Ronee Blakely
Ronee Blakely
During the early '70s, country & western artist Ronee Blakely was a favorite singer/songwriter of Bob Dylan and had a fairly successful singing career. In film, she penned a few songs for Welcome Home Soldier (1972). She made a stellar acting debut in 1975 playing Barbara Jean, a tragic, frail singer (alleged to be loosely patterned after Loretta Lynn) who is nearly destroyed by fame in Robert Altman's Nashville. Blakely is said to have written much of the part herself and was so convincing in the role that it won her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She has continued to pursue a career in film, but has since been relegated to leading and supporting roles in low-budget and independent features ranging from Walter Hill's The Driver (1978) and Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to Someone to Love (1987). In 1985, Blakely directed and starred in the docudrama I Played It for You. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Ronee Blakely:
- A Nightmare on Elm Street with John Saxon , Heather Langenkamp , Amanda Wyss , Nick Corri , Johnny Depp , Robert Englund , Charles Fleischer , Joseph Whipp , Lin Shaye , Jason Adams , David Andrews , Edward Call , Mimi Craven , Don Hannah , Jefrey Levine , Sandy Lipton , Mimi Meyer-Shaye , Joe Unger , Shashawnee Hall , Jack Shea
- The Driver with Ryan O'Neal , Bruce Dern , Isabelle Adjani , Matt Clark , Felice Orlandi , Joseph Walsh , Rudy Ramos , Denny Macko , Frank Bruno , Will Walker , Richard Carey , Fidel Corona , Nick Dimitri , Victor Gilmour , Peter Jason , Tara King , Sandy Brown Wyeth , James Caan , Bob Minor , Bill McConnell , Allan Graf , Angelo Lamonea
- Nashville with Henry Gibson , Barbara Baxley , Ned Beatty , Karen Black , Lily Tomlin , Keith Carradine , Geraldine Chaplin , Robert DoQui , Shelley Duvall , Allen Garfield , David Arkin , Scott Glenn , Jeff Goldblum , Barbara Harris , David Hayward , Michael Murphy , Cristina Raines , Bert Remsen , Timothy Brown , Gwen Welles , Keenan Wynn , Richard Baskin , James Dan Calvert , Donna Denton , Merle Kilgore , Carol McGinnis , Sheila Bailey , Patti Bryant , Jonnie Barnett , Vassar Clements , Sue Barton , Misty Mountain Boys , Susan Anspach , Julie Christie , Elliott Gould , Lauren Hutton , Allan Nicholls , Howard K. Smith , Dave Peel
- Someone to Love with Orson Welles , Henry Jaglom , Andrea Marcovicci , Michael Emil , Sally Kellerman , Oja Kodar , Stephen Bishop , David Frishberg , Geraldine Baron , Barbara Flood , Pamela Goldblum , Robert Hallak , Kathryn Harrold , Monte Hellman , Jeremy Kagan , Michael Kaye , Miles Kreuger , Amnon Meskin , Sunny Meyer , Peter Rafelson , Ora Rubens , Katherine Wallach
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