Glynnis O'Connor is an American

United States

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 actress, perhaps best known for her work in the mid-1970s, including her lead actress roles in the TV version of Our Town

Our Town

Our Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...

and the films Ode to Billy Joe

Ode to Billy Joe (film)

Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 film with a screenplay by Herman Raucher, inspired by the 1967 hit song by Bobbie Gentry, titled "Ode to Billie Joe" ....

and Jeremy

Jeremy (film)

Jeremy is a 1973 film directed by Arthur Barron and starring Robby Benson and Glynnis O'Connor. In 1974, it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award...

, all of which co-starred Robby Benson

Robby Benson

Robby Benson is an American film and television actor, television director, educator and singer.-Early life:Benson was born Robin David Segal in Dallas, Texas, the son of Freda Ann , a singer, actress, and business promotions manager, and Jerry Segal, a writer...

.

O'Connor was born in New York City

New York City

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, the daughter of stage, film and TV actress Lenka Peterson

Lenka Peterson

Lenka Peterson is an actress of stage, film and television.On Broadway, Peterson's roles included Ella in Sundown Beach , Maude in The Grass Harp , Kitty in The Time of Your Life , Sally and Mary in All the Way Home , Rose in Nuts , and Sarah in Quilters ,...

 and Daniel O'Connor, a film producer. She appeared in the 1976 tearjerker, the John Travolta

John Travolta

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 - Diana Hyland

Diana Hyland

Diana Hyland was an American actress best known for her television appearances and occasional films.-Career:Hyland made her acting debut in 1955 in an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents...

 feature film, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble

The Boy in the Plastic Bubble is a 1976 made-for-TV movie inspired by the lives of David Vetter and Ted DeVita, who lacked effective immune systems. It stars John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Diana Hyland, Robert Reed, and P.J. Soles...

. As of the late 1990s and continuing into 2004, she has had a recurring role as Anne Paulsen on Law & Order

Law & Order

Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...

. In 2007, she starred in the independent feature film "P.J.", co-starring John Heard, Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore is an Italian-American actor, often cast as a mobster and best known for the role of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.-Early life:...

 and Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Dr. Dick Richards on ABC's China Beach, the Emergency Medical Hologram , also known as The Doctor, on UPN's Star Trek: Voyager, The Cowboy in Innerspace, Coach Cutlip on The Wonder Years , Ben Wheeler in Wagons East, and as...

, 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 married to Douglas Stern and has two daughters, Lindsay and Hana Stern.

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