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Mare Winningham

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Mare Winningham Biography

Mare Winningham
  • Birth Name: Mary Megan Winningham
  • Birth Place: Phoenix, AZ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/16/1959, Taurus
  • Profession: Actor; musician; singer/songwriter
Mare Winningham Fast Facts:
  • Forayed onto the stage with the Teenage Drama Workshop at California State University when she was 12 years old.
  • Performed with the Los Angeles Free Shakespeare Company for two years, while still attending high school. 
  • First TV gig was playing the guitar while performing a Beatles tune on The Gong Show in 1976. 
  • Played lead role of Maria in her senior-class production of The Sound of Music, opposite Kevin Spacey's Captain Von Trapp; her performance was viewed by Hollywood talent agent Meyer Mishkin, who was so impressed that he signed her as a client.
  • Landed first feature-film role in the 1980 drama One Trick Pony, which led to a substantial part in 1981's Threshold, in which she played the first recipient of an artificial heart.
  • Displayed her singing chops in the 1981 made-for-TV flick Freedom.
  • Returned to films after a four year hiatus to join the Brat Pack for the 1985 classic St. Elmo's Fire.
  • Learned American Sign Language for her role as Maggie, the daughter of deaf parents eager to make a life of her own in the much acclaimed NBC movie Love Is Never Silent (1985).
  • In 1992, released first album of folk songs entitled What Might Be; released 1998's Lonesomers and Refuge Rock Sublime (2007), which focuses on her conversion to Judaism. . 
  • Converted to Judaism in 2003, after taking a class given by Rabbi Neal Weinberg at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, CA, in November 2001.
  • Made acclaimed appearances on several high-profile shows, such as ER, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,  David E. Kelley's short-lived series The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, Grey's Anatomy and, most recently, Boston Legal.
    Mare Winningham Relationships:
  • Val Kilmer - Ex-significant Other
  • A Martinez - Ex-husband
  • Dave Maloney - Great-uncle
  • Marilyn - Mother
  • William Sweet Mapel - Ex-husband
  • Riley Sam Mapel - Son
  • Patrick Mapel - Son
  • Jack Walter Mapel - Son
  • Calla Louise Mapel - Daughter
  • Happy Atticus Mapel - Son

    • Mare Winningham Awards:
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1986 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress for a Minseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
  • 1995 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1980 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended California State University, Northridge, CA
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