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Marcia Gay Harden

Birth Place: La Jolla, CA, USA

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Marcia Gay Harden is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Born in La Jolla, California, Harden began her acting career appearing in television programs throughout the 1980s. In 1986, she appeared in her first film role, with her breakthrough coming in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed Miller's Crossing. For her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 biographical film Pollock, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a second Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in the drama film Mystic River (2003). Her other notable film credits include The First Wives Club (1996), Flubber (1997), Space Cowboys (2000), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), and the Fifty Shades film trilogy.

Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in Tony Kushner's epic play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches / Angels in America: Perestroika for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway in 2009 as Veronica in Yazmina Reza's comedic play God of Carnage, with her performance earning her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.

Harden's television credits include the HBO series The Newsroom, the CBS series Code Black, the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder, and the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. She received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Lewis in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Janina Krzyżanowska in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).

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Marcia Gay Harden STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Veronica

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Council of Principalities

Harper Pitt

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Harper Pitt

Martin Heller


Marcia Gay Harden Movies

The Imagemaker
[ 1986 ] Stage Manager
Miller's Crossing
[ 1990 ] Verna
Late for Dinner
[ 1991 ] Joy Husband
Used People
[ 1992 ] Norma
Crush
[ 1992 ] Lane
Safe Passage
[ 1994 ] Cynthia
Far Harbor
[ 1996 ] Arabella
The Spitfire Grill
[ 1996 ] Shelby Goddard
Spy Hard
[ 1996 ] Miss Cheevus
The Daytrippers
[ 1996 ] Libby
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] Dr. Leslie Rosen
Flubber
[ 1997 ] Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
Meet Joe Black
[ 1998 ] Allison
It All Came True
[ 1998 ] Michelle Tippet
Desperate Measures
[ 1998 ] Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Space Cowboys
[ 2000 ] Sara Holland
Pollock
[ 2000 ] Lee Krner
Gaudi Afternoon
[ 2001 ] Frankie
Casa de los babys
[ 2003 ] Nan
Mona Lisa Smile
[ 2003 ] Nancy Abbey
Mystic River
[ 2003 ] Celeste Boyle
P.S.
[ 2004 ] Missy Goldberg
Welcome to Mooseport
[ 2004 ] Grace Sutherland
American Gun
[ 2005 ] Janet Huttenson
Bad News Bears
[ 2005 ] Liz Whitewood
The Hoax
[ 2006 ] Edith Irving
The Dead Girl
[ 2006 ] Melora
Canvas
[ 2006 ] Mary Marino
American Dreamz
[ 2006 ] First Lady
The Invisible
[ 2007 ] Diane Powell
The Mist
[ 2007 ] Mrs. Carmody
Into the Wild
[ 2007 ] Billie McCandless
Rails & Ties
[ 2007 ] Megan Stark
Home
[ 2008 ] Inga
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
[ 2008 ] Maryanne Kinkade
The Maiden Heist
[ 2009 ] Rose Barlow
Whip It
[ 2009 ] Brooke Cavendar
A Cat in Paris
[ 2010 ] Jeanne
Detachment
[ 2011 ] Principal Carol Dearden
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
[ 2011 ] Marjorie
Noah
[ 2012 ] Aamah
If I Were You
[ 2012 ] Madelyn
The Wine of Summer
[ 2013 ] Shelley
Parkland
[ 2013 ] Nurse Doris Nelson
You're Not You
[ 2014 ] Elizabeth
Magic in the Moonlight
[ 2014 ] Mrs. Baker
Elsa & Fred
[ 2014 ] Lydia
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
[ 2015 ] President of the FAFAFA
After Words
[ 2015 ] Jane
Grandma
[ 2015 ] Judy
Fifty Shades of Grey
[ 2015 ] Dr. Grey
Get a Job
[ 2016 ] Katherine Dunn
Fifty Shades Darker
[ 2017 ] Grace Trevelyan Grey
Fifty Shades Freed
[ 2018 ] Grace Grey
Point Blank
[ 2019 ] Lt. Lewis
Pink Skies Ahead
[ 2020 ] Pamela
Moxie
[ 2021 ] Principal Shelly
Gigi & Nate
[ 2022 ] Claire Gibson
Confess, Fletch
[ 2022 ] Countess Sylvia de Grsi

Marcia Gay Harden TV Shows

Code Black
Dr. Leanne Rorish
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
FBI Agent Dana Lewis, Star Morrison
The Education of Max Bickford
Andrea Haskell
The Morning Show
Maggie Brener
The Newsroom
Rebecca Halliday
TRON: Uprising
Keller
Trophy Wife
Diane Buckley

Marcia Gay Harden Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden , God of Carnage


winner
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Supporting Actress - Play

Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America: Perestroika

Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

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Marcia Gay Harden FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Marcia Gay Harden been in?

Marcia Gay Harden has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Marcia Gay Harden been in?

Marcia Gay Harden has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Marcia Gay Harden been nominated for?

Marcia Gay Harden has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "God of Carnage." She was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. Additionally, she received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Angels in America," Outstanding Supporting Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Angels in America: Perestroika," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches."

What awards has Marcia Gay Harden won?

Marcia Gay Harden has won the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "God of Carnage" and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play award from the Tony Awards for "God of Carnage."

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