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Marsha Mason is a Actor American born on 3 april 1942 at St. Louis (USA)

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason
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Nationality USA
Birth 3 april 1942 (81 years) at St. Louis (USA)
Awards Emmy Award

Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and director. She is a four-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Golden Globe Award winner.
Mason's first film role was in Hot Rod Hullabaloo in 1966. She received four Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Goodbye Girl (1977), Chapter Two (1979) and Only When I Laugh (1981). Her other films include, Blume in Love (1973), The Cheap Detective (1978), Max Dugan Returns (1983) Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Stella (1990) and Drop Dead Fred (1991). On television, she appeared in the soap opera Love of Life (1971-1972) and received an Emmy nomination for her recurring role in the sitcom Frasier (1997-1998).

She has also had an extensive career on stage, making her Broadway debut as a replacement in the comedy Cactus Flower in 1968. Other Broadway credits include The Night of the Iguana (1996), Impressionism (2005) and Steel Magnolias (2009). In 1999, she starred in a revival of The Prisoner of Second Avenue in London, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album for the 2000 recording. In 2006, she starred in the American premier production of Hecuba at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

She was married for ten years (1973-1983) to the playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of her Oscar nominated roles.

Biography

Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to James Joseph Mason, a printer, and his wife Jacqueline. She and her younger sister, Linda (b. 1943), were raised Catholic and grew up in Crestwood. Mason is a graduate of Nerinx Hall High School and Webster University, both in Webster Groves. She raced a Mazda RX-3 in SCCA events.

A resident of New Mexico, she had a farm in Abiquiu that grows certified organic herbs. In the late 1990s, Mason sold herbs wholesale to companies both locally and regionally before starting a line of wellness and bath and body products called "Resting in the River".

Mason is a staunch Democrat who has donated over $4,000 to Democratic candidates.

Best films

The Goodbye Girl (1977)
(Actress)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
(Actress)
Only When I Laugh (1981)
(Actress)

Usually with

Neil Simon
Neil Simon
(5 films)
Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky
(2 films)
Ray Stark
Ray Stark
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Marsha Mason (23 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2004Bride & PrejudiceActressCatherine Darcy
2004BereftActressHelen
2004The Long ShotActressMary Lou O'Brian
2001Life with Judy Garland: Me and My ShadowsActressEthel Gumm
19962 Days in the ValleyActressAudrey Hopper
1995Nick of TimeActressGov. Eleanor Grant
1994I Love TroubleActressSenator Gayle Robbins
1991Drop Dead FredActressPolly
1990StellaActressJanice Morrison
1990The ImageActressJean Cromwell
1986Heartbreak RidgeActressAggie
1986Trapped In SilenceActressJennifer Hubbell
1985SurvivingActressLois
1983Max Dugan ReturnsActressNora McPhae
1981Only When I LaughActressGeorgia
1979Chapter TwoActressJennie MacLaine
1979Promises in the DarkActressDr. Alexandra Kendall
1978The Cheap DetectiveActressGeorgia Merkle
1977The Goodbye GirlActressPaula McFadden
1977Audrey RoseActressJanice Templeton
1973Blume in LoveActressArlene
1973Cinderella LibertyActressMaggie Paul
1972Cyrano de BergeracActress