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Carlin Glynn

ActorBorn 1940, died 2023On stage 1978 to 19822 productions on this page

Carlin Elizabeth Glynn (February 19, 1940 – July 13, 2023) was an American singer and actress. Most notable for her work as a theater performer, she is best known for her Tony Award-winning performance, as Mona Stangley, in the original 1978 production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She is also known for her roles in John Hughes' Sixteen Candles (1984) and Peter Masterson's The Trip to Bountiful (1985), which is based on the play of the same name, by Horton Foote. Glynn was the mother of actress Mary Stuart Masterson.

On stage

2 productions, 4 years
1978
The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasOff-Broadway Entermedia Theatre. Original. Directed by Peter Masterson & Tommy Tune
1,584 performances
1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasBroadway Eugene Oneill Theatre. Return-Engagement. Directed by Tommy Tune
63 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Valerie Leigh Bixler 2 productions
  • Tom Cashin 2 productions
  • Susann Fletcher 2 productions
  • Roger Berdahl 2 productions
  • Patrick Hamilton 2 productions
  • Merilee Magnuson 2 productions
  • Karen Sutherland 2 productions
  • J Frank Lucas 2 productions
  • Gil Rogers 2 productions
  • Diana Broderick 2 productions
  • Delores Hall 2 productions
  • Clinton Allmon 2 productions

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