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Date of Birth:
Mary-Louise Parker
2 August 1964
Mary-Louise Parker played in 16 movies in the Drama, Comedy, Music, Crime, Romance, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy, Musical, Adventure, Family, Biography, History, Western, Mystery, Animation, Action genres.
Mary-Louise Parker got succeed with average imdb rating 7.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1990" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 42.
Her critically acclaimed role as a jaded London prostitute named Poopay in "Communicating Doors" played in New York City at the Variety Arts Theatre on Third Avenue, 1998.
Is part Swedish.
Performed in "Proof," which first opened at Manhattan Theatre Club, then moving to Broadway. She won the Tony award for Best Actress in a Play for this in 2001.
The Counting Crows song "Butterfly in Reverse" was written for her.
... Graduated from the prestigious North Carolina School of Arts.
Split with actor Billy Crudup in November of 2003, after seven years. She was seven months pregnant with his child at the time.
Son, William Atticus, born 7 January 2004.
Won Broadway's 2001 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for "Proof." She had previously received a Tony nomination in the same category in 1990 for "Prelude to a Kiss."
Nominated for the 2005 Tony Award for "Reckless" (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play).
For the film The Best Thief in the World (2004), originally Eric Stoltz was offered the role of her husband, but Mary-Louise Parker wanted someone older so asked the producers to hire the actor David Warshofsky. The film never received a theatrical release.
Turned down the opportunity to replace Shannen Doherty on "Charmed" (1998).
Considered for the role of Susan Mayer in "Desperate Housewives" (2004).
[April 8, 2008] Broke up with her "Weeds" (2005) co-star, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Later reconciled and became engaged and then broke engagement.
At age 43, she adopted her second child, a baby girl from Africa, named Ash. This is apparently a shortened version of her birth name, Aberash. The girl's full name is Caroline Aberash Parker.
Good friend of Shelby Lynne.
Loves Corona beer. Loves to listen to albums by Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker and Tom Waits.
Hated school.
Was author Stephenie Meyer's original choice for the role of "Esme Cullen" in the film adaptation of her novel, Twilight (2008/I).
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