Blair Brown Biography (1946?-)

Full name, Bonnie Blair Brown; born April 23, 1946 (some sources cite 1947, 1948, or 1952), in Washington, DC; daughter of Milton Henry (a U.S. intelligence agent) and Elizabeth Ann (a teacher; maiden name, Blair) Brown; children:(with Richard Jordan; an actor) Robert Jordan.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: April 23, 1946?; Washington, D.C, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Lucy Brown, The Threepenny Opera, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1976
Plenty, Arena Theatre, Washington, DC, 1980
Sabina, The Skin of Our Teeth, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1983
Isobel Glass, The Secret Rapture, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, then Ethel Barrymore Theatre, both New York City, 1989
Hannah Jarvis, Arcadia, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1995
Fraulein Schneider, Cabaret, Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54, New York City, 1998 then Kit Kat Klub, New York City, 1998-1999
Gretta Conroy, James Joyce's The Dead (musical), Belasco Theatre,New York City, 1999-2000
Margarethe Bohr, Copenhagen, Royale Theatre, New York City, 2000
Allison, Sorrows and Rejoicings, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ,2001
Also appeared as Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; and as Maria, The School for Scandal, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and Tyrone Guthrie Theatre; appeared in Camino Real, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA; Comedy of Errors, Delacorte Theatre, New York City; The Crucible, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre; and Love and Maple Syrup (revue),Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; also appeared in productions of Arms and the Man, Cymbeline, A Doll's House, Pericles, and The Philadelphia Story.
Film Appearances
Jo-jo, House of Lovers (also known as La grande trique, La maison des amants, Les brutalites amoureuses, and L'obsedeesexuelle), 1972
Miss Farranti, The Paper Chase, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
Mrs. Kimberly Lyles, The Choirboys (also known as Aenglarna), Universal, 1977
Emily Jessup, Altered States, Warner Bros., 1980
Marion, One-Trick Pony, Warner Bros., 1980
Nell Porter, Continental Divide, Universal, 1981
Kate Hubble, A Flash of Green, Spectrafilm, 1984
Ginny Wyatt, Stealing Home, Warner Bros., 1988
Dr. Lillian Hempel, Strapless, Gavin, 1989
The Good Policeman, 1991
Amy Scanlan, Passed Away, Buena Vista, 1992
Ellen Carey, Random Hearts, Columbia, 1999
Shelly McLaren, The Astronaut's Wife, New Line Cinema, 1999
Dr. Anne Carruthers, Space Cowboys, Warner Bros., 2000
Also narrator of documentary films.
Television Appearances
Series
Pheasan Vaughan, The Whiteoaks of Jalna, 1972
Molly Dodd, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1987-1988 Lifetime, 1989
Host (with others), Talk It Over, Lifetime, 1995
Erica Stanton, Feds, CBS, 1997
Miniseries
Elizabeth Healey Hennessey, Captains and the Kings, NBC, 1976
The Adams Chronicles, PBS, 1976
Barbara Lipton, Arthur Hailey's "Wheels" (also known as Wheels), NBC, 1978
Jacqueline "Jackie" Bouvier Kennedy, Kennedy, NBC, 1983
Penny Hardesty Pope, James A. Michener's "Space" (also known as Space), CBS, 1985
Grace Bradley, A Season in Purgatory, CBS, 1996

Gertrude, Hamlet, Odyssey, 2000
Movies
Anna Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, ABC,1977
Millicent Priestley, The Quinns, ABC, 1977
Rachel Kane, The 3,000 Mile Chase, NBC, 1977
Lauren Elder, And I Alone Survived, NBC, 1978
Jan Rodman, The Child Stealer, ABC, 1979
Christine Penmark, The Bad Seed, ABC, 1985
Diane Benton, Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
Margaret Toll, Extreme Close-Up (also known as Home Video),NBC, 1990
General Katherine Taylor, Majority Rule, Lifetime, 1992
Nellie, Those Secrets, ABC, 1992
Elizabeth "Liz" Cleary, Rio Shannon, ABC, 1993
Judy Miller, The Day My Parents Ran Away (also known as MissingParents), Fox, 1993
Carole Keating, Moment of Truth: To Walk Again (also known as Moment of Truth: Fighting Back), NBC, 1994
Helen, The Gift of Love (also known as Set for Life), CBS,1994
Joanie McGrath, The Ultimate Lie, HBO, 1996
Zalinda Dorcheus, Convictions, Lifetime, 1997
Hannah Parker, Follow the Stars Home, CBS, 2001
Television Work
Movies
Producer (with others), Moment of Truth: To Walk Again (also knownas Moment of Truth: Fighting Back), NBC, 1994
Television Appearances
Specials
Lady Teazle, "The School for Scandal," Theater in America, PBS, 1975
Sabina, "The Skin of Our Teeth," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983
Mrs. Joan Stewart, "Don't Touch," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1985
"William Hornaday," An American Portrait, CBS, 1985
Quiet on the Set! Behind the Scenes at "Molly Dodd," Lifetime, 1990
Sally Hatch, "Lethal Innocence" (also known as "The Vermont/Cambodia Story"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
Host, Life Remembers, TNT, 1993
Host (with others), Broadway on Broadway, CBS, 2000
Awards Presentations
The 10th Annual ACE Awards, syndicated, 1989
The 11th Annual ACE Awards, syndicated, 1990
Episodic
Kate Flanders/Doyle, "The Girl in the Bay City Boy's Club: Parts 1 &2," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1975
"The Medea Factor," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1975
Stella, "Where Do You Go When You Have Nowhere to Go?" Kojak, CBS,1976
Women Aloud (also known as Funny Ladies), Comedy Central, 1992
Voice of Jill, "Shrink Rap," Frasier, NBC, 1995
Television Work
Episodic
Directed episodes of The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.
Television Appearances
Pilots
Jessica Thorpe, The Oregon Trail, NBC, 1976
Charity McVea/Loretta Lee, Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging,NBC, 1977
Valerie Arnold, The Faculty, ABC, 1986
Other
Dracula, 1973
Mimi Smith, In His Life: The John Lennon Story, 2000
Radio Appearances
Series
Host, The Poet's Voice, National Public Radio, 1995
RECORDINGS
Albums
Copenhagen (original cast recording), Fynsworth Alley, 2000
Audio Books
Narrator of audio books, including I Was Amelia Earhart, Rose Madder, and Sins of Our Fathers.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 21, 1997
Interview, November, 1989, pp. 178-80, 215
New York Times, April 27, 1995

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