Carlin Glynn

Carlin Glynn February 19 1940 July 13 2023 was an American singer and Tony Awardwinning actress She was married to writerdirectoractor 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 Ringwalds character in Sixteen Candles 1984 Jessie Mae in The Trip to Bountiful 1985 directed by her husband First Lady Meg Tresch alongside George C Scotts character President Samuel Tresch on FOXs 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 Awardwinning Broadway debut as 1979s 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 nonfiction article published in Playboy in collaboration with the articles author Larry L King and songwriter Carol Hall and developed at length in workshop performances at the Studio