Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham (* 16th May 1959 in Phoenix , Arizona as Mary Megan Winningham ) is a US-American actress .
Life and accomplishments
Winningham comes from a large family. She grew up in Northridge ( California on), where her father at the California State University worked.
Winningham made her debut in the 1976 television western Wildes New Land . She starred in the 1980 television drama Amber Waves , starring alongside Dennis Weaver and Kurt Russell ; for this role she received the 1980 Emmy Award . In the SF drama Heart Surgeon Dr. She played Vrain (1981) on the side of Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum , for which she was nominated for the Genie Award in 1983 . In the film St. Elmo's Fire (1985) she was seen in one of the bigger roles alongside Emilio Estevez , Rob Lowe , Demi Moore and Andie MacDowell . For her role in the SF action film Night of Decision - Miracle Mile (1988) she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 1990.
In the drama The Tree House (1994) Winningham played the role of Lois Simmons , wife of Stephen Simmons ( Kevin Costner ) and mother of Stu Simmons ( Elijah Wood ). She took the title role of Georgia in the 1995 film drama Georgia , in which she played alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh . For this role she was nominated in 1996 for an Oscar and for the Screen Actors Guild Award and won the Independent Spirit Award .
For her role in the 1997 television biography Wallace by John Frankenheimer , in which she starred alongside Gary Sinise and Angelina Jolie , Winningham was nominated for the 1998 Golden Globe Award , the Screen Actors Guild Award and the Golden Satellite Award . She won the Emmy Award in 1998 . In 1998 and 1999 she appeared in the television series Emergency Room as Dr. Amanda Lee up. In the television drama The Maldonado Miracle (2003) by Salma Hayek , she played one of the leading roles alongside Peter Fonda , for which she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award in 2004.
Winningham was briefly married to actor A Martinez in 1981 . In 1983 she married William Maple, with whom she has five children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: Wildes New Land (Young Pioneers)
- 1979: Starsky & Hutch ( Starsky and Hutch , TV series, episode 4x16 Ninety Pounds of Trouble )
- 1980: Amber Waves
- 1981: Cardiac surgeon Dr. Vrain (threshold)
- 1983: The Thorn Birds (The Thorn Birds)
- 1985: St. Elmo's Fire - The passion burns deep (St. Elmo's Fire)
- 1985: Love Is Never Silent
- 1986: Wer ist mein Frau ( Who is Julia?, TV movie)
- 1987: Shy People (Shy People)
- 1987: Made in Heaven
- 1988: Night of Decision - Miracle Mile (Miracle Mile)
- 1988: In the vicious circle of poverty (Save the Child)
- 1989: Scott & Huutsch (Turner & Hooch)
- 1993: Sexual Healing
- 1994: Wyatt Earp - The Life of a Legend (Wyatt Earp)
- 1994: The Tree House (The War)
- 1995: Georgia
- 1996: The Boys Next Door (TV movie)
- 1997: Wallace (George Wallace)
- 1997: Under Pressure (Bad Day On the Block)
- 1998: Nathan Will Not Give Up (Everything That Rises) (TV movie)
- 1998–1999: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2001: Mother under attack (Snap Decision)
- 2003: The Maldonado Miracle (TV movie)
- 2004: Dandelion - A Love in Idaho (Dandelion)
- 2005: The Magic of Ordinary Days (TV movie)
- 2006–2007: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2007: Boston Legal (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2008: Swing Vote
- 2009: Brothers
- 2009: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten (TV series, episode 7x11 The Good Soldier )
- 2010: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 6x05 The Evil Twin )
- 2012: Mirror Mirror - The Truly True Story of Snow White (Mirror Mirror)
- 2012: Hatfields & McCoys
- 2013: Under the Dome (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013–2017: American Horror Story (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2014–2015, 2018: The Affair (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2017: Geostorm
- 2018: The Seagull (The Seagull)
- 2019: Poisoned Truth (Dark Waters)
Web links
- Mare Winningham in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mare Winningham in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Mare Winningham in the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Mare Winningham in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Winningham, Mare |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winningham, Mary Megan (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Phoenix , Arizona , United States |