb
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TV film
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1977
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Rosetti and Ryan
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Angel
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"Bedeviled Angel"
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1978
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Black Beauty
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Phyllis Carpenter
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TV miniseries
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1978
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Little Mo
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Maureen Connolly
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TV film
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1979
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The Chisholms
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Elizabeth Chisholm
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TV miniseries
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1980
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My Kidnapper, My Love
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Geegee
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TV film
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1983
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The Fighter
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Rindy Banks
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TV film
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1984
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Why Me?
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Leola Mae Harmon
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TV film
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1984
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Love Leads the Way: A True Story
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Lois
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TV film
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1985
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Sins of the Father
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Kevan Harris
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TV film
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1986
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The Deliberate Stranger
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Cas Richter
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TV film
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1986
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The Twilight Zone
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Dorothy Livingston
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"The Storyteller"
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1987
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A Conspiracy of Love
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Marcia Woldarski
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TV film
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1988
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To Heal a Nation
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Becky Scruggs
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TV film
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1988
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Too Good to Be True
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Ruth Berent
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TV film
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1988
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Police Story: Cop Killer
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Lynn Lewis
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TV film
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1990
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Kojak: Flowers for Matty
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Molly Fitzimons
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TV film
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1992
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Nightmare in Daylight
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Sloan Evans
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TV film
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1992–93
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Reasonable Doubts
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Jo
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recurring role
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1993–94
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As the World Turns
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Margo Hughes
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TV series
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1995
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Death in Small Doses
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Nancy Lyon
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TV film
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1995
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Past the Bleachers
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Harper Parish
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TV film
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1996
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Summer of Fear
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'Cat' Marshall
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TV film
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1997
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Ellen Foster
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Charlotte Nelson Hammond
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TV film
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1998
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Saint Maybe
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Claudia Bedloe
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TV film
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1998–2004
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Law & Order
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Anne Paulsen
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recurring role
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2000
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Young Americans
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Donna Banks
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"Will Bella Scout Her Mom?"
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2003
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Raquel Kurtz
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"Damaged"
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2006
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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Rev. Poole
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"On Fire"
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2012
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Behind the 8 Ball
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Guest
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"Matty"
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2021
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Sand Dollar Cove
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Nana
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Hallmark movie
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2023
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Power Book III: Raising Kanan
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Shirley Beaumont
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TV Series
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