Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden took home an Oscar statuette for her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the biopic “Pollock” (2000), but by then the raven-tressed actress – who would draw comparisons to screen goddess Ava Gardner – had already earned a solid reputation on Broadway. She had begun her career playing a gun-toting moll in the Coen Brothers’ film “Miller’s Crossing” (1990) before establishing a reputation with well-received stage performances, including a Tony-nominated role in Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America”. Following her “Pollock” nomination Harden became an
Moved several times throughout her school years as the daughter of a Navy captain
1973
At age 13, posed as a boy for a period in Japan
Developed an interest in theater while living in Greece by attending plays at the Herodus Atticus, an old theater near the base of the Parthenon (date approximate)
