Biography for
Tyne Daly More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

21 February 1946, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name

Ellen Tyne Daly

Height

5' 5¼" (1.66 m)

Spouse

Georg Stanford Brown

(1 June 1966 - 1990) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

Daughter of James Daly and Hope Newell.

Older sister of Tim Daly.

Daughter Kathryne Dora Brown is an actress and daughter Alisabeth Brown is a potter.

Sister-in-law of Mark Snow.

Appeared before a rally in Washington, D.C., on the coldest day in three years to denounce the 2003 Iraq War.

Recently spoke at the March for Women's Lives Rally in Washington, D.C.

Ex-sister-in-law of Amy Van Nostrand.

Appeared with actress-daughter Kathryne Dora Brown in The Wedding Dress (2001) (TV).

She was escorted by her longtime friend, former "Cagney & Lacey" (1981) co-star John Karlen, to the 2003 Emmy Awards. After Ms. Daly won the Emmy (for her role of Maxine on "Judging Amy" (1999)), Mr. Karlen gave her a hug and kiss which was caught on camera during the TV broadcast. Ms. Daly then went on to pay a brief but warm tribute to Mr. Karlen in her acceptance speech.

Won Broadway's 1990 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for a revival of Gypsy.

Although low-key compared to other acting families, The Dalys (Tyne, Tim Daly, and father James Daly) are actually one of the most successful families in TV history, with four shows lasting at least six seasons.

Graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.

Has three daughters with Georg Stanford Brown : Alisabeth Douglas Brown (b. December 12, 1968), Kathryne Dora Brown (b. February 10, 1971), and Alyxandra Beatris Brown (b. October 1, 1985).

Nominated for the 2006 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "Rabbit Hole".

Aunt of Sam Daly, Kate Valentine and Emelyn Daly.