Mary Birdsong
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
Mary grew up in the small
beach community of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Mary graduated from
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned her BFA in acting, and
was also awarded the Stella Adler Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Acting.
Mary made her Broadway debut in "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" in
2006, for which she won the prestigious Theatre World Award. Mary also
stared as rookie cop "Deputy Kimball" in Reno 911 on Comedy Central,
and in the Fox feature film "Reno 911: Miami."
She has performed in several shows on Comedy Central-- appearing
regularly on the network in "Crossballs," Contest Searchlight w/Dennis
Leary and "The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart." Mary has appeared in numerous
TV pilots, including CBS' "Rubbing Charlie" (starring Scott Wolfe), a
FOX sitcom starring James Caan and Jill Clayburgh, the role of "Connie"
in CBS' "Welcome to New York" with Christine Baranski, and a
co-starring role with Cheri Oteri in the sitcom pilot, "Loomis." Mary
has appeared as a guest star on "Normal People" (FOX TV pilot with Tori
Spelling), and "Talk To Me" (ABC sitcom w/Kyra Sedgwick). She has done
guest spots on MTV's "Apt. 2F," NBC's "ED" & "Late Night With Conan
O'Brien" & "The Howard Stern Show" on E!. As a writer/performer Mary
created 25+ original characters in the NBC sketch comedy pilot, "Live
On Tape". But Mary is no stranger to the legitimate stage.
She trod the boards in the very UN-legitimate role of "Vixen Fox" (a
porn star) in Elaine May's off-Broadway comedy "Adult Entertainment"
with Danny Aiello and Jeannie Berlin at the Variety Arts Theatre in
NYC. Other theatre roles include "Portia" in the Moonwork production of
"Julius Caesar" in New York City, and "Victoria Fitch" in the musical
"Palm Beach." She wrote and starred in the one-woman off-Broadway show
"Judy Speaks" at the Ars Nova Theatre in New York City, and at
Playhouse Merced in CA. She also wrote/starred in a series of one-acts
for her alter-ego, the 1940s B-movie star Janet Lamé, who made her
small screen debut on NBC's variety show "Late Friday." She has also
performed her other one-woman shows "The Very Mary Birdsong Show" &
"The Respectable Race" in L.A. at the HBO/WB Workspace and in New York
@ PSNBC. Other film credits include "Beer League" (w/Artie Lange),
"Pizza," "Le Chase," "Above Freezing," "Let It Snow," "In God's Hands,"
(starring Peter Sarsgaard) and "The Last Request" (starring Danny
Aiello.)
beach community of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Mary graduated from
NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned her BFA in acting, and
was also awarded the Stella Adler Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Acting.
Mary made her Broadway debut in "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" in
2006, for which she won the prestigious Theatre World Award. Mary also
stared as rookie cop "Deputy Kimball" in Reno 911 on Comedy Central,
and in the Fox feature film "Reno 911: Miami."
She has performed in several shows on Comedy Central-- appearing
regularly on the network in "Crossballs," Contest Searchlight w/Dennis
Leary and "The Daily Show w/Jon Stewart." Mary has appeared in numerous
TV pilots, including CBS' "Rubbing Charlie" (starring Scott Wolfe), a
FOX sitcom starring James Caan and Jill Clayburgh, the role of "Connie"
in CBS' "Welcome to New York" with Christine Baranski, and a
co-starring role with Cheri Oteri in the sitcom pilot, "Loomis." Mary
has appeared as a guest star on "Normal People" (FOX TV pilot with Tori
Spelling), and "Talk To Me" (ABC sitcom w/Kyra Sedgwick). She has done
guest spots on MTV's "Apt. 2F," NBC's "ED" & "Late Night With Conan
O'Brien" & "The Howard Stern Show" on E!. As a writer/performer Mary
created 25+ original characters in the NBC sketch comedy pilot, "Live
On Tape". But Mary is no stranger to the legitimate stage.
She trod the boards in the very UN-legitimate role of "Vixen Fox" (a
porn star) in Elaine May's off-Broadway comedy "Adult Entertainment"
with Danny Aiello and Jeannie Berlin at the Variety Arts Theatre in
NYC. Other theatre roles include "Portia" in the Moonwork production of
"Julius Caesar" in New York City, and "Victoria Fitch" in the musical
"Palm Beach." She wrote and starred in the one-woman off-Broadway show
"Judy Speaks" at the Ars Nova Theatre in New York City, and at
Playhouse Merced in CA. She also wrote/starred in a series of one-acts
for her alter-ego, the 1940s B-movie star Janet Lamé, who made her
small screen debut on NBC's variety show "Late Friday." She has also
performed her other one-woman shows "The Very Mary Birdsong Show" &
"The Respectable Race" in L.A. at the HBO/WB Workspace and in New York
@ PSNBC. Other film credits include "Beer League" (w/Artie Lange),
"Pizza," "Le Chase," "Above Freezing," "Let It Snow," "In God's Hands,"
(starring Peter Sarsgaard) and "The Last Request" (starring Danny
Aiello.)