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Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly

Department: Acting

Biography

Ellen Tyne Daly (born February 21, 1946) is an American stage and screen actress, widely known for her work as Detective Lacey in the television series Cagney & Lacey. She has won six Emmy Awards for her television work and a Tony Award, and is a 2011 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee. Daly began her career on stage in summer stock in New York, and made her Broadway debut in the play That Summer – That Fall in 1967. She is best known for her television role as Detective Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey, for which she is a four-time Emmy Award winner as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 1989, she starred in the Broadway revival of Gypsy and won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other TV roles include Alice Henderson in Christy, for which she won an Emmy in 1996 and Maxine Gray in Judging Amy, which won her a sixth Emmy in 2003. Her other Broadway credits include The Seagull, her Tony-nominated role in Rabbit Hole and her Tony-nominated role in Mothers and Sons. She played Maria Callas, both on Broadway and in London's West End, in the play Master Class. She portrayed Anne Marie Hoag in Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Known For

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1976

Telefon

Telefon

1977

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

2004

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

1995

John and Mary

John and Mary

1969

Angel Unchained

Angel Unchained

1970

The Aviator

The Aviator

1985

Absence of the Good

Absence of the Good

1999

Speedtrap

Speedtrap

1977

In Search of America

In Search of America

1971

Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit

1981

Money Kings

Money Kings

1998

The Wedding Dress

The Wedding Dress

2001

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers

1985

Undercover Christmas

Undercover Christmas

2003

Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009

Tricks

Tricks

1997

The Autumn Heart

The Autumn Heart

1999

The Adulteress

The Adulteress

1973

On the Town

On the Town

1993

Who Needs Sleep?

Who Needs Sleep?

2006

The Women's Room

The Women's Room

1980

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1976

Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger

1991

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

1995

The Simian Line

The Simian Line

2001

Basmati Blues

Basmati Blues

2017

Inequality for All

Inequality for All

2013

The Haunting of Penthouse D

The Haunting of Penthouse D

1974

Stuck with Each Other

Stuck with Each Other

1989

The Last to Go

The Last to Go

1991

A Howling in the Woods

A Howling in the Woods

1971

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

2012

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

1977

Heat of Anger

Heat of Anger

1972

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015

She's The Best Thing in It

She's The Best Thing in It

2015

Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films

Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films

1976

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Execution of Justice

Execution of Justice

1999

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017

Looking: The Movie

Looking: The Movie

2016

The Perfect Mother

The Perfect Mother

1997

Scattered Dreams

Scattered Dreams

1993

The Man Who Could Talk to Kids

The Man Who Could Talk to Kids

1973

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

1996

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Betty White: First Lady of Television

2018

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold

2018

A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While

A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me A While

2018

Every Act of Life

Every Act of Life

2018

Kids Like These

Kids Like These

1987

Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

1972

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

The Forget-Me-Not Murders

1994

Larry

Larry

1974

A Piece of Eden

A Piece of Eden

2000

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions

1996

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1979

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

Destination Nicaragua

Destination Nicaragua

1986

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

1999

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1981

Your Place... or Mine?

Your Place... or Mine?

1983

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot

1981

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

1999

The Nanny

The Nanny

1993

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The View

The View

1997

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Wings

Wings

1990

Hawkins

Hawkins

1973

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

Christy

Christy

1994

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967

The New People

The New People

1969

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

1966

The Cleveland Show

The Cleveland Show

2009

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus

1994

Shirley

Shirley

1979

Doc Elliot

Doc Elliot

1973

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Burn Notice

Burn Notice

2007

Mom

Mom

2013

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus

1994

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

1983

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

2018

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

2014

Ironside

Ironside

1967

Veronica's Closet

Veronica's Closet

1997

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1998

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956