Biography
Carlin Glynn (February 19, 1940 - July 13, 2023) was an American singer and Tony Award-winning actress. She was married to writer/director/actor Peter Masterson in 1960 until his death in 2018. They had 3 children: actress Mary Stuart Masterson, cinematographer Peter Masterson Jr., and former actress Alexandra 'Lexie' Masterson. She wa best known for her roles as Mae Barber in Three Days of the Condor (1975), Brenda Baker - mother to Molly Ringwald's character in Sixteen Candles (1984), Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful (1985) (directed by her husband), First Lady Meg Tresch alongside George C. Scott's character President Samuel Tresch on FOX's TV series Mr. President, and Lady Bird Johnson on the miniseries A Woman Named Jackie. Her other film credits include roles in Resurrection (1980), Continental Divide (1981), The Escape Artist (1982), Gardens of Stone (1987) (where her husband and daughter also had roles), Blood Red (1989), Night Game (1989), Convicts (1991), Judy Berlin (1999), and Whiskey School (2005). A life member of The Actors Studio, she made her belated but Tony Award-winning Broadway debut - as 1979's Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - portraying "Mona…
Movies & TV Shows
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Sixteen Candles (1984) — Brenda Baker
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Three Days of the Condor (1975) — Mae Barber (as Carlin Gylnn)
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Ella Quinn
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Continental Divide (1981) — Sylvia
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Gardens of Stone (1987) — Mrs. Feld
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The Trip to Bountiful (1985) — Jessie Mae
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Resurrection (1980) — Suzy Kroll
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Night Game (1989) — Alma
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Convicts (1991) — Asa
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The Escape Artist (1982) — Treasurer's Secretary
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Day-O (1992) — Margaret DeGeorgio
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Blood Red (1989) — Miss Jeffreys
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Judy Berlin (1999) — Maddie
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Lost Junction (2003) — Waitress
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The Exonerated (2006) — Judge
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A Woman Named Jackie (1991) — Lady Bird Johnson
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Blessing (1994) — Arlene
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West of Here (2002) — Sally Blackwell
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Mr. President (1987) — First Lady Meg Tresch
- Whiskey School (2005) — Pamela Evans
- Coyote Mountain (1990) — Mother