Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden is an American actor whose film, television, and stage work includes an Academy Award-winning performance in Pollock and a supporting role in Mystic River.

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Pollock: Ed Harris’s 2000 biographical film about painter Jackson Pollock. Harden won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Lee Krasner.
Ed Harris: An American actor and filmmaker known for roles in film, television, and theater. Harris directed Pollock and acted alongside Harden in the film.
University of Texas at Austin: A public research university in Austin, Texas. Harden studied theater there before pursuing graduate training.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: An annual Academy Award honoring a notable supporting performance by an actor. Harden received the award for Pollock in 2001.
Mystic River: Clint Eastwood’s 2003 crime drama adapted from Dennis Lehane’s novel. Harden plays Celeste Boyle, whose marriage is strained by a murder investigation.
Clint Eastwood: An American actor and filmmaker whose directing credits include Mystic River. Eastwood directed Harden in the film that earned her an Academy Award nomination.
New York University Tisch School of the Arts: The performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Harden earned a Master of Fine Arts degree there.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: A Tony Award category honoring a leading performance by an actor in a Broadway play. Harden won for her role in God of Carnage in 2009.
The First Wives Club: A 1996 comedy film about divorced women seeking financial and personal independence. Harden plays Jan, a younger woman whose relationship with a wealthy husband drives the conflict.
Tony Kushner: An American playwright best known for the Angels in America plays. Kushner’s work gave Harden a major Broadway role as Harper Pitt.