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Mary-Louise Parker
Dob- 2 August 1964
Pob- Fort Jackson, South Carolina, U.S.A
Mary Louise Parker was known as a teen with potential. She majo RED in acting, graduating from the North Caroliina School of Arts. Since then she has played in many great movies.
Mary Louise Parker's acting career didn't fully get into its gears until she appea RED in the award-winning US political drama "The West Wing". After which, she started 'Weeds'; a comedy series about a suburban mother/marijuana dealer. The show has been going on for years now and is recognised as clever, funny and re-watchable. Mary is said to play a perfect act of Nancy Botwin.
Mary's highest rated movies include:
'Prelude to a Kiss', which stood as a prelude to her future acting career; 'How I learned to Drive, which she won an acting award for; 'Mr Wonderful', 'Naked in New York'; 'The Portrait Of A Lady'; in which she played next to the lead role. This showed that she had the ability to play difficult parts.
Mary Louise plays an excellent role in ' RED'. A movie about a former C.I.A. agent who is attacked by an unknown client. He gets his old team together in the hunt and also takes along his secret love: Sarah Ross (Mary Louise Parker), who is also being hunted.
Mary still continues to do the same old fine work she always does and is still on-going through her career. Through more and more films she works to become an outstanding actress.
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Mary-Louise Parker - news / articles
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Poetry fan Parker delighted with Howl cameo -
26 August 2010
-Mary-Louise Parker was thrilled to make a brief cameo appearance in Howl, the upcoming biopic of famed poet Allen Ginsberg - because she's a secret "poetry geek".-
-The Weeds actress plays an expert witness in a courtroom scene in the drama, which focuses on the 1957 obsce
Mary-Louise Parker - what members say
review by Andybe from Richmond
Better than expected, but... 17 March 2008
review by Englishteacherguy from Yateley
A pleasant change of pace 10 March 2011
review by Pinheaddude from
Still enjoyable and fun 30 August 2012
Mary-Louise Parker - filmography
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R.I.P.D.
(2013)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Robert Schwentke
Certificate: 
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Based on the comic by Peter M. Lenkov.
 
73%
from 10 members
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Weeds - Season 6
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Nealon, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Jenji Kohan
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All 13 episodes from the sixth season of the US comedy in which suburban widow Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) becomes the neighbourhood's most unlikely marijuana dealer. In this series, the Botwin family get used to life on the run, as they try to avoid the attentions of Esteban (Demián Bichir) and his ..read more »
80%
from 386 members
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Spectacle - Elvis Costello With... - Ser...
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Levon Helm, Neko Case, The Edge
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All seven episodes from the second series of the music and chat show hosted by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Recorded at Harlem's famous Apollo Theatre and Toronto's Masonic Temple, the show features Costello interviewing some of the biggest names in music and joining them in some ..read more »
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from 34 members
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Spectacle - Elvis Costello With... - Ser...
(2 discs)
(2010)
Starring: Levon Helm, Neko Case, The Edge
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All seven episodes from the second series of the music and chat show hosted by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Recorded at Harlem's famous Apollo Theatre and Toronto's Masonic Temple, the show features Costello interviewing some of the biggest names in music and joining them in some ..read more »
55%
from 19 members
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RED
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Robert Schwentke
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Bruce Willis stars in this star-studded action comedy based on D.C. Comics' cult graphic novel. Former CIA top agent Frank Moses (Willis) is now enjoying an idyllic, if rather dull, retirement. But life gets a whole lot more interesting when he narrowly escapes death at the hands of a high-tech ..read more »
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from 68,082 members
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RED - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Robert Schwentke
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
Bruce Willis stars in this star-studded action comedy based on D.C. Comics' cult graphic novel. Former CIA top agent Frank Moses (Willis) is now enjoying an idyllic, if rather dull, retirement. But life gets a whole lot more interesting when he narrowly escapes death at the hands of a high-tech ..read more »
71%
from 21,417 members
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Howl
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: James Franco, Paul Rudd, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Certificate: 
Rob Epstein directs this drama based on the obscenity trial faced by Beat poet Allen Ginsberg following the publication of his poem 'Howl'. Set in 1950s San Francisco, the film stars James Franco as the young Ginsberg, who becomes a lynchpin of the Beat generation, alongside the likes of Jack ..read more »
59%
from 2,842 members
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Sarah Bolger, Freddie Highmore, Seth Rogen
Director: Mark Waters
Certificate: 
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
71%
from 34,081 members
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Weeds - Season 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Romany Malco
Director: Lee Rose, Burr Steers
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The second series of Weeds is funnier, darker and more daring! Mary-Louise Parker returns as Nancy Botwin who, after her husband's unexpected death, and struggling to survive financially, has become the neighbourhood pot dealer! Her new business is a hit as everyone seems to want what she's selling!
85%
from 3,816 members
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Romance & Cigarettes
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Kate Winslet, Maggie Moore
Director: John Turturro
Certificate:
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Nick is a New York ironworker married to Kitty, a strong but gentle woman with whom he has three grown daughters. He is secretly carrying on a torrid affair with the flame-haired Tula. When his wife catches him and Tula wants a commitment, Nick finds himself a prisoner of his primal urges. A good ..read more »
50%
from 11,451 members
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Weeds - Season 1
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Romany Malco, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins
Director: Brian Dannelly, Burr Steers, Craig Zi
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All ten episodes from Season 1 of the US comedy series in which suburban widow Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) becomes the neighbourhood's most unlikely marijuana dealer. Episodes are: 'You Can't Miss the Bear', 'Free Goat', 'Good Shit Lollipop', 'Fashion of the Christ', 'Lude Awakening', 'Dead in the ..read more »
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from 5,962 members
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Angels In America
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ben Shenkman, Emma Thompson, Al Pacino
Director: Mike Nichols
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HBO's highly acclaimed heavyweight six-hour TV drama, adapted from two Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway plays by Tony Kushner, 'The Millennium Approaches' and 'Perestroika'. Kushner also wrote the screenplay for the TV adaptation, which stars Hollywood stalwarts Al Pacino and Meryl Streep alongside ..read more »
63%
from 6,322 members
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Red Dragon
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Director: Brett Ratner
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Ex-FBI agent Will Graham is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Lecter. Years later, after a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in the case. But he soon ..read more »
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from 21,978 members
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The West Wing - S04 E06 - Game On
(2002)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney
Director: Alex Graves
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One day before a debate between Bartlet and his Republican rival, Governor Robert Ritchie, even skeptical Toby must admit that Bartlet is ready. After a debate rehearsal, Toby meets with his ex-wife, Congresswoman Andrea "Andy" Wyatt, who is advising on the campaign. Toby also tells C.J. that Albie ..read more »
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from 35 members
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The West Wing - S04 E18 - Privateers
(2002)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney
Director: Alex Graves
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Upset because an anti-abortion provision has been attached to a foreign aid bill, Abbey asks Amy to secretly help defeat the bill, which was proposed by Bartlet. Meanwhile, Toby gets into legal trouble when a former classmate exposes a lawbreaking chemical company. Also, members of the Daughters of ..read more »
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from 33 members
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Red Dragon - Blu-ray
(2002)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Director: Brett Ratner
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Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) returns in his third film outing (based on the first Thomas Harris novel which introduced the character). FBI agent Will Graham (Edward Norton) has retired with his family to Florida after a near-death experience when he tracked down and captured Lecter. However, ..read more »
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from 1,032 member
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The West Wing - S03 E06 - War Crimes
(2001)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney
Director: Alex Graves
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After a church shooting, Bartlet asks reluctant Vice President John Hoynes to speak at an antigun rally in Texas, but the uneasy allies confront each other in a starkly frank showdown. Donna testifies before a congressional committee investigating Bartlet's nondisclosure of his medical condition - ..read more »
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from 37 members
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The West Wing - S03 E18 - Stirred
(2001)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney
Director: Jeremy Kagan
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When a large truck carrying uranium fuel rods crashes in a remote Idaho tunnel, Bartlet's staff prepares for a potential environmental - or terrorist - crisis. Meanwhile, Bartlet's stealthily composed electoral strategy may exclude Vice President John Hoynes from the next campaign. Unaware that his ..read more »
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from 32 members
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The West Wing - S03 E07 - Gone Quiet
(2001)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney
Director: Jon Hutman
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When an American spy submarine suddenly loses contact with the U.S. in hostile North Korean waters, a concerned Bartlet receives advice from Assistant Secretary of State Albie Duncan. Bartlet must decide whether he should notify the enemy or attempt a risky, secret rescue. Meanwhile, Abigail learns ..read more »
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from 37 members
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The Five Senses
(1999)
Starring: Molly Parker, Gabrielle Rose, Elize Frances Stolk
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
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"The Five Senses" is an ambitious drama that covers three days in the life of several Toronto residents. As the search for a missing child captures the city's attention, five individuals who live in the same apartment building each explore the five senses - touch, smell, taste, sound, and sight - ..read more »
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from 6 members
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Let The Devil Wear Black
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Philip Baker Hall, Randall Batinkoff, Jacqueline Bisset
Director: Stacy Title
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Thirtysomething smoothster Jack Lyne reluctantly returns to the family homestead after the sudden death of his father. Jack's reunion with various family members alerts him to a number of long-simmering resentments and intrigue, which convince him that his father has been murdered.
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from 99 members
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Murder In Mind
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Nigel Hawthorne, Jason Scott Lee, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Andy Morahan
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After a brutal double murder, a young wife arrested at the scene suffers total amnesia. Psychologist Dr Mark Ellis (Nigel Hawthorne) is recruited by the police to try to unlock the secrets in the woman's mind. He discovers that she has retreated within herself to escape a life of cruelty and abuse. ..read more »
49%
from 360 members
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The Maker
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Michael Madsen, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Fairuza Balk
Director: Tim Hunter
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When his elder brother Walter returns home on his 18th birthday, Josh is shocked to find that he is still involved in highly dangerous robberies and con-tricks. Josh is unexpectedly dragged into Walter's life of crime when his brother sets up a meeting with local mobster Skarney - which sets off a ..read more »
41%
from 110 members
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Sugar Time
(1996)
Starring: John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas
Director: John N. Smith
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The true story of the love affair between powerful, volatile gangster Sam Giancana and Phyllis McGuire of the squeaky-clean McGuire Sisters. The unlikely pair began their relationship in 1960, with Giancana becoming obsessed with McGuire. The mobster's jealousy resulted in a never-ending series of ..read more »
34%
from 5 members
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Portrait Of A Lady
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Martin Donovan, Richard E. Grant
Director: Jane Campion
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Jane Campion directed this expressive adaptation of the classic novel by Henry James. Isabel Archer (Nicole Kidman) is a young American woman who, after the death of her parents, has been sent to England to visit relatives. While her family's tragedy has left her penniless, Isabel's beauty has ..read more »
54%
from 2,492 members
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Boys On The Side
(1995)
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore
Director: Herbert Ross
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Life hasn't always been easy for cynical club singer Jane DeLuca (Whoopi Goldberg). Men have always been a mystery to uptight career girl Robin (Mary-Louise Parker), and outrageously irresponsible Holly (Drew Barrymore) falls in love every day. Three totally different women set off together on a ..read more »
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from 375 members
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The Client
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: William H. Macy, William Sanderson, Kim Coates
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Third adaptation of lawyer-turned-novelist John Grisham's books. When young Mark and his brother sneak off to the woods for a smoke, they stumble upon a fat mob lawyer about to commit suicide, who tells Mark where a dead body is hidden. When his brother falls into a coma, Mark is questioned by a ..read more »
68%
from 5,341 members
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Bullets Over Broadway
(1994)
Starring: Joe Viterelli, Dianne Wiest, Tracey Ullman
Director: Woody Allen
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Bullets Over Broadway is a Woody Allen romp that, as the title suggests, combines gangsters with show business at the height of the Roaring Twenties. David Shayne (John Cusack) is a straight-arrow playwright who plans to stand firm against compromising his work, but quickly abandons that stance ..read more »
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from 3,917 members
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Mr. Wonderful
(1993)
Starring: Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, Mary-Louise Parker
Director: Anthony Minghella
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Gus (Matt Dillon) wants to invest in an old, dilapidated bowling alley with his Con Edison co-workers, but alimony payments to his ex-wife, Lee (Annabella Sciorra), make his dream unattainable. The only way that Gus can regain his financial stability is to stop paying alimony, which he can only do ..read more »
62%
from 71 members
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A Place For Annie
(1993)
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Jack Noseworthy, Joan Plowright
Director: John Gray
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Nurse Susan (Sissy Spacek) fights to keep Annie, her adopted HIV-positive baby, against the claims of the baby's natural mother, a drug-addicted AIDS sufferer. Helping her is an Irish widow (Joan Plowright) who has become Annie's nanny.
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from 200 members
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Grand Canyon
(1991)
Starring: Alfre Woodard, Danny Glover, Christopher M. Brown
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
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Director Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon is a gathering of random events, uniting the film's wildly divergent protagonists. Driving home from an LA Lakers game, Mack (Kevin Kline), an immigration attorney, is stranded in an unsavory part of town when his car breaks down. He is rescued from a gang of ..read more »
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from 817 members
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Longtime Companion
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Brian Cousins, Patrick Cassidy, Mark Lamos
Director: Norman Rene
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An examination of the ravages of the AIDS epidemic and its toll on the New York gay community. This powerful drama takes a look at one day from each year of the 1980s and charts the effects of the disease on a group of old friends. Stephen Caffrey and Patrick Cassidy star.
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Mary-Louise Parker facts
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...I have a couple gripes... Although the kids were well-cast, I was not a fan of Mary-Louise Parker in this. She just seemed to be playing her 'Weeds' character (and I'm not a fa...
