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Beth Henley(I)

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  • Actress
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Beth Henley was born on 8 May 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Crimes of the Heart (1986), True Stories (1986) and Swing Shift (1984).
BornMay 8, 1952
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Crimes of the Heart (1986)
Crimes of the Heart
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1986
David Byrne in True Stories (1986)
True Stories
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1986
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
Swing Shift
5.9
  • Bible Pusher
  • 1984
Playing on Air (2021)
Playing on Air
Podcast Series
  • Writer
  • 2021

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Writer

  • Playing on Air (2021)
    Playing on Air
    • Writer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • Crimes of the Heart (2013)
    Crimes of the Heart
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Surviving Love (2004)
    Surviving Love
    • teleplay
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Crimes do Coração
    • play
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Miss Firecracker (1989)
    Miss Firecracker
    • play "The Miss Firecracker Contest"
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Trying Times (1987)
    Trying Times
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Crimes of the Heart (1986)
    Crimes of the Heart
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Nobody's Fool (1986)
    Nobody's Fool
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • David Byrne in True Stories (1986)
    True Stories
    • written by
    • 1986
  • Survival Guide
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1985

Actress

  • Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
    Swing Shift
    • Bible Pusher
    • 1984
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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  • Born
    • May 8, 1952
    • Jackson, Mississippi, USA
  • Other works
    Her play, "The Miss Firecracker Contest," was performed at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with Glenne Headly.

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  • Trivia
    With Stephen Tobolowsky, she co-wrote David Bryne's "True Stories". Tobolowsky documents much of their time together on his podcast "The Tobolowsky Files".
  • Quotes
    Compared to being a playwright, when you're on the set you're really not meant to talk to people or give any advice. In theater you have more of a relationship with the director. You can say things to the actor. If the movie gets made, there's something so beautiful about it being seen all over the world. [With Crimes of the Heart (1986)] you made a lot more money. That was to my liking.
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      Stories set in the South

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