The "Sixteen Candles" actress won a Tony for her starring role in the Broadway musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Carlin Glynn, the singer/actress who won a Tony ...

Carlin Glynn, Tony-winning star of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and mother of Mary Stuart Masterson, died after a bout of dementia and cancer on July 13. She was 83. Glynn’s daughter, Mary ...

Carlin Glynn and daughter Mary Stuart Masterson in 2007 (Credit: Getty Images) Carlin Glynn, who won a Tony Award in 1979 for originating the role of madam Mona Stangley in “The Best Little Whorehouse ...

Carlin Glynn, the Tony-winning star of Broadway hit The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, died July 13 from complications of dementia and cancer. She was 83 and her death was confirmed by her daughter, ...