Acting · Phoenix, Arizona, USA · Born May 16, 1959
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.
TVYour Friends & Neighbors
2025
as Elaine Naft
MovieGirl From the North Country
2024
as Elizabeth Laine
MovieDeath Wish
2024
as Mom (voice)
MovieRob Peace
2024
as Professor Durham
MovieAll My Puny Sorrows
2022
as Lottie Von Riesen
TVDopesick
2021
as Diane Mallum
MovieNews of the World
2020
as Doris Boudlin
TVThe Outsider
2020
as Jeannie Anderson
MovieDark Waters
2019
as Darlene Kiger
MovieThe Seagull
2018
as Polina Andryevna
MovieO.G.
2018
as Janice
MovieGeostorm
2017
as Dr. Jennings
TVThe Affair
2014
as Cherry Lockhart
MoviePhilomena
2013
as Mary Hess
TVUnder the Dome
2013
as Agatha Seagrave
TVHatfields & McCoys
2012
as Sally McCoy
MovieMirror Mirror
2012
as Baker Margaret
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Alicia Spencer
TVMildred Pierce
2011
as Ida Corwin
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Terry Beckett
MovieBrothers
2009
as Elsie Cahill
MovieSwing Vote
2008
as Larissa Johnson
MovieWar Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Belle, Enoch's Mother
TVTorchwood
2006
as Ellis Hartley Monroe
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Susan Grey
MovieThe Magic of Ordinary Days
2005
as Martha
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Patrice Kelly
TVClubhouse
2004
as Lynne Young
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Katherine Donovan
MovieThe Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004
as Aunt Mamie Nash
MovieDandelion
2004
as Layla Mullich
TVCold Case
2003
as Celeste Cooper (2010)
TVThe Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
MovieThe Maldonado Miracle
2003
as Maisie
MovieTru Confessions
2002
as Ginny
TV24
2001
as Elaine Al-Zacar
TVNight Visions
2001
as Kate Morris (segment "Still Life")
MovieSnap Decision
2001
as Jennifer Bradley
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Eileen Piper
MovieSharing the Secret
2000
as Dr. Nina Moss
MovieSally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph
TVSally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sandra Blaine
TVToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Chandi Heffner
MovieLittle Girl Fly Away
1998
as Cath
MovieEverything That Rises
1998
as Kyle Clay
MovieGeorge Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace
TVGeorge Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace
MovieUnder Pressure
1997
as Catherine Braverton
MovieThe Deliverance of Elaine
1996
as Elaine Hodges
MovieThe Boys Next Door
1996
as Sheila
MovieLetter to My Killer
1995
MovieGeorgia
1995
as Georgia Flood
MovieThe War
1994
as Lois Simmons
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Maggie de Santo
TVER
1994
as Amanda Lee
MovieWyatt Earp
1994
as Mattie Blaylock
MovieTeresa's Tattoo
1994
as Singer
MovieBetrayed by Love
1994
as Dana
MovieSexual Healing
1993
as Marta
MovieBetter Off Dead.
1993
as Kit Kellner
TVMad About You
1992
as Sarah McCain
TVIntruders
1992
as Mary Wilkes
MovieThose Secrets
1992
as Faye
MovieHard Promises
1992
as Dawn
MovieShe Stood Alone
1991
as Prudence Crandall
MovieFatal Exposure
1991
as Jamie Hurd
MovieCrossing to Freedom
1990
as Nicole Rougeron
MovieLove and Lies
1990
as Kim Paris
MovieTurner & Hooch
1989
as Emily Carson
MovieMiracle Mile
1989
as Julie Peters
MovieGod Bless the Child
1988
as Theresa Johnson
MovieEye on the Sparrow
1987
as Ethel Lee
MovieShy People
1987
as Candy
MovieMade in Heaven
1987
as Brenda Carlucci
MovieNobody's Fool
1986
as Pat
MovieWho Is Julia?
1986
as Mary Frances Bodine
MovieA Winner Never Quits
1986
as Annie
MovieLove Is Never Silent
1985
as Margaret Ryder
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Norma Lewis (segment "Button, Button")
MovieSt. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Wendy Beamish
MovieOne Too Many
1985
as Beth
MovieSingle Bars, Single Women
1984
as Bootsie
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as Helen Keller
TVThe Thorn Birds
1983
as Justine O'Neill
MovieMissing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Kate Bradshaw
MovieA Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Locksley Claitor
MovieThreshold
1981
as Carol Severance
MovieFreedom
1981
as Libby Bellow
MovieOne Trick Pony
1980
as Modeena Dandridge
MovieThe Women's Room
1980
as Chris
MovieOff the Minnesota Strip
1980
as Micki Johansen
MovieAmber Waves
1980
as Marlene Burkhardt
MovieThe Death of Ocean View Park
1979
as Jenny Flowers
TVThe Young Pioneers
1978
as Nettie Peters
Special Olympics
1978
as Janice Gallitzin
TVBig Hawaii
1977
TVFamily
1976
as Merilee
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Joey Carston
TVPolice Woman
1974
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Beth
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Margaret Ryder
