Lorraine Gary

Birth Name:

Lorraine Gottfried

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress

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

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