Marg Helgenberger
Biography
Marg Helgenberger is an American actress who first came to attention on daytime television. Born in Fremont, Nebraska, she studied drama at Northwestern University and joined the soap Ryan's Hope in 1982, playing Siobhan Ryan until 1986. She then starred as K.C. Koloski on the ABC war drama China Beach, a role that earned her a 1990 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Helgenberger became best known as blood spatter analyst Catherine Willows on the CBS series CSI, which she began in 2000 and later revisited for the television film CSI: Immortality (2015) and the sequel series. Her work on CSI brought two Emmy nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, and a Screen Actors Guild ensemble award in 2005. In film, she appeared in Species (1995), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Mr. Brooks (2007), among other features. She also had roles in the series Under the Dome and Intelligence.
67years old
Turns 68 on November 16in 35 days
- Born Fremont
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Mary Marg Helgenberger (birth name)Also credited as Mary Margaret Helgenberger
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 30 years1989 to 2019
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Getting ready for a role
While CSI was in its first days of filming, Helgenberger went to the Clark County Coroner's Office to research her part, and she even watched autopsies being done.
First role
Helgenberger's first feature film came in 1989. She played an all-night answering-service operator in a segment of After Midnight, a horror anthology by the Wheat brothers.
A first
For her work in television, Helgenberger was given the 2,458th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was presented to her on January 23, 2012.
Marg Helgenberger movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eight 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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Also two films together2 more actors
- Natasha HenstridgeSpecies II (1998) and Species (1995)
- Emmanuel XuerebBad Boys (1995) and The Cowboy Way (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Marg Helgenberger's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$834 million
13 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 13 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$256M30.7% of the total
- 2$141M16.9% of the total
- 3$113M13.6% of the total
- 4$79M9.5% of the total
- 5$74M8.9% of the total
- 6$61M7.3% of the total
- 7$48M5.8% of the total
- 8$25M3.0% of the total
$35.6 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1990 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | China Beach | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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