Cast

Mary Kay Place

1947

Active years (films on this site)

1977–1996

Genres

DramaComedyMusical

Schools and movements

American Independent CinemaNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Martin Scorsese1 filmLawrence Kasdan1 filmAlexander Payne1 film

Biography

Mary Kay Place is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She is best known for portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a role that won her the 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series. Her numerous film appearances include Private Benjamin (1980), The Big Chill (1983), Captain Ron (1992) and The Rainmaker (1997). Place also recorded three studio albums for Columbia Records, one in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten country music hit "Baby Boy". For her performance in Diane (2018), Place won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress.

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Awards and honours

International

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 1977

3 films on this site

1. New York, New York 1977 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
2. The Big Chill 1983 · Lawrence Kasdan · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. Citizen Ruth 1996 · Alexander Payne · IMDb 7.0 · Cast