Birth Place: La Jolla, CA, USA
Marcia Gay Harden is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Born in La Jolla, California, Harden began her acting career appearing in television programs throughout the 1980s. In 1986, she appeared in her first film role, with her breakthrough coming in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed 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 Celeste Boyle 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 trilogy.
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 as Veronica in Yazmina Reza's comedic play God of Carnage, with her performance earning her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
Harden's television credits include the HBO series The Newsroom, the CBS series Code Black, the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder, and the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. She received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Lewis in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Janina Krzyżanowska in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).
Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage
Marcia Gay Harden , God of Carnage
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
Marcia Gay Harden has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
Marcia Gay Harden has not appeared in the West End.
Marcia Gay Harden has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "God of Carnage." She was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. Additionally, she received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Angels in America," Outstanding Supporting Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Angels in America: Perestroika," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the 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 "God of Carnage" and the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play award from the Tony Awards for "God of Carnage."
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