Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Hardenis an American actress. Her film breakthrough was in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed Miller's Crossing. She followed this with roles in films including Used People, The First Wives Club, and Flubber. For her performance as artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 film Pollock, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She earned another Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in Mystic River. Other notable film roles include American Gun, and 2007's The Mist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth14 August 1959
CountryUnited States of America
I've been so lucky to work with some great, great writers: Tony Kushner and Yasmina Reza.
Doing theater is such a specifically energetic and almost acrobatic work.
I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works.
My work often takes me away from my family for long periods of time, so I've really come to appreciate the time I do spend with them.
A New York casting director, who shall remain nameless, once said to me, 'Marcia, you have what I call the flaring-nostril look, and until you get something done about it, you will never, ever work.'
In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set.
Isn't it nice not to have to compartmentalize yourself?
Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.
Sometimes I ride my bike to see the kids after a matinee and then ride back to do the show. That's the hard part, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn't get the jobs.
With any tween, you have issues, from what they are going to wear to school, to how do you get them to speak politely, to how regularly they lose their contact lenses.
As a mother, I love the Leapster handheld because it really delivers on educating children while they play. My daughter enjoys it because it's fun and touches on all of the activities she is interested in - videos, books and art.
You can manipulate the viewer in film. With theater, what you see is what you get.
In my kids' school, the married family is an anomaly... which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.