Mare Winningham Biography (1959-)

Full name, Mary Megan Winningham; born May 16, 1959, in Phoenix, AZ; raised in California; daughter of two educators; married A. Martinez (an actor; divorced); married William Mapel (a television technical advisor; some sources spell surname Maple; marriage ended); children: Riley Sam, Paddy, Jack Walter, Calla Louise, Hap Atticus. Addresses: Agent: IFA Talent Agency, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 490, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: May 16, 1959; Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Modena Dandridge, One Trick Pony, Warner Bros., 1980
Carol Severance, Threshold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Wendy Beamish, St. Elmo's Fire, Columbia, 1985
Pat, Nobody's Fool, Island, 1986
Brenda Carlucci, Made in Heaven, Lorimar, 1987
Candy, Shy People, Cannon, 1987
Dr. Emily Carson, Turner & Hooch, Buena Vista, 1989
Julie Peters, Miracle Mile, Hemdale, 1989
Dawn, Hard Promises, Columbia, 1991
Lois Simmons, The War, Universal, 1994
Mattie Blaylock, Wyatt Earp, Warner Bros., 1994
Singer, Teresa's Tattoo (also known as Natural Selection),Vidmark Entertainment, 1994
Title role, Georgia, Miramax, 1995
Aunt Mamie Nash, The Adventures of Ociee Nash, Flying Zebra Films,2002
Layla Mullich, Dandelion, Ballistic Media Group/Ruth Pictures, 2004
Mary, Graduation, Blueline Films, 2006
Television Appearances
Series
Nettie Peters, The Young Pioneers, ABC, 1977-78
Dottie Shaw, The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (also knownas The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.), CBS, 2003
Lynne Young, Clubhouse, CBS, 2004
Miniseries
Studs Lonigan, NBC, 1979
Justine O'Neill, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983
Mary Wilkes, Intruders (also known as They Are among Us), CBS, 1992
Chandi Heffner, Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke, CBS, 1999
Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (also known as The Memoirs of Sally Hemings), CBS, 2000
Movies
Janice Gallitzin, Special Olympics (also known as A Special Kind of Love), CBS, 1978
Jenny Flowers, The Death of Ocean View Park, ABC, 1979
Chris, The Women's Room, ABC, 1980
Marlene Burkhardt, Amber Waves, ABC, 1980
Michele "Micki" Johansen, Off the Minnesota Strip, ABC, 1980
Libby Bellow, Freedom, ABC, 1981
Locksley Claitor, A Few Days in Weasel Creek, CBS, 1981
Kate Bradshaw, Missing Children: A Mother's Story, CBS, 1982
Bootsie, Single Bars, Single Women, ABC, 1984
Helen Keller, Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues, syndicated, 1984
Annie, A Winner Never Quits, ABC, 1986
Mary Frances Beaudine/Julia, Who Is Julia?, CBS, 1986
Ethel Hollars Lee, Eye on the Sparrow, NBC, 1987
Theresa Johnson, God Bless the Child (also known as Lo choix tragique), ABC, 1988
Kim Paris, True Betrayal (also known as The Kim Paris Storyand Love and Lies), ABC, 1990

Nicole Rougeron, Crossing to Freedom (also known as The Pied Piper and The Red Piper), CBS, 1990
Jamie Hurd, Fatal Exposure, USA Network, 1991
Prudence Crandall, She Stood Alone (also known as A Mighty Fortress), NBC, 1991
Faye, Those Secrets, ABC, 1992
Kit Kellner, Better Off Dead, Lifetime, 1993
Dana, Betrayed by Love (also known as The Susan Daniels Smith Murder), ABC, 1994
Judy Parma, Letter to My Killer, USA Network, 1995
Elaine Hodges, The Deliverance of Elaine (also known as Pen Pals), CBS, 1996
Catherine Braverton, Bad Day on the Block (also known as The Fireman and Under Pressure), HBO, 1997
Lurleen Wallace, George Wallace, TNT, 1997
Catherine "Cath" Begley, Little Girl Fly Away (also known as The Poet), CBS, 1998
Kyle Clay, Everything That Rises, TNT, 1998
Dr. Nina Moss, Sharing the Secret, CBS, 2000
Jennifer "Jen" Bradley, Snap Decision, Lifetime, 2001
Ginny, True Confessions, The Disney Channel, 2002
Maisie, The Maldonado Miracle, Showtime, 2003
Specials
Nettie Peters, A Young Pioneer's Christmas, ABC, 1976
Beth, "One Too Many," ABC Afterschool Specials, CBS, 1985
Margaret Ryder, "Love Is Never Silent," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1985
Marta, Sexual Healing, Showtime, 1993
Sheila, "The Boys Next Door," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996
Martha, "The Magic of Ordinary Days," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS,2005
Awards Presentations
The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
The Fourth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Fourth Annual Awards), TNT, 1998
Episodic
(As Sharon Shamus) The Gong Show, syndicated, 1976
Linda, "Battered Teachers," Police Woman, NBC, 1978
Joey Carston, "Ninety Pounds of Trouble," Starsky and Hutch, ABC,1979
"Button, Button," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
Sarah, "The Baby Video," Mad about You (also known as Loved byYou), NBC, 1997
Sarah, "The New Friend," Mad about You (also known as Loved byYou), NBC, 1997
Dr. Amanda Lee, "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1998
Dr. Amanda Lee, "Hazed and Confused," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1998
Dr. Amanda Lee, "The Miracle Worker," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1998
Dr. Amanda Lee, "Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1999
Kate Morris, "Still Life," Night Visions, Fox, 2001
Eileen Piper, "The Plan," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2002
Maggie, "The Bells of St. Peters," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2002
Sandra Blaine, "Manic," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC,2003
Appeared in episodes of other series, including Family, ABC; and James at 15 (also known as James at 16), NBC.
Pilots
Nettie Peters, Young Pioneers, 1976
Aggie Modgelewsky, Steeltown, CBS, 1979
Dottie Shaw, The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (also knownas The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.), CBS, 2003
Lynne Young, Clubhouse, CBS, 2004
Stage Appearances
Hansel and Gretel, Teenage Drama Workshop, California State University, c. 1971
Gilly Brown, The Genius, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1984
The mother, Side Man, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 2001
Appeared in other productions, including productions of the Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Company.
RECORDINGS
Albums
What Might Be, Bay Cities Records, 1992
Georgia (film soundtrack recording), Discovery Records, 1996
Red and Brown, 1996
Lonesomers, 1998
WRITINGS
Albums
What Might Be, Bay Cities Records, 1992
(With others) Georgia (film soundtrack recording), Discovery Records, 1996
Red and Brown, 1996
Lonesomers, 1998
Music Videos
John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)," 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 3, issue 1, 1989, pp. 60-61; Volume 10, issue 2, 1996, pp. 26-27
Entertainment Weekly, December 8, 1995
New York Times, December 3, 1995

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