Harden was nominated for her second Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the 2009 TV film “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler.” Her performance won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway in 2009 as Veronica in God of Carnage. Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in Angels in America, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She earned another Oscar nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in Mystic River (2003).īroadway Debut: Tony Nomination and Award Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) got her breakthrough in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed “Miller’s Crossing.”įor her performance as artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 film Pollock, she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Other Awards: Tony nomination age 34 Tony Award, Emmy nom
Oscar Nomination: Mystic River, 2003 age 44 Training: BA in drama University of Texas, Austin MFA NYU School of the Artsīroadway Debut, Angels in America, 1993 age 34īreakthrough: Miller’s Crossing, 1990, age 31 Cumulative Advantage: Yes (Oscar, Tony, Emmy nom)