Blair Brown
Biography
Blair Brown (born April 23, 1946) is an American stage, film and television actress. For her role in Copenhagen, Brown won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She was the leading actress in feature films such as Altered States (1980), Continental Divide (1981), and Strapless (1989), and she played the title character in the television comedy-drama The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. Later supporting roles include Nina Sharp on Fringe and Judy King on Orange Is the New Black.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dogville
as Mrs. Henson
2003
Dark Shadows
as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
2005
The Astronaut's Wife
as Shelly McLaren
1999
Space Cowboys
as Dr. Anne Caruthers
2000
Altered States
as Emily Jessup
1980
Stealing Home
as Ginny Wyatt
1988
Continental Divide
as Nell Porter
1981
One Trick Pony
as Marion
1980
The Buddha
as Narrator
2010
The Paper Chase
as Miss Farranti
1973
Dark Matter
as Hildy
2008
Emma Goldman: An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman
as Narrator
2004
In His Life: The John Lennon Story
as Mimi Smith
2000
Loverboy
as Jeanette Rawley
2005
A Flash of Green
as Kat Hubble
1984
Dogville Confessions
as Self
2004
The Bad Seed
as Christine Penmark
1985
Strapless
as Dr. Lillian Hempel
1989
Hamlet
as Gertrude
2000
Sister Aimee
as Narrator (voice)
2007
TV Appearances
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Molly Dodd
1987
Fringe
as Nina Sharp
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Lynne Riff
1999
Frasier
as Jill (voice)
1993
Smallville
as Rachel Dunleavy
2001
American Playhouse
1982
Falling Skies
2011
Feds
1997
Family
as Flora Jessup
1976
Forever
as Fawn Mahoney Ames
2014
Person of Interest
as Emma Blake
2011
Wheels
as Barbara Lipton
1978