Mary Kay Place Biography

Fast Facts

• Shared an Emmy nomination for writing an episode of "MASH" with Linda Bloodworth-Thomason in the early 1970s
• Graduated from the University of Tulsa where her father was an art professor
• Hit full-fledged stardom after being cast as Loretta Haggers in the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", a persona that she would later release a country album under Columbia Records
• Also well-known for her voice work, as she voiced the character of Peggy for Fox's "King of the Hill" for more than a decade
• Shortly after moving to Hollywood, she became a production assistant to both Tim Conway and Norman Lear on "The Tim Conway Comedy Hour" in the early '70s, both of which would help her land her first acting and writing gigs
• Acted in friend Christine Lahti's directorial debut, "My First Mister"
• Has directed numerous productions including a music video for Don Henley