Carlin Glynn
Actor · Died July 13, 2023, aged 83 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 Stangley" in the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, a musical comedy adapted by her husband and fellow Studio member, Peter Masterson, from a non-fiction article published in Playboy, in collaboration with the article's author, Larry L. King, and songwriter Carol Hall, and developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 19, 1940
- July 13, 2023 (aged 83)
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Carlin Glynn's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
- Tricksteras Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Carlin Glynn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Carlin Glynn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
The Exonerated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Whiskey School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lost Junction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
West of Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Judy Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Blessing(1994)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Day-O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
A Woman Named Jackie(1991)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Convicts(1991)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all filmsCoyote Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Night Game(1989)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Blood Red(1989)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Gardens of Stone(1987)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Mr. President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Trip to Bountiful(1985)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Sixteen Candles(1984)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Escape Artist(1982)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Continental Divide(1981)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Resurrection(1980)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Three Days of the Condor(1975)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1975 to 2006; peak year 1984.
Biggest box office
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Highest rated
The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Most popular right now
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Film career
Peak 1984 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1975Screen debut· Three Days of the Condor
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Carlin Glynn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Carlin Glynn work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carlin Glynn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Masterson shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Peter MastersonShared titles: Convicts (1991), Blood Red (1989), Night Game (1989), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Masterson
Writers
- Horton FooteShared titles: Convicts (1991), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Horton Foote
Actors
- Richard BradfordShared titles: Night Game (1989), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Bradford
Cinematographers
- Toyomichi KuritaShared titles: Convicts (1991), Blood Red (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Toyomichi Kurita
- Fred MurphyShared titles: Night Game (1989), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Fred Murphy
Producers
- Sterling Van WagenenShared titles: Convicts (1991), The Trip to Bountiful (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Sterling Van Wagenen
