Biography
A comely, red-haired leading lady with an open-faced, forceful manner, Marg Helgenberger began on the small screen as the feisty rookie police officer Siobhan Ryan on ABC's Irish-flavored daytime soap, "Ryan's Hope". After some primetime guest spots, she landed a regular role supporting Margot Kidder and James Reid on the short-lived CBS series about two former con artists, "Shell Game" (1987). She fared better with her second series, winning …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Acted opposite Val Kilmer in the heist thriller "Columbus Day" | |
2007 | Cast as Kevin Costner's wife in the thriller "Mr. Brooks" | |
2004 | Starred opposite Dennis Quaid and Scarlett Johansson in the comedy "In Good Company" | |
2000 | Returned to series television as Catherine Willows on the CBS drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"; earned Best Actress Golden Globe (2002) and Emmy (2003) nominations | |
2000 | Cast in a featured role opposite Julia Roberts in the Oscar-winning film "Erin Brockovich" | |
2000 | Portrayed Patsy Ramsey in the CBS miniseries about the killing of Jon Benet Ramsey "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" | |
1998 | Played Steven Weber's irate sister in Showtime's miniseries about the elusive Gulf War Syndrome, "Thanks of a Grateful Nation" | |
1998 | Reprised role as Dr. Baker in the sequel bomb "Species II" | |
1997 | Played Pia Postman, the shallow, vain, heavily made-up talk show host in the NBC TV-movie "Murder Live!" | |
1997 | Portrayed sex-starved widow to David Caruso's small-time crook in Showtime's "Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast" | |
1996 | Had a recurring role as George Clooney's love interest on NBC's medical drama "ER" | |
1996 | Appeared as James Garner's book editor in "My Fellow Americans" | |
1995 | Portrayed molecular biologist Laura Baker in "Species" | |
1994 | Played Woody Harrelson's love interest in "The Cowboy Way" | |
1993 | Acted opposite Bruno Kirby in "I'll Be Waiting," a Tom Hanks directed segment of Showtime's "Fallen Angels" | |
1993 | Portrayed a novelist living in a haunted forest in the ABC miniseries, "The Tommyknockers" | |
1991 | Acted in Michael Bortman's adaptation of Robert Boswell's novel "Crooked Hearts" | |
1990 | Made TV-movie debut, "Blind Vengeance" (USA Network) | |
1989 | Had a small role in Steven Spielberg's romantic comedy-drama "Always" | |
1989 | Made feature film debut in one segment of the horror anthology "After Midnight" | |
1988 | First prominent role was as Karen Charlene "K.C." Koloski, a heroin-addicted prostitute on the ABC war drama "China Beach"; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1991, 1992) | |
1987 | Played the regular role of Natalie Thayer in the short-lived CBS comedy-drama, "Shell Game" | |
1982 | Landed first professional acting role, playing rookie cop Siobhan Ryan on the daytime drama "Ryan's Hope" (ABC) | |
1981 | Performed in a campus production of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" | |
| Made first TV appearance as a nightly local news weather girl in her hometown Nebraska (billed as Margi McCarty) | ||
| Grew up in North Bend, NE; worked part-time in a meat packing plant | ||
Awards
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in China Beach |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in China Beach |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in China Beach |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in China Beach |