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Marsha Mason’s life is like a
multi-faceted crystal – each “face” a different talent. The
celebrated actress of theater, film and television has
garnered four Academy Award nominations (one for the popular
“Goodbye Girl”), as well as an Emmy and a Golden Globe. In
recent years, she also became a successful entrepreneur,
producing Resting in the River Natural Products on her
certified organic farm, Rio Abajo Rio, in Abiquiu, New
Mexico.
Today, after years of thriving on her land by the Chama
River, she feels the pull of the theater. She recently
co-starred on Broadway in Michael Jacob’s play “Impressionism,” along with
Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen.
Truth be told, Marsha Mason never really left the theater.
While running her business in New Mexico, she was reunited
in 1999 with her “Goodbye Girl” co-star Richard Dreyfuss in
Neil Simon's “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” at the Royal
Haymarket Theatre in London. The subsequent recording was
nominated for a Grammy in the best comedy category. In 2004
she appeared in Charles Mee's “Wintertime” at the McCarter
Theatre and the Second Stage in New York. In 2005 she
co-starred with Delta Burke, Christine Ebersole, Frances
Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart and Lily Rabe in “Steel
Magnolias” on Broadway. Ms. Mason performed in the Greek
Tragedy "Hecuba" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2006.
Marsha Mason’s previous theatre credits include “Cyrano de
Bergerac,” “You Can't Take It With You,” “A Doll’s House,”
“The Crucible” and “The Merchant of Venice” in regional
theatre. In New York, she appeared in Norman Mailer's “The
Deer Park,” Israel Horovitz's “The Indian Wants the Bronx,”
Neil Simon's “The Good Doctor,” and in “Richard III.” She
directed Juno's “Swans for The Second Stage.” In 1996 she
starred in “Night of the Iguana” and the following year in
Michael Cristofer's “Amazing Grace.”
Ms. Mason began her film career in Paul Mazursky's “Blume in
Love.” Her second film, “Cinderella Liberty,” earned her an
Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award. She
received her second nomination and a Golden Globe Award for
“The Goodbye Girl.” She was also nominated for an Academy
Award for her work in “Chapter Two” and “Only When I Laugh.”
Other feature credits include “The Cheap Detective,”
“Stella,” “Max Dugan Returns,” “Heartbreak Ridge,” “Nick of
Time” and “Two Days in the Valley.” She can also be seen in
“Bride and Prejudice: A Bollywood Musical,” directed by
Gurinder Chadha.
In addition to theatre and film, Ms. Mason has also appeared
on television in Showtime's “Bereft,” NBC's “Life with Judy
Garland,” and Hallmark Channel's “The Long Shot.” She was
featured on several episodes of “Frasier,” for which she was
nominated for an Emmy, and on the TNT Channel's "Nightmares
and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King.”
Ms. Mason's memoir, “Journey,” which she wrote from her home
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was published in 2000 by Simon and
Schuster.
In looking ahead, Marsha Mason will surely dip into her deep
well of talent for a rich Chapter Two.
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