Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964, height 5' 7½" (1,71 m)) is an American actress, best known for her lead role on Showtime's television series Weeds (2005–12) portraying Nancy Botwin, for which she has received several nominations and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2006. Parker has appeared in films and series such as RED, Fried Green Tomatoes, Boys on the Side, The West Wing, Angels in America, for which she received a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Parker is also the recipient of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Actress for the Broadway play Proof. Early life Parker was born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. She is the daughter of Caroline Louise (née Morell) and John Morgan Parker, a judge who served in the U.S. Army. Her ancestry includes Swedish (from her maternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, German, and Dutch. Because of her father's career, Parker spent parts of her childhood in Tennessee and Texas, as well as in Thailand, Germany, and France. She graduated from Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona. Parker majored in drama at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Movie | Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
Movie | The Same Storm | Roxy | 2022-10-14 |
Series | Colin in Black and White | Teresa Kaepernick | 2021-10-29 |
Movie | This Changes Everything | Self | 2019-06-28 |
Movie | Red Sparrow | Stephanie Boucher | 2018-02-28 |
Movie | Golden Exits | Gwendolyn | 2018-02-09 |
Series | When We Rise | Roma Guy | 2017-02-27 |
Series | Mr. Mercedes | Janey Patterson | 2017-08-09 |
Movie | Chronically Metropolitan | Annabel | 2016-06-24 |
Movie | Behaving Badly | Lucy Stevens / Saint Lola | 2014-04-14 |
Movie | Jamesy Boy | Tracy | 2014-01-03 |
Movie | R.I.P.D. | Proctor | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | RED 2 | Sarah Ross | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | Christmas in Conway | Suzy | 2013-12-01 |
Movie | Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011-11-01 |
Movie | Howl | Gail Potter | 2010-08-26 |
Movie | RED | Sarah Ross | 2010-10-13 |
Movie | Solitary Man | Jordon Karsch | 2009-09-07 |
Movie | The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw | Self | 2008-03-31 |
Movie | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Helen Grace | 2008-02-14 |
Movie | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Zee James | 2007-09-20 |
Movie | The Robber Bride | Zenia Arden | 2007-03-03 |
Series | The Reichen Show | 2005-11-11 | |
Movie | Vinegar Hill | Ellen Grier | 2005-03-06 |
Series | Weeds | Nancy Botwin | 2005-08-07 |
Movie | Romance & Cigarettes | Constance | 2005-09-13 |
Movie | The Best Thief in the World | Sue Zaidman | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Miracle Run | Corrine Morgan-Thomas | 2004-08-09 |
Movie | Saved! | Lillian | 2004-06-11 |
Series | Angels in America | Harper Pitt | 2003-12-07 |
Movie | The Quality Of Mercy | Sarah Richardson | 2002-08-01 |
Movie | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Bonnie Hanssen | 2002-11-10 |
Movie | Pipe Dream | Toni Edelman | 2002-10-04 |
Movie | Red Dragon | Molly Graham | 2002-10-02 |
Movie | Cupid & Cate | Cate DeAngelo | 2000-05-07 |
Movie | Let the Devil Wear Black | Julia Hirsch | 1999-01-01 |
Movie | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Dr. Valerie Crane | 1999-05-09 |
Movie | The Five Senses | Rona | 1999-05-18 |
Series | The West Wing | Amy Gardner | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Goodbye Lover | Peggy Blane | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Legalese | Rica Martin | 1998-10-04 |
Movie | Saint Maybe | Lucy Dean Bedloe | 1998-11-22 |
Movie | The Maker | Officer Emily Peck | 1997-10-17 |
Movie | Murder in Mind | Caroline Walker | 1997-08-01 |
Movie | The Portrait of a Lady | Henrietta Stackpole | 1996-10-17 |
Movie | Boys on the Side | Robin | 1995-02-03 |
Movie | Sugartime | Phyllis McGuire | 1995-11-25 |
Movie | Reckless | Pooty | 1995-11-17 |
Movie | A Place for Annie | Linda | 1994-05-01 |
Movie | Bullets Over Broadway | Ellen | 1994-10-14 |
Movie | The Client | Dianne Sway | 1994-07-20 |
Movie | Mr. Wonderful | Rita | 1993-10-15 |
Movie | Naked in New York | Joanne White | 1993-11-10 |
Movie | Fried Green Tomatoes | Ruth Jamison | 1991-12-27 |
Movie | Grand Canyon | Dee | 1991-12-25 |
Movie | Signs of Life | Charlotte | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Longtime Companion | Lisa | 1989-10-11 |
Movie | Too Young The Hero | Pearl Spencer | 1988-03-27 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |