Veteran actress Carlin Glynn, best known for her Tony Award-winning role in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and for playing Brenda Baker in the film Sixteen Candles, has died. She was 83. Gylnn’s passing was confirmed by her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson (Sid Is Dead), who announced on Instagram that her mother died on Thursday, July 14, after battles with dementia and cancer. Masterson revealed that she was with her mother when she passed away. “I will always be grateful for those last moments, no matter how hard,” Masterson wrote. “Death is like birth in the oddest way. From my first breath to her last. This thread is as fragile as it is strong.” “She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet,” she continued. “Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener. She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle...
- 7/21/2023
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