Marcy Harriell
Biography
An actress, singer and writer from New Jersey, Marcy Harriell has worked extensively on Broadway. She began with a national tour of West Side Story in 1996, playing Maria, then made her Broadway debut as Mimi in Rent in 1997, opposite Adam Pascal. Her other Broadway credits include Lennon and the Tony winning In the Heights, where she played Vanessa opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda. On screen, she was a series regular on Ed, Nurse Jackie and Queens Supreme and made guest appearances on NCIS, Law & Order, Elementary and Search Party. Quentin Tarantino was intrigued by the characterization she created and rewrote the part in Death Proof (2007), part of Grindhouse (2007), for her. She also appears in Men in Black: International (2019), recorded demos for Moana, and sings with the tribute group Loser's Lounge. She hosts a Craftsy show about sewing and fashion and writes for sewing magazines.
54years old
Turns 55 on August 6in 268 days
- Born New Jersey
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 12 years2007 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019Men in Black: InternationalIMDb rating 5.6
- 2015Touched with FireIMDb rating 6.2
- 2007Death ProofIMDb rating 7.0
- 2007GrindhouseIMDb rating 7.5
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First role
Marcy Harriell made her Broadway debut as Mimi in Rent after only four days of rehearsal, stepping into the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opposite Adam Pascal.
Big break
In 2006, Marcy Harriell tried out for a Quentin Tarantino movie, Death Proof, which was half of the double feature Grindhouse. Tarantino found her "southern boy" portrayal so interesting that he changed the role for her and gave the character the name Marcy.
Beyond film
Lin-Manuel Miranda recruited Marcy Harriell in December 2013 to record demos for Moana, and her outtakes of More and More (Reprise) ended up on the soundtrack.
Beyond film
Mark Morris tapped Marcy Harriell as star vocalist for his 2022 piece The Look of Love, which premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Marcy Harriell movies on Netflix
Most often with
Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Rosario Dawson's page
Mary Elizabeth Winstead's page
Quentin Tarantino's page
Tracie Thoms's page
Rose McGowan's page
Also two films together8 more actors
- Jordan LaddDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Eli RothDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Zoë BellDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Michael BacallDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Sydney Tamiia PoitierDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Vanessa FerlitoDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Omar DoomDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
- Monica StaggsDeath Proof (2007) and Grindhouse (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
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