Personal Info
Birth date
1955-11-19 (69 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
-Glynnis O'Connor
Biography
Glynnis O'Connor (born November 19, 1955) is an American actress, perhaps best-known for her work in the mid-1970s, including her lead actress roles in the TV version of Our Town and the films Ode to Billy Joe and Jeremy, all of which co-starred Robby Benson. O'Connor was born in New York City, the daughter of stage, film and TV actress Lenka Peterson and Daniel O'Connor, a film producer. She appeared in the 1976 tearjerker, the John Travolta - Diana Hyland feature film, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. As of the late 1990s and continuing into 2004, she has had a recurring role as Anne Paulsen on Law & Order. In 2007, she starred in the independent feature film "P.J.", co-starring John Heard, Vincent Pastore and Robert Picardo, and is also appearing in the film Our Last Days as Children. One of O'Connor's four brothers is director Brian O'Connor. She is presently married to Douglas Stern and has two daughters, Lindsay and Hana Stern.
Filmography
Law & Order
7.4
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.The Twilight Zone
7.748
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.562
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.Harry O
4.6
Overview:
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.The Rookies
6.8
Overview:
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
5.6
Overview:
Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is completely hermetically sealed against bacteria and virus, his food is specially prepared, and his only human contact comes in the form of gloved hands. The movie follows his life into a teenager.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Kid Vengeance
5.3
Overview:
One of Cannon Films' two 1976 Italian-Israeli co-productions starring Lee Van Cleef and Leif Garrett (Gianfranco Parolini's Pistola di Dio was the other), this spaghetti western was actually shot in the Middle East by American director Joseph Manduke. Pop star Garrett plays Tom, a teenager who teams with a black gunfighter named Isaac (Jim Brown) to avenge his family. The culprit was McClain (Van Cleef), a sadistic outlaw who carried out the brutal rape-massacre, but his role is minor, as most of the film deals with Tom's maturation and coming to terms with his feelings. Omnipresent 1970s character actors Glynnis O'Connor and John Marley co-star. If there is anything remarkable about Kid Vengeance, it is Francesco Masi's fine musical score, but the film is otherwise anemic.Young Americans
7.6
Overview:
Young Americans is an American television drama. The show explores themes of forbidden love, morality, social classes and gender roles.New Best Friend
4.9
Overview:
Alicia is a poor girl starting college. Hadley, Julianne and Sydney are three well-off girls in a row house. Classes begin and Alicia is paired with Hadley to work on a sociology class project. At first rejected, Alicia is finally accepted into Hadley's clique where she is introduced to a world of privilege and dangerous thrills. But her attempts to become one of them ultimately land her in the hospital.Black Beauty
7
Overview:
Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters, challenges and adventures.Diane
6.2
Overview:
Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.Night Crossing
6.122
Overview:
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.Johnny Dangerously
6.304
Overview:
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.Ellen Foster
6
Overview:
After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call home.The Deliberate Stranger
6.2
Overview:
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.Sons and Daughters
NYR
Overview:
Sons and Daughters is a 9-episode 1974 CBS series launched from the pilot television movie called Senior Year. The show is set in California during the middle-1950s and portrayed the trials of life for two young people — Jeff, portrayed by 24-year-old Gary Frank and Anita, played by 17-year-old Glynnis O'Connor. The program, which contained adult themes, was cancelled and replaced in December 1974 with a variety program starring singers Tony Orlando and Dawn. It was crushed in the ratings by Michael Landon's Little House on the Prairie, which ran in the same time slot on NBC.Sand Dollar Cove
6.8
Overview:
Real estate development project manager Elli is sent by her company to the quaint, seaside Connecticut town of Sand Dollar Cove to acquire the beachfront property they’ve chosen as the site of their new resort. Brody, the charming local who holds the deed, wants to make sure the town’s beloved pier -- where many memories have been made over the years -- remains intact. Elli and Brody spend time together while she tries to figure out a way to make the deal work and the undeniable connection between them grows.Death in Small Doses
6
Overview:
One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case.Baby Blue Marine
4.9
Overview:
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washout. En route, he is mugged by a battle-fatigued Marine Raider, who leaves him to hitch-hike home in an undeserved hero's uniform. A small Colorado town takes him in, treating him like the hero he appears to be.Jeremy
7.1
Overview:
Jeremy is learning cello at an arts school in New York. At school he spots Susan, who practices for a ballet audition, and he falls in love.Ode to Billy Joe
6.3
Overview:
Set in sultry 1950s Mississippi, two teenagers grapple with surging hormones and the enticing promise of love, unknowing of the tragedy that looms ahead.Past the Bleachers
4.5
Overview:
Bill and his wife have recently had to live through a tragedy. When Bill decides to coach a little league baseball team, he meets a young mute boy named Lucky, who may be just what the team needs in order to win. A very mysterious child, Lucky helps heal the wounds from Bill's past.California Dreaming
4.647
Overview:
Young T.T. comes from Chicago to spend the summer in California. He slowly becomes "California-ized," while learning about love and life in the Golden State.Saint Maybe
6.2
Overview:
A lonely teen troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law, believing she is being unfaithful. His confrontation with his brother sets off a series of tragic events.A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
6.6
Overview:
After 40 years of running their community arts space The Bread Factory, Dorothea and Greta are suddenly fighting for survival when a pair of celebrity performance artists from China come to Checkford and build an enormous complex down the street, catapulting big changes in their small town.Acting
2021Sand Dollar Cove as Nana
2019Diane as Dottie
2018A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold as Jan
2018A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While as Jan
2017Angelica as Older Constance
2014The Historian as Dean Jan Messer
2012The Trouble with Cali as Avie Bluejones
2008P.J. as Evelyn
2002New Best Friend as Unknown
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Reverend Poole
2000Young Americans (1 Episode) as Donna Banks
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Raquel Kurtz
1998Ellen Foster as Charlotte Nelson Hammond
1998Saint Maybe as Claudia Bedloe
1996Summer of Fear as Winnie
1995Past the Bleachers as Harper Parish
1995Death in Small Doses as Nancy Lyon
1992Nightmare in the Daylight as Sloan Evans
1990Law & Order (5 Episodes) as Anne Paulsen
1990Kojak: Flowers For Matty as Molly Fitzsimons
1988Too Good to Be True as Ruth Berent
1988Police Story: Cop Killer as Lynn Lewis
1988To Heal a Nation as Becky Scruggs
1987A Conspiracy of Love as Marcia Woldarski
1986The Deliberate Stranger as Cas Richter
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as (segment "The Storyteller")
1985Sins of the Father as Unknown
1984Johnny Dangerously as Sally
1984Love Leads the Way: A True Story as Lois
1984Why Me? as Leola Mae Harmon
1983The Fighter as Rindy Banks
1982Melanie as Melanie Daniel
1982Night Crossing as Petra Wetzel
1981The White Lions as Jeannie McBride
1980My Kidnapper, My Love as GeeGee / Arlette Fairlain
1980Those Lips, Those Eyes as Ramona
1979California Dreaming as Corky
1978Getting It Over With as Ruthie
1978Little Mo as Maureen Connolly
1978Black Beauty (5 Episodes) as Phyllis Carpenter
1977Our Town as Emily Webb
1976Kid Vengeance as Lisa Thurston
1976The Boy in the Plastic Bubble as Gina Biggs
1976Ode to Billy Joe as Bobbie Lee Hartley
1976Baby Blue Marine as Rose
1975Someone I Touched as Carrie
1975All Together Now as Carol Lindsay
1974Harry O (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Sons and Daughters (9 Episodes) as Anita Cramer
1974Senior Year as Anita Cramer
1974Love Is Not Forever as Anita
1973Jeremy as Susan Rollins
1972The Rookies (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1 Episode) as Charlotte Foster, Claudia Bedloe