Actress Glenne Headley, of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,' dies at 63

Also Tess Trueheart in Dick Tracy. RIP.

Has John Malkovich commented?

Shit, I almost started a thread about her after watching Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She was so likeable and incandescent.

I remember her as Dr Abby Keaton -- the Dr who wasn't a doctor on ER, and Dr Mary Guinan -- the doctor who was a doctor -- in And The Band Played On.

Why wasn't she more famous? Love her.

Damn, I've liked her in everything I've seen her in. Very talented and charismatic.

Was the second E silent?

Very sad. RIP

She was terrific in MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS. She has a really nice moment when she's at the school's Gershwin revue, reading the program, and suddenly realizes exactly who "Rowena" is.

Very much a "less is more" actress, the kind I really like. RIP.

Every article says something about cause of death not known, not disclosed, etc. Was she sick? This reminds me of Elizabeth Peña, who I also really liked. When she died, they said nothing, then later referred to an "illness."

Also, re Peña, the cause was revealed later on the death certificate, and by then the news cycle was long past her. Only a few outlets returned to it (like TMZ). I wonder if we'll have to wait for the death certificate here, too.

She was also funny as Ben's mother on Parks & Recreation. RIP.

She always seemed very likeable and unpretentious. Someone you'd want for a friend in real life.

R9 You mean like Teri Garr?

One of her last roles was in The Circle where she was married to Bill Paxton's character.

Brilliant in "The Night Of".

LA Times:

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I got very excited when I saw the name Glenn....

Truly a great one of a kind actress like Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon , Madelyn Kahn ,Judy Holiday and Joan Hacket that was gone too soon.

Her er character is memorable for telling Dr Benton that he should basically rethink becoming a pediatrician.

I doubt she was sick since she was currently filming Future Man. It's never good when the family don't mention cause of death.

TMZ did an update.

"9:10 AM PT -- Sources connected to Glenne tell us she had checked in to a hospital last week to get treatment for blood clots. We're told she seemed to be getting better, but things took a turn Thursday."

So sad.

R4, I think you're confusing her with Mare Winningham's character. Headly's Keaton was head of pediatrics, and had an affair with Carter. Winningham's character was an impostor obsessed with Mark Green.

Thanks, r24

Dammit. One of my good female friends has Factor V and blood clots, and I worry about her constantly — it can just take you out without warning.

Agree, R16.

She sounds so lovely:

Very very sad. RIP.

Damn. She threw clot.

That's very sad. She was always a joy to watch, no matter what role she was playing.

She came out of that Chicago group of Steppenwolf actors like Malkovich, Gary Sinise, and Joan Allen. All very talented.

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32 post and no one caught that the OP spelled her name wrong. It is Headly OP.

She was the one who was screwing Carter on ER.

She spoke so meticulously on ER "John Carter.....John Carter..."

Just call him " John!"

It drove me nuts

I'm already going to hell for laughing at R19

RIP, Glenne Headly

She looks like a less good version of Teri Garr.

Her demise is making NPR headlines. Why? Slow news day?

I am an elder gay and a "culture vulture" and never heard of this bimbo. Her claim to fame is two Emmy nominations in a career of 40 years. WTF!

I need to watch Making Mr. Right again.

Loved her in "Lonesome Dove" and especially in "And the Band Played On." Very low-key yet powerful.

I thought Cynthia Stevenson was in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. They both have very high-pitched voices.

Loved her in Mortal Thoughts, too

[quote] It is Headly OP.

It's "Headly", damn it!

So young.

[quote] Her claim to fame is two Emmy nominations in a career of 40 years. WTF!

And no wins. Sad.

For a long time I thought she was British. There was something very un-american about her facial features. And she had a divine voice.

She made even small roles memorable. Mortal Thoughts was my fave of her roles.

Cannot even imagine what will people say after you die, R36, if anyone notices at all.

Yes, R44, she looked like she could have been related to the Redgraves (the women, I mean).

R33 Some of us spell it correctly.

Heather is no Glenne R48.

I saw her on Broadway in Shaw's "Arms and the Man" opposite Kevin Kline, and Raul Julia. She was incandescent.

Yep...I definitely have to see Making Mr. Right again. Ann Magnuson is one of the few women who looked good in 80's fashions.

R36 We are very not amused. See you soon, dearest.

R36 we don't like you. Go away.

Making Mr. Right got terrible reviews when it came out., but I have always thought it was funny and a non-condemnational look at differences between men and women.

Everyone in it is good, including Susan Anton!, but I came away perhaps most impressed by Glenne Headly as a slightly dingy soap star. She is instantly likeable on the screen and can pull off dippiness without being ingratiating. Sort of like what Victoria Jackson would be like if she were funny.

I am sad she has died. She was never a big star, but always a welcome presence.

R36 the fact that you have never heard of her or ever watched dirty rotten scoundrels is a sad reflection on you. Clearly you can scrub the idiotic title of "culture vulture" from your resume.

I think you mean grating r54

Her telling off Peter Benton after the botched surgery on the baby was one of the top moments for me on ER. Pretty much loved her in everything she did. And yes, she was the awesome as that hellish defense counsel on The Night Of. She was really a versatile actress.

No, r56, I meant ingratiating.

She was not. She didn't come off as actively seeking approval or likeability. She was a natural.

The dummy who didn't know who she was called her a "bimbo," but her appeal was that she was not a bimbo

Exactly, r59. She could play "dingbat" or "ditzy" with almost elegance, but she never let you think her character was an idiot.

This worked to perfect effect in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, where we learn in the end that she was playing us all along.

r58 - You're right. I didn't think to ingratiate was necessarily a deliberate effort.

I've seen little that she was in other than DON JON (where she had a small, yet good role as the mother) and THE NIGHT OF (where she acted the hell out of that small part).

Who the fuck is that?

R40 second for Mortal Thoughts.

Glenne was great in The Night Of, playing Naz Khan's second defense attorney. Riz sent his condolences. I think another actor, or actress, he worked with, died a few months ago, hope he's not bad luck!

After Malkovich left her, she was caught having sex with Polish hussy, Joanna Pacula, in a hotel room. Sounds like some great revenge sex.

Blood clots travel to your lungs and you can't breathe. Then they stop your heart.

A long time ago Glenn made a movie called "Mortal Thoughts" with Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, and Harvey Keitel. It was very good. An indie you would have never expected out of Demi or Bruce. If you can get a hold of it it's worth watching.

r68 totally agree! Mortal Thoughts is an excellent film; very underrated. Bruce, Demi and of course, Glenne, are terrific in it. I really thought Glenne would go onto a huge career because in the late '80s/early '90s she was giving exceptional performances.

She didn't become a huge star, but as this thread demonstrates, she was highly respected as an actress.

after Mortal Thoughts and Dick Tracy I always wondered why she didn't become a bigger star. Hollywood really is a ruthless place (duh!)

[quote] Blood clots travel to your lungs and you can't breathe

Tell me about it.

I live out in LA. Glenne lived with her husband and son in a house just a few blocks up the street from me. One of my best friends was friends with Glenne. He went to acting school with her and occasionally worked for her as an assistant before moving out of LA a few years ago. They stayed in touch. He called me yesterday morning to tell me he had just turned on his computer and the first thing he saw was her obituary. He was devastated!

I would occasionally run into her at Gelson's and we'd chat a little. She was very sweet, earthy, and a little kooky. A very, very nice woman.

I also believe she was practically best friends with Laurie Metcalfe, who is expected to win the Tony on Sunday. I wonder if she'll mention Glenne in her speech if she wins.

She was such a cutie. As likable an actress as I've ever seen. Godspeed, Glenne.

She wasn't a cutie in Mortal Thoughts!

So fun to see that side of her.

A lot of people have mentioned Mortal Thoughts. It's also a great performance by Demi Moore, (one of her few?). I saw it once. From what I remember, the movie itself was real good but fell apart by the end. Am i right?

"Did he ever mess with you? Did he ever touch you down there Bone?" Bastard Out Of Carolina

I rented Mortal Thoughts so far I'm not impressed. Why would anyone marry the character played by Bruce Willis ?

RIP G

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