Mary Stuart Masterson
Biography
Mary Stuart Masterson is an American actress, producer and director whose first film appearance came at eight in The Stepford Wives (1975), playing the daughter of her real-life father, after which she set acting aside for a decade to finish her education. She returned in Heaven Help Us (1985), At Close Range (1986), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) and Chances Are (1989), and took the National Board of Review prize for Best Supporting Actress for Immediate Family (1989). Roger Ebert praised her work in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), and she starred with Johnny Depp in Benny & Joon (1993). She later produced and starred in the television series Kate Brasher, appeared in Something the Lord Made (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Blindspot, earned a Tony nomination for the Broadway revival of Nine, directed The Cake Eaters in 2007, and acted in Skin (2019) and Five Nights at Freddy's (2023).
60years old
Turns 61 on June 28in 259 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 48 years1975 to 2023
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Behind the camera
Masterson made her feature film directing debut in 2007 with The Cake Eaters, which won the Audience Award for Dramatic Feature at the Ashland Independent Film Festival in 2008.
Early training
Masterson spent her teenage years at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, located in New York's Catskills Mountains, where fellow actors Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Cryer were also present.
Mary Stuart Masterson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jonathan Kaplan directed two of these films. Twelve 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
Stephen Tobolowsky's page
Anjelica Huston's page
Elias Koteas's page
Joe Grifasi's page
J.C. Quinn's page
Kevin Dillon's page
All films by Jonathan Kaplan
Also two films together6 more actors
- William PrinceCity in Fear (1980) and The Stepford Wives (1975)
- Cybill ShepherdMarried to It (1991) and Chances Are (1989)
- Eileen RyanBenny & Joon (1993) and At Close Range (1986)
- Mimi KennedyChances Are (1989) and Immediate Family (1989)
- Susan RuttanFunny About Love (1990) and Chances Are (1989)
- Peter MastersonGardens of Stone (1987) and The Stepford Wives (1975)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mary Stuart Masterson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$546 million
17 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 17 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$297M54.4% of the total
- 2$119M21.9% of the total
- 3$23M4.2% of the total
- 4$19M3.5% of the total
- 5$19M3.4% of the total
- 6$16M3.0% of the total
- 7$15M2.8% of the total
- 8$8.7M1.6% of the total
$28.6 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.