Lorraine Gary Biography

Fast Facts

• Her role in the 1987 film "Jaws: The Revenge" garnered her a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress, as well as a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress
• While at the Pasadena Playhouse, she won the best actress award at age 16 and was offered a scholarship to enroll in the acting school, but declined the offer to attend Columbia University
• Her acting career began in the late 1960s as she appeared in guest roles of TV shows
• Retired from acting after her film "1941," but returned to reprise her role in "Jaws: The Revenge․"
• Did not received an award nomination until her appearance in "Jaws: The Revenge," which was a role she reprised from its previous sequels
• In 1956 she married producer Sid Sheinberg, and the two have two sons who are both film producers
• The character Lorraine Baines, who is Marty McFly's mother, in "Back to the Future" was named after her