Mare Winningham
Date of birth: 1959-05-16
Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Mary Megan Winningham
Biography
Mary Megan "Mare" Winningham (born May 16, 1959) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.
Movie Credits
St. Elmo's Fire
1985-06-28
Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone pla
Turner & Hooch
1989-07-28
Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigge
Miracle Mile
1989-05-19
After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before the
Wyatt Earp
1994-06-24
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matte
One Trick Pony
1980-10-03
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and
Made in Heaven
1987-11-06
Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her
George Wallace
1997-08-24
George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor
Mirror Mirror
2012-03-15
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy princ
War Eagle, Arkansas
2007-11-03
Based on a True Story War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man’s choice of
Dandelion
2004-01-15
In a small town of rolling fields and endless skies, isolated 16 year old Mason lives in a world whe
The Magic of Ordinary Days
2005-01-30
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriag
Shy People
1987-12-04
A Cosmo Magazine journalist and her daughter leave New York City to visit their distant relatives de
Bad Day on the Block
1997-08-22
The heat is at record highs, the air conditioner is broken, the milk has gone bad, the repairman can
The War
1994-11-04
The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traum
Tru Confessions
2002-04-05
Trudy Walker hated her life. She thought it was totally messed up until she found out about a contes
The Boys Next Door
1996-02-04
Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due
The Maldonado Miracle
2003-01-20
A story about a small, dying town in need of hope until one day a young boy gives them something to
The Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004-02-13
Ociee Nash, a spirited nine-year-old from rural Mississippi, is sent to live with her Aunt Mamie to
Georgia
1995-05-19
Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer. Unfortunately it is this very
God Bless the Child
1988-03-21
Single mother, Theresa Johnson, becomes homeless, loses her job and tries to survive with her young
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984-04-23
Deafblind Helen Keller learned to communicate with the world through her teacher Annie Sullivan. The
Crossing to Freedom
1990-04-08
A very proper Englishman becomes saddled with youngsters that he has to help escape Nazi Germany. Ad
Teresa's Tattoo
1994-03-15
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980-05-05
A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home aft
Philomena
2013-11-01
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to l
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000-02-13
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sall
A Winner Never Quits
1986-04-13
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm whi
Threshold
1981-09-19
Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented
Brothers
2009-12-02
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is pr
The Death of Ocean View Park
1979-10-19
A group of celebrants find themselves trapped in an amusement park that is being torn apart by a hur
Those Secrets
1992-03-16
A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.
The Women's Room
1980-09-14
A wife is sick and tired of her husband's infidelities, so she leaves home and goes back to grad-sch
Amber Waves
1980-03-09
A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his
One Too Many
1985-05-01
Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with
Rob Peace
2024-08-02
An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and
Swing Vote
2008-08-01
In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote
Geostorm
2017-10-12
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came t
Little Girl Fly Away
1998-10-06
Fact-based story about a woman whose life is shattered by a poetry-spouting stalker who manages to e
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982-12-01
A young mother hands her children into what she thinks is a childcare center while she finds a new h
Sexual Healing
1993-07-18
A recently dumped single guy and a bored housewife meet through a phone dating service and begin a h
Special Olympics
1978-02-22
A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectu
The Seagull
2018-05-11
At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her love
Everything That Rises
1998-07-12
His son's critical injury forces a Montana man (Dennis Quaid) to reconsider priorities as he struggl
Who Is Julia?
1986-10-26
A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed.
Hard Promises
1992-01-31
A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his
Nobody's Fool
1986-11-07
Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare trou
Better Off Dead.
1993-01-12
A lawyer fights a losing battle against the courts to overturn the death sentence for a convicted fe
Betrayed by Love
1994-01-17
An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.
O.G.
2018-04-20
Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the
Snap Decision
2001-06-04
Inspired by a true story, a young widowed mother finds herself on trial for child pornography and ab
Sharing the Secret
2000-05-10
A teenage girl, who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends, secretly binges an
Dark Waters
2019-11-22
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to
Eye on the Sparrow
1987-12-07
True story of a blind couple who fought the authorities to acquire the right to adopt a child.
Letter to My Killer
1995-08-09
A letter is found by a demolition worker that reveals a cover up and a murder that is over 30 years
Single Bars, Single Women
1984-10-14
Men and women gather at local singles bars in search of lasting love or casual action.
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981-10-21
Serio-comic road movie about a feisty girl who sets out for California and hitches a ride for hersel
Love and Lies
1990-03-18
Fact-based story of real-life detective Kim Paris who was assigned to work undercover to find the mu
She Stood Alone
1991-04-15
Prudence Crandall establishes herself in Cantenbury, and starts a girls-school. When Eliza Harris, a
Freedom
1981-05-18
Talented musician and free spirit Libby chafes under the rule of her divorced journalist mother, so
Love Is Never Silent
1985-12-09
A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her deaf
The Deliverance of Elaine
1996-04-10
A small town schoolteacher is hunted by a paroled con who holds the secret of her dark past.
News of the World
2020-12-25
A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees t
Fatal Exposure
1991-02-06
Mare Winningham stars in this thriller about a photo store mix-up of a single mom's family vacation
All My Puny Sorrows
2022-04-15
The story of two Mennonite sisters who have left their strict religious upbringing behind. While one
Death Wish
2024-10-17
After losing his grandfather and job to COVID-19, an enraged deliveryman decides to do the only logi
Girl From the North Country
2024-11-21
Set in 1934 Duluth, Minnesota, during the Great Depression, Girl from the North Country centres on N