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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 Miss Firecracker (1989).
BornMay 8, 1952
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    Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, and Jessica Lange in 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
    Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Scott Glenn, Mary Steenburgen, and Alfre Woodard in Miss Firecracker (1989)
    Miss Firecracker
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1989
    Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
    Swing Shift
    5.9
    • Bible Pusher
    • 1984

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    • Playing on Air (2021)
      Playing on Air
      Podcast Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Crimes of the Heart (2013)
      Crimes of the Heart
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • It Must Be Love (2004)
      It Must Be Love
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • teleplay
      • 2004
    • Crimes do Coração
      TV Movie
      • play
      • 1989
    • Tim Robbins, Holly Hunter, Scott Glenn, Mary Steenburgen, and Alfre Woodard in Miss Firecracker (1989)
      Miss Firecracker
      6.0
      • play "The Miss Firecracker Contest"
      • screenplay
      • 1989
    • Trying Times (1987)
      Trying Times
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1987
    • Diane Keaton, Sissy Spacek, and Jessica Lange in Crimes of the Heart (1986)
      Crimes of the Heart
      6.3
      • play
      • screenplay
      • 1986
    • Nobody's Fool (1986)
      Nobody's Fool
      5.4
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • David Byrne in True Stories (1986)
      True Stories
      7.2
      • written by
      • 1986
    • Survival Guide
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1985

    Actress



    • Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
      Swing Shift
      5.9
      • Bible Pusher
      • 1984

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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.
    • Trademarks
        Stories set in the South

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