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Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress known for work on stage and screen, who got her start on the soap opera Ryan's Hope and made her Broadway debut in Prelude to a Kiss in 1990, a role that brought her a Tony nomination. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, she studied drama before moving to New York City. Her film breakthrough came with Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Boys on the Side (1995), with later roles in The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) and RED (2010). She won a Primetime Emmy for the miniseries Angels in America and a Golden Globe for the series Weeds, and took two Tony Awards, for Proof and The Sound Inside.

62years old

Turns 63 on August 2in 293 days

  • Born Fort Jackson
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
37 years1989 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the award

    Parker won the 2006 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy for Weeds, defeating all four leads of Desperate Housewives in the same category.

  2. First role

    Parker's Broadway debut came in 1990, playing Rita, the lead in Craig Lucas' Prelude to a Kiss. When the production transferred from off-Broadway, she went with it.

Mary-Louise Parker 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. RED2010 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Sarah Ross

    IMDb rating 7.0341K votes

  2. RED 22013 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Sarah

    IMDb rating 6.6190K votes

  3. R.I.P.D.2013as Proctor

    IMDb rating 5.6153K votes

  4. Fried Green Tomatoes1991as Ruth Jamison

    IMDb rating 7.793K votes

  5. The Spiderwick Chronicles2008as Helen Grace

    IMDb rating 6.5110K votes

  6. Red Dragon2002as Molly Graham

    IMDb rating 7.2314K votes

  7. The Client1994as Dianne Sway

    IMDb rating 6.788K votes

  8. Red Sparrow2018as Stephanie Boucher

    IMDb rating 6.6220K votes

Most often with

Robert Schwentke directed three of these films. John Malkovich appears in four 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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John Malkovich, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with John MalkovichSusan Sarandon, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Susan SarandonMartin Donovan, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Martin DonovanMandy Moore, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Mandy MooreBruce Willis, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce WillisBrian Cox, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Brian CoxRobert SchwentkeDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Robert Schwentke

Films together

Box office

What Mary-Louise Parker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.4 billion

24 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 24 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Red Dragon2002as Molly Graham$209 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Red Dragon2002as Molly Graham
    $209M15.2% of the total
  2. 2
    RED2010as Sarah Ross
    $199M14.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Spiderwick Chronicles2008as Helen Grace
    $164M11.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Red Sparrow2018as Stephanie Boucher
    $152M11.0% of the total
  5. 5
    RED 22013as Sarah
    $148M10.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Fried Green Tomatoes1991as Ruth Jamison
    $119M8.6% of the total
  7. 7
    The Client1994as Dianne Sway
    $118M8.5% of the total
  8. 8
    R.I.P.D.2013as Proctor
    $62M4.5% of the total
Young Washington (2026), $44.9 millionGrand Canyon (1991), $41.0 millionBullets Over Broadway (1994), $37.5 millionBoys on the Side (1995), $23.4 millionThe Portrait of a Lady (1996), $20.0 millionThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), $14.7 millionSaved! (2004), $10.1 millionSolitary Man (2009), $5.0 millionLongtime Companion (1989), $4.6 millionMr. Wonderful (1993), $3.1 millionRomance & Cigarettes (2005), $2.9 millionHowl (2010), $1.2 millionNaked in New York (1993), $1.0 millionBehaving Badly (2014), $422,697This Changes Everything (2018), $125,348Golden Exits (2017), $41,888

$210 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1990 to 2004, two of them major.

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Mary-Louise Parker's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
2004Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAngels in AmericaWon
Tony Awards
2001Best Actress in a PlayProofWon
Other honors
2001Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressWon
1997Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActressWon
1990Theatre World AwardWon
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a PlayWon
Drama League AwardWon

Online

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