Blair Brown

Blair Brown is an American stage, film and television actress. She was the leading actress in feature films such as "Altered States", "Continental Divide" and "Strapless", and she played the title character in the television comedy-drama "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd", as well as supporting characters Nina Sharp "Fringe" and Judy King "Orange Is the New Black".

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Dogville (2003)

OriginalThought provokingDepressingIntense

A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Harriet Andersson  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Jean-Marc Barr

A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars von Trier
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Harriet Andersson  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Jean-Marc Barr

Space Cowboys (2000)

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Donald Sutherland  •  James Garner

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Donald Sutherland  •  James Garner

Strapless (1989)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hare
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Alan Howard

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hare
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Bridget Fonda  •  Alan Howard

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rand Ravich
CAST:  Charlize Theron  •  Joe Morton  •  Nick Cassavetes  •  Clea DuVall

When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he decides to take a desk job in order to see his beautiful wife, Jillian, more often. Gradually, Jillian notices that Spencer's personality seems to have changed, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rand Ravich
CAST:  Charlize Theron  •  Joe Morton  •  Nick Cassavetes  •  Clea DuVall

Altered States (1980)

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Russell
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Blair Brown  •  Bob Balaban  •  Charles Haid

A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Russell
CAST:  William Hurt  •  Blair Brown  •  Bob Balaban  •  Charles Haid

Continental Divide (1981)

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Apted
CAST:  John Belushi  •  Blair Brown  •  Allen Garfield  •  Carlin Glynn

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Apted
CAST:  John Belushi  •  Blair Brown  •  Allen Garfield  •  Carlin Glynn

Stealing Home (1988)

Billy Wyatt (Harmon), a former high school and minor-league baseball baseball player receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his former child-sitter, and later in his teens, his first love, Katie Chandler (Foster), has died. Wyatt returns home to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Kampmann  •  William Porter
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Mark Harmon  •  Harold Ramis  •  Jonathan Silverman

Billy Wyatt (Harmon), a former high school and minor-league baseball baseball player receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his former child-sitter, and later in his teens, his first love, Katie Chandler (Foster), has died. Wyatt returns home to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Kampmann  •  William Porter
CAST:  Jodie Foster  •  Mark Harmon  •  Harold Ramis  •  Jonathan Silverman

One Trick Pony (1980)

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert M. Young
CAST:  Paul Simon  •  Blair Brown  •  Rip Torn  •  Joan Hackett

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert M. Young
CAST:  Paul Simon  •  Blair Brown  •  Rip Torn  •  Joan Hackett

The Sentinel (2006)

A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clark Johnson
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Eva Longoria  •  Martin Donovan

A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clark Johnson
CAST:  Michael Douglas  •  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Eva Longoria  •  Martin Donovan

Follow the Stars Home (2001)

Two brothers - one virtuous, one feckless - are in love with the same woman. She falls for Brother Wrong, carrying a torch for him even after he deserts her. But Brother Right remains steadfast and available. What's unusual here is why the bad brother pulls his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Kimberly Williams-Paisley  •  Campbell Scott  •  Eric Close  •  Alexa PenaVega

Two brothers - one virtuous, one feckless - are in love with the same woman. She falls for Brother Wrong, carrying a torch for him even after he deserts her. But Brother Right remains steadfast and available. What's unusual here is why the bad brother pulls his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Kimberly Williams-Paisley  •  Campbell Scott  •  Eric Close  •  Alexa PenaVega

Hamlet (2000)

To be or not to be, etc.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Campbell Scott  •  Eric Simonson
CAST:  Campbell Scott  •  Blair Brown  •  Roscoe Lee Browne  •  LisaGay Hamilton

To be or not to be, etc.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Campbell Scott  •  Eric Simonson
CAST:  Campbell Scott  •  Blair Brown  •  Roscoe Lee Browne  •  LisaGay Hamilton

In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000)

A film about the early life of the rock musician and his burgeoning career as a member of the Beatles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Carson
CAST:  Philip McQuillan  •  Daniel McCaughan  •  Mark Rice-Oxley  •  Jamie Glover

A film about the early life of the rock musician and his burgeoning career as a member of the Beatles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Carson
CAST:  Philip McQuillan  •  Daniel McCaughan  •  Mark Rice-Oxley  •  Jamie Glover

The Child Stealer (1979)

A young mother battles to get her children back after her ex-husband kidnaps them and the law won't help her in her efforts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  Blair Brown  •  Cristina Raines  •  Eugene Roche

A young mother battles to get her children back after her ex-husband kidnaps them and the law won't help her in her efforts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Beau Bridges  •  Blair Brown  •  Cristina Raines  •  Eugene Roche

Hands of a Stranger (1987)

A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Blair Brown  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Michael Lerner

A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Blair Brown  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Michael Lerner

Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil & The Presidency (2007)

A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his "common-man" methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Byker
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Daniel Feller  •  Lawrence Bull Jr.

A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his "common-man" methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Byker
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Daniel Feller  •  Lawrence Bull Jr.

Young Dr. Freud (2002)

This documentary retraces the life of the famous Austrian psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud, from his birth to the publication of his landmark book on dream interpretation. Dr. Freud revolutionary theories spawned the psychoanalytic school of psychology.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Liev Schreiber  •  Michele Pawk  •  Blair Brown

This documentary retraces the life of the famous Austrian psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud, from his birth to the publication of his landmark book on dream interpretation. Dr. Freud revolutionary theories spawned the psychoanalytic school of psychology.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Liev Schreiber  •  Michele Pawk  •  Blair Brown

RFK (2004)

David Grubin's probing and perceptive biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of Bobby Kennedy, whose early life was spent in the shadow of his elder brother John. After JFK's assassination, he discovered his own identity in the forefront of American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Nick Fraser  •  John F. Kennedy  •  Robert F. Kennedy

David Grubin's probing and perceptive biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of Bobby Kennedy, whose early life was spent in the shadow of his elder brother John. After JFK's assassination, he discovered his own identity in the forefront of American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Nick Fraser  •  John F. Kennedy  •  Robert F. Kennedy

The Bad Seed (1985)

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  David Carradine  •  Carrie Wells

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  David Carradine  •  Carrie Wells

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again (1994)

A marine is paralyzed after being shot during a training exercise, leaving his parents to fight to get him proper medical care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randall Zisk
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Ken Howard  •  Cameron Bancroft  •  Carmen Argenziano

A marine is paralyzed after being shot during a training exercise, leaving his parents to fight to get him proper medical care.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randall Zisk
CAST:  Blair Brown  •  Ken Howard  •  Cameron Bancroft  •  Carmen Argenziano

The Buddha (2010)

This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Blair Brown  •  Tenzin Gyatso  •  Mark Epstein

This documentary for PBS by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by Richard Gere, tells the story of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. It features the work of some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Grubin
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Blair Brown  •  Tenzin Gyatso  •  Mark Epstein
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