Glenne Aimee Headly was born on the 13th March 1955, in New London, Connecticut USA, and was an actress who won four Joseph Jefferson Awards and Theatre World Award. Glenne Headly was active in the entertainment industry from 1972 to 2017, when she passed away.
How rich was the actress? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the total size of Glenne Headly’s net worth was over $5 million – acting was the major source of her wealth.
Glenne Headly Net Worth $5 Million
To begin with, Headly was raised in New London, and proved to be a member of the most famous company of high IQ owners – Mensa. Concerning her professional career, Glenne was a part of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company from 1979 to 2005. Among others she starred in the plays “Arms and the Man” (1985), “Detachments” (2000) and “My Brilliant Divorce” (2001), contributing steadily to her net worth.
Her film career began in the drama film “Four Friends” (1981) directed by Arthur Penn. Headly then starred in the drama film “Seize the Day” (1986) by Fielder Cook, and in 1988, she gained a leading role in the film “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, starring with Steve Martin and Michael Caine – for the role of Janet Colgate, Headly was awarded the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for the Most Promising Actress. Her net worth was established.
Glenne was one of the leading actresses in the action comedy film “Dick Tracy” (1990) based on the comics created by Chester Gould. In 1991, Headly starred opposite Demi Moore in the mystery thriller “Mortal Thoughts” by Alan Rudolph. Moreover, the actress landed the lead role in the Canadian film “Ordinary Magic” (1993), and then starred alongside Richard Dreyfuss in the drama film “Mr. Holland’s Opus” (1995) by Stephen Herek. What is more, Headly starred with Bruce Willis in the black comedy film “Breakfast of Champions” (1999), and afterwards the actress was seen in the films “What’s the Worst That Could Happen?” (2001) as Gloria Sidell, “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” (2004) as Karen, “Comeback Season” (2006) as Deborah Pearce and “The Joneses” (2009) as Summer Symonds. Recently, she starred in the films “Strange Weather” (2016) by Katherine Dieckmann and “The Circle” (2017) by James Ponsoldt. The film “Villa Capri” was released after the death of the actress.
On television, she played the roles of Elmira Boot Johnson in “Lonesome Dove” (1989) and Aunt Ruth in “Bastard Out of California” (1996), and for both roles the actress was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards. Headly played the recurring role of Dr. Abby Keaton in the series “ER” from 1996 to 1997. Moreover, Glenne starred in a number of television films including “Pronto” (1997), “My Own Country” (1998) and many others. Also, she was featured in the series “Encore! Encore!” (1998 – 1999) and “Monk” (2003 – 2004). The actress had a role in the series “Future Man”, yet died while filming. Overall she appeared in more than 40 films, and almost 30 TV productions, indicating her talent and versatility.
Finally, in the personal life of Glenne Headly, she was married to actor John Malkovich from 1982 to 1988. In 1993, she married Byron McCylloch, and they had a child, Stirling McCulloch. Glenne Headly died at the age of 62 following a pulmonary embolism, on the 8th June 2017 in Santa Monica, California.
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