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Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

43 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mary Kay Place is an American actress who also works as a screenwriter and director. She began in television in the 1970s, hired as a production assistant to Tim Conway and Norman Lear, and went on to write for sitcoms including All in the Family. Her breakout came as Loretta Haggers, a would-be country singer, on the soap parody Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a part that won her a Primetime Emmy Award in 1977 and led to three albums for Columbia Records and the country hit Baby Boy. Her many films include Private Benjamin (1980), The Rainmaker (1997), The Big Chill (1983) and Captain Ron (1992), along with Being John Malkovich (1999), Sweet Home Alabama (2002) and The Intern (2015). She directed episodes of Dream On and Friends, and for Diane (2019), her first leading film role, she won best actress awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics.

79years old

Turns 80 on September 23in 346 days

  • Born Tulsa
  • Star sign: LibraFirst day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp

Movie Career

Films
43
Career span
45 years1977 to 2022

Genres

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  1. First role

    Place was hired as a production assistant on The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, and Conway gave her the first on-camera break while Norman Lear arranged her first writing credit on All in the Family.

  2. A first

    Place's first lead role in a film came in 2018 with Diane, which Kent Jones wrote specifically for her and Martin Scorsese executive produced.

  3. Beyond film

    Place recorded three studio albums for Columbia Records, including one as her Mary Hartman character Loretta Haggers that featured the Top Ten country hit "Baby Boy."

  4. Behind the camera

    Place took the director's chair for episodes of Dream On, the HBO sitcom, plus Friends on NBC and the series Baby Boom.

  5. Beyond film

    Place sang "Blue Moon" with Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 1977 musical drama New York, New York, and the performance was included on the original soundtrack.

  6. Beyond film

    Place hosted Saturday Night Live in 1977 and also performed as the musical guest, singing "Something to Brag About" with Willie Nelson.

Mary Kay Place movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Being John Malkovich1999 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Floris

    IMDb rating 7.7371K votes

  2. Sweet Home Alabama2002 Comedy, Romanceas Pearl Smooter

    IMDb rating 6.2137K votes

  3. The Rainmaker1997as Dot Black

    IMDb rating 7.293K votes

  4. Captain Ron1992as Katherine Harvey

    IMDb rating 5.925K votes

  5. The Big Chill1983as Meg Jones

    IMDb rating 7.146K votes

  6. It's Complicated2009as Joanne

    IMDb rating 6.6104K votes

  7. City of Ember2008as Mrs. Murdo

    IMDb rating 6.473K votes

  8. Shrek Forever After2010as Guard Witchvoice

    IMDb rating 6.4250K votes

Most often with

Nancy Meyers directed two of these films, Lisa Krueger two. Jean Smart appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jean Smart, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jean SmartRobert De Niro, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert De NiroWhoopi Goldberg, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Whoopi GoldbergBurt Reynolds, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Burt ReynoldsJohn Cusack, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John CusackRichard Jenkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard JenkinsNancy MeyersDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Nancy MeyersLisa KruegerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Lisa Krueger

Films together

Box office

What Mary Kay Place's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

29 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 43 films: 29 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 29Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

Shrek Forever After2010as Guard Witch (voice)$753 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 89% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Shrek Forever After2010as Guard Witch (voice)
    $753M42.7% of the total
  2. 2
    It's Complicated2009as Joanne
    $219M12.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Intern2015as Jules's Mom
    $195M11.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Sweet Home Alabama2002as Pearl Smooter
    $181M10.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Private Benjamin1980as Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
    $70M4.0% of the total
  6. 6
    The Big Chill1983as Meg Jones
    $56M3.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Girl, Interrupted1999as Mrs. Gilcrest
    $48M2.7% of the total
  8. 8
    The Rainmaker1997as Dot Black
    $46M2.6% of the total
Starting Over (1979), $35.6 millionModern Problems (1981), $26.2 millionBeing John Malkovich (1999), $22.9 millionCaptain Ron (1992), $22.5 millionYouth in Revolt (2009), $19.7 millionCity of Ember (2008), $17.9 millionNew York, New York (1977), $16.4 millionMore American Graffiti (1979), $15.0 millionI'll See You in My Dreams (2015), $7.4 millionPecker (1998), $2.3 millionHuman Nature (2001), $1.6 millionSilver City (2004), $1.4 millionThe Hollars (2016), $1.0 millionLatter Days (2004), $819,939Music (2021), $645,949My First Mister (2001), $595,005

$193 millionfrom the other 21 films with a worldwide figure, 11% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Mary Kay Place's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
1977Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesMary Hartman, Mary HartmanWon

Online

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