Mary Louise Wilson

Mary Louise Wilson (born November 12, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. In a career that has spanned more than 50 years, she has appeared in a number of plays, films and television shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Louise Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Nebraska (2013)

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An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Payne
CAST:  Will Forte  •  Bruce Dern  •  Bob Odenkirk  •  June Squibb

An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Payne
CAST:  Will Forte  •  Bruce Dern  •  Bob Odenkirk  •  June Squibb

Klute (1971)

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Charles Cioffi  •  Roy Scheider

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Pakula
CAST:  Jane Fonda  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Charles Cioffi  •  Roy Scheider

Pet Sematary (1989)

Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Lambert
CAST:  Dale Midkiff  •  Fred Gwynne  •  Denise Crosby  •  Brad Greenquist

Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Lambert
CAST:  Dale Midkiff  •  Fred Gwynne  •  Denise Crosby  •  Brad Greenquist

The Money Pit (1986)

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Benjamin
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Shelley Long  •  Alexander Godunov  •  Maureen Stapleton

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Benjamin
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Shelley Long  •  Alexander Godunov  •  Maureen Stapleton

Up the Sandbox (1972)

A young wife and mother, bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  David Selby  •  Ariane Heller  •  Jacobo Morales

A young wife and mother, bored with day-to-day life in New York City and neglected by her husband, slips into increasingly outrageous fantasies: her mother breaking into the apartment, an explorer's demonstration of tribal fertility music at a party causing strange ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  David Selby  •  Ariane Heller  •  Jacobo Morales

Green Card (1990)

Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Andie MacDowell  •  Bebe Neuwirth  •  Gregg Edelman

Urban horticulturalist Brontë Mitchell has her eye on a gorgeous apartment, but the building's board will rent it only to a married couple. Georges Fauré, a waiter from France whose visa is expiring, needs to marry an American woman to stay in the country. Their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Gérard Depardieu  •  Andie MacDowell  •  Bebe Neuwirth  •  Gregg Edelman

Zelig (1983)

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Mia Farrow  •  John Buckwalter  •  Patrick Horgan

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Woody Allen
CAST:  Woody Allen  •  Mia Farrow  •  John Buckwalter  •  Patrick Horgan

Stepmom (1998)

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Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Ed Harris  •  Jena Malone

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Ed Harris  •  Jena Malone

Teachers (1984)

A teacher tries to overcome his frustration teaching a high-school that seems to be full of flunkies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Ralph Macchio

A teacher tries to overcome his frustration teaching a high-school that seems to be full of flunkies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Ralph Macchio

Blind Spot (1993)

Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accident, and Harrington's pregnant daughter, Phoebe, is propelled into a downward spiral. Things gets worse when Harrington learns that her son-in-law was on cocaine at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Toshiyuki Uno
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  Laura Linney  •  Reed Diamond  •  Fritz Weaver

Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accident, and Harrington's pregnant daughter, Phoebe, is propelled into a downward spiral. Things gets worse when Harrington learns that her son-in-law was on cocaine at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Toshiyuki Uno
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  Laura Linney  •  Reed Diamond  •  Fritz Weaver

Everybody Wins (1990)

A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder charge is innocent. His investigation discovers deep corruption in a Connecticut town and finds the woman isn't everything she is pretending to be either.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  Debra Winger  •  Nick Nolte  •  Will Patton  •  Judith Ivey

A seemingly good Samaritan hires a private detective to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder charge is innocent. His investigation discovers deep corruption in a Connecticut town and finds the woman isn't everything she is pretending to be either.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karel Reisz
CAST:  Debra Winger  •  Nick Nolte  •  Will Patton  •  Judith Ivey

Going Home (1971)

After doing 13 years in prison for the murder of his wife, mechanic Harry Graham is out on parole and looking to rebuild his life in a small seaside community. He settles into a trailer park and finds both a job and a girlfriend. But things get difficult for Harry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert B. Leonard
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Jan-Michael Vincent  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Jason Bernard

After doing 13 years in prison for the murder of his wife, mechanic Harry Graham is out on parole and looking to rebuild his life in a small seaside community. He settles into a trailer park and finds both a job and a girlfriend. But things get difficult for Harry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert B. Leonard
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Jan-Michael Vincent  •  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Jason Bernard

The Royal Family (1977)

George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk Browning  •  Ellis Rabb
CAST:  Donald Barton  •  Rosemary Harris  •  Eva Le Gallienne  •  Ellis Rabb

George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber collaborated on this 1927 hit comedy about an eminent and slightly eccentric theatrical clan. A Barrymore-like brood, the Cavendishes are as flamboyant offstage as they are on. Their real-life family drama occurs in a Manhattan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kirk Browning  •  Ellis Rabb
CAST:  Donald Barton  •  Rosemary Harris  •  Eva Le Gallienne  •  Ellis Rabb

24 Nights (1999)

When Jonathan Parker was 4 years old, his mother's words and a chance encounter with a Salvation Army Kris Kringle instilled in him a lifelong belief in the legend of Santa Claus. Now 24 and his parents long passed away, Jonathan is a spacey, pot-smoking college ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieran Turner
CAST:  Kevin Isola  •  Aida Turturro  •  Stephen Mailer  •  David Burtka

When Jonathan Parker was 4 years old, his mother's words and a chance encounter with a Salvation Army Kris Kringle instilled in him a lifelong belief in the legend of Santa Claus. Now 24 and his parents long passed away, Jonathan is a spacey, pot-smoking college ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kieran Turner
CAST:  Kevin Isola  •  Aida Turturro  •  Stephen Mailer  •  David Burtka

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

The Chicken Ranch, a famed brothel, has been a staple of Texas history for nearly a millennium, but media watchdog Melvin P. Thorpe has set his sights on shutting it down. It's up to the madam, Mona Stangley, and the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd, to stop him!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Higgins
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Charles Durning  •  Dolly Parton  •  Dom DeLuise

The Chicken Ranch, a famed brothel, has been a staple of Texas history for nearly a millennium, but media watchdog Melvin P. Thorpe has set his sights on shutting it down. It's up to the madam, Mona Stangley, and the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd, to stop him!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Higgins
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Charles Durning  •  Dolly Parton  •  Dom DeLuise

The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Sommers
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Robbie Coltrane  •  Jason Robards

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Sommers
CAST:  Elijah Wood  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Robbie Coltrane  •  Jason Robards

She-Devil (1989)

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Seidelman
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Ed Begley Jr.  •  Linda Hunt  •  Roseanne Barr

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Seidelman
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Ed Begley Jr.  •  Linda Hunt  •  Roseanne Barr

She's The Best Thing in It (2015)

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Nyswaner
CAST:  Mary Louise Wilson  •  Frances McDormand  •  Melissa Leo  •  Valerie Harper

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her life has been successful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Nyswaner
CAST:  Mary Louise Wilson  •  Frances McDormand  •  Melissa Leo  •  Valerie Harper

The Third Date (2003)

It may only be the third date, but Tony knows it's time to pop the question and make the beautiful, shy Katrina his wife. And what better place for romance than Coney Island? Using his family's old mob connections, Tony has mapped out every detail for a very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Barrett
CAST:  Neil Jain  •  Sarah Clarke  •  Sandra Bernhard  •  Mary Louise Wilson

It may only be the third date, but Tony knows it's time to pop the question and make the beautiful, shy Katrina his wife. And what better place for romance than Coney Island? Using his family's old mob connections, Tony has mapped out every detail for a very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Barrett
CAST:  Neil Jain  •  Sarah Clarke  •  Sandra Bernhard  •  Mary Louise Wilson

The Women (2002)

Mary Haines's life falls apart and her social circle shatters after her husband's affair is revealed. Filmed version of the 2001 Broadway revival with the original cast reprising their roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Sandrich
CAST:  Cynthia Nixon  •  Jennifer Tilly  •  Kristen Johnston  •  Jennifer Coolidge

Mary Haines's life falls apart and her social circle shatters after her husband's affair is revealed. Filmed version of the 2001 Broadway revival with the original cast reprising their roles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jay Sandrich
CAST:  Cynthia Nixon  •  Jennifer Tilly  •  Kristen Johnston  •  Jennifer Coolidge
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