Mary Beth Peil
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BIO
Mary Beth Peil is an Obie Award-winning two-time Tony Award nominated actress who has made careers from Opera to Stage and Screen. A winner of Metropolitan National Auditions, she sang leading roles with Metropolitan National Company, NY City Opera, Young Concert Artists among many others. As an Ensemble member of Atlantic Theater Company, she has appeared in Harper Regan, Dying For It, Missing Persons, Frame 312, The Room, and Threepenny Opera. On Broadway: The King and I (opposite Yul Brynner), Nine, Sunday in the Park with George, Women on The Verge, Follies, Liaisons Dangereuses, The Visit, and Anastasia. On TV: "Dawson's Creek" (Grams), "The Good Wife" (Jackie Florick), "Halston" (Martha Graham), "L&O: SVU," "The Fringe." On Film: Song Of Sway Lake, Mirrors, Flags of Our Fathers, Odd Couple 2, Stepford Wives 2, and soon to be released: Jimmy And Caroline, The Home, and Phyllis Silenced.
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1992 ] Day Care Center Teacher
[ 1995 ] Bartender
[ 1995 ] Emily Best
[ 1998 ] Felice
[ 1999 ] Homeless Woman
[ 2004 ] Helen Devlin
[ 2006 ] Ann Our Lady of the Gutter
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Bradley
[ 2007 ] Daisy Stokes
[ 2008 ] Anna Esseker
[ 2010 ] Celine
[ 2011 ] Marjorie Sparks
[ 2012 ] Blind Woman
[ 2013 ] Gran Angela Maria Tucci
[ 2016 ] Whit's Mother
[ 2018 ] Charlie Sway
[ 2018 ] Doctor Marianna Holt
[ 2024 ] Phyllis Corcoran
[ 2025 ] Norma
[ 2025 ] Debbie
TV Shows
Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
Jackie Florrick
Awards and Nominations
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia
Mary Beth Peil, Anastasia
Mary Beth Peil, Nine
winner
Mary Beth Peil, The Naked Truth
winner
Mary Beth Peil, Missing Persons
winner
Mary Beth Peil, A Cheever Evening
Mary Beth Peil, The King and I
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Mary Beth Peil has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Mary Beth Peil has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Anastasia, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Anastasia, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Anastasia, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Nine, Performance (Obie Awards) for The Naked Truth, Performance (Obie Awards) for Missing Persons, Performance (Obie Awards) for A Cheever Evening and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The King and I.
Mary Beth Peil has won Obie Awards for her performances in The Naked Truth, Missing Persons, and A Cheever Evening.
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