Mare Winningham
Known for Acting · 103 credits
- Born
- 1959-05-16 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sandra Blaine
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Susan Grey
24
2001
as Elaine Al-Zacar
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Terry Beckett
American Horror Story
2011
as Alicia Spencer / Hazel Evers / Sally Keffler / Rita Gayheart
ER
1994
as Amanda Lee
CSI: NY
2004
as Katherine Donovan
Cold Case
2003
as Celeste Cooper (2010)
Boston Legal
2004
as Patrice Kelly
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Maggie de Santo
Your Friends & Neighbors
2025
as Elaine Naft
Six Feet Under
2001
as Eileen Piper
The Affair
2014
as Cherry Lockhart
Mad About You
1992
as Sarah McCain
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Norma Lewis (segment "Button, Button")
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Joey Carston
Police Woman
1974
Under the Dome
2013
as Agatha Seagrave
Torchwood
2006
as Ellis Hartley Monroe
The Oscars
1953
as Self
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Beth
Family
1976
as Merilee
The Outsider
2020
as Jeannie Anderson
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Justine O'Neill
Dopesick
2021
as Diane Mallum
Night Visions
2001
as Kate Morris (segment "Still Life")
Mildred Pierce
2011
as Ida Corwin
Hatfields & McCoys
2012
as Sally McCoy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Margaret Ryder / Sheila / Martha
Clubhouse
2004
as Lynne Young
Big Hawaii
1977
Intruders
1992
as Mary Wilkes
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Chandi Heffner
George Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph
The Young Pioneers
1978
as Nettie Peters
Movies (66)
Geostorm
2017
as Dr. Jennings
Brothers
2009
as Elsie Cahill
Mirror Mirror
2012
as Baker Margaret
Dark Waters
2019
as Darlene Kiger
News of the World
2020
as Doris Boudlin
Wyatt Earp
1994
as Mattie Blaylock
The Magic of Ordinary Days
2005
as Martha
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as Helen Keller
Philomena
2013
as Mary Hess
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Wendy Beamish
Shy People
1987
as Candy
O.G.
2018
as Janice
Made in Heaven
1987
as Brenda Carlucci
Under Pressure
1997
as Catherine Braverton
Turner & Hooch
1989
as Emily Carson
Death Wish
2024
as Mom (voice)
Miracle Mile
1989
as Julie Peters
Sharing the Secret
2000
as Dr. Nina Moss
The Seagull
2018
as Polina Andryevna
Rob Peace
2024
as Professor Durham
George Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace
Tru Confessions
2002
as Ginny
Love Is Never Silent
1985
as Margaret Ryder
Dandelion
2004
as Layla Mullich
Who Is Julia?
1986
as Mary Frances Bodine
Swing Vote
2008
as Larissa Johnson
The War
1994
as Lois Simmons
Everything That Rises
1998
as Kyle Clay
War Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Belle, Enoch's Mother
One Trick Pony
1980
as Modeena Dandridge
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph
All My Puny Sorrows
2022
as Lottie Von Riesen
Georgia
1995
as Georgia Flood
Little Girl Fly Away
1998
as Cath
The Maldonado Miracle
2003
as Maisie
Amber Waves
1980
as Marlene Burkhardt
The Boys Next Door
1996
as Sheila
God Bless the Child
1988
as Theresa Johnson
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Singer
Girl From the North Country
2024
as Elizabeth Laine
One Too Many
1985
as Beth
Hard Promises
1992
as Dawn
Nobody's Fool
1986
as Pat
Betrayed by Love
1994
as Dana
The Women's Room
1980
as Chris
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
as Micki Johansen
Eye on the Sparrow
1987
as Ethel Lee
The Deliverance of Elaine
1996
as Elaine Hodges
Those Secrets
1992
as Faye
Freedom
1981
as Libby Bellow
Sexual Healing
1993
as Marta
She Stood Alone
1991
as Prudence Crandall
Snap Decision
2001
as Jennifer Bradley
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Locksley Claitor
Crossing to Freedom
1990
as Nicole Rougeron
Single Bars, Single Women
1984
as Bootsie
Threshold
1981
as Carol Severance
Letter to My Killer
1995
Special Olympics
1978
as Janice Gallitzin
The Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004
as Aunt Mamie Nash
Love and Lies
1990
as Kim Paris
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Kate Bradshaw
Better Off Dead.
1993
as Kit Kellner
A Winner Never Quits
1986
as Annie
The Death of Ocean View Park
1979
as Jenny Flowers
Fatal Exposure
1991
as Jamie Hurd
About Mare Winningham
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. With 103 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Mare Winningham has appeared in 66 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mare Winningham Movies
- Geostorm (2017) — as Dr. Jennings
- Brothers (2009) — as Elsie Cahill
- Mirror Mirror (2012) — as Baker Margaret
- Dark Waters (2019) — as Darlene Kiger
- News of the World (2020) — as Doris Boudlin
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