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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Girl From the North Country
2024
as Elizabeth Laine
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
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
2024
as Professor Durham
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
2022
as Lottie Von Riesen
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
2020
as Doris Boudlin
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
2019
as Darlene Kiger
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
2018
as Polina Andryevna
At a picturesque lakeside estate, a love triangle unfolds between the legendary diva Irina, her lover Boris, and the ingénue Nina.

O.G.
2018
as Janice
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
2017
as Dr. Jennings
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellit...

Philomena
2013
as Mary Hess
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
2012
as Baker Margaret
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
2009
as Elsie Cahill
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
2008
as Larissa Johnson
In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.

War Eagle, Arkansas
2007
as Belle, Enoch's Mother
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
2005
as Martha
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
2004
as Aunt Mamie Nash
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
2004
as Layla Mullich
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
2003
as Maisie
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
2002
as Ginny
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
2001
as Jennifer Bradley
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
2000
as Dr. Nina Moss
A teenage girl, who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends, secretly binges and purges.

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
2000
as Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph
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
1998
as Cath
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
1998
as Kyle Clay
His son's critical injury forces a Montana man (Dennis Quaid) to reconsider priorities as he struggles to retain family land.

George Wallace
1997
as Lurleen Wallace
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
1997
as Catherine Braverton
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
1996
as Elaine Hodges
A small town schoolteacher is hunted by a paroled con who holds the secret of her dark past.

The Boys Next Door
1996
as Sheila
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
1995
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
1995
as Georgia Flood
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
1994
as Lois Simmons
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
1994
as Mattie Blaylock
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
1994
as Singer
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
1994
as Dana
An FBI agent and his pretty informant become lovers, which leads to tragedy.

Sexual Healing
1993
as Marta
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.
1993
as Kit Kellner
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
1992
as Faye
A wife and mother drifts back to her life as a call girl.

Hard Promises
1992
as Dawn
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
1991
as Prudence Crandall
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
1991
as Jamie Hurd
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
1990
as Nicole Rougeron
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
1990
as Kim Paris
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
1989
as Emily Carson
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
1989
as Julie Peters
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
1988
as Theresa Johnson
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
1987
as Ethel Lee
True story of a blind couple who fought the authorities to acquire the right to adopt a child.

Made in Heaven
1987
as Brenda Carlucci
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
1987
as Candy
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
1986
as Pat
Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

Who Is Julia?
1986
as Mary Frances Bodine
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
1986
as Annie
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
1985
as Margaret Ryder
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
1985
as Wendy Beamish
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
1985
as Beth
Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.

Single Bars, Single Women
1984
as Bootsie
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

Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Kate Bradshaw
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
1981
as Locksley Claitor
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
1981
as Carol Severance
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
1981
as Libby Bellow
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
1980
as Modeena Dandridge
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
1980
as Chris
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
1980
as Micki Johansen
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
1980
as Marlene Burkhardt
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
1979
as Jenny Flowers
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
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...