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Mary-Louise Parker Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Mary-Louise Parker Biography

Mary-Louise Parker is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on August 2, 1964 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Dope-dealing soccer with mom Nancy Botwin on Showtime’s Weeds. The year 2006 was the year she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

Alexander Gould played Shane Botwin alongside her on Weeds. played Shane Botwin alongside her on Weeds.

Parker got her start in acting with a role on the soap opera Ryan’s Hope. In the late 1980s, Parker moved to New York. After a few minor roles, she made her Broadway debut in a production of Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss, playing the lead role of Rita, in 1990. She moved with the production when it transferred from its origin Off-Broadway. Parker won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance and was nominated for a Tony Award (although she did not play the role when the film was made). In 1989 she was in the film Longtime Companion, a film starring Campbell Scott, Bruce Davison and Dermot Mulroney about the emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic.

Parker was born in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. She is the youngest of four children, born to 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, 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 described her childhood as “profoundly unhappy,” further noting that, “My parents did everything they could; I had books, clothes, a home and a warm bed, but I was never happy.” She graduated from Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona. Parker majored in drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated in 1986.

She had one son in 2004 along with her then-boyfriend She had a son in 2004 with then-boyfriend Billy Crudup..

NameMary-Louise Parker
First NameMary-Louise
Last NameParker
OccupationTv Actress
BirthdayAugust 2
Birth Year1964
Place of BirthColumbia
Home TownSouth Carolina
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignLeo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsCaroline Louise Morelli Parker, John Parker
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)William Atticus Parker, Caroline Aberash Parker

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Parker starred with Kevin Kline in Grand Canyon (1991); with Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991); with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in The Client (1994); with John Cusack in Bullets over Broadway (1994); and with Drew Barrymore and Whoopi Goldberg in Boys on the Side (1995), as a woman with AIDS. Parker’s next role was in a movie adaptation of another Craig Lucas play, Reckless (1995), alongside Mia Farrow, followed by Jane Campion’s The Portrait of a Lady (1996), which also starred Nicole Kidman, Viggo Mortensen, Christian Bale, John Malkovich and Barbara Hershey. In addition, she appeared alongside Matthew Modine in Tim Hunter’s The Maker (1997).

Mary-Louise Parker Net Worth

Mary-Louise Parker is one of the richest Tv Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary-Louise Parker's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a resident of countries like Thailand, Germany, and France due to her father’s service serving in the U.S. Army.

She was a drama major in The North Carolina School of Arts.

Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American actress and writer. After making her stage debut as Rita in a Broadway production of Craig Lucas’s Prelude to a Kiss in 1990 (for which she received a Tony Award nomination), Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets over Broadway (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), and The Maker (1997). Among stage and independent film appearances thereafter, Parker received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Catherine Llewellyn in David Auburn’s Proof in 2001, among other accolades. Between 2001 and 2006, she recurred as Amy Gardner on the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002. She received both the Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Harper Pitt on the acclaimed HBO television miniseries Angels in America in 2003.

Net Worth$16 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

From 1996 to November 2003, Parker dated actor Billy Crudup. Parker was seven months pregnant with their son, William Atticus Parker, born in 2004, when Crudup ended their relationship by leaving Parker for actress Claire Danes. William’s godmother is actress Susan Sarandon.

Parker’s theater career continued when she appeared Off-Broadway in Paula Vogel’s 1997 critical smash How I Learned to Drive, with David Morse. She received the 1997 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Actress, and 1997 Obie Award, Performance for her performance.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mary-Louise Parker height 5 ft 8 in Mary-Louise weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 8 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

In the late 1990s, she appeared in several independent films, including Let the Devil Wear Black and The Five Senses. She starred alongside Sidney Poitier in the 1999 movie The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn.

In 2004, Parker appeared in the comedy Saved! and a television film called Miracle Run, based on the true story of a mother of two sons with autism, as well as appearing in the lead role in Craig Lucas’ Reckless on Broadway. The production, directed by Mark Brokaw, earned Parker another nomination for a Tony Award for Best Actress in 2005.

Who is Mary-Louise Parker Dating?

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On December 7, 2003, HBO aired a six-and-a-half-hour adaptation of Tony Kushner’s acclaimed Broadway play Angels in America, directed by Mike Nichols. Parker played Harper Pitt, the Mormon, Valium-addicted wife of a closeted lawyer. For her performance, Parker received the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award, both for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film.

Top Facts about Mary-Louise Parker

  1. Key Facts:
  2. Mary-Louise Parker was born August 2, 1964 in South Carolina.
  3. She won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Catherine Llewellyn in David Auburn’s Proof.
  4. She received the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Harper Pitt in the HBO miniseries Angels in America.
  5. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for her role in the television series Weeds.
  6. David Morse co-starred and Mark Brokaw directed in the 1997 play How I Learned to Drive and the 2021 revival of How I Learned to Drive on Broadway (postponed).
  7. She received a Clarence Derwent Award for her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss in 1990.
  8. She starred in the 2010 film Red with Bruce Willis.
  9. She starred in the award-winning 2011 film The Spiderwick Chronicles.
  10. She published a memoir in letters titled Dear Mr. You in 2015 with Scribner Books.
  11. She won her second Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in The Sound Inside in 2019.
  12. She has contributed articles to Esquire Magazine since 2007.
  13. She dated actor Billy Crudup from 1996 to 2003, during which she became pregnant and gave birth to their son, William Atticus Parker.
  14. She adopted a baby girl, Caroline Aberash Parker, from Ethiopia in 2007.
  15. She has supported the charity dinner for veteran victims of post-traumatic stress disorder organized by the David Lynch Foundation with Tom Hanks.
  16. She practices transcendental meditation.

Facts & Trivia

Mary-Louise Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mary-Louise Parker celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.

In November 2005, Parker was the subject of a career exhibition at Boston University, where memorabilia from her career were donated to the University’s library. In 2006, Parker received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, for her lead role in Weeds. In that category, she defeated the four leads of Desperate Housewives. She dedicated the award to the late John Spencer, known for his work as Leo McGarry on The West Wing. After receiving the award, Parker stated: “I’m really in favor of legalizing marijuana. I don’t think it’s that controversial.”

Was Billy Crudup married to Mary-Louise Parker?

The then-24-year-old Romeo + Juliet star had started dating Tony nominee Billy Crudup, who had just called it quits from his girlfriend of eight years, Mary Louise Parker.

What does Mary-Louise Parker do now?

She most recently was seen in Adam Rapp`s `The Sound Inside on Broadway`, for which she scored a Tony Award nomination for Lead Actress in a Play. Parker will be next seen on the Broadway stage in spring 2022 in the revival of `How I Learned To Drive`.

Who is the father of Mary-Louise Parker's daughter?

In December 2006, Parker began dating actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, whom she met on the set of Weeds. On February 12, 2008, Parker and Morgan announced their engagement, only to break up the following April. In September 2007, Parker adopted a baby girl, Caroline Aberash Parker, from Ethiopia.

Who is Billy Crudup wife?

Billy Crudup
Years active1987–present
Partner(s)Mary-Louise Parker (1996–2003) Naomi Watts (2017-present)
Children1

Is Weeds coming back 2020?

Once a crown jewel comedy for Showtime, the quirky Weeds was cancelled after season 8. This is what led the premium cable channel to that decision.

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