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Marsha Mason
Years active1966–present
Spouse(s)Neil Simon
(1973–1981)
Gary Campbell
(1965–1970)

Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress and television director.

Biography

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 College, both in Webster Groves, MO.

Marriage and films

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.

Nominations and awards

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.

Present job

In 2001, she opened a herbal medicine shop, selling products from the garden of her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

Last appearance

Last appeared on Broadway in August 2005 in Steel Magnolias, with Delta Burke, Frances Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe, and Christine Ebersole.

Filmography


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Preceded by Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1974
for Cinderella Liberty 		Succeeded by


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