They went their separate ways in , amid major controversy she was pregnant at the time. Mary Louise continues to divide her time equally and skillfully on TV, film and the stage. TV roles have included recurring roles on The Blacklist and the sci-fi thriller Mr. Mercedes Adopting a second child from Ethiopia, Mary Louise was acknowledged in for her significant contributions to Hope North, an organization that works in the educating and healing of young victims caught in Uganda's civil war.
Her memoir-in-letters, Dear Mr. You, came out in Sign In. Edit Mary-Louise Parker. Showing all 62 items. Mary-Louise's maternal grandfather was the son of Swedish immigrants. She won the Tony award for Best Actress in a Play for this in The Counting Crows song "Butterfly in Reverse" was written for her. Split with actor Billy Crudup in November of , after seven years.
She was seven months pregnant with his child at the time. For the film The Best Thief in the World , originally Eric Stoltz was offered the role of her husband, but Mary-Louise Parker wanted someone older so asked the producers to hire the actor David Warshofsky. The film never received a theatrical release. Turned down the opportunity to replace Shannen Doherty on Charmed Considered for the role of Susan Mayer in Desperate Housewives Later reconciled and became engaged and then broke engagement.
At age 43, she adopted her second child, a baby girl from Africa, named Ash. This is apparently a shortened version of her birth name, Aberash. The girl's full name is Caroline Aberash Parker. Loves Corona beer. Was author Stephenie Meyer 's original choice for the role of "Esme Cullen" in the film adaptation of her novel, Twilight Her favorite movie growing up was Meet Me in St.
Louis Has had a long-time close friendship with Counting Crows front man, Adam Duritz. Their birthdays are a day apart; he was born on August 1, , she on August 2, It was beyond being just about depth. He made the film into a Greek tragedy. And he is one of the few actors I know who could make that part humane. He is pretty delicious.
I don't really ever think about whether or not I like the characters I'm playing. I'm more into the minutiae of their behaviour or what they're doing in a certain scene. The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful. My way to combat anything is just to walk straight into it with my fists up. My sister's fish tacos are out of control. I'd give her a restaurant if I were a gazillionaire.
My favorite scene in all of the movies is Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird : You see him where he's on the porch, and his face is almost completely obscured. I don't want to see his face. I certainly was never the pretty girl at school, but I can go to a lot of different places with this face. People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life. It's good to feel stupid sometimes and do things that are out of your comfort zone.
Words are really powerful. I don't believe that axiom at all - words can absolutely hurt you. Words can wound. They can do a lot of damage. In the late s, Parker moved to New York. After a few minor roles, she made her Broadway debut in a production of Craig Lucas' Prelude to a Kiss , playing the lead role of Rita, in She moved with the production when it transferred from its origin Off-Broadway. Parker won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance and was nominated for a Tony Award although she did not play the role when the film was made.
Parker played Harper Pitt, the Mormon Valium-addicted wife of a closeted lawyer. In , Parker appeared in the comedy Saved! In November , Parker was the subject of a career exhibition at Boston University, where memorabilia from her career were donated to the University's library. In that category, she defeated the four leads of Desperate Housewives.
After receiving the award, Parker stated: "I'm really in favor of legalizing marijuana. I don't think it's that controversial. In August , Parker continued her role in the third season of Weeds. Following this, she returned to work on the fifth season of Weeds. Parker took the lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Broadway revival of the play Hedda Gabler , running from January through March 29, The play garnered a series of negative reviews. Parker starred opposite Bruce Willis in the film Red , an adaptation of the comic book miniseries of the same name.
The film was released on October 15, In she played roles in both Red 2 and R. Friedman Theatre from October 24 through December 15, The play was directed by Daniel J. Sullivan and also starred Danny Burstein and Victoria Clark. The play, directed by Mark Brokaw, opened on June 2, The play extended its run, closing on July 11, The play transferred to Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, with previews starting on September 20, , officially opening on October 13, with Parker and Denis Arndt reprising their roles.
Since , Mary-Louise Parker has contributed articles for Esquire magazine. From to November , Parker dated actor Billy Crudup, who left her for Claire Danes while she was seven months pregnant with their son, William Atticus Parker, born in
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