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Tyne Daly

Acting 80 years old Madison, Wisconsin, USA ★ 1.8
Born: February 21, 1946

Biography

Ellen Tyne Daly (born February 21, 1946) is an American stage and screen actress, widely known for her work as Detective Lacey in the television series Cagney & Lacey. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work and a Tony Award, and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee.

Daly began her career on stage in summer stock in New York, and made her Broadway debut in the play That Summer – That Fall in 1967. She is best known for her television role as Detective Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey, for which she is a four-time Emmy Award winner as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 1989, she starred in the Broadway revival of Gypsy and won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

Her other TV roles include Alice Henderson in Christy, for which she won an Emmy in 1996 and Maxine Gray in Judging Amy, which won her a sixth Emmy in 2003. Her other Broadway credits include The Seagull, her Tony-nominated role in Rabbit Hole and her Tony-nominated role in Mothers and Sons. She played Maria Callas, both on Broadway and in London's West End, in the play Master Class. She portrayed Anne Marie Hoag in Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Filmography

Acting Credits (122)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Lady (segment "The Mortal Remains") 2018
A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold Dorothea 2018
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While Dorothea 2018
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown Phyllis 2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Betty White: First Lady of Television Self 2018
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life Self 2018
Basmati Blues
Basmati Blues Evelyn 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Homecoming Anne Marie Hoag 2017
Looking: The Movie
Looking: The Movie Justice of the Peace 2016
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Hello, My Name Is Doris Roz 2015
She's The Best Thing in It
She's The Best Thing in It Self 2015
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary Senator Amy Ross 2014
Mom
Mom Barbara 2013
Inequality for All
Inequality for All Mary Beth Lacey (archive footage) 2013
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life Self 2012
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family Mrs. Plank 2009
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe Mabel Dodge Stern 2009
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry Self 2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry Self 2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood Self 2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
The Business End: Violence in Cinema Self 2008
Burn Notice
Burn Notice Tina 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Who Needs Sleep?
Who Needs Sleep? Self 2006
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Carolyn Shepherd 2005
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde Self 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Tyne Daly 2004
Undercover Christmas
Undercover Christmas Anne Cunningham 2003
The Simian Line
The Simian Line Arnita 2001
The Wedding Dress
The Wedding Dress Joan Delano 2001
A Piece of Eden
A Piece of Eden Aunt Aurelia 2000
Execution of Justice
Execution of Justice Goldie Judge 1999
Absence of the Good
Absence of the Good Dr. Marcia Lyons 1999
Judging Amy
Judging Amy Maxine Gray 1999
Three Secrets
Three Secrets Shelley 1999
The Autumn Heart
The Autumn Heart Ann 1999
Money Kings
Money Kings Ellen 1998
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven Ma Nichols 1998
Tricks
Tricks Sarah 1997
Veronica's Closet
Veronica's Closet Emily Blair 1997
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
The Perfect Mother
The Perfect Mother Elanie Podaras 1997
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury Self 1996
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions Mary Beth Lacey 1996
Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie Mae Peterson 1995
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling Mary Beth Lacey 1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Mary Beth Lacey 1995
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return Mary Beth Lacey 1994
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus Ralphie's Mom (voice) 1994
The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus Dr. Tennelli (voice) 1994
Christy
Christy Alice Henderson 1994
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
The Forget-Me-Not Murders Therapist 1994
On the Town
On the Town Brunhilde "Hildy" Esterhazy 1993
Scattered Dreams
Scattered Dreams Kathryn Messenger 1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
The Nanny
The Nanny Mona 1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") 1993
Face of a Stranger
Face of a Stranger Dollie Madison 1991
The Last to Go
The Last to Go Mary Ellen 1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990
Wings
Wings Mimsy Borogroves 1990
Stuck with Each Other
Stuck with Each Other Sylvia Cass 1989
Kids Like These
Kids Like These Joanna Goodman 1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood Self 1986
Destination Nicaragua
Destination Nicaragua Narrator (voice) 1986
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985
Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers Nancy Derman 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
The Aviator
The Aviator Evelyn Stiller 1985
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow Self - Narrator (voice) 1983
Your Place... or Mine?
Your Place... or Mine? Karen 1983
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey Mary Beth Lacey 1982
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot Mary Beth Lacey 1981
Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit Alice Bloomfield 1981
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death Donna 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Kate Sullivan 1980
The Women's Room
The Women's Room Adele 1980
Shirley
Shirley 1979
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never Ms. Davis 1979
Telefon
Telefon Dorothy Putterman 1977
Intimate Strangers
Intimate Strangers Karen Renshaw 1977
Lou Grant
Lou Grant 1977
Speedtrap
Speedtrap Niffty Nolan 1977
The Enforcer
The Enforcer Insp. Kate Moore 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. Kay Silver 1976
The Entertainer
The Entertainer Jean 1976
Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films
Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films Self 1976
The Haunting of Penthouse D
The Haunting of Penthouse D Laurie 1974
Larry
Larry Nancy Hockworth 1974
The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
The Man Who Could Talk to Kids Susie Datweiler 1973
Doc Elliot
Doc Elliot 1973
Hawkins
Hawkins Ellen Hamilton 1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones Madge Winston 1973
The Adulteress
The Adulteress Inez Steiner 1973
Play It as It Lays
Play It as It Lays Journalist 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco Mrs. Carlino 1972
Ghost Story
Ghost Story Anna Freeman 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies 1972
Heat of Anger
Heat of Anger Jean Carson 1972
A Howling in the Woods
A Howling in the Woods Sally Bixton 1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife 1971
Columbo
Columbo Dorothea McNally 1971
Columbo
Columbo Dolores McCain 1971
In Search of America
In Search of America Anne 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Brunhilde 'Hildy' Esterhazy 1971
Angel Unchained
Angel Unchained Merilee 1970
John and Mary
John and Mary Hilary 1969
Medical Center
Medical Center 1969
The New People
The New People 1969
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense 1967
Ironside
Ironside Joanna Leigh 1967
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse Sarah 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible 1966
The Virginian
The Virginian Faith Bradbury 1962
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter / Winner 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation Self

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