Mary Louise Wilson
Date of birth: 1931-11-12
Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in numerous plays, films and television shows. In film, notable credits include Klute (1971), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), Teachers (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Pet Sematary (1989), Green Card (1990), Stepmom (1998), Nebraska (2013), and Ocean's Eight (2018). Wilson has appeared in many television series such as Maude, Lou Grant, Remember WENN, Frasier, The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, Mozart in the Jungle, Modern Family, and Orange Is the New Black, usually in guest roles. Wilson has had scores of stage roles, making her Broadway debut in Hot Spot (1963) starring Judy Holliday. For her role as "Big" Edie Beale in the musical Grey Gardens (2006), Wilson won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (alongside co-star Christine Ebersole's win for Best Leading actress). She was previously nominated in the same category for her role as Fräulein Schneider in the 1998 revival of Cabaret.
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The Women
2002-06-18
Mary Haines's life falls apart and her social circle shatters after her husband's affair is revealed
Pet Sematary
1989-04-21
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mys
Up the Sandbox
1972-12-21
Bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, a young wife and mother sl
The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993-04-02
Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an at
The Third Date
2003-12-31
It may only be the third date, but Tony knows it's time to pop the question and make the beautiful,
Nebraska
2013-09-21
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order
Going Home
1971-12-01
After doing 13 years in prison for the murder of his wife, mechanic Harry Graham is out on parole an
Teachers
1984-10-05
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing t
She-Devil
1989-12-08
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a weal
She's The Best Thing in It
2015-03-16
Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching sk
King of the Gypsies
1978-12-20
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandso
Hail
1973-07-27
A presidential advisor discovers that the President has assembled a secret army of vigilantes to sup
The Royal Family
1977-11-09
George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly
Green Card
1990-12-23
Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board
A Season for Miracles
1999-12-12
A miracle occurs for a homeless family consisting of two wayward children and their protective aunt
Zelig
1983-07-15
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity
Stepmom
1998-12-25
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Lu
The History of Glamour
1999-07-16
The story of rock'n'roll singer Charles Valentine, who came from small-town Ohio and conquered New Y
24 Nights
1999-10-06
When Jonathan Parker was 4 years old, his mother's words and a chance encounter with a Salvation Arm
Ocean's Eight
2018-06-07
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the c
The Money Pit
1986-03-26
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their d
Blind Spot
1993-05-02
Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accid
Everybody Wins
1990-01-19
A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder c
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982-07-23
When a Conservative TV crusader threatens to shut down beloved brothel, the Chicken Ranch, proprietr
Mr. Wonderful
1993-10-15
Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some
Klute
1971-06-23
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psyc