Ellen Tyne Daly (/ˈtaɪn/; born February 21, 1946)[1] is an American actress whose six-decade career included many leading roles in movies and theater.

She received a Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female nomination for her role in the Patrick Wang drama A Bread Factory (2018).

She was raised in Rockland County, New York, where she started her career by performing in summer stock with her family; she earned her Equity Card at age 15.

Daly's performance divided critics, with some calling it too "mannered" for film,[7] while others praised the strength she brought to the role.

[13][14] Between co-star Sharon Gless and her, they won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series six years in a row.

[20] She appeared as social worker Maxine Gray, who was also the mother to the show's title character on the CBS drama Judging Amy, which ran from 1999 to 2005.

In January 2008, she played the role of Mother in the world premiere production of Edward Albee's Me, Myself & I at the McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey.

[25] Daly performed a cabaret act, Second Time Around, in January 2010 at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, New York City.

She starred as Maria Callas in the Terrence McNally play Master Class at the Manhattan Theater Club on Broadway, from June 14, 2011 (previews) to September 4, 2011.

Daly reprised her role as Maria Callas in the West End production of Master Class, which opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on February 7, 2012 (after previews from January 21) in a limited engagement to April 28, 2012.

[5] She had a guest starring role as an imperious teacher Mrs. Plank in 2014 episode "Won't You Be Our Neighbor" from the ABC sitcom Modern Family.

She originated the role of Judy Steinberg in It Shoulda Been You, at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey, which ran from October 4 to November 6, 2011.

In 2024 Daly was set to return to Broadway in a revival of John Patrick Shanley's play Doubt opposite Liev Schreiber;[28] however, she withdrew from the production after being hospitalized.

Note: Tyne was scheduled to return to Broadway in the 2024 revival of Doubt: A Parable as Sister Aloysius, but was forced to pull out of performances the week previews began due to a brief hospital stay.