Blair Brown: Plays Nina Sharp
| Full Name: |
Bonnie Blair Brown |
 [Photo: ©2009 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Justin Stephens/FOX] |
| Birth Date: |
April 23, 1947 |
| Astrological Sign: |
Taurus |
| Birth Place: |
Washington, District of Columbia |
| Relationships: |
- Was partnered with David Hare between his two marriages.
- Had a relationship with Canadian celebutante Jonathon Booth
- Had a relationship with actor Richard Jordan. The couple lived together from 1976 to 1985, and they had one son, Robert, born in 1983.
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| Education: |
- Graduated from Canada’s National Theatre School [1969]
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| Awards: |
- Tony Awards
- 2000 Best Actress (Featured Role – Play) for "Copenhagen." – Winner
- BAFTA Awards
- 1984 Best Actress for: “Kennedy” (1983) – Nominated
- Emmy Awards
- 1991 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” (1987) – Nominated
- 1990 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” (1987) – Nominated
- 1989 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” (1987) – Nominated
- 1988 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” (1987) – Nominated
- 1987 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for: “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” (1987) – Nominated
- Golden Globes
- 1984 Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: “Kennedy” (1983) – Nominated
- 1982 Best Motion Picture Actress – Comedy/Musical for: Continental Divide (1981) – Nominated
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| Fast Facts: |
- Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Often cast as intelligent but flawed or insecure women.
- Esquire Magazine labeled her ‘The Thinking Man’s Bombshell.’
- Performed at Canada’s Stratford Festival, and took over the roles of Lady Teazle in “School for Scandal” and Jessica in “Merchant of Venice” during the pre-season Spring tour. [1970]
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