Ronee Blakley Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family

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Ronee Blakley is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and director. She is best known for her roles in Robert Altman's Nashville (1975) and Martin Scorsese's New York, New York (1977). She has also appeared in films such as The Rose (1979), The Natural (1984), and The River (1984). Blakley was born in Nampa, Idaho, and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied theater and music. She began her career as a singer-songwriter, performing in clubs in Los Angeles and New York City. In 1975, Blakley was cast in Robert Altman's Nashville, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in Martin Scorsese's New York, New York (1977), The Rose (1979), The Natural (1984), and The River (1984). Blakley has also appeared in numerous television shows, including The Waltons, The Rockford Files, and The Golden Girls. She has also directed several films, including The Waterdance (1992) and The Baby-Sitters Club (1995). As of 2021, Ronee Blakley's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Her husband is Wim Wenders (m. 1979-1981)

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Timeline

In 2006 she performed at The Mint supper club in Los Angeles where she sang some of her old songs and a few new compositions.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 42, a daughter Sarah Blakley-Cartwright on March 11, 1988. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend screenwriter Carroll Cartwright.

Appeared in, and wrote the music for then-husband Wim Wenders's film Lightning Over Water (1980). Her documentary film I Played It for You (1985), in which she directed and starred in (and in which Wenders also appears), won a prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Wrote the title song, "Legend" for the 1976 Broadway play that starred Elizabeth Ashley. She also appeared in the Broadway musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" as a replacement in the 1980s.

Dark-haired singer widely recognized for her trenchant performance as country superstar Barbara Jean in the highly-praised Robert Altman's film Nashville (1975). She and Lily Tomlin were nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Supporting Actress. Both lost. Her role is considered loosely based on that of country icon Loretta Lynn, a singer whose own success came at the cost of exhaustion, loneliness, injury, bitter rivalries, exploitation, fickle audiences, obsessed fans, and an overbearing husband-manager. Ronee performed several of her own songs as Barbara Jean, including "Dues" and "My Idaho Home". The film's score received a Grammy nomination.

Working with Bob Dylann in the early 1970s, she appeared as "Mrs. Bob Dylan" in Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara (1978), which is set during the Rolling Thunder Revue tour of 1975. In the movie she performs the song "I Need a New Sun Rising". She also sang on Dylan's 1976 album "Desire".