Mariel Hemingway Biography

Fast Facts

• Granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Richardson
• Quote: "I enjoy making things that are different․ It makes for a better career․ I don't want to do the same thing twice․․․I don't ever want to be pigeonholed! That's the great thing about acting - all these different people I can play, as long as audiences are willing to see them․ The more different roles I do, the more different roles I will get․"
• Landed her first film role alongside sister Margaux in 1976's "Lipstick" for which she was named a notable newcomer by the Golden Globes
• Often portrays overly-sexualized characters including "Manhattan", "In Her Line of Fire" and others
• Named after a small fishing village in Cuba that was frequented by her father and grandfather
• Cooperated with filmmaker Barbara Kopple for the making of "Running From Crazy", a documentary citing the long history of mental illness and substance abuse in the Hemingway family