Ronee Blakley
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Biography
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, Blakley appeared in Nicholas Ray's last screen effort "Lightning Over Water" (1979) and in numerous other 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), and Henry Jaglom's "Someone to Love" (1987). She wrote, directed, produced, scored and acted in the docudrama "I Played It For You" (1985).
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Life Events
1971
Contributed songs to "Welcome Home, Soldier Boys"
1975
Appeared on tour with Bob Dylan
1975
Film acting debut in "Nashville"
1978
TV-movie debut, "Desperate Women" (NBC)
1985
Produced, wrote, scored, directed and acted in "I Played It For You"
1988
Last TV appearance to date, guest appearance on the ABC series "Hotel"
1990
Last feature role to date, "Murder by Numbers"
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