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She has a wonderful, extremely engaging "feel good" quality about her, an innate warmth that makes you root for her whether she's playing a stubborn single mom, brittle prostitute, or strung-out alcoholic. Marsha Mason was a resoundingly respected and popular film actress of the 1970s and 1980s whose career skyrocketed in the bittersweet comedies/dramas of award-winning Neil Simon... See full bio »

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in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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2013 Untitled Bounty Hunter Project (TV movie) (post-production)
Lucille Ryan
 
2013 Across Grace Alley (short) (completed)
Grandmother
 
2010-2013 The Middle (TV series)
Pat Spence
– Dollar Days (2013) … Pat Spence
– Thanksgiving IV (2012) … Pat Spence
– Thanksgiving III (2011) … Pat Spence
– Major Changes (2011) … Pat Spence
– A Simple Christmas (2010) … Pat Spence
See all 6 episodes »
 
2008 Army Wives (TV series)
Charlotte Meade
– Great Expectations (2008) … Charlotte Meade
– Mothers & Wives (2008) … Charlotte Meade
 
2008 Lipstick Jungle (TV series)
Lorraine Lipman
– Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome (2008) … Lorraine Lipman
 
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (TV mini-series)
Aunt Trudy
– The Road Virus Heads North (2006) … Aunt Trudy
 
2004 Bereft (TV movie)
Helen
 
2004 Bride & Prejudice
Catherine Darcy
 
2004 The Long Shot (TV movie)
Mary Lou O'Brian
 
2002 The Education of Max Bickford (TV series)
Lilith Bigelow
– The Egg and I (2002) … Lilith Bigelow
 
2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (TV movie)
Ethel Gumm
 
1999 Restless Spirits (TV movie)
Lydia
 
1997-1998 Frasier (TV series)
Sherry Dempsey
– Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (1998) … Sherry Dempsey
– The Gift Horse (1997) … Sherry Dempsey
– Daphne Hates Sherry (1997) … Sherry Dempsey
– Three Dates and a Breakup (1997) … Sherry Dempsey
– Three Days of the Condo (1997) … Sherry Dempsey
See all 6 episodes »
 
1996 2 Days in the Valley
Audrey Hopper
 
1995 Nick of Time
Gov. Eleanor Grant
 
1995 Broken Trust (TV movie)
Ruth
 
1994 I Love Trouble
Senator Gayle Robbins
 
1993 One Life to Live (TV series)
Sabrina
– Episode dated 1 December 1993 (1993) … Sabrina
 
1991-1992 Sibs (TV series)
Nora Ruscio
– The In Crowd (1992) … Nora Ruscio
– External Revenue (1992) … Nora Ruscio
– Warren and the Married Woman (1992) … Nora Ruscio
– Audie's Great Guy (1992) … Nora Ruscio
– Honey, I Shrunk My Head (1992) … Nora Ruscio
See all 22 episodes »
 
1992 Seinfeld (TV series)
Jennie MacLaine
– The Letter (1992) … Jennie MacLaine (voice) (uncredited)
 
1991 Drop Dead Fred
Polly Cronin
 
1990 Stella
Janice Morrison
 
1990 The Image (TV movie)
Jean Cromwell
 
1989 Dinner at Eight (TV movie)
Millicent Jordan
 
1988 Hothouse (TV series)
Courtney Woods
– The Actress (1988) … Courtney Woods
 
1986 Heartbreak Ridge
Aggie
 
1986 Trapped in Silence (TV movie)
Jennifer Hubbell
 
1985 Surviving (TV movie)
Lois
 
1983 Max Dugan Returns
Nora McPhee
 
1982 Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (TV movie)
Lois Gibbs
 
1981 Only When I Laugh
Georgia
 
1979 Chapter Two
Jennie MacLaine
 
1979 Promises in the Dark
Dr. Alexandra Kendall
 
1974-1978 Great Performances (TV series)
Roxane / Various roles
– The Good Doctor (1978) … Various roles
– Cyrano de Bergerac (1974) … Roxane
 
1978 The Cheap Detective
Georgia Merkle
 
1977 The Goodbye Girl
Paula McFadden
 
1977 Audrey Rose
Janice Templeton
 
1973 Cinderella Liberty
Maggie Paul
 
1973 Blume in Love
Arlene
 
1972 Young Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Nurse Lord
– I'm Handling It (1972) … Nurse Lord
– The Stranger (1972) … Nurse Lord
 
1969 Where the Heart Is (TV series)
Laura Blackburn (1971)
 
1971-1972 Love of Life (TV series)
Judith Cole
 
1969 Dark Shadows (TV series)
Audrey / Vampire Girl
– Episode #1.915 (1969) … Audrey (uncredited) / Vampire Girl (uncredited)
 
1968 Beyond the Law
Marcia Stillwell (as Marcia Mason)
 
1966 Hot Rod Hullabaloo
 
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1992 Seinfeld (TV series) (performance used with her permission - 1 episode)
– The Letter (1992) (performance used with her permission)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
– Little Miss Perfect (1987)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2013 Showing Up (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1993 Uninvited (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2011 The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2006 Encore with John Palmer (TV series)
Herself
 
2002 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows - A Behind-the-Scenes Look (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1994-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around (2000) … Herself
– Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994) … Herself
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Marsha Mason (1998) … Herself
 
1995 Visions of a New World (video documentary)
Herself - Host
 
1993 Power of Water (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1992 The 1992 Pacific Center HIV - AIDS Benefit (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 The 13th Annual CableACE Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1991 1st Annual Environmental Media Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1991 The Howard Stern Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 July 1991 (1991) … Herself
 
1989 The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1987 The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1987 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV movie)
Herself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1981 Is Everybody Happy But Me? (TV documentary)
Herself (segments)
 
1981 Tomorrow Coast to Coast (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 September 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1979-1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 April 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 October 1979 (1979) … Herself
 
1975-1980 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 February 1980 (1980) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1980 The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 Whatever Happened to Lori Jean Lloyd (TV documentary short)
Presenter
 
1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 19 June 1978 (1978) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1978 The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Winner
 
1977 The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (documentary short)
Herself - Interviewee
 
1977 The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 October 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975/II The Sunshine Boys (documentary short)
Herself
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Original Screenplay
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Paula McFadden (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(April 2005): Plays "Ouiser" in "Steel Magnolias", a play by Robert Harling (Lyceum Theatre, New York City, New York, USA). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Marcia Mason

Height:

5' 3¾" (1.62 m)
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Personal Quote:

[Interview with Andrea Chambers, June 1985] I thought I wasn't attractive or talented anymore. I cried easily and was depressed and removed. I became emotionally insecure about what the second half of my life would bring. I was angry, scared, frightened and lonely. I had thought the marriage would last forever. See more »

Trivia:

Attended Nerinx Hall High School, the same small, private all-girls high school in Webster Groves Missouri that The Office actress Jenna Fischer also attended. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries