Mare Winningham

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Birth Name: Mary Megan Winningham

Age: 67, born 16 May 1959

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 6"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Anthony Edwards

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Description: Mary Megan Winningham, known professionally as Mare Winningham (/mɛər/ MAIR; 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 two Tony Awards. An eight-time Emmy Award nominee, she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Amber Waves in 1980 and George Wallace in 1998. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 film Georgia. Winningham's other film and TV roles include The Thorn Birds (1983), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), M Mary Megan Winningham, known professionally as Mare Winningham (/mɛər/ MAIR; 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 two Tony Awards.

An eight-time Emmy Award nominee, she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Amber Waves in 1980 and George Wallace in 1998. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1995 film Georgia.

Winningham's other film and TV roles include The Thorn Birds (1983), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Miracle Mile (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), The War (1994), Dandelion (2004), Swing Vote (2008), Brothers (2009), Mildred Pierce (2011), Hatfields & McCoys (2012), and appeared in American Horror Story for four seasons: Coven (2013), Freak Show (2014), Hotel (2015–16), and Cult (2017). She was cast as Cherry Lockhart for Seasons 1–2 and 4 as Cole's mother in the TV series The Affair.

Winningham made her New York stage debut in the 2007 Off-Broadway musical 10 Million Miles, for which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination. She made her Broadway debut in the 2013 revival of Picnic. In 2014, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the original Broadway production of Casa Valentina.

Winningham has been married four times and divorced three. In the early 1980s, she was briefly married to actor A Martinez. They both starred in the miniseries The Young Pioneers. After their divorce, she married television technical advisor William Mapel, with whom she had five children: Riley Mapel was the oldest son (b. 1981) and died by suicide in 2005; Patrick Mapel (b. 1983); Jack Mapel (b. 1985); the only daughter Calla Louise Mapel (b. 1987) and Happy Atticus Mapel (b. 1988). The marriage ended in 1994. Winningham later married and divorced artist Jason Trucco. At the end of 2021, she and long-time friend and fellow actor Anthony Edwards eloped. The two have known each other for 35 years.

Winningham was raised a Roman Catholic. She converted to Judaism in her early 40s as a personal decision having nothing to do with a marriage, and is an observant Jew. ... (more)

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"Movies:• Miracle Mile (1988) : Either drowned along with Anthony Edwards after their helicopter crashes into the LaBrea tar pits, or killed in an explosion when the nuclear missiles hit the city. the movie ends with them sinking into the tar, followed by the blast, so it's ambiguous which of the two events killed them.• Better Off Dead (1993) : Executed in the gas chamber.TV:• George Wallace (1997) : Dies of cancer. • Grey's Anatomy: The Other Side of This Life Part 2 (2007) : Dies durin"

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Motherhood 2.0 ♥ (3001 person items)

"Mary Megan Winningham16 May 1959Winningham has 5 children:• Riley Mapel (1981-2005);• Patrick Mapel (1983);• Jack Mapel (1985);• Calla Louise Mapel (1987);• Happy Atticus Mapel (1988);"

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