Marsha Mason

Birthplace: St Louis, Missouri
Birthday: April 3, 1942

Brunette leading lady Marsha Mason made her Broadway debut in "Cactus Flower" (1965) and soon after landed in her first feature film, the low-budget actioner "Hot Rod Hullabaloo" (1966). For the next several years, she appeared in stage productions on and off Broadway as well as played a recurring role on the daytime drama "Love of Life" (CBS). The early 1970s found her at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, where she acted in such classics as "The Merchant of Venice", "Cyrano de Bergerac" and "A Doll's House" (all 1972) before comin…more

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Credits

Actor

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
Lois Gibbs
Sibs
Nora Ruscio
Shortstories (10/08/88)
Dinner at Eight
Millicent Jordan
The Long Shot: Believe in Courage
Mary Lou O'Brian

Director

Little Miss Perfect
Director

Other

Seinfeld
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Career Milestones

2005
Cast as Mr. Darcy's mother in "Bride and Prejudice" Gurinder Chadha's Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale
2001
Cast as Ethel Gumm in the ABC miniseries "Me and My Shadows: Life With Judy Garland", based on Lorna Luft's memoir
1999
Co-starred with Dreyfuss in London production of Neil Simon's play "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"
1998
Reteamed with Richard Dreyfuss on stage in "House", produced on Long Island, New York
1997
Had recurring role of Sherry, the blowsy girlfriend of Martin Crane (John Mahoney), on NBC sitcom "Frasier"

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Awards

1977
Golden Globe Award: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
1973
Golden Globe Award: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)