Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly played Carolyn Shepherd, Derek Shepherd's mother, in Season 5 of Grey's Anatomy.

Biography
Tyne Daly was born in Madison, Wisconsin to James Daly. She is also the eldest sister of Tim Daly, who plays Pete on Private Practice. Daly studied at the Brandeis University and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She was married to Georg Stanford Brown for 24 years (1966-1990). They had three daughters, of which Kathryne Dora is an actress, who also guest starred on Private Practice in the episode Second Chances.

Career
Daly is better known for her work in television. She started her career guest starring on several primetime shows such as Ironside, McMillan and Wife, The Mod Squad, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, etc. She is probably better known for her role in CBS's Cagney and Lacey. She also used to work with Private Practice star Amy Brenneman in the show Judging Amy. Later, in 2009, she made a guest appearance in Grey's Anatomy as Carolyn Shepherd, Derek's mom.

Filmography

 * The Adultress (1973)
 * The Enforcer (1976)

Television

 * Magnum PI (1982)
 * Cagney & Lacey (1982-1988)
 * Wings (1991)
 * Christy (1994-1995)
 * The Nanny (1995)
 * Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
 * Execution of Justice (1999)
 * Judging Amy (1999-2005)
 * Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
 * Grey's Anatomy (2009)