Name
Mary Louise Wilson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1931-11-12 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in numerous plays, films and television shows. In film, notable credits include Klute (1971), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), Teachers (1984), The Money Pit (1986), Pet Sematary (1989), Green Card (1990), Stepmom (1998), Nebraska (2013), and Ocean's Eight (2018). Wilson has appeared in many television series such as Maude, Lou Grant, Remember WENN, Frasier, The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, Mozart in the Jungle, Modern Family, and Orange Is the New Black, usually in guest roles.
Wilson has had scores of stage roles, making her Broadway debut in Hot Spot (1963) starring Judy Holliday. For her role as "Big" Edie Beale in the musical Grey Gardens (2006), Wilson won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (alongside co-star Christine Ebersole's win for Best Leading actress). She was previously nominated in the same category for her role as Fräulein Schneider in the 1998 revival of Cabaret.
Known For
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- 2002 The Women as Mrs. Morehead
- 1989 Pet Sematary as Dory Goldman
- 1972 Up the Sandbox as Betty
- 1993 The Adventures of Huck Finn as Miss Watson
- 2003 The Third Date as Lulu
- 2013 Nebraska as Aunt Martha
- 1971 Going Home as Real Estate Lady
- 1984 Teachers as Teacher
- 2015 She's The Best Thing in It as Self
- 1978 King of the Gypsies as Ivy
- 1973 Hail as The People
- 1977 The Royal Family as Kitty Dean
- 1990 Green Card as Mrs. Sheehan
- 1983 Zelig as Sister Ruth
- 1999 A Season for Miracles as Corinna
- 1998 Stepmom as Mrs. Franklin
- 1999 The History of Glamour as Grace Greenberg (voice)
- 1999 24 Nights as Lillian
- 2018 Ocean's Eight as Marlene
- 1986 The Money Pit as Benny's Mom
- 1993 Blind Spot as Mrs. Deitz
- 1990 Everybody Wins as Jean
- 1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas as Modene
- 1993 Mr. Wonderful as Muriel Manners
- 1971 Klute as Producer in Adv. Agency
- 2023 Some Kind of Bug as The Doctor's Partner
- 1989 She-Devil as Mrs. Trumper
- 1992 Punch and Judy Get Divorced as Judy #2
- 1977 Lou Grant ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Ruby
- 1975 One Day at a Time ( 24 episodes ) as Ginny Wroblicki
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Frasier ( 1 episode ) as Helen
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Corinna
- 2013 Orange Is the New Black ( 2 episodes ) as Millie
- 1988 The Thorns ( 12 episodes ) as Toinette
- 1999 The Sopranos ( 1 episode ) as Catherine
- 2010 Louie ( 1 episode ) as Dorethy
- 2019 Tales of the City ( 1 episode ) as Doris
- 2009 Modern Family ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Becky
- 2014 Mozart in the Jungle ( 4 episodes ) as Bunny
- 2013 Devious Maids ( 1 episode ) as Dolores
- 1996 Remember WENN ( 2 episodes ) as Tess Bracken
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Fran Bartman (uncredited)
- 2009 Nurse Jackie ( 1 episode ) as Doris
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Simonds
