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Marcia Gay Harden
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1959 in La Jolla, CA
Biography:Often noted for her striking feature debut as a gun-toting seductress in the Coen brothers' noirish gangster crime thriller "Miller's Crossing" (1990), "Marcia Gay Harden" has since bounced between disparaging disappointment and critical prosperity, and is commonly praised for her chameleon-like ability to immerse herself in characters that are often the polar opposite of the cheerfully optimistic actress.

Born in La Jolla, CA, on August 14, 1959, as the third of five children in a military family, Harden's clan moved constantly. Her passion for drama sparked by a period that the family spent in Greece (when she attended Athenian plays), Harden studied drama in college, earning a B.A. in theater from the University of Texas, and an M.F.A. in theater from New York University. After graduation, Harden continued to hone her acting talents on stage in Washington, D.C. Immediately evincing an innate... Full Biography

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Marcia Gay Harden, left, and James Gandolfini attend the "God Of Carnage" photo call at the Hilton...
Julia Roberts and Marcia Gay Harden attend the 74th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in...
Marcia Gay Harden and Dennis Quaid in "American Dreamz"
Richard Gere and Marcia Gay Harden in "The Hoax" (Miramax Films)
William Hurt, center left, and Marcia Gay Harden, center right, in "Into the Wild" (Paramount...
Marcia Gay Harden in "The Bad News Bears"
Marcia Gay Harden in "The Maiden Heist" (Yari Film Group)
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