- Born
- Birth nameRonee Sue Blakley
- Ronee Blakley came to prominence as the fictional country superstar Barbara Jean (a role that was originally offered to Susan Anspach), in Robert Altman's Nashville (1975). Her performance in the film won her a National Board of Review for Best Supporting Actress, and garnered Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations.- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario@gmail.com
- SpouseWim Wenders(1979 - 1981) (divorced)
- Children
- Sang background vocals on "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan.
- Working with Bob Dylann in the early 1970s, she appeared as "Mrs. Bob Dylan" in Dylan's film Renaldo et 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".
- 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.
- Recorded two country/folk albums in the early 1970s, featuring most songs she wrote and arranged herself. The songs combined themes and genres including country, folk and blues.
- Appeared in, and wrote the music for then-husband Wim Wenders's film Nick's Movie (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.
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