Intro

Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress who is known for adding dignity and depth to her roles on stage, film, and television. She is famous for her roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets over Broadway (1994).

Mary-Louise Parker: Family Life

She was born on August 2, 1964, in Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. She was born to John Parker and Caroline Louise Morelli Parker. Her birth sign is Leo. Her ancestry includes Swedish (from her maternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Scots-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.

Qualification

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.

Journey of Life

She had a minor role in the soap opera Ryan’s Hope in 1975, but it wasn’t until the late 1980s that her work in Off-Broadway productions started to gain traction. Signs of Life, a drama in which she played an abusive girlfriend, was her first film, released in 1989.

Similarly, Parker made her Broadway debut in Prelude to a Kiss in 1990, earning a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Rita, a young bartender whose spirit transfers into the body of an old man, much to the dismay of her new husband (played by Timothy Hutton).

In addition, Parker went on to star in a variety of major Hollywood films, including The Client (1994), a thriller starring Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones; Woody Allen’s comedy Bullets over Broadway (1994); Boys on the Side (1995), in which she played an AIDS victim; and The Portrait of a Lady (1996), a remake of Henry James’ novel starring Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich.

Furthermore, Parker continued to act in films such as The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), in which she played the wife of Jesse James (Brad Pitt); The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), a children’s adventure film; and Howl (2010).

Awards

2009: Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Nominated

2009: Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Nominated

2008: Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Nominated

2008: Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Nominated

2006: Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy: Winner

How Rich is Mary-Louise Parker?

She has an estimated net worth of around $16 million USD.

Mary-Louise Parker: Personal Life

Parker dated actor Billy Crudup from 1997 to November 2003, but he dumped her for Claire Danes when she was seven months pregnant with their son, William Atticus Parker, who was born in 2004. William’s godmother is actress Susan Sarandon.

Parker started dating actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, whom she met on the set of Weeds, in December 2006. On February 12, 2008, Parker and Morgan announced their engagement, only to break up the following April.

Caroline Aberash Parker, Parker’s adopted daughter, was born in Ethiopia in September 2007.

Parker was recognized in 2013 for her work with Hope North, a non-profit dedicated to educating and healing young victims of Uganda’s civil war. After meeting a former survivor of Uganda’s civil war, the actress became involved with the group.

Body Status

She has a height of 5 ft. 6 inches and weighs 65 kg. Also, she has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. Her body measurements are 34-35-35 inches.

Mary-Louise Parker: Social Media Followers

Mary does not seem to be active on any social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

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