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Blakley, a country-and-western singer, was indelible as Barbara Jean in "Nashville" (1975). In this role, her acting debut, she played an adored and infantilized singer, victimized by both her own childlike fragility and by stardom itself. After this brilliantly attuned performance, Blakely appeared in Nicholas Ray's last screen effort "Lightning Over Water" (1979) and in numerous, less-than-memorable roles. Her later credits tended toward low budget genre and independent fare including an early Walter Hill effort, "The Driver" (1978), Wes Craven's original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), playing a campy alcoholic mother, and Henry Jaglom's "Someone to Love" (1987)....
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Filmography

Murder By Numbers - ( / 1990 / Released / )
Someone to Love - ( / 1988 / Released / Ronin Films )
A Return to Salem's Lot - ( Sally / 1987 / Released / )
Student Confidential - ( Jenny Selden / 1987 / Released / )
I Played It For You - ( Director / 1985 / Released / )
I Played It For You - ( Producer / 1985 / Released / )
I Played It For You - ( Screenplay / 1985 / Released / )
I Played It For You - ( / 1985 / Released / )
I Played It For You - ( Music / 1985 / Released / )
A Nightmare on Elm Street - ( Marge Thompson / 1984 / Released / )
Lightning Over Water - ( / 1980 / Released / )
Lightning Over Water - ( Song Performer / 1980 / Released / )
Lightning Over Water - ( Music / 1980 / Released / )
The Baltimore Bullet - ( Carolina Red / 1980 / Released / )
The Baltimore Bullet - ( Song / 1980 / Released / )
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff - ( Betsy / 1979 / Released / Bel Air-Gradison Productions )
She Came to the Valley - ( / 1979 / Released / )
The Driver - ( Connection / 1978 / Released / EMI Film Distribution )
Renaldo & Clara - ( Mrs Dylan / 1977 / Released / Circuit Films )
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover - ( Carrie DeWitt / 1977 / Released / AIP )
Nashville - ( Barbara Jean / 1976 / Released / )
Nashville - ( Music / 1976 / Released / )
Nashville - ( Lyrics / 1976 / Released / )
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys - ( Music / 1972 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )

TV Credits
Divorced Kids' Blues ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
The Oklahoma City Dolls ( 1981 / Released ): Actor
Desperate Women ( 1978 / Released ): Actor

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Blakley, a country-and-western singer, was indelible as Barbara Jean in "Nashville" (1975). In this role, her acting debut, she played an adored and infantilized singer, victimized by both her own childlike fragility and by stardom itself. After this brilliantly attuned performance, Blakely appeared in Nicholas Ray's last screen effort "Lightning Over Water" (1979) and in numerous, less-than-memorable roles. Her later credits tended toward low budget genre and independent fare including an early Walter Hill effort, "The Driver" (1978), Wes Craven's original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), playing a campy alcoholic mother, and Henry Jaglom's "Someone to Love" (1987). She wrote, directed, produced, scored and acted in the little-seen docudrama "I Played It For You" (1985). Her last feature role to date was in Paul Leder's "Murder By Numbers" (1990).

Profession(s):
singer, Actor, writer, songwriter
Sometimes Credited As:
Ronee S Blakley
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Family
husband:Wim Wenders (married in 1979; divorced in 1981)

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Education
Stanford University Stanford, California
Awards (Back to top)

National Board of Review Award Best Supporting Actor "Nashville" 1975

Milestones (Back to top)

1990 Last feature role to date, "Murder by Numbers"
1988 Last TV appearance to date, guest appearance on the ABC series "Hotel"
1985 Produced, wrote, scored, directed and acted in "I Played It For You"
1978 TV-movie debut, "Desperate Women" (NBC)
1975 Appeared on tour with Bob Dylan
1975 Film acting debut in "Nashville"
1971 Contributed songs to "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys"

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