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Mary Stuart Masterson Biography (1966-)
Born June 28, 1966, in New York, NY (some sources cite Los Angeles, CA); daughter of Peter (an actor, director, and writer) and Carlin Glynn (an actress)Masterson; sister of Carlin Alexandra Masterson (an actress) and Peter CarlosMasterson (an actor); married George Carl Francisco, May 25, 1990 (divorced); married Damon Santostefano (a director and producer), May 20, 2000. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Peter Safran, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: Eric L. Gold, MosaicMedia Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, producer, director, writer
- Birth Details
- June 28, 1966
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Kim Eberhart, The Stepford Wives, Columbia, 1975
- Danni, Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys), TriStar, 1984
- Terry, At Close Range, Orion, 1985
- Franny Bettinger, My Little Girl, Hemdale, 1986
- Rachel Feld, Gardens of Stone, TriStar, 1987
- Watts, Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987
- Elspeth Skeel, Mr. North, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988
- Miranda Jeffries, Chances Are, TriStar, 1989
- Lucy Moore, Immediate Family, Columbia, 1989
- Daphne Delillo, Funny about Love, Paramount, 1990
- Idgie Threadgoode, Fried Green Tomatoes (also known as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe), Universal, 1991
- Nina Bishop, Married to It, Orion, 1993
- Jenny Hill, Mad at the Moon, Republic, 1993
- Herself, The Last Party, Triton, 1993
- Joon, Benny & Joon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
- Penny Henderson, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
- Anita "Sweetpea" Crown, Bad Girls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Robin Gaddis, Heaven's Prisoners, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Lisa Walker, Bed of Roses, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Gwen Frankovitz, Digging to China, The Ministry of Film, 1997
- Dorothy Sternen, Dogtown, 1997
- (Uncredited) Hope, The Postman, 1997
- Vikki, The Florentine, Bcb Productions, 1999
- Penny McGuire, The Book of Stars, Showcase Entertainment, 2001
- Genevieve, West of Here, Picture Park, 2002
- Brynne, Leo, Gold Circle Films, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Movies
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City in Fear (also known as Panic on Page One), ABC, 1980
- Susan Wallace, Love Lives On, ABC, 1985
- Title role, Lily Dale, Showtime, 1996
- Trish, On the 2nd Day of Christmas, Lifetime, 1997
- Fran Benedetto, Black and Blue, CBS, 1999
- Patricia Demming, Three Blind Mice (also known as Ed McBain's Three Blind Mice), CBS, 2001
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Series
- Title role, Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
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Episodic
- Cynthia Simpson, "Go to the Head of the Class," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
- Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1989
- Presenter, 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
- Interviewee, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
- Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, c. 2000
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Specials
- Presenter, MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
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Other
- Voice, The West (miniseries), PBS, 1996
- Elaine Burba, R.U.S./H. (pilot), CBS, 2002
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Television Work
- Producer, Kate Brasher (series), CBS, 2001
- Producer and director, "The Other Side" (also known as "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea"), On the Edge (movie), Showtime, 2001
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Stage Appearances
- Small white rabbit and Four of Hearts, Alice in Wonderland, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 1982
- Margaret, Been Taken, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1985
- Cassidy Smith, The Lucky Spot, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1987
- Title role, Lily Dale, Samuel Beckett Theatre, New York City, 1987
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Three Sisters, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1992
- Luisa Contini, Nine (musical), Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1999
- Also appeared in Moonlight and Valentines, a regional production.
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WRITINGS
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Television Movies
- "The Other Side" (also known as "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea"), On the Edge, Showtime, 2001
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- Masterson's appearance in an episode of Amazing Stories is included in the video compilation Amazing Stories: Book Two, 1992.
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 3, number 6, 1990, pp. 60-61; Volume 7, number 5, 1994, pp. 46-47
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Entertainment Weekly, May 16, 2003, p. 19
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