Marcia Gay Harden Biography (1959-)

Born August 14, 1959, in La Jolla, CA (some sources cite Tokyo, Japan); daughter of Thaddeus Harden (a naval officer); married Thaddeus Scheel, 1996; children: Eulala Grace, Hudson and Julitta Dee (twins). Addresses: Agent:Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: FrameworkEntertainment, 9057 Nemo St., Suite C, West Hollywood, CA 90069.; Publicist:PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress
Birth Details
August 14, 1959
La Jolla, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Stage manager, The Imagemaker, 1986
  • Verna, Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
  • Florence/Jane, Florence, 1990
  • Joy Husband, Late for Dinner, SVS Video, 1991
  • Norma, Used People, JVC Entertainment/Largo Entertainment, 1992
  • Lane, Crush, 1992
  • Cynthia Singer, Safe Passage, New Line Cinema, 1994
  • Shelby Goddard, The Spitfire Grill (also known as Care of the Spitfire Grill), Turner Pictures, 1996
  • Libby, The Daytrippers (also known as En route vers Manhattan), Columbia/TriStar, 1996
  • Dr. Leslie Rosen, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996
  • Miss Cheevus, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996
  • Arabella, Far Harbor (also known as Mr. Spielberg's Boat and Mr. Spreckman's Boat), Castle Hill Productions, 1996
  • Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds, Flubber (also known as The Absent Minded Professor and Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor), Buena Vista, 1997
  • Allison, Meet Joe Black (also known as Death Takes a Vacation), Universal, 1998
  • Dr. Samantha Hawkins, Desperate Measures, TriStar, 1998
  • Michelle Tippet, Curtain Call, Longfellow Pictures, 1999
  • Lee Krasner, Pollock, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
  • Sara Holland, Space Cowboys, 2000
  • Frankie Stevens, Gaudi Afternoon (also known as Tardes de Gaudi), 2001
  • Celeste Boyle, Mystic River, Warner Bros., 2003
  • Nan, Casa de los babys, IFC Films, 2003
  • Nancy Abbey, Mona Lisa Smile, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003
  • Just Like Mona, 2003
  • Welcome to Mooseport, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
  • P.S., 2004
  • Celia, Miller, 2004
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Andrea Haskell, The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2001
  • Miniseries
  • Ava Gardner, Sinatra, CBS, 1992
  • Jenny Moran, Guilty Hearts, CBS, 2002
  • Movies
  • Gideon Oliver: Sleep Well, Professor Gideon (also known as Sleep Well, Professor Oliver), ABC, 1989
  • Angelina, Kojak: None So Blind (also known as None So Blind), ABC, 1990
  • Adina Rowan, In Broad Daylight, NBC, 1991
  • Lacy, Fever, HBO, 1991
  • Maggie Sinclair, Convict Cowboy, Showtime, 1995
  • Special Agent Nancy Floyd, Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (also known as Path to Paradise), HBO, 1997
  • Annie Pipes, Labor of Love, Lifetime, 1998
  • Susan Silverman, Small Vices (also known as Spenser: Small Vices and Robert B. Parker's Small Vices), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
  • Susan Silverman, Thin Air (also known as Robert B. Parker's Thin Air), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
  • Angela, See You in My Dreams, CBS, 2000
  • Susan Silverman, Walking Shadow, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
  • Mrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson, King of Texas, TNT, 2002
  • She's Too Young, Lifetime, 2003
  • Pilots
  • Kim Fellows, In the Lion's Den, CBS, 1987
  • Title role, By Anne Nivel, CBS, 1998
  • Sharon, From Where I Sit, CBS, 2000
  • Specials
  • In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway, PBS, 1993
  • Laurie, "Clear Glass Marbles," Talking With, PBS, 1995
  • Totally Tube, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
  • Oscar Countdown, ABC, 2003
  • Herself, Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico, Independent Film Channel, 2003
  • Awards Presentations
  • Presenter, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, IFC, 2001
  • The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
  • Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
  • Episodic
  • Barbara Tomilson, "Internal Affairs," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
  • Marie, "Good Housekeeping," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1995
  • Joan Garbarek, "A Doll's Eyes," Homicide: Life on the Street (alsoknown as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1995
  • The Late Show with David Letterman, 2001
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
  • The View, ABC, 2002, 2003
  • Stage Appearances
  • Burrhead, New Playwrights' Theatre, Washington, DC, 1982-1983
  • Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA, 1988-1989
  • Mary Devlin, The Man Who Shot Lincoln, off-Broadway production, 1989
  • Susie, Those the River Keeps, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1990-1991
  • Sabina, The Skin of Our Teeth, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1992-1993
  • The Years, 1992-1993
  • Harper Pitt and Martin Heller, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1993-1994
  • Harper Pitt and Council of Principalities, Angels in America: Perestroika (also known as A Gay Fantasia on National Themes), Walter KerrTheatre, 1993-1994
  • Cecilia, Simpatico, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1994
  • Masha and Maria Shemrayev, The Seagull, Joseph Papp's Shakespearein the Park, Central Park, New York City, 2001
  • The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002
  • Appeared off-Broadway in The Years; also appeared in Crimes ofthe Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest, both Washington, D.C.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2002
    Periodicals
    • Entertainment Weekly, February 23, 2001, p. 65; April 6, 2001, pp.40, 83
    • Parade, December 14, 2003, p. 22
    • Variety, April 1, 2002, p. 23