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Mariel Hemingway
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Born |
Mariel Hadley Hemingway
November 22, 1961 Mill Valley, California, U.S.
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Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | Actress, writer |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse(s) |
Stephen Crisman
(m. 1984; div. 2009) |
Partner(s) | Bobby Williams (2011–present) |
Children | Dree Hemingway Langley Fox |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Margaux Hemingway (sister) Ernest Hemingway (paternal grandfather) Hadley Richardson (paternal grandmother) |
Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in Lipstick (1976), and she received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979).
She is also known for her leading roles in Personal Best (1982), Star 80 (1983), and the TV series Civil Wars for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Amid mental health struggles, Hemingway's career dwindled in the 1990s. She has starred in and co-produced videos about yoga and holistic living. She published a yoga memoir, Finding My Balance, in 2002, and another more general one, Out Came the Sun, in 2015.
Early life
Hemingway was born in Mill Valley, California, the third daughter of Byra Louise (née Whittlesey) and Jack Hemingway, a writer. Her sisters are Joan "Muffet" and Margot "Margaux", the latter of whom became a model and actress.
Her paternal grandparents were Hadley Richardson and Nobel Prize–winning novelist Ernest Hemingway. She was named after the Cuban port of Mariel - her father and grandfather visited the village regularly to go fishing. Her middle name was her paternal grandmother's. Hemingway grew up primarily in Ketchum, Idaho, where her father lived, and where Ernest had spent time as a sportsman and writer.
Career in film
Hemingway's first role was with her real-life sister Margaux (also in her debut role) in the film Lipstick (1976), in which they played sisters. She received notice for her acting and was nominated as "Best Newcomer" for the Golden Globe Award that year. Her highest-profile role was in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979), a romantic comedy in which she plays Tracy. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In Personal Best (1982), she played a track-and-field athlete.
She starred as Dorothy Stratten in Star 80 (1983).
She was featured in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as Lacy Warfield. Subsequently-released additional footage showed an expansion of her role. She also co-starred in the 1991–93 ABC series Civil Wars. She was cast as the female lead in Darren Star's CBS drama Central Park West for the 1995–96 season; however, the show fared poorly with both critics and viewers, and after 13 episodes Hemingway was told that the show wanted her to accept a deep pay cut and demotion to recurring character status. She quit the series, which only lasted eight more episodes before being cancelled. In 1996, she had a leading role in the British TV movie September, playing the wife of Michael York.
She is currently the host of Spiritual Cinema, a monthly television show dedicated to spiritual films. She has begun hosting a series of yoga practice videos Yoga Now, with guru Rodney Yee.
Hemingway worked on the documentary film Running from Crazy, directed by Barbara Kopple and produced by the Oprah Winfrey Network. In October 2013, Hemingway received a humanitarian award from the San Diego Film Festival for her role in the documentary.
Personal life
Hemingway married Stephen Crisman in 1984. They have two daughters: Dree Hemingway and Langley Fox. They separated in 2008 and divorced the following year.
In early 2011, Hemingway began a relationship with former stuntman Bobby Williams with whom she has co-authored a self-help book. She practices Transcendental Meditation.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | Lipstick | Kathy McCormick | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress |
1976 | I Want to Keep My Baby | Sue Ann Cunningham | Television movie |
1979 | Manhattan | Tracy | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
1982 | Personal Best | Chris Cahill | |
1983 | Star 80 | Dorothy Stratten | |
1985 | Creator | Meli | |
1985 | The Mean Season | Christine Connelly | |
1987 | Amerika | Kimberly Ballard | 2 episodes |
1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lacy Warfield | Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress |
1988 | Steal the Sky | Helen Mason | Television movie |
1988 | Sunset | Cheryl King | Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress |
1991 | Delirious | Janet Dubois/Louise | |
1991 | Tales from the Crypt | Miranda Singer | Episode: "Loved to Death" |
1991–93 | Civil Wars | Sydney Guilford | 36 episodes Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
1992 | Falling from Grace | Alice Parks | |
1993 | Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | Cathy Mahone | Television movie |
1993 | The Hidden Room | Jane Stark | Episode: "Stark in Love" |
1994 | Naked Gun 33 | 1⁄3: The Final InsultHerself (uncredited) | |
1994–95 | Roseanne | Sharon | 2 episodes |
1995 | Central Park West | Stephanie Wells | 13 episodes |
1995 | Deceptions II: Edge of Deception | ||
1995 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (host) | Episode: "Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler" |
1996 | Bad Moon | Janet | |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Beth Kramer | |
1997 | Road Ends | Kat | |
1998 | Little Men | Jo Baer | |
1999 | The ... Monster | Laura Barnes | |
1999 | First Daughter | Alex McGregor | Television movie |
1999 | American Reel | Disney Rifkin | |
1999 | Kiss of a Stranger | Nova Clarke | Television movie |
2000 | The Contender | Cynthia Charlton Lee | |
2001 | First Shot | Alex McGregor | |
2001 | Perfume | Lesse Hotton | |
2001 | Becker | Ruth Sanders | 2 episodes |
2001 | Fourplay | Carly | |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Lisa Fromer | Episode: "Scared Straight" |
2002 | Warning: Parental Advisory | Tipper Gore | Television movie |
2005 | See Arnold Run | Maria Shriver | Television movie |
2006 | In Her Line of Fire | Lynn Delaney | |
2006 | Between Truth and Lies | Dr. Claire Parker | |
2007 | Nanking | Minnie Vautrin | |
2007 | Law & Order | Ashley Jones | Episode: "Remains of the Day" |
2008 | The Golden Boys | Martha | |
2008 | My ... | Charlotte Silver | |
2010 | Ay Lav Yu | Pamela | |
2012 | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Lynn Snyder | Television movie |
2013 | Running from Crazy | Herself | Television documentary |
2014 | Unity | Herself (as Narrator) | Documentary |
2015 | Papa: Hemingway in Cuba | Woman Guest | |
2016 | Finding Fortune | Madison | Television movie |
2021 | Grace and Grit | Chris |
See also
- In Spanish: Mariel Hemingway