Blythe Danner

Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American actress. She is the widow of movie director Bruce Paltrow. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow. She has starred in many Broadway plays and movies.

Blythe Danner
Danner in 1980
Born	Blythe Katherine Danner (1943-02-03) February 3, 1943 (age 82) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965–present
Spouse(s)	Bruce Paltrow (m. 1969–2002; his death)
Children	Gwyneth Paltrow Jake Paltrow
Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2005 Huff 2006 Huff
Tony Awards
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1970 Butterflies Are Free

Early life

Danner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Katharine (née Kile) and Harry Earl Danner, a bank executive.^[1][2] She has a brother, opera singer/actor Harry Danner, a sister, performer-turned-director Dorothy (Dottie) Danner, and a half-brother, violin maker William Moennig. Danner is of part Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, and one of her great-grandmothers was born in Barbados (a White Barbadian).^[3][4]