Marsha Mason

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is an American actress and television director. She received four Academy Award nominations as Best Actress for her performances in Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, and Only When I Laugh. She is also known for starring in the 1986 film Heartbreak Ridge. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marsha Mason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2 Days in the Valley (1996)

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Herzfeld
CAST:  Danny Aiello  •  Greg Cruttwell  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Teri Hatcher

In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Herzfeld
CAST:  Danny Aiello  •  Greg Cruttwell  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Teri Hatcher

Across Grace Alley (2013)

A young boy struggling with his parents' divorce seeks solace in his infatuation with a captivating woman he discovers through a neighboring window.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Macchio
CAST:  Ben Hyland  •  Marsha Mason  •  Karina Smirnoff  •  Ralph Macchio

A young boy struggling with his parents' divorce seeks solace in his infatuation with a captivating woman he discovers through a neighboring window.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Macchio
CAST:  Ben Hyland  •  Marsha Mason  •  Karina Smirnoff  •  Ralph Macchio

Audrey Rose (1977)

A man is convinced that a young girl is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his wife, two minutes before the girl was born.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Marsha Mason  •  John Beck  •  Susan Swift

A man is convinced that a young girl is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his wife, two minutes before the girl was born.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Marsha Mason  •  John Beck  •  Susan Swift

Bride & Prejudice (2004)

A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gurinder Chadha
CAST:  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan  •  Martin Henderson  •  Naveen Andrews  •  Daniel Gillies

A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though circumstance and boorish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gurinder Chadha
CAST:  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan  •  Martin Henderson  •  Naveen Andrews  •  Daniel Gillies

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Marsha Mason  •  Everett McGill  •  Moses Gunn

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Marsha Mason  •  Everett McGill  •  Moses Gunn

Only When I Laugh (1981)

A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Marsha Mason  •  Kristy McNichol  •  James Coco  •  Joan Hackett

A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Marsha Mason  •  Kristy McNichol  •  James Coco  •  Joan Hackett

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Marsha Mason  •  Quinn Cummings  •  Paul Benedict

After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Ross
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Marsha Mason  •  Quinn Cummings  •  Paul Benedict

Cinderella Liberty (1973)

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rydell
CAST:  James Caan  •  Marsha Mason  •  Kirk Calloway  •  Eli Wallach

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rydell
CAST:  James Caan  •  Marsha Mason  •  Kirk Calloway  •  Eli Wallach

Drop Dead Fred (1991)

When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ate de Jong
CAST:  Phoebe Cates  •  Rik Mayall  •  Marsha Mason  •  Tim Matheson

When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ate de Jong
CAST:  Phoebe Cates  •  Rik Mayall  •  Marsha Mason  •  Tim Matheson

Nick of Time (1995)

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An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Courtney Chase  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Christopher Walken

An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Courtney Chase  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Christopher Walken

The Cheap Detective (1978)

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Moore
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Ann-Margret  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Sid Caesar

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Moore
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Ann-Margret  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Sid Caesar

I Love Trouble (1994)

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Saul Rubinek  •  James Rebhorn  •  Julia Roberts

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Shyer
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Saul Rubinek  •  James Rebhorn  •  Julia Roberts

Surviving (1985)

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Trapped In Silence (1986)

A compelling drama about a silent, violent teenager. Kevin suffers from elective mutism and no one has ever heard him utter a word.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Marsha Mason  •  John Mahoney  •  Ron Silver

A compelling drama about a silent, violent teenager. Kevin suffers from elective mutism and no one has ever heard him utter a word.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Kiefer Sutherland  •  Marsha Mason  •  John Mahoney  •  Ron Silver

Broken Trust (1995)

A scrupulously honest judge finds he's a pawn in a federal sting to ferret out corrupt members of the bench, many of whom are his friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoffrey Sax
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  William Atherton  •  Charles Haid

A scrupulously honest judge finds he's a pawn in a federal sting to ferret out corrupt members of the bench, many of whom are his friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoffrey Sax
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  William Atherton  •  Charles Haid

Chapter Two (1979)

George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off. And just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Moore
CAST:  James Caan  •  Marsha Mason  •  Joseph Bologna  •  Valerie Harper

George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off. And just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Moore
CAST:  James Caan  •  Marsha Mason  •  Joseph Bologna  •  Valerie Harper

Blume in Love (1973)

Lawyer Stephen Blume, specialized in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  George Segal  •  Susan Anspach  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Marsha Mason

Lawyer Stephen Blume, specialized in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  George Segal  •  Susan Anspach  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Marsha Mason

The Long Shot (2004)

Annie Garret is a young woman who moves with her irresponsible husband Ross and their seven-year-old daughter Taylor from Colorado to a ranch in northern California where Ross abandons them after he fails to land a job. With no money and no friends, and Taylor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georg Stanford Brown
CAST:  Julie Benz  •  Marsha Mason  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Gage Golightly

Annie Garret is a young woman who moves with her irresponsible husband Ross and their seven-year-old daughter Taylor from Colorado to a ranch in northern California where Ross abandons them after he fails to land a job. With no money and no friends, and Taylor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georg Stanford Brown
CAST:  Julie Benz  •  Marsha Mason  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Gage Golightly

The Image (1990)

When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own methods and life in general.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Werner
CAST:  Albert Finney  •  John Mahoney  •  Kathy Baker  •  Swoosie Kurtz

When career-focused journalist's investigation indirectly causes a suicide, he questions his own methods and life in general.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Werner
CAST:  Albert Finney  •  John Mahoney  •  Kathy Baker  •  Swoosie Kurtz

Restless Spirits (1999)

A young girl, who struggles with her pilot father's death in a plane crash years before, visits her grandmother in Newfoundland. While there, she encounters the ghosts of two pilots, who are condemned to Earth to constantly re-live their own crash that occurred in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wellington
CAST:  Lothaire Bluteau  •  Michel Monty  •  Juliana Wimbles  •  Marsha Mason

A young girl, who struggles with her pilot father's death in a plane crash years before, visits her grandmother in Newfoundland. While there, she encounters the ghosts of two pilots, who are condemned to Earth to constantly re-live their own crash that occurred in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Wellington
CAST:  Lothaire Bluteau  •  Michel Monty  •  Juliana Wimbles  •  Marsha Mason
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