Glynnis O'Connor
Date of birth: 1955-11-19
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
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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.
Movie Credits
New Best Friend
2002-04-12
Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a ro
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976-11-12
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a
Ode to Billy Joe
1976-06-04
Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promis
Jeremy
1973-08-01
Jeremy is learning cello at an arts school in New York. At school he spots Susan, who practices for
Johnny Dangerously
1984-12-21
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky
Baby Blue Marine
1976-05-05
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washo
The Deliberate Stranger
1986-05-04
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after ha
Why Me?
1984-03-12
An Air Force nurse about to leave the service is badly disfigured about her face in a car accident i
Melanie
1982-02-12
A backwoods, illiterate young woman from Arkansas battles to regain custody of her son from her estr
Kid Vengeance
1976-12-01
Tom, a teenager, teams with a black gunfighter named Isaac to avenge his family.
Night Crossing
1982-02-05
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can ta
Those Lips, Those Eyes
1980-08-15
A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.
Our Town
1977-05-30
3-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder.
Too Good to Be True
1988-11-14
A self-entitled woman is determined to keep her new man to herself at all costs.
Someone I Touched
1975-02-26
A woman learns that her husband has been unfaithful and that she has acquired a venereal disease. Th
Sins of the Father
1985-01-13
Fresh out of law school, Kevan Harris is hired by her dead father's ex-partner, Frank Murchison, and
To Heal a Nation
1988-05-29
The true story of Jan Scruggs, an embittered Vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man.
California Dreaming
1979-04-01
Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized,
Senior Year
1974-03-22
Pilot for the short-lived series "Sons and Daughters" set in a high school in the 1950's and seen th
Summer of Fear
1996-04-03
The presence of a malicious stranger threatens to destroy the peace and harmony of a vacationing exe
The Historian
2014-11-07
A troubled, young history professor tries to escape his past by taking a job at a new university, wh
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984-10-07
Based on the true story of Morris Frank and the first U.S. Seeing Eye Dog, Buddy.
Past the Bleachers
1995-07-02
Bill and his wife have recently had to live through a tragedy. When Bill decides to coach a little l
Saint Maybe
1998-11-22
A lonely teen troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law, believing she is
My Kidnapper, My Love
1980-12-08
Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealt
Little Mo
1978-09-05
Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand
Angelica
2017-11-17
A couple living in Victorian London endure an unusual series of psychological and supernatural effec
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990-01-04
Kojak charms his way into high society to investigate art thefts that are tied to munitions smugglin
P.J.
2008-11-07
Traumatized and suffering from amnesia after witnessing a terrible accident, a man who calls himself
Death in Small Doses
1995-01-16
One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immed
A Conspiracy of Love
1987-10-18
A woman's husband apparently has deserted her and their daughter. So she decides to get on with her
Diane
2019-03-28
Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around
A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
2018-10-26
After 40 years of running their community arts space The Bread Factory, Dorothea and Greta are sudde
All Together Now
1975-02-05
Four orphaned children have 30 days to prove that they can remain together as a family without adult
Nightmare in the Daylight
1992-11-22
A married Wisconsin teacher fears a Los Angeles lawyer who has mistaken her for his long-lost wife.
The Trouble with Cali
2012-02-21
The White Lions
1981-12-31
A college professor, his wife, and daughter go the the wilds of Africa to live, and study the rare w
Ellen Foster
1998-12-02
After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
2018-10-26
The Bread Factory is the scene for rehearsals of the Greek play Hecuba. But the real theatrics are o
Police Story: Cop Killer
1988-10-27
The best friend and partner of a dedicated cop is killed by a pair of holdup men during a routine tr
The Fighter
1983-02-19
Vietnam war veteran Merle is working as concierge. His small salary and the one of his wife Rindy ar
Love Is Not Forever
1974-01-01
TV movie comprised of two episodes of the TV series Sons and Daughters (1974).
Sand Dollar Cove
2021-06-26
Real estate development project manager Elli is sent by her company to the quaint, seaside Connectic
Getting It Over With
1978-11-01
Nearing her 20th birthday, a young girl decides to "get over with" losing her virginity before her t