Marsha Mason
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| Marsha Mason | |
| Born | April 3, 1942 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress/Director |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse(s) | Gary Campbell (1965–1970) Neil Simon (1973–1981) |
Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and television director.
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[edit] Early life
Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Edward Marion Mason, Jr., and his wife Catharine Kentwood-Mason. She has a younger sister, Linda (b. 1943). She grew up on Elmont Lane in Crestwood, MO. Mason is a graduate of Nerinx Hall High School and Webster University, both in Webster Groves, MO.
[edit] Career
She was married to playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, and starred in several movies based on his writings, including The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, Only When I Laugh, The Cheap Detective, and Max Dugan Returns. Chapter Two (1979) was based on her relationship with Simon up to their marriage. They divorced in 1984.
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She has received a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. In 1987, she directed the television film Little Miss Perfect.
Mason last appeared on Broadway in August 2005 in Steel Magnolias, with Delta Burke, Frances Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe, and Christine Ebersole.
In 2001, she opened an herbal medicine shop, selling products from the garden of her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1966 | Hot Rod Hullabaloo | Marcia Hamden | |
| 1968 | Beyond the Law | Marcia Stillwell | (as Marcia Mason) |
| 1969 | Dark Shadows | Audrey | |
| Where the Heart Is | Laura Blackburn | (Television) | |
| 1971-1972 | Love of Life | Judith Cole | (TV) |
| 1972 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Roxane | (Television) |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Nurse Marsha Lord | (TV series) | |
| 1973 | Blume in Love | Arlene | |
| Cinderella Liberty | Maggie Paul | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress |
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| 1977 | Audrey Rose | Janice Templeton | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actress |
| The Goodbye Girl | Paula McFadden | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role |
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| 1978 | The Cheap Detective | Georgia Merkle | |
| The Good Doctor | Various roles | (Television) | |
| 1979 | Promises in the Dark | Dr. Alexandra Kendall | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| Chapter Two | Jennie MacLaine | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
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| 1981 | Only When I Laugh | Georgia | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress |
| 1982 | Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal | Lois Gibbs | (Television) |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Nora McPhee | |
| 1985 | Surviving | Lois | (Television) |
| 1986 | Trapped in Silence | Jennifer Hubbell | (Television) |
| Heartbreak Ridge | Aggie | ||
| 1988 | Hothouse | ||
| 1989 | Dinner at Eight | Millicent Jordan | (Television) |
| 1990 | The Image | Jean Cromwell | (Television) |
| Stella | Janice Morrison | ||
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | Polly Cronin | |
| Sibs | Nora Ruscio | (TV series) | |
| 1993 | One Life to Live | Sabrina | Episode dated 1 December 1993 |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Senator Gayle Robbins | |
| 1995 | Broken Trust | Ruth | (Television) |
| Nick of Time | Governor Eleanor Grant | ||
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Audrey Hopper | |
| 1997-1998 | Frasier | Sherry Dempsey | 6 episodes Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series |
| 1999 | Dead Aviators | Lydia | (Television) |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Ethel Gumm | (Television) |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Lilith Bigelow | Episode "The Egg and I" |
| 2004 | The Long Shot | Mary Lou O'Brian | (Television) |
| Bride & Prejudice | Catherine Darcy | ||
| Bereft | Helen | (Television) | |
| 2006 | Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Aunt Trudy | Episode "The Road Virus Heads North" |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Episode "Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome" | |
| Army Wives | Charlotte Meade | (2 episodes) |
[edit] External links
- Marsha Mason at the Internet Movie Database
- Marsha Mason at the Internet Broadway Database
- Marsha Mason at the Internet off-Broadway Database
- St. Louis Walk of Fame
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