| This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. (March 2008) | Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress and television director. Biography Early life Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Edward Marion Mason, Jr., and his wife Catharine Kentwood-Mason. She has a younger sister, Linda (b. 1943). She grew up on Elmont Lane in Crestwood, MO. Mason is a graduate of Nerinx Hall High School and Webster College, both in Webster Groves, MO. Marriage and films She was married to playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, and starred in several movies based on his writings, including The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, Only When I Laugh, The Cheap Detective, and Max Dugan Returns. Chapter Two (1979) was based on her relationship with Simon up to their marriage. They divorced in 1984. Nominations and awards She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She has received a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. In 1987, she directed the television film Little Miss Perfect. Present job In 2001, she opened an herbal medicine shop, selling products from the garden of her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Last appearance Last appeared on Broadway in August 2005 in Steel Magnolias, with Delta Burke, Frances Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe, and Christine Ebersole. Filmography - Hot Rod Hullabaloo (1966) - Marcia Hamden
- Beyond the Law (1968/I) (as Marcia Mason) - Marcia Stillwell
- Dark Shadows (1969) - Audrey
- Where the Heart Is (1969, Television) - Laura Blackburn
- Love of Life (1951, TV Series) - Judith Cole
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1972, Television) - Roxane
- Young Dr. Kildare (1972, TV Series) - Nurse Marsha Lord
- Blume in Love (1973) - Arlene
- Cinderella Liberty (1973) - Maggie Paul
- Audrey Rose (1977) - Janice Templeton
- The Goodbye Girl (1977) - Paula McFadden
- The Cheap Detective (1978) - Georgia Merkle
- The Good Doctor (1978, Television) - Various roles
- Promises in the Dark (1979) - Dr. Alexandra Kendall
- Chapter Two (1979) - Jennie MacLaine
- Only When I Laugh (1981) - Georgia
- Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (1982, Television) - Lois Gibbs
- Max Dugan Returns (1983) - Nora McPhee
- Surviving (1985, Television) - Lois
- Trapped in Silence (1986, Television) - Jennifer Hubbell
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986) - Aggie
- Hothouse (1988)
- Dinner at Eight (1989, Television) - Millicent Jordan
- The Image (1990, Television) - Jean Cromwell
- Stella (1990) - Janice Morrison
- Drop Dead Fred (1991) - Polly Cronin
- Sibs (1991, TV Series) - Nora Ruscio
- One Life to Live - Sabrina
- I Love Trouble (1994) - Senator Gayle Robbins
- Broken Trust (1995, Television) - Ruth
- Nick of Time (1995) - Governor Eleanor Grant
- 2 Days in the Valley (1996) - Audrey Hopper
- Frasier (1997-1998) - Sherry Dempsey
- Dead Aviators (1999, Television) - Lydia
- Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001, Television) - Ethel Gumm
- The Education of Max Bickford - Lilith Bigelow
- The Long Shot (2004, Television) - Mary Lou O'Brian
- Bride & Prejudice (2004) - Catherine Darcy
- Bereft (2004, Television) - Helen
- Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006, mini TV Series) - Aunt Trudy
- Lipstick Jungle - (2008, Television)
External links - Marsha Mason at the Internet Movie Database
- St. Louis Walk of Fame
| Awards and achievements | Preceded by
Liv Ullman
for The Emigrants | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1974
for Cinderella Liberty | Succeeded by
Gena Rowlands
for A Woman Under the Influence | | Persondata | | NAME | Mason, Marsha | | ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mason, Marcia | | SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress | | DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1942 | | PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | DATE OF DEATH | | | PLACE OF DEATH | | |
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