Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-05-16 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Also Known As

Mary Megan Winningham

Mare Winningham

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.

Known For

War Eagle, Arkansas

War Eagle, Arkansas

The Magic of Ordinary Days

The Magic of Ordinary Days

Philomena

Philomena

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Brothers

Brothers

Amber Waves

Amber Waves

Who Is Julia?

Who Is Julia?

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

She Stood Alone

She Stood Alone

Fatal Exposure

Fatal Exposure

Acting

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

St. Elmo's Fire

as

Wendy Beamish

Turner & Hooch

1989

Turner & Hooch

as

Emily Carson

Miracle Mile

1989

Miracle Mile

as

Julie Peters

Wyatt Earp

1994

Wyatt Earp

as

Mattie Blaylock

One Trick Pony

1980

One Trick Pony

as

Modeena Dandridge

Made in Heaven

1987

Made in Heaven

as

Brenda Carlucci

George Wallace

1997

George Wallace

as

Lurleen Wallace

Mirror Mirror

2012

Mirror Mirror

as

Baker Margaret

War Eagle, Arkansas

2007

War Eagle, Arkansas

as

Belle, Enoch's Mother

Dandelion

2004

Dandelion

as

Layla Mullich

The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005

The Magic of Ordinary Days

as

Martha

Shy People

1987

Shy People

as

Candy

Bad Day on the Block

1997

Bad Day on the Block

as

Catherine Braverton

The War

1994

The War

as

Lois Simmons

Tru Confessions

2002

Tru Confessions

as

Ginny

The Boys Next Door

1996

The Boys Next Door

as

Sheila

The Maldonado Miracle

2003

The Maldonado Miracle

as

Maisie

The Adventures of Ociee Nash

2004

The Adventures of Ociee Nash

as

Aunt Mamie Nash

Georgia

1995

Georgia

as

Georgia Flood

God Bless the Child

1988

God Bless the Child

as

Theresa Johnson

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

1984

Helen Keller: The Miracle Continues

as

Helen Keller

Crossing to Freedom

1990

Crossing to Freedom

as

Nicole Rougeron

Teresa's Tattoo

1994

Teresa's Tattoo

as

Singer

Off the Minnesota Strip

1980

Off the Minnesota Strip

as

Micki Johansen

Philomena

2013

Philomena

as

Mary Hess

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

2000

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as

Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

A Winner Never Quits

1986

A Winner Never Quits

as

Annie

Threshold

1981

Threshold

as

Carol Severance

Brothers

2009

Brothers

as

Elsie Cahill

The Death of Ocean View Park

1979

The Death of Ocean View Park

as

Jenny Flowers

Those Secrets

1992

Those Secrets

as

Faye

The Women's Room

1980

The Women's Room

as

Chris

Amber Waves

1980

Amber Waves

as

Marlene Burkhardt

One Too Many

1985

One Too Many

as

Beth

Rob Peace

2024

Rob Peace

as

Professor Durham

Swing Vote

2008

Swing Vote

as

Larissa Johnson

Geostorm

2017

Geostorm

as

Dr. Jennings

Little Girl Fly Away

1998

Little Girl Fly Away

as

Cath

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

1982

Missing Children: A Mother's Story

as

Kate Bradshaw

Sexual Healing

1993

Sexual Healing

as

Marta

Special Olympics

1978

Special Olympics

as

Janice Gallitzin

The Seagull

2018

The Seagull

as

Polina Andryevna

Everything That Rises

1998

Everything That Rises

as

Kyle Clay

Who Is Julia?

1986

Who Is Julia?

as

Mary Frances Bodine

Hard Promises

1992

Hard Promises

as

Dawn

Nobody's Fool

1986

Nobody's Fool

as

Pat

Better Off Dead.

1993

Better Off Dead.

as

Kit Kellner

Betrayed by Love

1994

Betrayed by Love

as

Dana

O.G.

2018

O.G.

as

Janice

Snap Decision

2001

Snap Decision

as

Jennifer Bradley

Sharing the Secret

2000

Sharing the Secret

as

Dr. Nina Moss

Dark Waters

2019

Dark Waters

as

Darlene Kiger

Eye on the Sparrow

1987

Eye on the Sparrow

as

Ethel Lee

Letter to My Killer

1995

Letter to My Killer

as

Single Bars, Single Women

1984

Single Bars, Single Women

as

Bootsie

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

1981

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

as

Locksley Claitor

Love and Lies

1990

Love and Lies

as

Kim Paris

She Stood Alone

1991

She Stood Alone

as

Prudence Crandall

Freedom

1981

Freedom

as

Libby Bellow

Love Is Never Silent

1985

Love Is Never Silent

as

Margaret Ryder

The Deliverance of Elaine

1996

The Deliverance of Elaine

as

Elaine Hodges

News of the World

2020

News of the World

as

Doris Boudlin

Fatal Exposure

1991

Fatal Exposure

as

Jamie Hurd

All My Puny Sorrows

2022

All My Puny Sorrows

as

Lottie Von Riesen

Death Wish

2024

Death Wish

as

Girl From the North Country

2024

Girl From the North Country

as

Elizabeth Laine

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Sarah McCain

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

as

Eileen Piper

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Dr. Maggie de Santo

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "Button, Button")

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Celeste Cooper (2010)

24

as

Elaine Al-Zacar

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

as

Katherine Donovan

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Sandra Blaine

Night Visions

Night Visions

as

Kate Morris (segment "Still Life")

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Margaret Ryder

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

as

ER

as

Amanda Lee

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

Patrice Kelly

The Young Pioneers

The Young Pioneers

as

Nettie Peters

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Clubhouse

Clubhouse

as

Lynne Young

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

as

Justine O'Neill

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Big Hawaii

Big Hawaii

as

Hatfields & McCoys

Hatfields & McCoys

as

Sally McCoy

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Joey Carston

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

as

Ida Corwin

Under the Dome

Under the Dome

as

Agatha Seagrave

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Alicia Spencer

Studs Lonigan

Studs Lonigan

as

Helen Shyers

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Susan Grey

Family

Family

as

Merilee

Dopesick

Dopesick

as

Diane Mallum

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

as

Beth

Intruders

Intruders

as

Mary Wilkes

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Sheila

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Martha

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Rita Gayheart

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Sally Keffler

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Hazel Evers

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

as

Chandi Heffner

Torchwood

Torchwood

as

Ellis Hartley Monroe

The Outsider

The Outsider

as

Jeannie Anderson

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

as

Martha 'Patsy' Jefferson Randolph

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Terry Beckett

George Wallace

George Wallace

as

Lurleen Wallace

Production

Crew

Directing