Marsha Mason

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Marsha Mason
Born April 3 1942 (1942-04-03) (age 67)
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Years active 1966-present
Spouse(s) Neil Simon
(1973-1981)
Gary Campbell
(1965-1970)

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

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Mason was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Edward Marion Mason, Jr. and his wife Catharine Kentwood-Mason, she has a younger sister, Linda [b. 1943]. She grew up on Elmont Lane in Crestwood, MO. Mason is a graduate of Nerinx Hall High School and Webster Collage, both in Webster Groves, MO.

[edit] Marriage and films

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 1984.

[edit] Nominations and awards

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.

[edit] Present job

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

[edit] Last appearance

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

[edit] Filmography

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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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