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Screen catalogue →

The Dreadful

2026 · as Morwen

Knox Goes Away

2024 · as Ruby Knox

Confess, Fletch

2022 · as Countess Sylvia de Grassi

So Help Me Todd

2022 · as Margaret

Moxie

2021 · as Principal Shelly

Point Blank

2019 · as Lieutenant Lewis

Fifty Shades Freed

2018 · as Grace Grey

Fifty Shades Darker

2017 · as Grace Trevelyan Grey

Get a Job

2016 · as Katherine Dunn

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015 · as Dr. Grey

Code Black

2015 · as Dr. Leanne Rorish

Magic in the Moonlight

2014 · as Mrs. Baker

Parkland

2013 · as Doris Nelson

Detachment

2011 · as Principal Carol Dearden

The Maiden Heist

2009 · as Rose Barlow

Whip It

2009 · as Brooke Cavendar

Into the Wild

2007

The Mist

2007 · as Mrs. Carmody

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Overview

Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Born in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California, Harden began her acting career appearing in television programs throughout the 1980s. In 1986, she appeared in her first film role, with her breakthrough coming in the 1990 Coen brothers–directed Miller's Crossing. For her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 biographical film Pollock, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a second Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in the drama film Mystic River (2003). Her other notable film credits include The First Wives Club (1996), Flubber (1997), Space Cowboys (2000), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), and the Fifty Shades film trilogy. Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in Tony Kushner's epic play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches/Angels in America: Perestroika for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway in 2009 as Veronica in Yazmina Reza's comedic play God of Carnage, with her performance earning her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Harden's television credits include the HBO series The Newsroom, the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder, the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, and CBS series Code Black and So Help Me Todd. She received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Lewis in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Janina Krzyżanowska in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).

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Notable quotes

“It was really a good way to audition, because it’s more of what I think the experience of auditioning should be, which is more exploratory, not a presentation. You’re in the room with the director, so you may as well work, and he may as well direct you. That’s what we did.”
— Marcia speak on auditions in 2001.
“If someone doesn’t hand it to you, you start barking order like you’re a real doctor. It’s good because you get in the moment, but if you think about it, the pressure to do a good job no matter what your job is is enormous. Pressure is pressure, and it increases when it’s pressure to make sure someone doesn’t die.”
— Marcia talk about fake stress of playing a doctor in 2015.
“Being aware of what the signs are and courageously choosing to get a diagnosis can either bring you relief you don't have it or it can give you opportunity and the gift of time.”
— Marcia speak on Alzheimer's Disease in 2017.
“As for being a single mom, there’s a lot to be said about being single. It’s really wonderful. I do have a hard time making time for other people because I’m lucky that I love my work and also love going home and making jam with my kids.”
— Marcia share experiences as a single mom in 2018.
“I’ve never seen a television show that was going to cover this kind of thing and it was this scary, exciting time of exploration and battle.”
— Marcia made a remark about series "Barkskins" in 2020.
“She’s incredible. Her talent and her body of work is incredible. She’s one of the most incredibly generous people I’ve ever met in everyday life.”
— Emily describe the actress to Hoodlife in 2019.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Born in the La Jolla area of San Diego, California, Harden began her acting career appearing in television programs throughout the 1980s. In 1986, she appeared in her first film role, with her breakthrough coming in the 1990 Coen brothers–directed Miller's Crossing. For her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 biographical film Pollock, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a second Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in the drama film Mystic River (2003). Her other notable film credits include The First Wives Club (1996), Flubber (1997), Space Cowboys (2000), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), and the Fifty Shades film trilogy. Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in Tony Kushner's epic play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches/Angels in America: Perestroika for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway in 2009 as Veronica in Yazmina Reza's comedic play God of Carnage, with her performance earning her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Harden's television credits include the HBO series The Newsroom, the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder, the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, and CBS series Code Black and So Help Me Todd. She received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Lewis in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Janina Krzyżanowska in the television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009).

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Notable quotes

“It was really a good way to audition, because it’s more of what I think the experience of auditioning should be, which is more exploratory, not a presentation. You’re in the room with the director, so you may as well work, and he may as well direct you. That’s what we did.”
— Marcia speak on auditions in 2001.
“If someone doesn’t hand it to you, you start barking order like you’re a real doctor. It’s good because you get in the moment, but if you think about it, the pressure to do a good job no matter what your job is is enormous. Pressure is pressure, and it increases when it’s pressure to make sure someone doesn’t die.”
— Marcia talk about fake stress of playing a doctor in 2015.
“Being aware of what the signs are and courageously choosing to get a diagnosis can either bring you relief you don't have it or it can give you opportunity and the gift of time.”
— Marcia speak on Alzheimer's Disease in 2017.
“As for being a single mom, there’s a lot to be said about being single. It’s really wonderful. I do have a hard time making time for other people because I’m lucky that I love my work and also love going home and making jam with my kids.”
— Marcia share experiences as a single mom in 2018.
“I’ve never seen a television show that was going to cover this kind of thing and it was this scary, exciting time of exploration and battle.”
— Marcia made a remark about series "Barkskins" in 2020.
“She’s incredible. Her talent and her body of work is incredible. She’s one of the most incredibly generous people I’ve ever met in everyday life.”
— Emily describe the actress to Hoodlife in 2019.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Marcia Gay Harden across IJR

Studio characters

Marcia Gay HardenFamously busy. Currently all yours.

Ask Genius about Marcia Gay Harden Create in Studio Build a game Watch videos

🎬 Filmography

Screen catalogue →

The Dreadful

2026 · as Morwen

Knox Goes Away

2024 · as Ruby Knox

Confess, Fletch

2022 · as Countess Sylvia de Grassi

So Help Me Todd

2022 · as Margaret

Moxie

2021 · as Principal Shelly

Point Blank

2019 · as Lieutenant Lewis

Fifty Shades Freed

2018 · as Grace Grey

Fifty Shades Darker

2017 · as Grace Trevelyan Grey

Get a Job

2016 · as Katherine Dunn

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015 · as Dr. Grey

Code Black

2015 · as Dr. Leanne Rorish

Magic in the Moonlight

2014 · as Mrs. Baker

Parkland

2013 · as Doris Nelson

Detachment

2011 · as Principal Carol Dearden

The Maiden Heist

2009 · as Rose Barlow

Whip It

2009 · as Brooke Cavendar

Into the Wild

2007

The Mist

2007 · as Mrs. Carmody