caption years_active children birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title occupation
harden at the '' frozen '' premiere , 2013 1979 -- present 3 la jolla , california , u.s. 14 august 1959 thaddaeus scheel 1996 2012 marcia gay harden 2013 -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg marcia gay harden
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marcia gay harden

marcia gay harden -lrb- born august 14 , 1959 -rrb- is an american film , television , and theatre actress .
her film breakthrough was in the 1990 coen brothers-directed `` miller 's crossing '' .
she followed this with roles in films including `` used people '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , `` the first wives club '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , and `` flubber '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .
for her performance as artist lee krasner in the 2000 film `` pollock '' , she won the academy award for best supporting actress .
she earned another academy award nomination for her performance as celeste boyle in `` mystic river '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- .
recent notable film roles include `` american gun '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , and 2007 's `` the mist '' and `` into the wild '' .
in 2013 she was cast in `` fifty shades of grey '' as grace trevelyan grey , christian 's mother .
she made her broadway debut in 1993 , starring in '' '' , for which she was nominated for a tony award .
she returned to broadway in 2009 as veronica in `` god of carnage '' .
her performance won her the tony award for best lead actress in a play .
she was nominated for her second primetime emmy award for her performance in the 2009 television film `` the courageous heart of irena sendler '' .
she is set to star in a new television series debuting in fall 2015 titled `` code black '' , in which she will play the lead role of dr. leanne roris .
