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'Mary Megan Winningham' (b. May 16 1959) is an Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actress.
Winningham was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Northridge, California, with three brothers and one sister. Her father was the Chairman of the Department of Physical Education at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and her mother was an English teacher and college counselor at a local high school. She credits her first interest in acting to seeing an interview with Kym Karath (who played "Gretl" in ''The Sound of Music'') on Art Linkletter's television show ''House Party'' when she was five or six years old.
Winningham attended local primary schools where her favorite activities included drama and playing the guitar. She took the extended drama option in junior high school, and continued to study over her summer vacations at CSUN's Teenage Drama Workshop. It was at this time that she adopted the nickname "Mare". Her mother arranged for her to go to a high school with a renowned drama department. In Grade 12 Winningham starred in a production of ''The Sound of Music'', playing the part of Maria, opposite classmate Kevin Spacey as Captain Von Trapp.
Winningham began her career as a singer-songwriter. In 1976, she got her break singing the Beatles song "Here, There, and Everywhere" on "The Gong Show." Though Winningham received no record contracts as result of the appearance, she was signed to an acting contract by Hollywood agent Meyer Mishkin, and received her Screen Actor's Guild card for doing three lines in an episode of ''James at 15''. That year she was offered a role on ''Young Pioneers'' and ''Young Pioneers Christmas'', pilots for the short-lived 1978 drama ''The Young Pioneers''. Though the series ended with just three episodes being broadcast, a number of television projects followed, including parts on ''Police Woman'' in 1978 and ''Starsky and Hutch'' in 1979.
In 1980, Winningham starred in "Off the Minnesota Strip" playing a young prostitute. She then won an Emmy Award for ''Best Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie'' for her role in the critically acclaimed ''Amber Waves'', a TV movie about a rough farmer (Dennis Weaver) who finds he is dying of cancer. In that year she also broke into film in ''One Trick Pony'', starring Paul Simon. In 1983, Winningham was nominated for a Canadian Genie Award for her work in the futuristic 1981 drama ''Threshold'', and appeared in the 1983 epic miniseries ''The Thorn Birds''. In 1984 she starred as Helen Keller in ''.
Winningham achieved greater fame in 1985's ''St. Elmo's Fire'' as one of the original "brat pack" alumni. Despite the film's success, she refused to cash in on her teen idol status, and returned to television in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, ''Love Is Never Silent'', for which she received an Emmy nomination. Winningham finished the 80s with two Hollywood films, the nuclear disaster drama ''Miracle Mile'' (1988), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination in 1989, and the Tom Hanks vehicle ''Turner & Hooch'' in 1989. In 1988 Winningham also starred in the Los Angeles stage production of Hurlyburly with Sean Penn and Danny Aiello.
In the early 90s, she returned to film for 1994's all-star ''Wyatt Earp'' and the family drama The War'', both starring Kevin Costner.
1995 brought ''Georgia'', a thoughtful character study of two sisters (Winningham and Jennifer Jason Leigh), which earned Winningham Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Award nominations. Two years later, she starred opposite Gary Sinise in ''George Wallace'', for which she garnered another Golden Globe Award nomination, and won an Emmy Award.
Since then she made acclaimed appearances on the series ''ER'' and '', as well as appearances in the 2001 television project ''Sally Hemmings'', opposite Sam Neill and the short-lived David E. Kelley series ''The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire''. Winningham's most recent project is the independent film ''Dandelion'', which was a staple of film festivals worldwide between 2003 and 2004 and is set for a limited American release in October of 2005.
Winningham has also recorded three albums, ''What Might Be'' (1992) on the Bay Cities label, and ''Lonesomers'' (1998), on the Razor and Tie label, and ''Refuge Rock Sublime'' (2007) on the Craig & Co. label. The songs on ''Refuge Rock Sublime'' deal mostly with her recent conversion to Judaism. She also sings on the soundtrack of ''Georgia''.
In 2006, she landed the role of Susan Grey on the ABC hit drama Grey's Anatomy where she played the step-mother of Dr. Meredith Grey. Her character was suddenly killed off in May 2007
In 2006 Winningham voiced the audio version of Stephen King's ''Lisey's Story''. In 2007 she voiced Alice Hoffman's ''Skylight Confessions''.
Though born into the Roman Catholic religion, Winningham felt her spiritual life was lacking, and, based on a recommendation from a friend, in November 2001 she signed up for a class given by Rabbi Neal Wienberg at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, California. On March 3, 2003 she converted to Judaism, and became a member of two Conservative synagogues, Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, and Temple Knesset Israel in Hollywood, California.
Winningham was married to the actor A Martinez; they divorced in 1981. In 1982 she married William Mapel; they are now divorced. Winningham has five children, actor Riley Mapel (1981-2005), Patrick and Jack Mapel (born 1985), Happy Atticus Mapel (born 1988), and Calla Louise Mapel (born 1987).
'''Nominated:'''
★ Best Supporting Actress - ''Georgia'', 1995
'''Won:'''
★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''Amber Waves'', 1980
★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''George Wallace'', 1998
'''Nominated:'''
★ Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - '', 2004
★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''The Boys Next Door'', 1996
★ Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''Love Is Never Silent'', 1985
'''Nominated:'''
★ Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - ''Georgia'', 1995
★ Best Supporting Actress in a TV Miniseries or Movie - ''George Wallace'', 1997
'''Won:'''
★ Best Supporting Actress - ''Miracle Mile'', 1989
'''Nominated:'''
★ Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - ''Georgia'', 1995
★
★
★
★
★ Actress-singer Mare Winningham an unlikely Jewish soul
| Contents |
| Biography |
| Early life |
| Career |
| Personal life |
| Selected Filmography |
| Film |
| Television |
| Awards |
| Academy Awards |
| Emmy Awards |
| Golden Globes |
| Independent Spirit Awards |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards |
| External links |
Biography
Early life
Winningham was born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Northridge, California, with three brothers and one sister. Her father was the Chairman of the Department of Physical Education at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and her mother was an English teacher and college counselor at a local high school. She credits her first interest in acting to seeing an interview with Kym Karath (who played "Gretl" in ''The Sound of Music'') on Art Linkletter's television show ''House Party'' when she was five or six years old.
Winningham attended local primary schools where her favorite activities included drama and playing the guitar. She took the extended drama option in junior high school, and continued to study over her summer vacations at CSUN's Teenage Drama Workshop. It was at this time that she adopted the nickname "Mare". Her mother arranged for her to go to a high school with a renowned drama department. In Grade 12 Winningham starred in a production of ''The Sound of Music'', playing the part of Maria, opposite classmate Kevin Spacey as Captain Von Trapp.
Career
Winningham began her career as a singer-songwriter. In 1976, she got her break singing the Beatles song "Here, There, and Everywhere" on "The Gong Show." Though Winningham received no record contracts as result of the appearance, she was signed to an acting contract by Hollywood agent Meyer Mishkin, and received her Screen Actor's Guild card for doing three lines in an episode of ''James at 15''. That year she was offered a role on ''Young Pioneers'' and ''Young Pioneers Christmas'', pilots for the short-lived 1978 drama ''The Young Pioneers''. Though the series ended with just three episodes being broadcast, a number of television projects followed, including parts on ''Police Woman'' in 1978 and ''Starsky and Hutch'' in 1979.
In 1980, Winningham starred in "Off the Minnesota Strip" playing a young prostitute. She then won an Emmy Award for ''Best Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie'' for her role in the critically acclaimed ''Amber Waves'', a TV movie about a rough farmer (Dennis Weaver) who finds he is dying of cancer. In that year she also broke into film in ''One Trick Pony'', starring Paul Simon. In 1983, Winningham was nominated for a Canadian Genie Award for her work in the futuristic 1981 drama ''Threshold'', and appeared in the 1983 epic miniseries ''The Thorn Birds''. In 1984 she starred as Helen Keller in ''.
Winningham achieved greater fame in 1985's ''St. Elmo's Fire'' as one of the original "brat pack" alumni. Despite the film's success, she refused to cash in on her teen idol status, and returned to television in the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, ''Love Is Never Silent'', for which she received an Emmy nomination. Winningham finished the 80s with two Hollywood films, the nuclear disaster drama ''Miracle Mile'' (1988), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination in 1989, and the Tom Hanks vehicle ''Turner & Hooch'' in 1989. In 1988 Winningham also starred in the Los Angeles stage production of Hurlyburly with Sean Penn and Danny Aiello.
In the early 90s, she returned to film for 1994's all-star ''Wyatt Earp'' and the family drama The War'', both starring Kevin Costner.
1995 brought ''Georgia'', a thoughtful character study of two sisters (Winningham and Jennifer Jason Leigh), which earned Winningham Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Academy Award nominations. Two years later, she starred opposite Gary Sinise in ''George Wallace'', for which she garnered another Golden Globe Award nomination, and won an Emmy Award.
Since then she made acclaimed appearances on the series ''ER'' and '', as well as appearances in the 2001 television project ''Sally Hemmings'', opposite Sam Neill and the short-lived David E. Kelley series ''The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire''. Winningham's most recent project is the independent film ''Dandelion'', which was a staple of film festivals worldwide between 2003 and 2004 and is set for a limited American release in October of 2005.
Winningham has also recorded three albums, ''What Might Be'' (1992) on the Bay Cities label, and ''Lonesomers'' (1998), on the Razor and Tie label, and ''Refuge Rock Sublime'' (2007) on the Craig & Co. label. The songs on ''Refuge Rock Sublime'' deal mostly with her recent conversion to Judaism. She also sings on the soundtrack of ''Georgia''.
In 2006, she landed the role of Susan Grey on the ABC hit drama Grey's Anatomy where she played the step-mother of Dr. Meredith Grey. Her character was suddenly killed off in May 2007
In 2006 Winningham voiced the audio version of Stephen King's ''Lisey's Story''. In 2007 she voiced Alice Hoffman's ''Skylight Confessions''.
Personal life
Though born into the Roman Catholic religion, Winningham felt her spiritual life was lacking, and, based on a recommendation from a friend, in November 2001 she signed up for a class given by Rabbi Neal Wienberg at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, California. On March 3, 2003 she converted to Judaism, and became a member of two Conservative synagogues, Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, and Temple Knesset Israel in Hollywood, California.
Winningham was married to the actor A Martinez; they divorced in 1981. In 1982 she married William Mapel; they are now divorced. Winningham has five children, actor Riley Mapel (1981-2005), Patrick and Jack Mapel (born 1985), Happy Atticus Mapel (born 1988), and Calla Louise Mapel (born 1987).
Selected Filmography
Film★ ''One Trick Pony'' (1980) ★ ''St. Elmo's Fire'' (1985) ★ ''Nobody's Fool'' (1986) ★ ''Shy People'' (1987) ★ ''Made in Heaven'' (1987) ★ ''Miracle Mile'' (1988) ★ ''Turner & Hooch'' (1989) ★ ''Wyatt Earp'' (1994) ★ ''The War'' (1994) ★ ''Georgia'' (1995) ★ ''Dandelion'' (2004) | Television★ ''Police Woman'' (1978) ★ ''Starsky and Hutch'' (1979) ★ ''The Thorn Birds'' (1983) ★ ''George Wallace'' (1997) ★ ''ER'' (1998-1999) ★ ''Six Feet Under'' (2002) ★ ''Touched by an Angel'' (2002) ★ '' (2003) ★ ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2006-2007) |
Awards
Academy Awards
'''Nominated:'''
★ Best Supporting Actress - ''Georgia'', 1995
Emmy Awards
'''Won:'''
★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''Amber Waves'', 1980
★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''George Wallace'', 1998
'''Nominated:'''
★ Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - '', 2004
★ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''The Boys Next Door'', 1996
★ Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie - ''Love Is Never Silent'', 1985
Golden Globes
'''Nominated:'''
★ Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - ''Georgia'', 1995
★ Best Supporting Actress in a TV Miniseries or Movie - ''George Wallace'', 1997
Independent Spirit Awards
'''Won:'''
★ Best Supporting Actress - ''Miracle Mile'', 1989
Screen Actors Guild Awards
'''Nominated:'''
★ Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - ''Georgia'', 1995
External links
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★ Actress-singer Mare Winningham an unlikely Jewish soul
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