Brynn Thayer

Brynn Thayer (born October 4, 1949) is an American actress, known for her roles on television.

Career

Thayer is best known for her work on television. From 1978-86, she played Jenny Wolek in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. Thayer assumed the role in August 1978 amid a contract dispute between Katherine Glass and ABC Daytime. For her role on the show, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1983, and Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama in 1986.

In 1986, Thayer left One Life to Live and began a career on primetime television. She starred in two short-lived dramas for CBS: TV 101 from 1988 to 1989, and Island Son (1989-1990). In 1992, she joined the cast of the ABC legal series, Matlock portraying Matlock's daughter, Leanne MacIntyre, and was a regular cast member. From 1997-98, she had regular role in the Pensacola: Wings of Gold.

In film, Thayer co-starred in Hero and the Terror (1988) and Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story (2015). She guest starred in a number of television shows, including Moonlighting, Murder, She Wrote, 7th Heaven, Diagnosis: Murder, JAG, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Castle, and How to Get Away with Murder. She had a recurring role in General Hospital as Kylie Quinlan in 1994. In 2011, she guest starred on Days of Our Lives as Susan Banks.