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Marcia Gay Harden

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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).

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STAGE CREDITS

God of Carnage God of Carnage
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Veronica
Angels in America: Perestroika
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Council of Principalities
Harper Pitt
Council of Principalities
Harper Pitt
Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Martin Heller
Harper Pitt
Martin Heller

Movies

The Imagemaker
[ 1986 ] Stage Manager
Miller's Crossing
[ 1990 ] Verna
Late for Dinner
[ 1991 ] Joy Husband
Crush
[ 1992 ] Lane
Used People
[ 1992 ] Norma
Safe Passage
[ 1994 ] Cynthia
Far Harbor
[ 1996 ] Arabella
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] Dr. Leslie Rosen
The Daytrippers
[ 1996 ] Libby
Spy Hard
[ 1996 ] Miss Cheevus
The Spitfire Grill
[ 1996 ] Shelby Goddard
Flubber
[ 1997 ] Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
Meet Joe Black
[ 1998 ] Allison
Desperate Measures
[ 1998 ] Dr. Samantha Hawkins
It All Came True
[ 1998 ] Michelle Tippet
Pollock
[ 2000 ] Lee Krner
Space Cowboys
[ 2000 ] Sara Holland
Gaudi Afternoon
[ 2001 ] Frankie
Mystic River
[ 2003 ] Celeste Boyle
Casa de los babys
[ 2003 ] Nan
Mona Lisa Smile
[ 2003 ] Nancy Abbey
Welcome to Mooseport
[ 2004 ] Grace Sutherland
P.S.
[ 2004 ] Missy Goldberg
American Gun
[ 2005 ] Janet Huttenson
Bad News Bears
[ 2005 ] Liz Whitewood
The Hoax
[ 2006 ] Edith Irving
American Dreamz
[ 2006 ] First Lady
Canvas
[ 2006 ] Mary Marino
The Dead Girl
[ 2006 ] Melora
Into the Wild
[ 2007 ] Billie McCandless
The Invisible
[ 2007 ] Diane Powell
Rails & Ties
[ 2007 ] Megan Stark
The Mist
[ 2007 ] Mrs. Carmody
Home
[ 2008 ] Inga
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
[ 2008 ] Maryanne Kinkade
Whip It
[ 2009 ] Brooke Cavendar
The Maiden Heist
[ 2009 ] Rose Barlow
A Cat in Paris
[ 2010 ] Jeanne
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
[ 2011 ] Marjorie
Detachment
[ 2011 ] Principal Carol Dearden
Noah
[ 2012 ] Aamah
If I Were You
[ 2012 ] Madelyn
Parkland
[ 2013 ] Nurse Doris Nelson
The Wine of Summer
[ 2013 ] Shelley
You're Not You
[ 2014 ] Elizabeth
Elsa & Fred
[ 2014 ] Lydia
Magic in the Moonlight
[ 2014 ] Mrs. Baker
Fifty Shades of Grey
[ 2015 ] Dr. Grey
After Words
[ 2015 ] Jane
Grandma
[ 2015 ] Judy
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
[ 2015 ] President of the FAFAFA
Get a Job
[ 2016 ] Katherine Dunn
Fifty Shades Darker
[ 2017 ] Grace Trevelyan Grey
Fifty Shades Freed
[ 2018 ] Grace Grey
Point Blank
[ 2019 ] Lt. Lewis
Pink Skies Ahead
[ 2020 ] Pamela
Moxie
[ 2021 ] Principal Shelly
Gigi & Nate
[ 2022 ] Claire Gibson
Confess, Fletch
[ 2022 ] Countess Sylvia de Grsi
Renner
[ 2025 ] Salenus

TV Shows

Code Black
Dr. Leanne Rorish
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
FBI Agent Dana Lewis, Star Morrison
The Education of Max Bickford
Andrea Haskell
The Morning Show
Maggie Brener
The Newsroom
Rebecca Halliday
TRON: Uprising
Keller
Trophy Wife
Diane Buckley
So Help Me Todd
Margaret
Renner
[ 2025-2025 ] Salenus (voice)
Murder in a Small Town
[ 2024-2025 ] Mayor Christie Holman
Trinity
[ 2026-2026 ] Margaret Vandenburg

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden , God of Carnage


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Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden, God of Carnage

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Play

Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Supporting Actress - Play

Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America: Perestroika

Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Marcia Gay Harden, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Marcia Gay Harden been in?

Marcia Gay Harden has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Marcia Gay Harden been in?

Marcia Gay Harden has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Marcia Gay Harden been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Marcia Gay Harden won?

Marcia Gay Harden has won the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for God of Carnage. She also received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for God of Carnage.

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