Marsha Mason

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Marsha Mason
Born April 3, 1942 (age 65)
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Other name(s) Marcia Mason
Spouse(s) Neil Simon (m. Oct. 25 1973 div. 1981)
Gary Campbell (m. 1965 div. 1970)
Notable roles Georgia in Only When I Laugh
Jennie MacLaine in Chapter Two
Paula McFadden in The Goodbye Girl
Maggie Paul in Cinderella Liberty
Sherry Dempsey in Frasier
Dr. Alexandra Kendall in Promises in the Dark
Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (1981) for Only When I Laugh
Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (1979) for Chapter Two
Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (1977) for The Goodbye Girl
Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role (1973) for Cinderella Liberty
Emmy Awards
Won: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (1993) for Cheers
Golden Globe Awards
Won: Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (1977) for The Goodbye Girl
Won: Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (1973) for Cinderella Liberty
Nominated: Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy (1979) for Chapter Two
BAFTA Awards
Nominated: Best Actress (1977) for The Goodbye Girl

Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress and television director.

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Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Edward Marion Mason, Jr. (8 March 1908 - 4 December 1986, the son of novelist Edward "Eddie Marie" Marion Mason, Sr.) and Catharine Kentwood-Mason (12 July 1910 - 5 May 1979), she was an only child.

She was married to playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, and starred in several movies based on his writings, including The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, Only When I Laugh, The Cheap Detective and Max Dugan Returns. Chapter Two (1979) was based on her relationship with Simon up to their marriage. They divorced in 1981.

She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two and Only When I Laugh. She has received a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. In 1987, she directed the television film, Little Miss Perfect.

In 2001 she opened an herbal medicine shop, selling products from the garden of her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

  • Maternal Great-Grandfather: Samson Delano Kentwood
  • Maternal Great-Grandmother: Lou Dan Kentwood
  • Grandfather: Edward "Eddie Marie" Marion Mason, Sr.
  • Grandmother: Susan Backer Mason
  • Father: Edward Marion Mason, Jr.
  • Mother: Catharine Kentwood-Mason
  • Husband (1st): Neil Simon
  • Husband (2nd): Gary Campbell

Last appeared on Broadway in August 2005 in Steel Magnolias, with Delta Burke, Frances Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe and Christine Ebersole.


Awards
Preceded by
Liv Ullman
for The Emigrants		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1974
for Cinderella Liberty		 Succeeded by
Gena Rowlands
for A Woman Under the Influence
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