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Marg Helgenberger: Biography

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Birth Name: Mary Marg Helgenberger
Birth Place: Freemont, NB
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/16/1958, Scorpio
Profession: Actor

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Though she's appeared on both the big and small screens, Helgenberger has always been more at home on the latter. After starting out on the daytime soap Ryan's Hope, she made the jump to prime time in the late '80s as a savvy prostitute on China Beach and won an Emmy for her work. In the '90s she was seemingly the queen of Lifetime movies with occasional forays into features. But she was over 40 when she landed her seminal role as an ex-stripper turned forensic specialist on the original CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Off screen, Helgenberger is married to actor Alan Rosenberg.Marg Helgenberger Fast Facts:

Worked in a meat-packing plant as a teenager.
Co-hosts a celebrity golf tournament every year with husband Alan Rosenberg; the event raises money for breast cancer awareness. Helgenberger's mother is a breast-cancer survivor.
Was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People and Esquire magazine's Women We Love in 2002.

Marg Helgenberger Relationships:
Alan Rosenberg - Husband
Ann Helgenberger - Sister
Curt Helgenberger - Brother
Hugh Helgenberger - Father
Hugh Howard Rosenberg - Son
Kay Helgenberger - Mother
Marg Helgenberger Awards:
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
2001 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
College:
Attended Kearney State College, Kearney, NE; Northwestern School of Speech, Evanston, IL (BS, 1982)