Marsha Mason
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Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress and television director.
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[edit] Biogaphy
[edit] Early Life
Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Edward Marion Mason, Jr. (8 March 1908 - 4 December 1986, the son of novelist Edward "Eddie Marie" Marion Mason, Sr.) and Catharine Kentwood-Mason (12 July 1910 - 5 May 1979), she was an only child.
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[edit] 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 1981.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Present Job
In 2001 she opened an herbal medicine shop, selling products from the garden of her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
[edit] Family
- Maternal Great-Grandfather: Samson Delano Kentwood
- Maternal Great-Grandmother: Lou Dan Kentwood
- Grandfather: Edward "Eddie Marie" Marion Mason, Sr.
- Grandmother: Susan Backer Mason
- Father: Edward Marion Mason, Jr.
- Mother: Catharine Kentwood-Mason
- Husband (1st): Neil Simon
- Husband (2nd): Gary Campbell
[edit] Last Appearence
Last appeared on Broadway in August 2005 in Steel Magnolias, with Delta Burke, Frances Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe and Christine Ebersole.
[edit] Filmography
- Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006, mini TV Series) - Aunt Trudy
- Bereft (2004, Television) - Helen
- Bride & Prejudice (2004) - Catherine Darcy
- The Long Shot (2004, Television) - Mary Lou O'Brian
- The Education of Max Bickford - Lilith Bigelow
- Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001, Television) - Ethel Gumm
- Dead Aviators (1999, Television) - Lydia
- Frasier (1997-1998) - Sherry Dempsey
- 2 Days in the Valley (1996) - Audrey Hopper
- Nick of Time (1995) - Governor Eleanor Grant
- Broken Trust (1995, Television) - Ruth
- I Love Trouble (1994) - Senator Gayle Robbins
- One Life to Live - Sabrina
- Sibs (1991, TV Series) - Nora Ruscio
- Drop Dead Fred (1991) - Polly Cronin
- Stella (1990) - Janice Morrison
- The Image (1990, Television) - Jean Cromwell
- Dinner at Eight (1989, Television) - Millicent Jordan
- Hothouse (1988)
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986) - Aggie
- Trapped in Silence (1986, Television) - Jennifer Hubbell
- Surviving (1985, Television) - Lois
- Max Dugan Returns (1983) - Nora McPhee
- Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1982, Television) - Lois Gibbs
- Only When I Laugh (1981) - Georgia
- Chapter Two (1979) - Jennie MacLaine
- Promises in the Dark (1979) - Dr. Alexandra Kendall
- The Good Doctor (1978, Television) - Various roles
- The Cheap Detective (1978) - Georgia Merkle
- The Goodbye Girl (1977) - Paula McFadden
- Audrey Rose (1977) - Janice Templeton
- Cinderella Liberty (1973) - Maggie Paul
- Blume in Love (1973) - Arlene
- Young Dr. Kildare (1972, TV Series) - Nurse Marsha Lord
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1972, Television) - Roxane
- Love of Life (1951, TV Series) - Judith Cole
- Where the Heart Is (1969, Television) - Laura Blackburn
- Dark Shadows (1969) - Audrey
- Beyond the Law (1968/I) (as Marcia Mason) - Marcia Stillwell
- Hot Rod Hullabaloo (1966) - Marcia Hamden
[edit] External links
- Marsha Mason at the Internet Movie Database
- Marsha Mason at the Notable Names Database
- St. Louis Walk of Fame
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| Preceded by Liv Ullman for The Emigrants |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1974 for Cinderella Liberty |
Succeeded by Gena Rowlands for A Woman Under the Influence |
