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Marcia Gay Harden: Biography

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  • Birth Place: La Jolla, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/14/1959, Leo
  • Profession: Actor
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Marcia Gay Harden Fast Facts:
  • Her family lived in Europe and Japan due to her father's job as a U.S. Navy captain.
  • Beat out Julia Roberts, Demi Moore and Jennifer Jason Leigh for her role in 1990's Miller's Crossing.
  • In 2004, she and fellow University of Texas grad Renee Zellweger earned best-supporting actress Oscar-nods: Harden for Mystic River and Zellweger for Cold Mountain. Zellweger took the prize home.
  • Received the 2005 Texas Film Hall of Fame Award.
  • Marcia Gay Harden Relationships:
  • Beverly Bushfield Harden - Mother
  • Eulala Grace Scheel - Daughter
  • Hudson Harden Scheel - Son
  • Julitta Dee Harden Scheel - Daughter
  • Leslie Jernigan - Sister
  • Sheryl Peyton - Sister
  • Stephanie O'Brien - Sister
  • Thaddaeus Scheel - Husband
  • Thaddeus Harden - Brother
  • Thaddeus Harden - Father
  • Marcia Gay Harden Awards:
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 2003 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1993 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2009 Tony: Actress (Play) - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Deree Pierce, Athens, Greece; attended University of Maryland, Munich, Germany; University of Texas, Austin, TX (BA in Theater, 1980); New York University, New York, NY (MFA, 1988)

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critics choice awards, emile hirsch, marcia gay harden courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Dana Delany, Uma Thurman, Glenn Close courtesy Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
Damages, Glenn Close, Marcia Gay Harden courtesy FX
Damages, Glenn Close, Marcia Gay Harden courtesy FX
Sex and Lies in Sin City The Ted Binion Scandal, Marcia Gay Harden courtesy Jordin Althaus/Lifetime Networks
Sex and Lies in Sin City The Ted Binion Scandal, Marcia Gay Harden courtesy Jordin Althaus/Lifetime Networks
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