MARE WINNINGHAM won her first Emmy Award for her role in the critically acclaimed Amber Waves. Her other high profile television movie and series credits include “The Thornbirds,” “ER,” “The Affair,” “The Outsider,” and multiple seasons of “American Horror Story.” She received her second Emmy Award for her role in “George Wallace” (as well as Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations) and an additional six Emmy nominations, including for her performances in The Boys Next Door, “Hatfields and McCoys,” and “Mildred Pierce.” She was seen on television most recently in the Hulu limited series “Dopesick,” for which she earned her sixth Emmy nomination.
Her range of film credits include her breakthrough performance in St. Elmo’s Fire, Wyatt Earp, The War, Turner & Hooch, The Seagull, Philomena, Dark Waters, Miracle Mile, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and George, for which she received an Independent Spirit Award and an Academy Award nomination. She was seen most recently in the film adaptation of All My Puny Sorrows.
For her work on stage, she received a Lucille Lortel Award, Drama Desk Award nomination, and Drama League Award nomination for her work in 10 Million Miles, and a Lucille Lortel nomination for her work in Tribes. She made her Broadway debut in the revival of Picnic and was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in Casa Valentina. She starred in the Bob Dylan musical Girl from the North Country Off-Broadway, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, and she received a Tony Award nomination for her role when the show transferred to Broadway this year.
Mare Winningham, A Man of No Importance
Mare Winningham, A Man of No Importance
Mare Winningham, Girl from the North Country
Mare Winningham, Girl from the North Country
Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina
Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina
Mare Winningham, Tribes
Mare Winningham, 1 Million Miles
Mare Winningham, 1 Million Miles
Mare Winningham's next show will be A Man Of No Importance which opens on 10/30/2022 on Off-Broadway.
Mare Winningham has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Mare Winningham has not appeared in the West End.
Mare Winningham has been nominated for several prestigious awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Man of No Importance," Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. She was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Girl from the North Country," and Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. Additionally, Mare was recognized with nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Casa Valentina," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. Her other nominations include Outstanding Featured Actress at The Lortels for "Tribes," Outstanding Featured Actress at The Lortels for "10 Million Miles," and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for the latter production.
Mare Winningham has won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Casa Valentina" and the Outstanding Featured Actress award from The Lortels for "10 Million Miles."
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