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Marsha Mason
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<p>Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and theatre director. She has been nominated four times for the <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress/gdtCoxC8">Academy Award for Best Actress</a> for her performances in <i><a href="/facts/Cinderella_Liberty/sQgMLB6A">Cinderella Liberty</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/facts/The_Goodbye_Girl/GBjx3NSG">The Goodbye Girl</a></i> (1977), <i><a href="/facts/Chapter_Two_(film)/L8d6YvXl">Chapter Two</a></i> (1979), and <i><a href="/facts/Only_When_I_Laugh_(film)/oQ5rWBa6">Only When I Laugh</a></i> (1981). The first two also won her <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Awards</a>. She was married for 10 years (1973–1983) to the playwright and screenwriter <a href="/facts/Neil_Simon/GqY3QNUk">Neil Simon</a>, who wrote all but the first film cited above, in addition to several others in which she starred. </p><p>Mason's film debut was in the 1966 film <i>Hot Rod Hullabaloo</i>. Her other films include <i><a href="/facts/Blume_in_Love/xbcFCkbv">Blume in Love</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/facts/The_Cheap_Detective/mUCCoYYL">The Cheap Detective</a></i> (1978), <i><a href="/facts/Max_Dugan_Returns/raKydGVa">Max Dugan Returns</a></i> (1983), <i><a href="/facts/Heartbreak_Ridge/kNRJ5Rc3">Heartbreak Ridge</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/facts/Stella_(1990_film)/0Bfc7Dpr">Stella</a></i> (1990) and <i><a href="/facts/Drop_Dead_Fred/rR9jmgnt">Drop Dead Fred</a></i> (1991). On television, she appeared in the soap opera <i><a href="/facts/Love_of_Life/hLr5v8zM">Love of Life</a></i> (1971–72) and received a <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Award</a> nomination for her recurring role on the <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i> (1997–98). </p><p>She has also had an extensive career on stage, making her <a href="/facts/Broadway_theatre/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> debut as a replacement in the comedy<i> <a href="/facts/Cactus_Flower_(play)/HpVCwWWS">Cactus Flower</a></i> in 1968. She starred in a 1999 revival of <i><a href="/facts/The_Prisoner_of_Second_Avenue/gQ3XmS0p">The Prisoner of Second Avenue</a></i> in London, and received a <a href="/facts/Grammy/2bxYJjPV">Grammy</a> nomination for <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Comedy_Album/lzo2pGo7">Best Comedy Album</a> for the 2000 recording. In 2006, she starred in the American premiere production of <i><a href="/facts/Hecuba_(play)/W2UKGMKQ">Hecuba</a></i> at the <a href="/facts/Chicago_Shakespeare_Theater/ve4JNWfX">Chicago Shakespeare Theater</a>. Her other Broadway credits include <i><a href="/facts/The_Night_of_the_Iguana/MVPJuNor">The Night of the Iguana</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/facts/Steel_Magnolias_(play)/8U38yIlC">Steel Magnolias</a></i> (2005), and <i><a href="/facts/Impressionism_(play)/ldCAU1Ag">Impressionism</a></i> (2009). </p><p>Mason guest starred in <i><a href="/facts/Madam_Secretary_(TV_series)/6DEwRlE4">Madam Secretary</a></i> (2015–16) and <i><a href="/facts/The_Good_Wife/D79Vz19k">The Good Wife</a></i> (2016), and has had recurring roles on the <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> sitcom <i><a href="/facts/The_Middle_(TV_series)/bfWzPKSc">The Middle</a></i> from 2010 to 2017 and the <a href="/facts/Netflix/TKtlFVY9">Netflix</a> series <i><a href="/facts/Grace_and_Frankie/YfSJw4ED">Grace and Frankie</a></i> since 2016. </p>