Mare 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
American Horror Story
2011
American Horror Story
2011
American Horror Story
2011
American Horror Story
2011
Hawaii Five-0
2010
24
2001
ER
1994
CSI: NY
2004
Boston Legal
2004
Cold Case
2003
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sandra Blaine · 1999
Grey's Anatomy
as Susan Grey · 2005
American Horror Story
as Alicia Spencer · 2011
American Horror Story
as Hazel Evers · 2011
American Horror Story
as Sally Keffler · 2011
American Horror Story
as Rita Gayheart · 2011
Hawaii Five-0
as Terry Beckett · 2010
24
as Elaine Al-Zacar · 2001
ER
as Amanda Lee · 1994
CSI: NY
as Katherine Donovan · 2004
Boston Legal
as Patrice Kelly · 2004
Cold Case
as Celeste Cooper (2010) · 2003
Mad About You
as Sarah McCain · 1992
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Maggie de Santo · 1994
Six Feet Under
as Eileen Piper · 2001
The Twilight Zone
as Norma Lewis (segment "Button, Button") · 1985
Starsky & Hutch
as Joey Carston · 1975
The Affair
as Cherry Lockhart · 2014
Under the Dome
as Agatha Seagrave · 2013
Your Friends & Neighbors
as Elaine Naft · 2025
Police Woman
· 1974
Torchwood
as Ellis Hartley Monroe · 2006
ABC Afterschool Special
as Beth · 1972
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Family
as Merilee · 1976
The Outsider
as Jeannie Anderson · 2020
Dopesick
as Diane Mallum · 2021
The Thorn Birds
as Justine O'Neill · 1983
Dark Waters
as Darlene Kiger · 2019
Mirror Mirror
as Baker Margaret · 2012
Geostorm
as Cassandra Jennings · 2017
Mildred Pierce
as Ida Corwin · 2011
Brothers
as Elsie Cahill · 2009
Night Visions
as Kate Morris (segment "Still Life") · 2001
News of the World
as Doris Boudlin · 2020
Hatfields & McCoys
as Sally McCoy · 2012
Wyatt Earp
as Mattie Blaylock · 1994
Turner & Hooch
as Emily Carson · 1989
St. Elmo's Fire
as Wendy Beamish · 1985
Clubhouse
as Lynne Young · 2004
Big Hawaii
· 1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Margaret Ryder · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Sheila · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Martha · 1951
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
as Dottie Shaw · 2003
Philomena
as Mary Hess · 2013
The Magic of Ordinary Days
as Martha · 2005
Intruders
as Mary Wilkes · 1992
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Chandi Heffner · 1999
The War
as Lois Simmons · 1994
Swing Vote
as Larissa Johnson · 2008
George Wallace
as Lurleen Wallace · 1997
Miracle Mile
as Julie Peters · 1989
Rob Peace
as Professor Durham · 2024
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph · 2000
The Seagull
as Polina Andryevna · 2018
Under Pressure
as Catherine Braverton · 1997
Made in Heaven
as Brenda Carlucci · 1987
All My Puny Sorrows
as Lottie Von Riesen · 2022
O.G.
as Janice · 2018
Sharing the Secret
as Dr. Nina Moss · 2000
Shy People
as Candy · 1987
Tru Confessions
as Ginny · 2002
Everything That Rises
as Kyle Clay · 1998
The Boys Next Door
as Sheila · 1996
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Kate Bradshaw · 1982
The Young Pioneers
as Nettie Peters · 1978
Single Bars, Single Women
as Bootsie · 1984
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph · 2000
George Wallace
as Lurleen Wallace · 1997
Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues
as Helen Keller · 1984
Love Is Never Silent
as Margaret Ryder · 1985
Dandelion
as Layla Mullich · 2004
Teresa's Tattoo
as Singer · 1994
One Trick Pony
as Modeena Dandridge · 1980
The Adventures of Ociee Nash
as Aunt Mamie Nash · 2004
The Deliverance of Elaine
as Elaine Hodges · 1996
Girl From the North Country
as Elizabeth Laine · 2024
Who Is Julia?
as Mary Frances Bodine · 1986
The Death of Ocean View Park
as Jenny Flowers · 1979
War Eagle, Arkansas
as Belle, Enoch's Mother · 2007
Death Wish
as Mom (voice) · 2024
Betrayed by Love
as Dana · 1994
Hard Promises
as Dawn · 1992
A Winner Never Quits
as Annie · 1986
Little Girl Fly Away
as Cath · 1998
She Stood Alone
as Prudence Crandall · 1991
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Locksley Claitor · 1981
Nobody's Fool
as Pat · 1986
God Bless the Child
as Theresa Johnson · 1988
Georgia
as Georgia Flood · 1995
Off the Minnesota Strip
as Micki Johansen · 1980
Amber Waves
as Marlene Burkhardt · 1980
Letter to My Killer
· 1995
Eye on the Sparrow
as Ethel Lee · 1987
The Maldonado Miracle
as Maisie · 2003
Threshold
as Carol Severance · 1981
One Too Many
as Beth · 1985
Love and Lies
as Kim Paris · 1990
Those Secrets
as Faye · 1992
Freedom
as Libby Bellow · 1981
The Women's Room
as Chris · 1980
Crossing to Freedom
as Nicole Rougeron · 1990
Better Off Dead.
as Kit Kellner · 1993
Sexual Healing
as Marta · 1993
Fatal Exposure
as Jamie Hurd · 1991
Special Olympics
as Janice Gallitzin · 1978
Snap Decision
as Jennifer Bradley · 2001