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Mary Stuart Masterson Biography (1966-)

Born June 28, 1966, in New York, NY (some sources cite Los Angeles, CA); daughter of Peter (an actor, director, and writer) and Carlin Glynn (an actress)Masterson; sister of Carlin Alexandra Masterson (an actress) and Peter CarlosMasterson (an actor); married George Carl Francisco, May 25, 1990 (divorced); married Damon Santostefano (a director and producer), May 20, 2000. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Peter Safran, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: Eric L. Gold, MosaicMedia Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, producer, director, writer

Birth Details

June 28, 1966

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Kim Eberhart, The Stepford Wives, Columbia, 1975
• Danni, Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys), TriStar, 1984
• Terry, At Close Range, Orion, 1985
• Franny Bettinger, My Little Girl, Hemdale, 1986
• Rachel Feld, Gardens of Stone, TriStar, 1987
• Watts, Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987
• Elspeth Skeel, Mr. North, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988
• Miranda Jeffries, Chances Are, TriStar, 1989
• Lucy Moore, Immediate Family, Columbia, 1989
• Daphne Delillo, Funny about Love, Paramount, 1990
• Idgie Threadgoode, Fried Green Tomatoes (also known as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe), Universal, 1991
• Nina Bishop, Married to It, Orion, 1993
• Jenny Hill, Mad at the Moon, Republic, 1993
• Herself, The Last Party, Triton, 1993
• Joon, Benny & Joon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
• Penny Henderson, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
• Anita "Sweetpea" Crown, Bad Girls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• Robin Gaddis, Heaven's Prisoners, New Line Cinema, 1996
• Lisa Walker, Bed of Roses, New Line Cinema, 1996
• Gwen Frankovitz, Digging to China, The Ministry of Film, 1997
• Dorothy Sternen, Dogtown, 1997
• (Uncredited) Hope, The Postman, 1997
• Vikki, The Florentine, Bcb Productions, 1999
• Penny McGuire, The Book of Stars, Showcase Entertainment, 2001
• Genevieve, West of Here, Picture Park, 2002
• Brynne, Leo, Gold Circle Films, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• City in Fear (also known as Panic on Page One), ABC, 1980
• Susan Wallace, Love Lives On, ABC, 1985
• Title role, Lily Dale, Showtime, 1996
• Trish, On the 2nd Day of Christmas, Lifetime, 1997
• Fran Benedetto, Black and Blue, CBS, 1999
• Patricia Demming, Three Blind Mice (also known as Ed McBain's Three Blind Mice), CBS, 2001
• Series
• Title role, Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
• Episodic
• Cynthia Simpson, "Go to the Head of the Class," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
• Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1989
• Presenter, 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
• Interviewee, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
• Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, c. 2000
• Specials
• Presenter, MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
• Other
• Voice, The West (miniseries), PBS, 1996
• Elaine Burba, R.U.S./H. (pilot), CBS, 2002
• Television Work
• Producer, Kate Brasher (series), CBS, 2001
• Producer and director, "The Other Side" (also known as "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea"), On the Edge (movie), Showtime, 2001
• Stage Appearances
• Small white rabbit and Four of Hearts, Alice in Wonderland, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Margaret, Been Taken, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Cassidy Smith, The Lucky Spot, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1987
• Title role, Lily Dale, Samuel Beckett Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Three Sisters, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1992
• Luisa Contini, Nine (musical), Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1999
• Also appeared in Moonlight and Valentines, a regional production.
• WRITINGS
• Television Movies
• "The Other Side" (also known as "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea"), On the Edge, Showtime, 2001

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• Masterson's appearance in an episode of Amazing Stories is included in the video compilation Amazing Stories: Book Two, 1992.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 3, number 6, 1990, pp. 60-61; Volume 7, number 5, 1994, pp. 46-47
• Entertainment Weekly, May 16, 2003, p. 19