HARDEN, Marcia Gay 1959–

PERSONAL

Born August 14, 1959, in La Jolla, CA (some sources cite Tokyo, Japan); daughter of Thaddeus Harden (a naval officer); married Thaddeus Scheel, 1996; children: Eulala Grace, Hudson and Julitta Dee (twins). Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A., theater, 1980; New York University, M.F.A., theater; also attended a college in Greece and in Munich, Germany, as well as the University of Maryland.

Addresses: Agent —Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager —Framework Entertainment, 9057 Nemo St., Suite C, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Publicist —PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Actress. Appeared in magazine ads for Gap clothing stores, 2001; previously worked as a babysitter, waitress, and caterer.

Awards, Honors: New York Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actress, 2000, Academy Award, best actress in a supporting role, and Independent Spirit Award nomination, best supporting female, both 2001, all for Pollock; Bronze Wrangler, best television feature film (with others), Western Heritage Awards, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television, 2003, both for King of Texas; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress, 2003, for Mystic River; Theatre World Award and Antoinette Perry Award nomination, both for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches; Helen Hayes Award nominations, for Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Stage manager, The Imagemaker, 1986.

Verna, Miller's Crossing, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Florence/Jane, Florence, 1990.

Joy Husband, Late for Dinner, SVS Video, 1991.

Norma, Used People, JVC Entertainment/Largo Entertainment, 1992.

Lane, Crush, 1992.

Cynthia Singer, Safe Passage, New Line Cinema, 1994.

Shelby Goddard, The Spitfire Grill (also known as Care of the Spitfire Grill ), Turner Pictures, 1996.

Libby, The Daytrippers (also known as En route vers Manhattan ), Columbia/TriStar, 1996.

Dr. Leslie Rosen, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996.

Miss Cheevus, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996.

Arabella, Far Harbor (also known as Mr. Spielberg's Boat and Mr. Spreckman's Boat ), Castle Hill Productions, 1996.

Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds, Flubber (also known as The Absent Minded Professor and Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor ), Buena Vista, 1997.

Allison, Meet Joe Black (also known as Death Takes a Vacation ), Universal, 1998.

Dr. Samantha Hawkins, Desperate Measures, TriStar, 1998.

Michelle Tippet, Curtain Call, Longfellow Pictures, 1999.

Lee Krasner, Pollock, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Sara Holland, Space Cowboys, 2000.

Frankie Stevens, Gaudi Afternoon (also known as Tardes de Gaudi ), 2001.

Celeste Boyle, Mystic River, Warner Bros., 2003.

Nan, Casa de los babys, IFC Films, 2003.

Nancy Abbey, Mona Lisa Smile, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2003.

Just Like Mona, 2003.

Welcome to Mooseport, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2004.

P.S., 2004.

Celia, Miller, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Andrea Haskell, The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Ava Gardner, Sinatra, CBS, 1992.

Jenny Moran, Guilty Hearts, CBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Gideon Oliver: Sleep Well, Professor Gideon (also known as Sleep Well, Professor Oliver ), ABC, 1989.

Angelina, Kojak: None So Blind (also known as None So Blind ), ABC, 1990.

Adina Rowan, In Broad Daylight, NBC, 1991.

Lacy, Fever, HBO, 1991.

Maggie Sinclair, Convict Cowboy, Showtime, 1995.

Special Agent Nancy Floyd, Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (also known as Path to Paradise ), HBO, 1997.

Annie Pipes, Labor of Love, Lifetime, 1998.

Susan Silverman, Small Vices (also known as Spenser: Small Vices and Robert B. Parker's Small Vices ), Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Susan Silverman, Thin Air (also known as Robert B. Parker's Thin Air ), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Angela, See You in My Dreams, CBS, 2000.

Susan Silverman, Walking Shadow, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Mrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson, King of Texas, TNT, 2002.

She's Too Young, Lifetime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Kim Fellows, In the Lion's Den, CBS, 1987.

Title role, By Anne Nivel, CBS, 1998.

Sharon, From Where I Sit, CBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway, PBS, 1993.

Laurie, "Clear Glass Marbles", Talking With, PBS, 1995.

Totally Tube, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Oscar Countdown, ABC, 2003.

Herself, Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico, Independent Film Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, IFC, 2001.

The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001.

Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

Presenter, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Barbara Tomilson, "Internal Affairs", Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

Marie, "Good Housekeeping", Fallen Angels, Show-time, 1995.

Joan Garbarek, "A Doll's Eyes", Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide ), NBC, 1995.

The Late Show with David Letterman, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001.

The View, ABC, 2002, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

Burrhead, New Playwrights' Theatre, Washington, DC, 1982–1983.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA, 1988–1989.

Mary Devlin, The Man Who Shot Lincoln, off– Broadway production, 1989.

Susie, Those the River Keeps, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1990–1991.

Sabina, The Skin of Our Teeth, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1992–1993.

The Years, 1992–1993.

Harper Pitt and Martin Heller, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1993–1994.

Harper Pitt and Council of Principalities, Angels in America: Perestroika (also known as A Gay Fantasia on National Themes ), Walter Kerr Theatre, 1993–1994.

Cecilia, Simpatico, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1994.

Masha and Maria Shemrayev, The Seagull, Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park, Central Park, New York City, 2001.

The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002.

Appeared off–Broadway in The Years; also appeared in Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Contest, both Washington, D.C.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2002.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, February 23, 2001, p. 65; April 6, 2001, pp. 40, 83.

Parade, December 14, 2003, p. 22.

Variety, April 1, 2002, p. 23.