Marsha Mason (born April , ) is an American actress and director. She
was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress: for
her performances in Cinderella Liberty (), The Goodbye Girl (),
Chapter Two (), and Only When I Laugh (). The first two films also won
her Golden Globe Awards. She was married for ten years (â€") to the
playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of
her four Oscar-nominated roles.Mason's film debut was in the film Hot
Rod Hullabaloo. Her other films include Blume in Love (), The Cheap
Detective (), Max Dugan Returns () Heartbreak Ridge (), Stella () and
Drop Dead Fred (). On television, she appeared in the soap opera Love
of Life (â€") and received an Emmy Award nomination for her recurring
role on the sitcom Frasier (â€").She has also had an extensive career
on stage, making her Broadway debut as a replacement in the
comedyCactus Flower in . She starred in a revival of The Prisoner of
Second Avenue in London, and received a Grammy nomination for Best
Comedy Album for the recording. In , she starred in the American
premiere production of Hecuba at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Her
other Broadway credits include The Night of the Iguana (), Steel
Magnolias (), and Impressionism ().Mason guest-starred in Madam
Secretary (â€") and The Good Wife (), and has had recurring roles on
the ABC sitcom The Middle from - and the Netflix series Grace and
Frankie since .
was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Actress: for
her performances in Cinderella Liberty (), The Goodbye Girl (),
Chapter Two (), and Only When I Laugh (). The first two films also won
her Golden Globe Awards. She was married for ten years (â€") to the
playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, who was the writer of three of
her four Oscar-nominated roles.Mason's film debut was in the film Hot
Rod Hullabaloo. Her other films include Blume in Love (), The Cheap
Detective (), Max Dugan Returns () Heartbreak Ridge (), Stella () and
Drop Dead Fred (). On television, she appeared in the soap opera Love
of Life (â€") and received an Emmy Award nomination for her recurring
role on the sitcom Frasier (â€").She has also had an extensive career
on stage, making her Broadway debut as a replacement in the
comedyCactus Flower in . She starred in a revival of The Prisoner of
Second Avenue in London, and received a Grammy nomination for Best
Comedy Album for the recording. In , she starred in the American
premiere production of Hecuba at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Her
other Broadway credits include The Night of the Iguana (), Steel
Magnolias (), and Impressionism ().Mason guest-starred in Madam
Secretary (â€") and The Good Wife (), and has had recurring roles on
the ABC sitcom The Middle from - and the Netflix series Grace and
Frankie since .
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