Biography
Until the mid-2000s, the biography of American Mary-Louise Parker was connected only with acting in the theater, cinema and television. Successful roles in Broadway production and a brilliant game in the series brought a woman prestigious nominations and awards "Tony" and "Emmy". After the most successful works in art films, Mary-Louise retrained into the writer and released memoirs called "Dear Mr. You "and a cycle of articles for Esquire magazine.Childhood and youth
Mary Louise Parker was born on August 2, 1964 in the capital of the US state of South Carolina. Being the youngest of four children Caroline Morelli and John Morgan Parker, the girl inherited from the ancestors of the Swedish, British, German and Dutch roots.
According to the actress, in childhood she was lonely and deeply unhappy with the child, since parents who provided it with everything necessary, constantly moved to the instructions of the father's employers. For 10 years, the family of the army judge visited Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, France and Germany and eventually stopped in Arizona, where Mary-Louise was educated in Markosa de Niza.
The next step was to study at the Art College at the University of North Carolina, after which the graduate with a diploma dramatic actress left the parents and moved to New York. In the megalopolis, the girl got a job in the Danish shoe company ECCO, and in his free time, visited the castings and played minor roles in the series and films. The first creative victory in the career Parker was the performance in the Broadway play "Prelude to a kiss", awarded the nomination for theatrical Prize "Tony" in 1990.
Films
Hollywood directors immediately noticed the dramatic talent of the actresses and estimated her attractive appearance and elegant figure (height 171 cm, weight 54 kg). In the 1990s, Mary-Louise fell into the company's company's company and appeared on the screens in the films "Big Canyon" and "Roasted Green Tomatoes".
One of the most remarkable works of this period was the comedy Woody Allen "bullets over Broadway", where Parker was lucky to become a partner John Cusaca and Oscar owner Diane Wist.
Dramatic images created in Joel Schumacher "Client" and Jane Campion "Portrait of a Lady", strengthened Mary-Louise authority, and she looked adequately against the background Nicole Kidman, Viggo Mortensen and Christian Baila. Theatrical career also received the development of the floors of Fogel "As I learned to drive", put in 1997 by the Troupe of the Manhattan "Vineyard".
Creative experience gained in youth made Parker one of the most desirable and sought-after actresses. In the early 2000s, she was invited to television in the mini-series on the work of the American scenario Tony Kuner, telling about the problems in the life of ordinary people.
The premiere of "Angels in America" took place on December 7, 2003 on the HBO channel, and for the role of a housewife Harper Pitt, predicted to tranquilizers, Mary-Louise received the AMMI and Golden Globe Award as the best actress of the second plan.
In 2004, after the films "Saved!" And "wonderful escape", Parker again performed on Broadway, fulfilled the main role in the play on the play of Craig Lucas "Reckless". This work brought the actress another nomination and the Tony award and made it the object of the creative exhibition at the University of Boston. Among other exhibits transferred to the educational library were prizes, personal belongings and a series of hot photographs in swimsuits and underwear.
By that time, Mary-Louise's asset had not yet had awards obtained for the Duman's Master Series, which she deserved in rivalry with the leading heroines of the "Desperate Housewives" series.
The story of a lonely mother of a housewife, which has become a distributor of drugs, has received a wide public resonance and gave rise to a lot of disputes on the legalization of marijuana. Despite the criticism, the show that went on Showtime channel, for 8 seasons, has become one of the most successful actresses and gave her new fans and solid fee.
The shooting of Donmana was held without a separation from Hollywood projects, the most successful and cash regulations of which were comedy militants with Bruce Willis "RED" and "RED-2", Biographical Western "How Cowardly Robert Ford killed Jesse James" with Brad Pitt and Family Fantasy "Ghost Patrol" with Ryan Reynolds.
In 2013-2015, the actress again worked on Broadway and played in the play "Snow Geese" and "Geisenberg" on the stage of the Manhattan Club and Samuel J. Friedman Theater.
Recent works in the filmography Parker became Triller directed by Francis Louurenza "Red Sparrow", released on the screens in the spring of 2018, as well as the series "billions" and "Mr. Mercedes", which started on American television in 2016-2017.
Personal life
In his youth, Mary-Louise, for 7 years, met with actor Billy Krupov, known on the films "Sleeping", "Mission Impossible - 3" and "Johnny D.". In 2003, the personal life of the couple collapsed, and Parker became a single mother, Rouching the Son, who was called William Attikus.Giving all the time to work and raising a child, Mary-Louise only by December 2006 decided to new relations. Its chosen was Jeffrey Dean Morgan, partner of the TV series "Duram". Beloved sincerely wanted to become a husband of the actress and 2 years after the acquaintance, he offered her hand and heart to her, but these relationships did not work either and ended in collapse in 2009.
Embed from getty imagesHowever, life with the star of projects "Supernatural" and "The Walking Dead" could not be called unsuccessful. The adoption of a girl from Ethiopia, which occurred in 2007 is considered to be a joint achievement. The actress did not give an interview about the decision taken, but the photo of the baby fell on the pages of the informal fan instagram.
Own novels and experiences Parker described in memoirs under the name "Dear Mr. You "published by the Publishing House Scribner Books in November 2015.
Mary-Louise Parker now
Now Mary Louise is still not married. She lives in Brooklyn-Heights with two children and in the free time from the shooting time often walks along the landscaped streets and the ancient boulevards of a fashionable area.
Embed from getty imagesOn television, the actress continues to participate in the billions project and in 2019 plans to complete work over the 5th season of the show.
The closest full-length films of Parker must be comedy Sam Gold "Compliance" and Donna Vermeer "Les Passages" melodrama.
Filmography
- 1991 - "Fried Green Tomatoes"
- 1991 - "Big Canyon"
- 1994 - "bullets over Broadway"
- 1996 - "Portrait of Lady"
- 2002 - "Red Dragon"
- 2003 - "Angels in America"
- 2005-2012 - "Duram"
- 2007 - "How a cowardly Robert Ford killed Jesse James"
- 2010 - "RED"
- 2013 - "Ghost Patrol"
- 2013 - "RED 2"
- 2016-2019 - "Billions"
- 2017-2018 - "Mr. Mercedes"
- 2018 - "Red Sparrow"