Mary-Louise Parker

The one major acting award this wide-eyed brunette hasn't won is the Oscar. Adept at playing quirky, smart but usually fragile characters, Parker made her Broadway debut in 1990 as a fearful newlywed...
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08/01/1964
Fort Jackson, SC
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Classmates at the North Carolina School of the Arts included Peter Hedges and Joe Mantello.
Raised in Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Germany and France (her father served in the U.S. Army).
Organized and produced "Don't Pick the Wrong Fight," a series of public-service announcements promoting tolerance toward Arab-Americans in the wake of September 11.
At the 2004 Golden Globes, where she was nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Miniseries for Angels in America, fellow West Wing cast member Janel Moloney promised