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Mary Birdsong

Acting

Born April 18, 1968 · Long Beach Island - New Jersey - USA

Also known as Mary Songbird

Biography

Mary grew up in the small beach community of Long Beach Island, NJ, but her family hails from Louisiana. She graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in acting, and the Stella Adler Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. Recently Mary was also awarded an honorary Masters Degree in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco. Mary made her Broadway debut in "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" in 2006, for which she won the prestigious Theatre World Award. Mary also stared as rookie cop "Deputy Kimball" in Reno 911 on Comedy Central, and in the Fox feature film "Reno 911: Miami."

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 2007

Filmography40 titles

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil

as Self

Succession

2018as Marianne Hirsch

Beavis and Butt-Head

2022as News Reporter (voice)

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000

Crash & Bernstein

as Mel Bernstein

Good American Family

2025as Sandy Mosley

Shake It Up

2010as Squitza Hessenheffer

The Middle

2009as Marlene

Review

2014as Shampoo

Raising Hope

2010as Mayor Suzie Hellmann

Franklin & Bash

2011as Erica Boyd

Freeheld

2015as Carol Andree

Perception

2012as Cheryl Corvis

Reno 911!

2003as Deputy Cherisha Kimball

The Last Thing He Told Me

2023as Elenor McGovern

Masters of Sex

2013as Maude Raines

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn

2014as Mrs. Gressle

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

2022as Reporter (voice)

The Descendants

2011as Kai Mitchell

Buried

2010as 411 Female Operator (voice)

Made of Honor

2008as Sharon at Bridal Shower

Adventureland

2009as Francy

I Hate the Man in My Basement

2020as Lita Bronze

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

2013as Gray Sister #1

Killers

2010as Jackie Vallero

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

2021as Deputy Cherisha Kimball

Reno 911!: Miami

2007as Deputy Cherisha Kimball

Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

2022as Deputy Cherisha Kimball

High School

2010as Mrs. Gordon

Stroker and Hoop

2004as Keith / Souko (voice)

Staten Island Summer

2015as Bianca Manicucci

SKIT

2025as Linda McConnell (voice)

Halloween II

2009as Nancy McDonald

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017as Brick

Snow Days

1999as Sneakered Businesswoman

Lucky Stiff

2014as Maid

Kids vs Monsters

2015as Maxine

American Reject

2020as Miriam

Angry White Man

2011as Maxine

Park City

2015as Ticket Girl