Actress Glenne Headly, who enjoyed a four-decade-long career in film, TV and the stage, has died aged 62 .
"It is with deep sorrow that we confirm the passing of Glenne Headly," her representative, Annie Schmidt, confirmed in a statement. "We ask that her family's privacy be respected in this difficult time."
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She did not elaborate on the cause of death.
Headly started out as an original member of Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, alongside future stars like John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons), Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump), Laurie Metcalfe (Roseanne), Joan Allen (The Contender), Terry Kinney (Billions) and Rondi Reed (Mike & Molly).
She made her film debut in 1981 with Four Friends and went on to star as an heiress targeted by competing con men (Steve Martin and Michael Caine) in the 1988 comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She also worked with Warren Beatty in 1990's Dick Tracy and Richard Dreyfus in 1995's Mr. Holland's Opus. More recently, she played mother to Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 2013's Don Jon.
She earned a pair of Emmy nominations as a supporting actress for her work in the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and Bastard out of Carolina (1996). Her other TV credits include the baby-voiced but tough pediatric surgeon Dr. Abby Keaton on NBC's long-running medical soap ER, and the wife of Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) on Monk.
More recently, Headly worked on the HBO drama The Night Of. At the time of her death, she'd been shooting Future Man, an upcoming Hulu series about a janitor (The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson) tasked with protecting humans from extinction, from producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
Hutcherson posted a tribute to Instagram Friday, writing, "Her eyes brought to life so many amazing characters over the years and her love brought to life a beautiful family. I'm gonna miss her presence, her smile, and the way she made me feel like her son before, between, and after they called action and cut."
Other friends and co-stars, including Steve Martin, Tom Hanks and Ryan Reynolds, also shared tributes online, with Martin calling the actress a "comic genius".
Headly had also starred in two Broadway plays, 1985's Arms and the Man and 2015's Fish in the Dark.
She leaves behind a husband, Byron McCulloch, and a son, Stirling.
Our household mourns the sudden loss of beloved friend, actress, and comic genius, Glenne Headly.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) June 9, 2017
Terribly sad to learn of Glenne Headly passing. Hanx.
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) June 9, 2017
RIP the beautiful Glenne Headly. So charming, talented and kind. My first, "movie mom".
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) June 9, 2017
I am torn apart by the news that dearest Glenne Headly has passed. Pained to tears! Much to early! Rest In Peace my dearest #sosayweall!
— Edward James Olmos (@edwardjolmos) June 9, 2017
So sad to hear about Glenne Headly. She was as talented as she was kind.
— Jeanne Tripplehorn (@JTripplehorn) June 9, 2017
I'm heartbroken about my dear friend, Glenne Headly. I wish everyone could've spent a moment w her to feel her immense love & passion pic.twitter.com/pMDOkwgqDO
— Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) June 9, 2017
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