‘Sixteen Candles’ star Carlin Glynn dead: ‘Best Little Whorehouse’ Tony winner was 83
nypost.comDeadline.Her daughter, director and actress Mary Stuart Masterson, confirmed the news on Instagram.“She was the most graceful clumsy person you would ever meet,” Glynn’s daughter wrote in a heartfelt post. “Strong, smart, silly, intuitive, kind, generous, passionate and a deep listener.”The post continued, “She was devoted to my father and to the enormous circle of students and collaborators who were considered her chosen family.”The Post reached out to Mary Stuart Masterson’s representatives for comment.
A post shared by Mary Stuart (@marystuartmasterson)Masterson included a carousel of photos of her mom in the post, the last one of her wearing a crown and embracing her son, Peter Masterson Jr. “The last photo is from her 80th birthday party, before the worst of dementia and cancer took their toll,” her daughter wrote. “She never lost her sense of joy or wonder.”Glynn was born on Feb.
19, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Houston, Texas, where she attended the Mirabeau B. Lamar High School, per her bio on IMDb.After high school, she moved to New York to study at The Actors Studio, according to Deadline, and then moved back to Houston, where she met her husband, actor and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” playwright Peter Masterson.They married in 1960 and moved back to New York City.She made her acting debut as Mae Barber in the 1975 film “Three Days of the Condor,” opposite Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway.But on the big screen, Glynn was best remembered for the movie “Sixteen Candles,” in which she played the mother of oft-ignored teen Samantha Baker, portrayed by Molly Ringwald.In 1978, her husband debuted the hit Broadway “Best Little Whorehouse,” which he co-wrote it with author Larry L.
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