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Mare Winningham

Date of birth: 1959-05-16

Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Mary Megan Winningham

Mare 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
3.1

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
3.1

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
3.4

Miracle Mile

1989-05-19

After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before the

Wyatt Earp
3.4

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
2.5

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
3.3

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
3.4

George Wallace

1997-08-24

George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor

Mirror Mirror
3

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
4

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
3.1

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
3.7

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
3.1

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
2.7

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
3.3

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
3.4

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
3.3

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
2.4

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
2.9

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
2.9

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
3.1

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
3.3

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
3

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
2.3

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
2.4

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
3.7

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
3.8

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
3

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
2.5

Threshold

1981-09-19

Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented

Brothers
3.7

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
3

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
1.3

Those Secrets

1992-03-16

A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.

The Women's Room
1.8

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
4.3

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
0

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
3.4

Rob Peace

2024-08-02

An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and

Swing Vote
2.9

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
3.1

Geostorm

2017-10-12

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came t

Little Girl Fly Away
3

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
3.4

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
0

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
3

Special Olympics

1978-02-22

A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectu

The Seagull
2.7

The Seagull

2018-05-11

At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her love

Everything That Rises
2.4

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?
3.6

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
2.8

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
2.1

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.
1.9

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
2.5

Betrayed by Love

1994-01-17

An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.

O.G.
3

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
2.8

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
3.1

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
3.8

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
3.3

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
3

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
0

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
0

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
0

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
3.8

She Stood Alone

1991-04-15

Prudence Crandall establishes herself in Cantenbury, and starts a girls-school. When Eliza Harris, a

Freedom
3

Freedom

1981-05-18

Talented musician and free spirit Libby chafes under the rule of her divorced journalist mother, so

Love Is Never Silent
3

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
2

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
3.5

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
3.8

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
3

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
0

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
3

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