“All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is.”

American actress, born 1959

Marcia Gay Harden is an American actress. Born in 1959, she first drew wide attention in 1990 with the Coen brothers’ film Miller’s Crossing. She later became known for a steady film career across drama and mainstream studio work. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pollock and Mystic River, winning for her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in Pollock. Her other notable credits include The First Wives Club, Flubber, Space Cowboys, Mona Lisa Smile, The Mist, and the Fifty Shades film series.