She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Away, The Amityville Horror, Heartland, Wise Blood, Stardust Memories, The Accidental Tourist, Hard Promises, Crossing Delancey and Miss Firecracker.
Henley adapted her 1984 play, The Miss Firecracker Contest, into a 1989 film starring Holly Hunter entitled Miss Firecracker.
Miss Universe | Miss USA | Miss World | Miss America | Femina Miss India | Miss Universe 2012 | Miss Universe 2011 | Miss Saigon | Miss Teen USA | Miss North Carolina USA | Miss Europe | Miss Universe 2013 | Miss Universe 2010 | Miss Spain | Miss New York USA | Miss Marple | Miss Venezuela | Miss Universe 2006 | Swiss Miss | Miss Kentucky USA | Miss India | Miss Brasil | Miss America 2011 | Little Miss Sunshine | The Devil in Miss Jones | Miss USA 2005 | Miss Tourism International | Miss Piggy | Miss Moneypenny | Miss Michigan USA |