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Marsha Mason

Acting

Born April 3, 1942 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and theater director. She received four Academy Award nominations as Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She is also known for starring in the 1986 film Heartbreak Ridge. Mason was married for ten years (1973–1983) to the playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who wrote many of the films in which she starred. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marsha Mason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1978
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1974
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1982 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1980 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1978 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1974 · nominated

Filmography29 titles

Seinfeld

1989as Jennie MacLaine

The Long Shot

2004as Mary Lou O'Brian

Grace and Frankie

2015as Arlene

Frasier

1993as Sherry Dempsey

The Middle

2009as Pat Spence

The Good Wife

2009as Judge Louisa Page

Army Wives

2007as Charlotte Meade

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994as Self

Madam Secretary

2014as Kinsey Sherman

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

2006as Aunt Trudy

Heartbreak Ridge

1986as Aggie

The Goodbye Girl

1977as Paula McFadden

Cinderella Liberty

1973as Maggie Paul

Max Dugan Returns

1983as Nora McPhae

Bride & Prejudice

2004as Catherine Darcy

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

1982as Lois Gibbs

The Cheap Detective

1978as Georgia Merkle

Broken Trust

1995as Judge Ruth Fraser

Lipstick Jungle

2008as Lorraine Lipman

2 Days in the Valley

1996as Audrey Hopper

Nick of Time

1995as Gov. Eleanor Grant

Great Performances

1971as Roxane

Drop Dead Fred

1991as Polly

Chapter Two

1979as Jennie MacLaine

Blume in Love

1973as Arlene

Only When I Laugh

1981as Georgia

Audrey Rose

1977as Janice Templeton

I Love Trouble

1994as Senator Gayle Robbins