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Blair Brown is a Actor American born on 23 april 1946 at Washington, D.C. (USA)

Blair Brown

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Birth name Bonnie Blair Brown
Nationality USA
Birth 23 april 1946 (77 years) at Washington, D.C. (USA)

Bonnie Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American theater, film, and television actress. She has had a number of high-profile roles, including a Tony Award-winning turn in the play Copenhagen on Broadway, as well as a run as the title character in the television comedy-drama The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, which ran from 1987 to 1991. Brown is well known for her recent role as Nina Sharp in the television series Fringe, broadcast on Fox.

Biography

Brown was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Elizabeth Ann (née Blair), a teacher, and Milton Henry Brown, a U.S. intelligence agent. She graduated from The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia, before going on to pursue acting at the National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 1969. She gained notice as a participating actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and spent several years honing her work on the stage.

Brown had a relationship with actor Richard Jordan, whom she met while filming the miniseries Captains and the Kings in 1976. The couple lived together from 1976 to 1985; they had one son, Robert Anson Jordan III, born in 1983.

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Filmography of Blair Brown (28 films)

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Actress

The Speed of Thought
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Actors Nick Stahl, Taryn Manning, Mía Maestro, Wallace Shawn, Blair Brown, Erik Palladino
Roles Bridger
Rating48% 2.4051352.4051352.4051352.4051352.405135
Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in an NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Mía Maestro) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told.
Dark Matter, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Blair Brown, Erick Avari, Boris McGiver
Roles Hildy
Rating59% 2.9982352.9982352.9982352.9982352.998235
The film is loosely inspired by the true story of Gang Lu, a former graduate student who killed four faculty members and one student at the University of Iowa. However, the story has substantial differences in plot and character motivation.
The Sentinel, 1h48
Directed by Clark Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Political films, Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, Martin Donovan, Kim Basinger, David Rasche
Roles National Security Advisor
Rating60% 3.049323.049323.049323.049323.04932
Peter "Pete" Garrison (Michael Douglas) is a Secret Service agent and one of the personal bodyguards for First Lady of the United States Sarah Ballentine (Kim Basinger), with whom he is having an affair. He is one of the oldest and most experienced agents, having been involved in saving Ronald Reagan's life during the Reagan assassination attempt.
Griffin & Phoenix, 1h42
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Dermot Mulroney, Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Blair Brown, Alison Elliott, Lois Smith
Roles Eve
Rating69% 3.450733.450733.450733.450733.45073
The film starts with Henry Griffin (Dermot Mulroney) learning from his oncologist that his cancer has spread and that he only has one year, two at most, left to live. This discovery starts him on a journey of self-reflection which includes starting a novel and taking a psychology class at New York University. In this class, he meets Sarah Phoenix (Amanda Peet). He asks her on a date and after hesitation she comes. Then the two of them goof around and eventually stay up all night together watching the sunrise. Griffin believes they are close but Phoenix doesn't show as much interest. Although Phoenix sends Griffin the occasional mixed signals, the two team up for a whirlwind of adventurous and almost childlike activities. However Phoenix doesn't want to hurt Griffin or her self by falling in love because she's too weak to deal with it as she too has cancer and is also short of time. One day while at Griffin's house after their adventure, while cleaning she comes across his books on dying and "living life to the fullest" and comes to the conclusion that Griffin knows she's ill and is being nice only out of sympathy. She storms out and after their confrontation Griffin explains that the books belong to him and he too has cancer. This causes the two to fall ever more deeply for one another, and their relationship deepens. Together, they strive to make the most of their last days of life. However while exploring and making the most of their last days, Griffin explains how when he gets seriously ill he will just leave and he wishes for her to not come looking for him because it's something he feels he must do himself. But Phoenix is first to get sick and uses Griffin's same words against him. This deeply hurts Griffin and causes him to overact. Later, however, after realizing he was wrong, he decides he wants to spend the last moments of Phoenix's life with her anyhow. The movie ends with Griffin making 'Christmas' for Phoenix, as it is her favorite season and it would be their last holiday together.
Loverboy
Loverboy (2005)
, 1h24
Directed by Kevin Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kyra Sedgwick, Dominic Scott Kay, Kevin Bacon, Blair Brown, Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt
Roles Jeanette Rawley
Rating53% 2.6507552.6507552.6507552.6507552.650755
Most of the story is told in flashbacks from the opening scene to Emily's childhood and adult life.
Dogville
Dogville (2003)
, 2h58
Directed by Lars von Trier
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Rape in fiction, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Chloë Sevigny, Harriet Andersson, Paul Bettany, Jean-Marc Barr
Roles Mrs. Henson
Rating79% 3.9984453.9984453.9984453.9984453.998445
Dogville est une petite ville américaine située dans les montagnes Rocheuses avec comme voie d'accès une unique route. Le film débute par un prologue dans lequel nous faisons connaissance avec la vingtaine d'habitants qui constitue la bourgade. Ils sont présentés comme des gens chaleureux dont les petits défauts sont faciles à oublier.
Follow the Stars Home, 1h35
Directed by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Alexa Vega, Campbell Scott, Eric Close, Blair Brown, Roxanne Hart
Roles Hannah Parker
Rating70% 3.5406953.5406953.5406953.5406953.540695
Brothers David and Mark McCune are both in love with Dianne Parker, their neighbor who has been living with her mother Hannah since the death of her father when she was 17 years old. Although David treats her better, Dianne falls in love with Mark. They soon marry and it does not take long before she finds out she is pregnant. But their happiness is short-lived when their doctor announces that the child will have severe genetic abnormalities. Not wanting a less-than-perfect child, Mark orders Dianne to have an abortion. Dianne refuses and Mark leaves her.
Space Cowboys, 2h10
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Political films, Space opera, Buddy films, Satellite, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, William Devane
Roles Dr. Anne Caruthers
Rating64% 3.24913.24913.24913.24913.2491
In 1958, two U.S. Air Force pilots and aspiring astronauts, William "Hawk" Hawkins (Tommy Lee Jones) and Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood), are testing a modified X-plane when Hawk decides to try to break a height record. The plane stalls and they are forced to eject, narrowly missing a B-50 Superfortress piloted by navigator "Tank" Sullivan (James Garner) as they parachute to safety. On the ground, Frank punches Hawk for putting their lives at risk, but their fight is broken up by engineer Jerry O'Neill (Donald Sutherland). Their supervising officer, Bob Gerson (James Cromwell), chastises Hawk for his recklessness, before taking them to a press conference, where it is announced that the Air Force will no longer be involved in space flight tests as this has now been handed off to the newly created NASA, ending the four's dreams of reaching space.
In His Life: The John Lennon Story, 1h25
Directed by David Carson
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Blair Brown, Christine Cavanaugh, Gillian Kearney, Lee Williams, Christine Kavanagh, Jamie Glover
Roles Mimi Smith
Rating59% 2.95042.95042.95042.95042.9504
Beginning in Liverpool in the 1950s, the film concentrates on the early life of John Lennon (Philip McQuillen) as he struggles to become a successful musician in the embryonic stages of British rock and roll. Lennon goes on to form a number of bands, widening his local audience as he develops, before later joining with Stuart Sutcliffe (Lee Williams), George Harrison (Mark Rice-Oxley), Pete Best (Scot Williams) and Paul McCartney (Daniel McGowan) to form the Beatles. The group attract the attention of music promoter Brian Epstein (Jamie Glover) who engineers their success and fame. However, Sutcliffe and Best are both dropped from the band, to be replaced by Ringo Starr (Kristian Ealey).
The Astronaut's Wife, 1h49
Directed by Rand Ravich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Clea DuVall, Donna Murphy, Nick Cassavetes
Roles Shelly McLaren
Rating54% 2.7015852.7015852.7015852.7015852.701585
While on a space-walking mission, Spencer Armacost, a NASA astronaut, and fellow astronaut Alex Streck, experience an explosion from a satellite which results in a communication loss for two minutes between the astronauts and Earth.
The Ultimate Lie, 1h37
Directed by Larry Shaw
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Michael Murphy, Kristin Davis, George Eads, Gregory Itzin, Blair Brown, Billy Burke
Roles Joan 'Joanie' McGrath
Rating55% 2.766762.766762.766762.766762.76676
Un fonctionnaire à l'université loue les services d'une call-girl pour la soirée. Mais à sa grande surprise, il découvre que la jeune femme n'est autre que sa fille, une adolescente. Après divulgation de ce secret, toute la famille se déchire.
Passed Away, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bob Hoskins, Jack Warden, William Petersen, Nancy Travis, Pamela Reed, Tim Curry
Roles Amy Scanlan
Rating58% 2.9003852.9003852.9003852.9003852.900385
Jack Scanlan is a union leader who is returning to work after having a heart attack. His son Frank arranges a welcome back surprise party for Jack, which more than surprises him, as he has a heart attack and dies. His large, dysfunctional family is brought together and finds themselves dealing with all of their emotional baggage.
Strapless
Strapless (1989)
, 1h40
Directed by David Hare
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Bridget Fonda, Bruno Ganz, Blair Brown, Alan Howard, Michael Gough, Hugh Laurie
Roles Dr. Lillian Hempel
Rating57% 2.8572652.8572652.8572652.8572652.857265
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.