Mary Louise Wilson
Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931 in New Haven , Connecticut ) is an American actress . She gained notoriety through her appearances on Broadway as well as numerous supporting roles in well-known films and television series since the 1970s.
Life
Wilson was born in New Haven in 1931 and grew up in New Orleans . She began her acting career in 1963 on Broadway in New York with a role in the short-lived musical Hot Spot . In 1968, Wilson was part of the cast at the premiere of the musical Promises, Promises . Her other appearances on Broadway have included roles in Gypsy , The Importance of Being Earnest and Cabaret . In 2007 Wilson won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance in Gray Gardens , after she had been nominated for this award in 1998 for her performance as Miss Schneider in Cabaret . Her last stage appearance so far was in On the Twentieth Century in 2015 .
In 1971 Wilson made her film debut as a secretary in Klute . She played her first major film role in 1983 as Ruth Zelig in Woody Allen's Zelig . In the following years Wilson was seen in several supporting roles, including 1989 as Dory Goldmann in the horror film Friedhof der Kuscheltiere and 1990 as Jean in Everybody Wins . In 2013 she played the role of Aunt Martha in the Oscar-nominated drama Nebraska .
In addition to her stage and film career, Wilson has also appeared in television series since 1975. So she was 1976 to 1977 as Ginny Wroblicki in a total of fourteen episodes of the sitcom One Day at a Time . She had other appearances in Maude , Lou Grant , Cosby and Frasier . In 2000, Wilson appeared as Catharine Romano in an episode of The Sopranos . In 2016 and 2019 she was seen as Millie in one episode of the Netflix web series Orange Is the New Black .
Mary Louise Wilson is still active as an actress today. She was married to the actor Albert Cibelli, the marriage divorced after three years.
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1971: Klute
- 1971: Home (Going Home)
- 1978: King of the Gypsies (King of the Gypsies)
- 1982: The most beautiful House of Pleasure in Texas (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
- 1983: Zelig
- 1984: The Insubordinate (Teachers)
- 1986: A gift is still too expensive (The Money Pit)
- 1989: Pet Sematary (Pet Sematary)
- 1989: The devil (She-Devil)
- 1990: Everybody Wins
- 1990: Green Card - sham marriage with obstacles (Green Card)
- 1993: Mr. Wonderful
- 1993: The Adventures of Huck Finn (The Adventures of Huck Finn)
- 1998: Side by Side (Stepmom)
- 1999: If a Miracle Doesn't Happen ( A Season for Miracles ; TV Movie)
- 2013: Nebraska
- 2018: Ocean's 8
TV Shows
Unless otherwise mentioned, one sequence in each case
- 1976–1977: One Day at a Time (14 episodes)
- 1978: Maude
- 1982: Lou Grant
- 1998/1999: All My Children (two episodes)
- 1999: Cosby
- 2000: Frasier
- 2000: The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- 2010: Louie
- 2012: Nurse Jackie
- 2014-2018: Mozart in the Jungle (four episodes)
- 2016/2019: Orange Is the New Black (web series, two episodes)
- 2018: Modern Family
- 2019: City Stories (Miniseries)
Web links
- Mary Louise Wilson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mary Louise Wilson in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Mary Louise Wilson in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MARY LOUISE WILSON. In: Masterworks Broadway. Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilson, Mary Louise |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven , Connecticut , United States |