Mare Winningham

Mare Winningham

1959-05-16 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. 66 Credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mare Winningham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Girl From the North Country

Girl From the North Country

2024

as Elizabeth Laine

6.0
Acting

Set in 1934 Duluth, Minnesota, during the Great Depression, Girl from the North Country centres on Nick Laine, who struggles to keep his guesthouse af...

Death Wish

2024

Acting

After losing his grandfather and job to COVID-19, an enraged deliveryman decides to do the only logical thing: hunt down and kill every plague spreade...

Rob Peace

Rob Peace

2024

as Professor Durham

6.8
Acting

An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.

All My Puny Sorrows

All My Puny Sorrows

2022

as Lottie Von Riesen

5.9
Acting

The story of two Mennonite sisters who have left their strict religious upbringing behind. While one sibling struggles in love and life, the other is ...

News of the World

News of the World

2020

as Doris Boudlin

7.0
Acting

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

2019

as Darlene Kiger

7.5
Acting

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the pr...

The Seagull

The Seagull

2018

as Polina Andryevna

5.5
Acting

At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.

O.G.

O.G.

2018

as Janice

6.0
Acting

Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order t...

Geostorm

Geostorm

2017

as Dr. Jennings

6.1
Acting

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellit...

Philomena

Philomena

2013

as Mary Hess

7.3
Acting

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

2012

as Baker Margaret

5.9
Acting

After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a ...

Brothers

Brothers

2009

as Elsie Cahill

7.3
Acting

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to ...

Swing Vote

Swing Vote

2008

as Larissa Johnson

5.7
Acting

In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.

War Eagle, Arkansas

War Eagle, Arkansas

2007

as Belle, Enoch's Mother

8.0
Acting

Based on a True Story War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man’s choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a care...

The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005

as Martha

7.3
Acting

Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WW...

The Adventures of Ociee Nash

The Adventures of Ociee Nash

2004

as Aunt Mamie Nash

5.8
Acting

Ociee Nash, a spirited nine-year-old from rural Mississippi, is sent to live with her Aunt Mamie to become a "young lady". Her true bravery, character...

Dandelion

Dandelion

2004

as Layla Mullich

6.4
Acting

In a small town of rolling fields and endless skies, isolated 16 year old Mason lives in a world where families exist in fragmented silence and love s...

The Maldonado Miracle

The Maldonado Miracle

2003

as Maisie

4.7
Acting

A story about a small, dying town in need of hope until one day a young boy gives them something to believe in.

Tru Confessions

Tru Confessions

2002

as Ginny

6.8
Acting

Trudy Walker hated her life. She thought it was totally messed up until she found out about a contest that could change everything...

Snap Decision

Snap Decision

2001

as Jennifer Bradley

6.1
Acting

Inspired by a true story, a young widowed mother finds herself on trial for child pornography and abuse after allowing her best friend to photograph h...

Sharing the Secret

Sharing the Secret

2000

as Dr. Nina Moss

6.3
Acting

A teenage girl, who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends, secretly binges and purges.

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

7.6
Acting

Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, sp...

Little Girl Fly Away

Little Girl Fly Away

1998

as Cath

6.0
Acting

Fact-based story about a woman whose life is shattered by a poetry-spouting stalker who manages to evade her police protectors.

Everything That Rises

Everything That Rises

1998

as Kyle Clay

4.7
Acting

His son's critical injury forces a Montana man (Dennis Quaid) to reconsider priorities as he struggles to retain family land.

George Wallace

George Wallace

1997

as Lurleen Wallace

6.8
Acting

George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer...

Bad Day on the Block

Bad Day on the Block

1997

as Catherine Braverton

5.4
Acting

The heat is at record highs, the air conditioner is broken, the milk has gone bad, the repairman can't find the house... and then there's the neighbor...

The Deliverance of Elaine

The Deliverance of Elaine

1996

as Elaine Hodges

4.0
Acting

A small town schoolteacher is hunted by a paroled con who holds the secret of her dark past.

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1996

as Sheila

6.6
Acting

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four d...

Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer

1995

6.0
Acting

A letter is found by a demolition worker that reveals a cover up and a murder that is over 30 years old. The victim is the author of the letter that a...

Georgia

Georgia

1995

as Georgia Flood

5.8
Acting

Sadie looks up to her older sister Georgia, a successful folk singer. Unfortunately it is this very obsession — coupled with her self-destructive tend...

The War

The War

1994

as Lois Simmons

6.7
Acting

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep ...

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

1994

as Mattie Blaylock

6.8
Acting

From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his bro...

Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo

1994

as Singer

4.9
Acting

Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. Th...

Betrayed by Love

Betrayed by Love

1994

as Dana

5.0
Acting

An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.

Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing

1993

as Marta

Acting

A recently dumped single guy and a bored housewife meet through a phone dating service and begin a hot "verbal" affair over the phone.

Better Off Dead.

Better Off Dead.

1993

as Kit Kellner

3.8
Acting

A lawyer fights a losing battle against the courts to overturn the death sentence for a convicted female robber/murderer despite demands from the woma...

Those Secrets

Those Secrets

1992

as Faye

2.5
Acting

A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.

Hard Promises

Hard Promises

1992

as Dawn

5.4
Acting

A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry. ...

She Stood Alone

She Stood Alone

1991

as Prudence Crandall

7.5
Acting

Prudence Crandall establishes herself in Cantenbury, and starts a girls-school. When Eliza Harris, a black girl, wants to take lessons at this school,...

Fatal Exposure

Fatal Exposure

1991

as Jamie Hurd

7.5
Acting

Mare Winningham stars in this thriller about a photo store mix-up of a single mom's family vacation snapshots with the pictures of an assassination ta...

Crossing to Freedom

Crossing to Freedom

1990

as Nicole Rougeron

6.0
Acting

A very proper Englishman becomes saddled with youngsters that he has to help escape Nazi Germany. Adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel.

Love and Lies

Love and Lies

1990

as Kim Paris

Acting

Fact-based story of real-life detective Kim Paris who was assigned to work undercover to find the murderers of an elderly couple who were shot in thei...

Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch

1989

as Emily Carson

6.3
Acting

Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemean...

Miracle Mile

Miracle Mile

1989

as Julie Peters

6.9
Acting

After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Ha...

God Bless the Child

God Bless the Child

1988

as Theresa Johnson

6.3
Acting

Single mother, Theresa Johnson, becomes homeless, loses her job and tries to survive with her young daughter, Hillary, through charities and public sh...

Eye on the Sparrow

Eye on the Sparrow

1987

as Ethel Lee

6.5
Acting

True story of a blind couple who fought the authorities to acquire the right to adopt a child.

Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

1987

as Brenda Carlucci

6.6
Acting

Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follo...

Shy People

Shy People

1987

as Candy

6.5
Acting

A Cosmo Magazine journalist and her daughter leave New York City to visit their distant relatives deep in the bayous of Louisiana.

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

1986

as Pat

4.4
Acting

Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

Who Is Julia?

Who Is Julia?

1986

as Mary Frances Bodine

7.2
Acting

A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed. At nearly the same time, a very plain looking lowe...

A Winner Never Quits

A Winner Never Quits

1986

as Annie

6.0
Acting

Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragemen...

Love Is Never Silent

Love Is Never Silent

1985

as Margaret Ryder

6.0
Acting

A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her deaf parents in this depression-era drama. A friend se...

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Wendy Beamish

6.1
Acting

A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to ...

One Too Many

One Too Many

1985

as Beth

Acting

Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.

Single Bars, Single Women

Single Bars, Single Women

1984

as Bootsie

Acting

Men and women gather at local singles bars in search of lasting love or casual action.

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984

as Helen Keller

6.5
Acting
Missing Children: A Mother's Story

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982

as Kate Bradshaw

6.7
Acting

A young mother hands her children into what she thinks is a childcare center while she finds a new home, but returns to find that they have been adopt...

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

1981

as Locksley Claitor

Acting

Serio-comic road movie about a feisty girl who sets out for California and hitches a ride for herself and her house trailer with a runaway farm boy an...

Threshold

Threshold

1981

as Carol Severance

5.2
Acting

Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented an artificial heart. Against the advice of the Et...

Freedom

Freedom

1981

as Libby Bellow

6.0
Acting

Talented musician and free spirit Libby chafes under the rule of her divorced journalist mother, so she seeks emancipation from her parents and hits t...

One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

1980

as Modeena Dandridge

5.4
Acting

An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's str...

The Women's Room

The Women's Room

1980

as Chris

4.3
Acting

A wife is sick and tired of her husband's infidelities, so she leaves home and goes back to grad-school. There she meets many self-confident women who...

Off the Minnesota Strip

Off the Minnesota Strip

1980

as Micki Johansen

5.5
Acting

A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home after years of working on the streets of New York Cit...

Amber Waves

Amber Waves

1980

as Marlene Burkhardt

8.5
Acting

A drifter stranded in Kansas accepts a job offer from a wheat harvester who, in desperation over his cancer and financial woes, attempts suicide but b...

The Death of Ocean View Park

The Death of Ocean View Park

1979

as Jenny Flowers

6.0
Acting

A group of celebrants find themselves trapped in an amusement park that is being torn apart by a hurricane during a Fourth of July holiday. The real O...

Special Olympics

1978

as Janice Gallitzin

6.0
Acting

A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for...