Rio Glenn is the celebrity daughter of actor Scott Glenn. As an actress, she is known for her work in Naked City: A Killer Christmas. She has also played in The Last Marshal (1999), Larga Distancia (1977), and My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991). Her fame is mainly because of her father, Scott. He has had a successful acting career in Hollywood films and television shows like Urban Cowboy, Training Day, The Leftovers, Daredevil, and The Defender.
What has Rio Elizabeth and her celebrity father been up to over the years? Keep reading to discover more about the Glenns in this post.
Rio Glenn Early Life
Rio Elizabeth Glenn was born in Los Angeles to Scott Glenn and Carol Schwartz. Details about her birthday and upbringing aren’t available on the web. She is known to be an actor and has played in movies like Naked City: A Killer Christmas, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Larga Distancia, and The Last Marshal. Beyond her acting career, Rio Glenn has kept her personal life private.
Rio Glenn has one sibling, a sister named Dakota Ann Glenn. Dakota is a writer and producer.
Rio Glenn Parents
Rio’s mother, Carol Schwartz, married Scott Glenn in 1968. After marriage, Glenn converted from Catholicism to his wife’s faith, Judaism. The couple has two children.
Rio’s father, Scott Glenn, is the star in the family. He’s an American actor born Theodore Scott Glenn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 26. Glenn was constantly ill as a child and spent a year bedridden, having scarlet fever. He underwent intense training programs to recover from his illnesses and a limp.
After graduating from Pittsburg High School, Rio Glenn joined the College of William & Mary, majoring in English. He tried writing but realized he wasn’t good at dialogue writing. He began taking acting classes to learn the art of dialogue. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps for three years and later worked as a news and sports reporter for Kenosha News in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Glenn’s Broadway debut was in The Impossible Years in 1965. He helped direct students in George Morrison’s acting class to pay for his studies. Glenn joined The Actors Studio in 1968 to work in professional theatre and TV. In 1970, he got his first movie role in The Baby Maker. He spent eight years in Los Angeles playing minor roles in films and TV stints.
Glenn’s career peaked at the beginning of the 90s. he appeared in well-known films like The Hunt for Red October, The Silence of The Lambs, Absolute Power, and Courage Under Fire. He also worked on independent projects like Larga Distancia, written by his daughter Dakota Glenn. Glenn was cast in Sons of Anarchy, but he got replaced in its early episodes. He played the lead role in the thriller film The Barber. Other films Glenn played a role include the 2011 film Sucker Punch as Wise Man, Freedom Writers as a character’s father, Netflix’s Daredevil as Stick, and The Defenders.
Wrapping Up
Rio Elizabeth has successfully distanced herself from the limelight, and we know little about her. Her father is a Hollywood star, but he’s a private person regarding matters of personal life.
