Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden, born on August 14, 1959, in La Jolla (California), was the third of five. Beverly Bushfield was her mother. She was a housewife and her husband Thad Harold Harden served serving in the military. Her first interest in the theatre when she lived together with family members in Greece and going to plays in Athens. Harden was a student at American universities in Europe and then came back to the US in 1983, to complete her studies at the University of Texas. She received an MFA degree from NYU and started acting professionally. Harden had already appeared in the film in 1986, The Imagemaker, but her debut role in a major film was Miller's Crossing, the Coen Brothers humorous, witty tribute to gangster films. Harden's stunning portrayal of Verna as a mysterious, attractive moll, was praised by reviewers. Harden was able to continue her steady work as an actor supporting the character, playing Ava Gardner in Sinatra (92) The biopic on television about Frank Sinatra.