Mary-Louise Parker

RECENT CREDITS
Weeds (TV)  Aug. 31, 2009
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards (TV)  Jun. 15, 2008
Vinegar Hill (TV)  May. 24, 2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles (FILM)  Feb. 14, 2008
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HIGHLIGHTS
2009 Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2008 Cast as the mother in the fantasy film "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
2008 Appeared in the off-Broadway play "Dead Man's Cell Phone" at Playwrights Horizons theater
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Howl   -Gail Potter
Actor
Film


Solitary   -Jordan
Actor
Film


Red (Summit Entertainment)  2010 -Cast
Actor
Film


The 62nd Annual Tony Awards  2008 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Vinegar Hill  2008 -Ellen Grier
Actor
TV


The Spiderwick Chronicles  2008 -Helen Grace
Actor
Film


The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Romance and Cigarettes  2007 -Constance
Actor, Song Performer
Film


The Robber Bride  2007 -Zenia Arden
Actor
TV


The 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Weeds  2005-2009 -Nancy Botwin
Actor
TV
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The Best Thief in the World  2005 -Sue
Actor
TV


Miracle Run  2004 -Corrine
Actor
TV


Saved!  2004 -Lillian
Actor
Film


Angels in America  2003 -Harper Pitt
Actor
TV


Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story  2002 -Bernadette "Bonnie" Wauck
Actor
TV


Red Dragon  2002 -Molly Graham
Actor
Film


The Isaac Mizrahi Show  2001
Actor
TV


Lisa Picard Is Famous  2001
Special Thanks
Film


Wet Hot American Summer  2001
Special Thanks
Film


Pipe Dream  2001 -Toni Edelman
Actor
Film


Cupid & Cate  2000 -Cate DeAngelo
Actor
TV


The West Wing  2001-2006 -Amy Gardner
Actor
TV
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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn  1999 -Valerie Crane
Actor
TV


Goodbye Lover  1999 -Peggy Blane
Actor
Film


Let the Devil Wear Black  1999 -Julia
Actor
Film


The Five Senses  1999 -Rona
Actor
Film


Anne Tyler's "Saint Maybe"  1998 -Lucy Dean Bedloe
Actor
TV


Legalese  1998 -Rica Martin
Actor
TV


The Maker  1997 -Officer Emily Peck
Actor
TV


Murder in Mind  1997 -Caroline
Actor
TV


The Portrait of A Lady  1996 -Henrietta Stackpole
Actor
Film


Reckless  1995 -Pooty
Actor
Film


Boys on the Side  1995 -Robin Nickerson
Actor
Film


Bullets Over Broadway  1994 -Ellen
Actor
Film


The Client  1994 -Dianne Sway
Actor
Film


A Place For Annie  1994 -Linda
Actor
TV


Naked in New York  1994 -Joanne White
Actor
Film


Mr. Wonderful  1993 -Rita
Actor
Film


Fried Green Tomatoes  1991 -Ruth Jamison
Actor
Film


Grand Canyon  1991 -Dee
Actor
Film


Longtime Companion  1990 -Liza
Actor
Film


Signs of Life  1989 -Charlotte
Actor
Film


Too Young the Hero  1988 -Pearl
Actor
TV


Sugartime   -Phyllis McGuire
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2009 Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2008 Cast as the mother in the fantasy film "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
2008 Appeared in the off-Broadway play "Dead Man's Cell Phone" at Playwrights Horizons theater
2007 Played Jesse's (Brad Pitt) wife, Zee James in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
2006 Starred in Oxygen's "The Robber Bride" as Zenia, a glamorous femme fatale; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
2005 Cast in the Showtime series "Weeds" as a suburban mom who beings dealing Marijuana, after her husband's unexpected death; earned SAG (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Golden Globe (2007, 2008, 2009) and Emmy
2005 Cast in John Turturro's big-screen musical "Romance and Cigarettes"; film released theatrically in 2007
2004 Starred in the dark comedy "Saved!" with Jena Malone and Mandy Moore
2004 Starred on Broadway in the revival of Craig Lucas's "Reckless"; received a Tony nomination for her role
2003 Cast as Harper Pitt in the HBO adaptation of "Angels in America"; received a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie or Miniseries (2004)
2002 - 2003 Had recurring role on the NBC series "The West Wing"; reprised her role as women's-rights advocate Amy Gardner for the shows final episodes in 2006; received an Emmy (2002) nomination for Best Support
2002 Portrayed Molly Graham in the thriller feature "Red Dragon" the prequel to "Silence of the Lambs"
2000 Played an unhappy young woman who finds purpose in a new romance in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation "Cupid & Cate" (CBS)
2000 Garnered rave reviews for performance in the Off-Broadway play "Proof"; production moved to Broadway in the fall
1999 Co-starred in the Slamdance-screened "Let the Devil Wear Black"; a modern interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet written and directed by Stacey Title
1999 Portrayed a cake maker who problematically lacks a sense of taste in the Canadian-made "The Five Senses"
1998 Appeared in small but pivotal role as the free-spirited (and later suicidal) Lucy in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of "Anne Tyler's 'Saint Maybe'" (CBS)
1998 Returned to the NYC stage in the Off-Broadway production of Alan Ayckbourn's "Communicating Doors"
1997 Earned critical acclaim for her performance of a young girl molested by a relative in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "How I Learned to Drive"; played character at various ages from teens to adulthood
1996 Acted the part of Henrietta Stackpole in Jane Campion's "The Portrait of a Lady"; based on the novel by Henry James
1995 Delivered a poignant portrayal of a woman dying from AIDS in "Boys on the Side"
1995 Portrayed a parapalegic deaf mute in the feature "Reckless"; film is based on the play by Craig Lucas
1995 Starred opposite John Turturro as singer Phyllis McGuire in HBO's "Sugartime"
1994 Played John Cusack's girlfriend in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway"
1994 First appearance in a Hallmark Hall of Fame production, "A Place for Annie" (ABC) as a surly AIDS patient who tries to get back the baby she abandoned
1993 Acted Off-Broadway in John Patrick Shanley's Hollywood satire "Four Dogs and a Bone"
1991 First starring role in a feature, "Fried Green Tomatoes"
1991 Portrayed Dee, a secretary and part-time lover of Kevin Kline, in Lawrence Kasdan's "Grand Canyon"
1990 Played a neighbor helping her gay friend through the early years of the AIDS crisis in Norman Rene's "Longtime Companion"
1990 Broadway debut in Craig Lucas' "Prelude to a Kiss" (originated the role at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre and appeared in off-Broadway production at the Circle Rep); earned a Tony nomination as Actres
1989 Off-Broadway debut, "The Art of Success"
1989 Film debut, "Signs of Life"
1988 TV-movie debut, "Too Young the Hero" (CBS)
1986 Off-off-Broadway debut, "The Girl in Pink" at the Quaigh Theatre
1975 Played a recurring role in the ABC daytime drama "Ryan's Hope"
Grew up in Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Germany and France where her father served in the US Army
Appeared in regional theater productions of "The Night of the Iguana" and "The Little Foxes"
Will star in the Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" (2009)


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