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Glynnis O'Connor

Acting
70 years oldNew York City, New York, USA

Biography

Glynnis O'Connor (born November 19, 1955) is an American actress, perhaps best-known for her work in the mid-1970s, including her lead actress roles in the TV version of Our Town and the films Ode to Billy Joe and Jeremy, all of which co-starred Robby Benson. O'Connor was born in New York City, the daughter of stage, film and TV actress Lenka Peterson and Daniel O'Connor, a film producer. She appeared in the 1976 tearjerker, the John Travolta - Diana Hyland feature film, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. As of the late 1990s and continuing into 2004, she has had a recurring role as Anne Paulsen on Law & Order. In 2007, she starred in the independent feature film "P.J.", co-starring John Heard, Vincent Pastore and Robert Picardo, and is also appearing in the film Our Last Days as Children. One of O'Connor's four brothers is director Brian O'Connor. She is presently married to Douglas Stern and has two daughters, Lindsay and Hana Stern.

Personal Details

Born
November 19, 1955
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Movies (41)

Sand Dollar Cove
6.8

Sand Dollar Cove

as Nana

2021

Diane
6.1

Diane

as Dottie

2019

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
6.6

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold

as Jan

2018

A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
6.3

A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While

as Jan

2018

Angelica
4.6

Angelica

as Older Constance

2017

The Historian
3.3

The Historian

as Dean Jan Messer

2014

The Trouble with Cali
2.0

The Trouble with Cali

as Avie Bluejones

2012

P.J.
3.5

P.J.

as Evelyn

2008

New Best Friend
4.9

New Best Friend

2002

Saint Maybe
6.2

Saint Maybe

as Claudia Bedloe

1998

Ellen Foster
6.0

Ellen Foster

as Charlotte Nelson Hammond

1997

Summer of Fear
4.4

Summer of Fear

as Winnie

1996

Past the Bleachers
4.5

Past the Bleachers

as Harper Parish

1995

Death in Small Doses
6.0

Death in Small Doses

as Nancy Lyon

1995

Nightmare in the Daylight
5.3

Nightmare in the Daylight

as Sloan Evans

1992

Kojak: Flowers For Matty
4.5

Kojak: Flowers For Matty

as Molly Fitzsimons

1990

Too Good to Be True
3.3

Too Good to Be True

as Ruth Berent

1988

Police Story: Cop Killer
3.0

Police Story: Cop Killer

as Lynn Lewis

1988

To Heal a Nation
4.0

To Heal a Nation

as Becky Scruggs

1988

A Conspiracy of Love

A Conspiracy of Love

as Marcia Woldarski

1987

The Deliberate Stranger
6.2

The Deliberate Stranger

as Cas Richter

1986

Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

1985

Johnny Dangerously
6.3

Johnny Dangerously

as Sally

1984

Love Leads the Way: A True Story
7.1

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

as Lois

1984

Why Me?
5.4

Why Me?

as Leola Mae Harmon

1984

The Fighter
5.0

The Fighter

as Rindy Banks

1983

Melanie
6.8

Melanie

as Melanie Daniel

1982

Night Crossing
6.1

Night Crossing

as Petra Wetzel

1982

The White Lions

The White Lions

as Jeannie McBride

1981

My Kidnapper, My Love
6.0

My Kidnapper, My Love

as GeeGee / Arlette Fairlain

1980

Those Lips, Those Eyes
2.7

Those Lips, Those Eyes

as Ramona

1980

California Dreaming
4.4

California Dreaming

as Corky

1979

Getting It Over With
7.0

Getting It Over With

as Ruthie

1978

Little Mo
7.5

Little Mo

as Maureen Connolly

1978

Our Town
9.0

Our Town

as Emily Webb

1977

Kid Vengeance
5.1

Kid Vengeance

as Lisa Thurston

1976

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
5.6

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

as Gina Biggs

1976

Ode to Billy Joe
6.1

Ode to Billy Joe

as Bobbie Lee Hartley

1976

Baby Blue Marine
4.9

Baby Blue Marine

as Rose

1976

Someone I Touched
4.9

Someone I Touched

as Carrie

1975

All Together Now

All Together Now

as Carol Lindsay

1975

TV Shows (9)