Mary Masterson American actress Date of Birth: 28.06.1966 Country: USA

1. Biography of Mary Stuart Masterson
2. Early Acting Career
3. Recognition and Later Career
4. Directing Career and Personal Life

Biography of Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson is an American actress who was born on June 28, 1966, in Manhattan, New York City, USA. She is the daughter of writer and director Peter Masterson and actress Carlin Glynn.

In her teenage years, Mary studied acting at the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York, alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Cryer. She later attended various educational institutions in New York, including New York University, where she studied anthropology for eight months.

Early Acting Career

Mary made her debut in big-screen acting at the age of nine in the horror film "The Stepford Wives" in 1975, where she played the role of Kim, the daughter of Walter Eberhart, portrayed by her real father, Peter Masterson. Instead of pursuing an acting career at a young age, Mary chose to focus on her education, although she did appear in several theatrical productions at Dalton School.

She returned to the film industry in 1985, playing the role of Danny in the comedy-drama "Heaven Help Us." Mary also starred in the crime drama "At Close Range" in 1986, based on a real story that occurred in Pennsylvania, where she portrayed the rebellious Watts in the teen drama "Some Kind of Wonderful."

In 1987, Francis Ford Coppola cast Mary in his war drama "Gardens of Stone," where her on-screen parents were played by her real parents.

Recognition and Later Career

Mary won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the drama "Immediate Family" in 1989. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for her participation in the Broadway revival of the musical "Nine" in 2003.

In the 1990s, Mary continued to act in films and television projects. She received critical acclaim for her role in the comedy-drama "Fried Green Tomatoes" in 1991, based on the novel by Fannie Flagg. Mary also appeared in the biographical TV movie "Something the Lord Made" in 2004, which received Emmy and Peabody Awards.

Aside from acting, Mary has narrated several audiobooks, including "I See You Everywhere" by Julia Glass, "Book of the Dead" by Patricia Cornwell, and "Look Again" by Lisa Scottoline.

Directing Career and Personal Life

In 2001, Mary made her directorial debut with the segment "The Other Side" for the TV movie "On the Edge." Her first feature film as a director, "The Cake Eaters," was released in 2007 and premiered at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. The film, starring Kristen Stewart, also won the Audience Choice Award at the Ashland Independent Film Festival.

Mary has been married three times. She married George Carl Francisco in 1990, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1992. Her second husband was American film director Damon Santostefano from 2000 to 2004. Her third husband is fellow actor Jeremy Davidson, whom she married in 2006. They have a son born in 2009 and twin daughters born in April 2011. They welcomed another son in October 2012.