Mary Stuart Masterson
American actress and director (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Stuart Masterson (born June 28, 1966) is an American actress and director. After making her acting debut as a child in The Stepford Wives (1975), Masterson took a ten-year hiatus to focus on her education. Her early film roles include Heaven Help Us (1985), At Close Range (1986), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), and Chances Are (1989). Her performance in the film Immediate Family (1989) won her the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she earned additional praise for her roles in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Benny & Joon (1993).
Mary Stuart Masterson | |
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Born | (1966-06-28) June 28, 1966 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouses | George Carl Francisco
(m. 1990; div. 1992) |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Carlin Glynn Peter Masterson |
Relatives | Horton Foote (first cousin once removed) |
Masterson later shifted her focus to television projects, appearing in Kate Brasher (2001) which she also produced, Something the Lord Made (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004–2007), Mercy (2010), NCIS (2017), Blindspot (2017–2019), and For Life (2020). She also performed in the Broadway revival of Nine (2003) for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and directed The Cake Eaters (2007). She returned to mainstream film with As You Are (2017), and has since appeared in Skin (2018), Daniel Isn't Real (2019), and Five Nights at Freddy's (2023).