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Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an accomplished American actress whose career spans several decades. She had her breakthrough in 1990 with the Coen brothers' film Miller's Crossing. Her remarkable portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 biographical film Pollock earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Harden received further acclaim and her second Academy Award nomination for her role as a troubled wife in the drama film Mystic River (2003). Notable roles 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 in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches/Angels in America: Perestroika, earning her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She earned her Tony Award for Best Actress in 2009 for her performance in the comedic play God of Carnage. Her television credits span from guest roles in HBO's The Newsroom, ABC's How to Get Away with Murder, Apple TV+'s The Morning Show, to main roles in CBS series Code Black and So Help Me Todd. She has also received Emmy Award nominations for her performances in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).
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Given Name: Marcia Gay Harden
Born: San Diego, California, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: August 14, 1959
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1979-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Thaddaeus Scheel
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Awards and Nominations Received by Marcia Gay Harden
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Movies Featuring Marcia Gay Harden
Moxie
Point Blank
Fifty Shades Freed
Pollock
Bad News Bears
American Gun
Rails & Ties
P.S.
Detachment
Gaudi Afternoon
Confess, Fletch
Grandma
Mona Lisa Smile
The Invisible
Pink Skies Ahead
Gigi & Nate
Tell It Like a Woman
Knox Goes Away
Renner
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Innocent
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
The Wine of Summer
Unity
Love You to Death
The Cold Open
King of Texas
She’s Too Young
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Fog City Mavericks
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Kojak: None So Blind
In from the Night
In Broad Daylight
Late for Dinner
Fever
Superman’s 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Barkskins
Convict Cowboy
Safe Passage
Far Harbor
Curtain Call
Desperate Measures
Sex and Lies in Sin City
Sinatra
Christmas Cottage
The Maiden Heist
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Used People
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