Marcia Gay Harden
Birth Place: La Jolla, CA, USA
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BIO
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came in the 1990 Coen brothers' film 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 a troubled wife 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 series (2015–2018).
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 in Yazmina Reza's comedic play God of Carnage, with her performance earning her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In 2017 she returned to the stage at Chichester Festival Theatre in Sweet Bird of Youth.
Harden's television credits include guest roles in the HBO series The Newsroom (2013–2014), the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder (2015–2020) and the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show (2019–present), as well as main roles in the CBS series Code Black (2015–2018) and So Help Me Todd (2022–2024). She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her guest role in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and her supporting role in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1986 ] Stage Manager
[ 1990 ] Verna
[ 1991 ] Joy Husband
[ 1992 ] Lane
[ 1992 ] Norma
[ 1994 ] Cynthia
[ 1996 ] Arabella
[ 1996 ] Dr. Leslie Rosen
[ 1996 ] Libby
[ 1996 ] Miss Cheevus
[ 1996 ] Shelby Goddard
[ 1997 ] Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
[ 1998 ] Allison
[ 1998 ] Dr. Samantha Hawkins
[ 1998 ] Michelle Tippet
[ 2000 ] Lee Krner
[ 2000 ] Sara Holland
[ 2001 ] Frankie
[ 2003 ] Celeste Boyle
[ 2003 ] Nan
[ 2003 ] Nancy Abbey
[ 2004 ] Grace Sutherland
[ 2004 ] Missy Goldberg
[ 2005 ] Janet Huttenson
[ 2005 ] Liz Whitewood
[ 2006 ] Edith Irving
[ 2006 ] First Lady
[ 2006 ] Mary Marino
[ 2006 ] Melora
[ 2007 ] Billie McCandless
[ 2007 ] Diane Powell
[ 2007 ] Megan Stark
[ 2007 ] Mrs. Carmody
[ 2008 ] Inga
[ 2008 ] Maryanne Kinkade
[ 2009 ] Brooke Cavendar
[ 2009 ] Rose Barlow
[ 2010 ] Jeanne
[ 2011 ] Marjorie
[ 2011 ] Principal Carol Dearden
[ 2012 ] Aamah
[ 2012 ] Madelyn
[ 2013 ] Nurse Doris Nelson
[ 2013 ] Shelley
[ 2014 ] Elizabeth
[ 2014 ] Lydia
[ 2014 ] Mrs. Baker
[ 2015 ] Dr. Grey
[ 2015 ] Jane
[ 2015 ] Judy
[ 2015 ] President of the FAFAFA
[ 2016 ] Katherine Dunn
[ 2017 ] Grace Trevelyan Grey
[ 2018 ] Grace Grey
[ 2019 ] Lt. Lewis
[ 2020 ] Pamela
[ 2021 ] Principal Shelly
[ 2022 ] Claire Gibson
[ 2022 ] Countess Sylvia de Grsi
[ 2025 ] Salenus
TV Shows
Dr. Leanne Rorish
FBI Agent Dana Lewis, Star Morrison
Andrea Haskell
Maggie Brener
Rebecca Halliday
Keller
Diane Buckley
Margaret
[ 2025-2025 ] Salenus (voice)
[ 2024-2025 ] Mayor Christie Holman
[ 2026-2026 ] Margaret Vandenburg
Awards and Nominations
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
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Marcia Gay Harden , God of Carnage
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Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America
Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America: Perestroika
Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Marcia Gay Harden has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Marcia Gay Harden has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for God of Carnage, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for God of Carnage, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for God of Carnage, Outstanding Featured Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Supporting Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.
Marcia Gay Harden has won the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in God of Carnage. She also received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for the same show, God of Carnage.
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