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Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress and writer. After making her stage debut as Rita in a Broadway production of Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss in 1990, Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets over Broadway (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), and The Maker (1997). Among stage and independent film appearances thereafter, Parker received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Catherine Llewellyn in David Auburn's Proof in 2001, among other accolades. Between 2001 and 2006, she recurred as Amy Gardner on the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002. She received both the Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Harper Pitt on the acclaimed HBO television miniseries Angels in America in 2003.
Born
Sunday, 02 August 1964
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp | Angie | 2024 |
| Jane | Robin | 2023 |
| Seneca | Agrippina | 2023 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 |
| Colin in Black & White | Teresa Kaepernick | 2021 |
| The Same Storm | Roxy | 2021 |
| Hemingway | Marcelline Hemingway / Mary Hemingway | 2021 |
| One Night Only: The Best of Broadway | Self | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| This Changes Everything | Self | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp | Angie | 2024 |
| Jane | Robin | 2023 |
| Seneca | Agrippina | 2023 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 |
| Colin in Black & White | Teresa Kaepernick | 2021 |
| The Same Storm | Roxy | 2021 |
| Hemingway | Marcelline Hemingway / Mary Hemingway | 2021 |
| One Night Only: The Best of Broadway | Self | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| This Changes Everything | Self | 2019 |
| Red Sparrow | Stephanie Boucher | 2018 |
| Golden Exits | Gwendolyn | 2018 |
| Mr. Mercedes | Janey Patterson | 2017 |
| Chronically Metropolitan | Annabel | 2017 |
| The Best Place to Be | Self | 2017 |
| When We Rise | Roma Guy | 2017 |
| Billions | George Minchak | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Behaving Badly | Saint Lola / Lucy Stevens | 2014 |
| Jamesy Boy | Tracy | 2014 |
| Christmas in Conway | Suzy Mayor / Suzy | 2013 |
| Spotlight on Broadway | Self | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Naomi Hyland | 2013 |
| RED 2 | Sarah / Sarah Ross | 2013 |
| R.I.P.D. | Proctor | 2013 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Author, Dear Mr. You | 2012 |
| Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011 |
| America in Primetime | Nancy Botwin, Weeds / Self | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
| RED | Sarah Ross | 2010 |
| Howl | Gail Potter | 2010 |
| Solitary Man | Jordon Karsch / Jordan | 2009 |
| Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... | Self | 2008 |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | Herself - Guest | 2008 |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2008 |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | Helen Grace | 2008 |
| The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw | Herself / Self | 2008 |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Zee James | 2007 |
| The Robber Bride | Zenia Arden | 2007 |
| The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Smoke & Mirrors | (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | Harper Pitt | 2006 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Romance & Cigarettes | Constance | 2005 |
| Weeds | Nancy Botwin | 2005 |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2005 |
| Vinegar Hill | Ellen Grier | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Miracle Run | Corrine Morgan-Thomas | 2004 |
| Saved! | Lillian | 2004 |
| The Best Thief in the World | Sue Zaidman | 2004 |
| Angels in America | Harper Pitt | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Bonnie Hanssen | 2002 |
| Red Dragon | Molly Graham | 2002 |
| The Quality of Mercy | Sarah Richardson | 2002 |
| Pipe Dream | Toni Edelman | 2002 |
| The 56th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2002 |
| Cupid & Cate | Cate DeAngelo | 2000 |
| The Five Senses | Rona | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Amy Gardner | 1999 |
| Independent Lens | Self - Hostess / Self - Host | 1999 |
| The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Dr. Valerie Crane | 1999 |
| Goodbye Lover | Peggy Blane | 1999 |
| Let the Devil Wear Black | Julia Hirsch | 1999 |
| Saint Maybe | Lucy Dean Bedloe | 1998 |
| Legalese | Rica Martin | 1998 |
| The View | Herself | 1997 |
| Murder in Mind | Caroline Walker | 1997 |
| The Maker | Officer Emily Peck | 1997 |
| The Portrait of a Lady | Henrietta Stackpole | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Sugartime | Phyllis McGuire | 1995 |
| Reckless | Pooty | 1995 |
| Boys on the Side | Robin | 1995 |
| Bullets Over Broadway | Ellen | 1994 |
| The Client | Dianne Sway | 1994 |
| A Place for Annie | Linda | 1994 |
| Naked in New York | Joanne White | 1993 |
| Mr. Wonderful | Rita | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Ruth Jamison | 1991 |
| Grand Canyon | Dee | 1991 |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1990 |
| Longtime Companion | Lisa | 1990 |
| Signs of Life | Charlotte | 1989 |
| Too Young the Hero | Pearl Spencer | 1988 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2004 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
