Glenne Headly

Glenne Aimee Headly is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Mr. Hollands Opus. Headly has received Theatre World Awards andJoseph Jefferson Awards, and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Most recently, Glenne Headly and Ed Begley Jr. have been tapped for lead roles opposite Josh Hutcherson in Future Man, Hulus halfhour comedy pilot from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Headly was born in New London, Connecticut. Her first years were spent living under the care of her mother in San Francisco and her maternal grandmother in Lansford Pennsylvania. Early in her elementary school years, she joined her mother, who was then living in Greenwich Village, New York City, and grew up having a rich cultural life. She studied ballet at the Robert Joffrey school of ballet and modern dance at the Martha Graham Studios. In New York, she attended public schools, including P.S. 41, where she was placed in an IGC class for intellectually gifted children. It was here that a fifth grade teacher introduced her to the work of Jacques Cousteau in an oceanography class, spawning a lifelong interest for her in preserving the natural world. She later went on to the High School of Performing Arts, majoring in drama and graduated with honors.

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