
Mare Winningham
Known for Acting · 103 credits
- Born
- 1959-05-16 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Megan Winningham
Biography
Mary Megan "Mare" Winningham (born May 16, 1959) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.
Known For
TV Shows (37)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sandra Blaine

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Susan Grey

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Terry Beckett

24
2001
as Elaine Al-Zacar

American Horror Story
2011
as Alicia Spencer / Hazel Evers / Sally Keffler / Rita Gayheart

ER
1994
as Amanda Lee

CSI: NY
2004
as Katherine Donovan

Boston Legal
2004
as Patrice Kelly

Cold Case
2003
as Celeste Cooper (2010)

Your Friends & Neighbors
2025
as Elaine Naft

Mad About You
1992
as Sarah McCain

Six Feet Under
2001
as Eileen Piper

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Dr. Maggie de Santo

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Joey Carston

The Twilight Zone
1985
as Norma Lewis (segment "Button, Button")

Police Woman
1974

Under the Dome
2013
as Agatha Seagrave

Torchwood
2006
as Ellis Hartley Monroe

The Affair
2014
as Cherry Lockhart

The Oscars
1953
as Self

ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Beth

The Outsider
2020
as Jeannie Anderson

Family
1976
as Merilee

The Thorn Birds
1983
as Justine O'Neill

Dopesick
2021
as Diane Mallum

Night Visions
2001
as Kate Morris (segment "Still Life")

Mildred Pierce
2011
as Ida Corwin

Hatfields & McCoys
2012
as Sally McCoy

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Margaret Ryder / Sheila / Martha

Clubhouse
2004
as Lynne Young

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Chandi Heffner

George Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace

Big Hawaii
1977

Intruders
1992
as Mary Wilkes

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

The Young Pioneers
1978
as Nettie Peters
Movies (66)

Geostorm
2017
as Dr. Jennings

Wyatt Earp
1994
as Mattie Blaylock

Brothers
2009
as Elsie Cahill

Dark Waters
2019
as Darlene Kiger

Mirror Mirror
2012
as Baker Margaret

The Magic of Ordinary Days
2005
as Martha

Turner & Hooch
1989
as Emily Carson

Miracle Mile
1989
as Julie Peters

News of the World
2020
as Doris Boudlin

Rob Peace
2024
as Professor Durham

St. Elmo's Fire
1985
as Wendy Beamish

The War
1994
as Lois Simmons

Swing Vote
2008
as Larissa Johnson

Philomena
2013
as Mary Hess

O.G.
2018
as Janice

Made in Heaven
1987
as Brenda Carlucci

Sharing the Secret
2000
as Dr. Nina Moss

Fatal Exposure
1991
as Jamie Hurd

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

The Seagull
2018
as Polina Andryevna

Georgia
1995
as Georgia Flood

George Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace

Dandelion
2004
as Layla Mullich

Hard Promises
1992
as Dawn

Shy People
1987
as Candy

War Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Belle, Enoch's Mother

Threshold
1981
as Carol Severance

All My Puny Sorrows
2022
as Lottie Von Riesen

Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Singer

Under Pressure
1997
as Catherine Braverton

A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Locksley Claitor

Amber Waves
1980
as Marlene Burkhardt
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
1984
as Helen Keller

Freedom
1981
as Libby Bellow

Snap Decision
2001
as Jennifer Bradley

The Boys Next Door
1996
as Sheila

One Too Many
1985
as Beth

Who Is Julia?
1986
as Mary Frances Bodine

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Kate Bradshaw

Tru Confessions
2002
as Ginny

Single Bars, Single Women
1984
as Bootsie

Nobody's Fool
1986
as Pat

Death Wish
2024
as Mom (voice)
Special Olympics
1978
as Janice Gallitzin

Little Girl Fly Away
1998
as Cath

Letter to My Killer
1995

Those Secrets
1992
as Faye

The Women's Room
1980
as Chris

The Deliverance of Elaine
1996
as Elaine Hodges

The Death of Ocean View Park
1979
as Jenny Flowers

One Trick Pony
1980
as Modeena Dandridge

The Maldonado Miracle
2003
as Maisie

A Winner Never Quits
1986
as Annie

She Stood Alone
1991
as Prudence Crandall

Girl From the North Country
2024
as Elizabeth Laine

Crossing to Freedom
1990
as Nicole Rougeron

Love Is Never Silent
1985
as Margaret Ryder

God Bless the Child
1988
as Theresa Johnson

Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
as Micki Johansen

Everything That Rises
1998
as Kyle Clay

Better Off Dead.
1993
as Kit Kellner

Betrayed by Love
1994
as Dana

Love and Lies
1990
as Kim Paris

Eye on the Sparrow
1987
as Ethel Lee

The Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004
as Aunt Mamie Nash

Sexual Healing
1993
as Marta
About Mare Winningham
Mary Megan "Mare" Winningham (born May 16, 1959) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. With 103 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Mare Winningham has appeared in 66 films and 37 TV shows.
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- Geostorm (2017) — as Dr. Jennings
- Wyatt Earp (1994) — as Mattie Blaylock
- Brothers (2009) — as Elsie Cahill
- Dark Waters (2019) — as Darlene Kiger
- Mirror Mirror (2012) — as Baker Margaret
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