Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American film and stage actress. She is the recipient of many accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American film and stage actress. She is the recipient of many accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
She began her acting career appearing in television programs throughout the 1980s. In 1986, she appeared in her first film role, with her breakthrough coming in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed Miller's Crossing.
Her next notable film credits include The First Wives Club (1996), Flubber (1997), and Space Cowboys (2000). She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lee Krasner in Pollock (2000). She had a supporting role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). She received a second Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in the drama film Mystic River (2003).
She appeared in several 2007 films, including Sean Penn's Into the Wild and Frank Darabont's The Mist, based on the novella by Stephen King. Also in 2007, she shared top billing with Kevin Bacon in Rails & Ties, the directorial debut of Alison Eastwood. Harden played a woman who has a mastectomy in Home (2008). (Her character in Rails & Ties also had a mastectomy.) One scene required her to bare her breasts, with the missing breast removed using computer-generated imagery. In Home, her co-stars include her daughter, Eulala Scheel.
In 2009, she had quite a busy year. She appeared as a regular on the FX series Damages as a shrewd corporate attorney opposite Glenn Close and William Hurt. She co-starred in the films Whip It, and The Maiden Heist. She returned to Broadway in Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, co-starring with James Gandolfini, Hope Davis and Jeff Daniels. All three actors were nominated for a Tony Award; Harden won Best Actress in a Play. She received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Lewis in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Janina Krzyżanowska in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).
She reunited with her former Broadway co-star Jeff Daniels as a new cast member on HBO's series The Newsroom in 2013. In 2015, she had a starring role in the medical drama Code Black. Her other notable television credits include ABC's How to Get Away with Murder and the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show.
She played Christian Grey's mother, Grace Trevelyan Grey, in the Fifty Shades film series from 2015 to 2018. She stars in the 2022 CBS drama So Help Me Todd.
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Filmography (Movies)
This Ordinary Thing
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2025
Renner
Character:Salenus (voice)
Release Date:07/02/2025
Knox Goes Away
Character:Ruby Knox
Release Date:15/03/2024
Daughter of the Bride
Character:Diane
Release Date:03/02/2023
Tell It Like a Woman
Character:Dr. Partovi
Release Date:07/10/2022
Confess, Fletch
Character:Countess Sylvia de Grassi
Release Date:16/09/2022
Gigi & Nate
Character:Claire Gibson
Release Date:02/09/2022
Moxie
Character:Principal Shelly
Release Date:03/03/2021
Pink Skies Ahead
Character:Pamela
Release Date:18/10/2020
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2020
Point Blank
Character:Lieutenant Lewis
Release Date:12/07/2019
The Cold Open
Character:
Release Date:23/02/2019
Love You to Death
Character:Camile Stoller
Release Date:26/01/2019
In the Night I Remember Your Name
Character:Pastor Joyce Speegle (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2018
Fifty Shades Freed
Character:Grace Grey
Release Date:17/01/2018
Fifty Shades Darker
Character:Grace Trevelyan Grey
Release Date:08/02/2017
Get a Job
Character:Katherine Dunn
Release Date:17/03/2016
After Words
Character:Jane Taylor
Release Date:21/08/2015
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Character:President of the FAFAFA
Release Date:05/06/2015
Grandma
Character:Judy
Release Date:04/06/2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Character:Dr. Grey
Release Date:11/02/2015
You're Not You
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:10/10/2014
Magic in the Moonlight
Character:Mrs. Baker
Release Date:25/07/2014
Elsa & Fred
Character:Lydia
Release Date:07/03/2014
Parkland
Character:Doris Nelson
Release Date:02/10/2013
The Wine of Summer
Character:Shelley
Release Date:13/09/2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2013
If I Were You
Character:Madelyn
Release Date:15/03/2013
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Character:Marjorie Dunfour
Release Date:24/02/2012
Innocent
Character:Barbara Sabich
Release Date:29/11/2011
Detachment
Character:Principal Carol Dearden
Release Date:24/04/2011
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Character:Edda Mellas
Release Date:21/02/2011
Sex and Lies in Sin City
Character:Becky Binion
Release Date:22/10/2009
The Maiden Heist
Character:Rose Barlow
Release Date:09/05/2009
Home
Character:Inga
Release Date:01/05/2009
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Character:Janina Krzyżanowska
Release Date:19/04/2009
Whip It
Character:Brooke Cavendar
Release Date:09/04/2009
Christmas Cottage
Character:Maryanne Kinkade
Release Date:15/10/2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Character:Self
Release Date:25/03/2008
The Tower
Character:Zoe Cafritz
Release Date:01/01/2008
The Mist
Character:Mrs. Carmody
Release Date:21/11/2007
Fog City Mavericks
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/2007
Into the Wild
Character:Billie McCandless
Release Date:21/09/2007
Rails & Ties
Character:Megan Stark
Release Date:01/09/2007
The Invisible
Character:Diane Powell
Release Date:27/04/2007
Canvas
Character:Mary Marino
Release Date:12/11/2006
The Dead Girl
Character:Melora
Release Date:07/11/2006
The Hoax
Character:Edith Irving
Release Date:14/10/2006
In from the Night
Character:Vicki Miller
Release Date:23/04/2006
American Dreamz
Character:First Lady
Release Date:04/03/2006
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Character:Self
Release Date:15/01/2006
Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2006
Felicity: An American Girl Adventure
Character:Mrs. Martha Merriman
Release Date:29/11/2005
American Gun
Character:Janet Huttenson
Release Date:15/09/2005
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
Character:Voice of Willa Cather
Release Date:07/09/2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:02/09/2005
Bad News Bears
Character:Liz Whitewood
Release Date:22/07/2005
P.S.
Character:Missy Goldberg
Release Date:15/10/2004
See You in My Dreams
Character:Angela Brown
Release Date:13/06/2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2004
Welcome to Mooseport
Character:Grace Sutherland
Release Date:24/02/2004
She's Too Young
Character:Trish Vogul
Release Date:16/02/2004
Mona Lisa Smile
Character:Nancy Abbey
Release Date:19/12/2003
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2003
Mystic River
Character:Celeste Boyle
Release Date:08/10/2003
Casa de los Babys
Character:Nan
Release Date:19/09/2003
King of Texas
Character:Mrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson
Release Date:02/06/2002
Guilty Hearts
Character:Jenny Moran
Release Date:10/02/2002
Walking Shadow
Character:Susan Silverman
Release Date:26/08/2001
Gaudi Afternoon
Character:Frankie
Release Date:01/05/2001
Thin Air
Character:Susan Silverman
Release Date:12/09/2000
Pollock
Character:Lee Krasner
Release Date:06/09/2000
Space Cowboys
Character:Sara Holland
Release Date:04/08/2000
From Where I Sit
Character:Sharon
Release Date:01/01/2000
Small Vices
Character:Susan Silverman
Release Date:18/07/1999
Curtain Call
Character:Michelle Tippet
Release Date:05/12/1998
Meet Joe Black
Character:Allison
Release Date:12/11/1998
Labor of Love
Character:Annie Pines
Release Date:04/05/1998
Desperate Measures
Character:Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Release Date:30/01/1998
Flubber
Character:Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds
Release Date:26/11/1997
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Character:Nancy Floyd
Release Date:14/06/1997
The Daytrippers
Character:Libby
Release Date:05/03/1997
Far Harbor
Character:Arabella
Release Date:22/11/1996
The First Wives Club
Character:Dr. Leslie Rosen
Release Date:20/09/1996
The Spitfire Grill
Character:Shelby Goddard
Release Date:23/08/1996
Spy Hard
Character:Miss Cheevus
Release Date:24/05/1996
Convict Cowboy
Character:Maggie Sinclair
Release Date:15/07/1995
Talking With
Character:Laurie (segment "Clear Glass Marbles")
Release Date:19/04/1995
Safe Passage
Character:Cynthia
Release Date:01/12/1994
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1993
Geoffrey Beene 30
Character:
Release Date:05/04/1993
Used People
Character:Norma
Release Date:16/12/1992
Crush
Character:Lane
Release Date:15/09/1992
Late for Dinner
Character:Joy Husband
Release Date:20/09/1991
Fever
Character:Lacy
Release Date:11/05/1991
In Broad Daylight
Character:Adina Rowan
Release Date:03/02/1991
Miller's Crossing
Character:Verna
Release Date:21/09/1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Character:Angelina
Release Date:07/04/1990
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Character:Marcia Connelly
Release Date:29/02/1988
Not Only Strangers
Character:Jennie
Release Date:01/01/1979
Television Appearances
TRINITY
Character:Margaret Vandenburg
Murder in a Small Town
Character:Mayor Christie Holman
So Help Me Todd
Character:Margaret
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Uncoupled
Character:Claire Lewis
The Cuphead Show!
Character:Sally Stageplay (voice)
Money, Explained
Character:Self - Narrator
Barkskins
Character:Mathilde Geffard
The Morning Show
Character:Maggie Brener
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Reef Break
Character:Betty Ann Miller
RuPaul
Character:Self
The Oil Fund
Character:USA Ambassadør
A Million Little Things
Character:Alice Mendez
Code Black
Character:Dr. Leanne Rorish
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
How to Get Away with Murder
Character:Hannah Keating
BoJack Horseman
Character:Denise (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Character:Denise / McCaitlyn (voice)
Trophy Wife
Character:Dr. Diane Buckley
The Newsroom
Character:Rebecca Halliday
Bent
Character:Vanessa Carter
Body of Proof
Character:Sheila Temple
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Royal Pains
Character:Dr. Elizabeth Blair
Damages
Character:Claire Maddox
The Education of Max Bickford
Character:Andrea Haskell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Dana Lewis
The View
Character:Self
Chicago Hope
Character:Barbara Tomilson
Fallen Angels
Character:Marie
Homicide: Life on the Street
Character:Joan Garbarek
Sinatra
Character:Ava Gardner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Gideon Oliver
Character:Lila
Simon & Simon
Character:
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Vicki Miller
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