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