Mariel Hemingway facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mariel Hemingway
Hemingway in 2011
Born	(1961-11-22) November 22, 1961 (age 63) Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University
Occupation	Actress television presenter writer mental health activist
Years active	1976–present
Known for	Lipstick Manhattan Star 80 Civil Wars · Running from Crazy
Spouse(s)	Stephen Crisman ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2009)​
Partner(s)	Bobby Williams (2011–present)
Children	Dree Hemingway Langley Fox
Parent(s)	Jack Hemingway (father)
Relatives	Margaux Hemingway (sister) Ernest Hemingway (paternal grandfather) Hadley Richardson (paternal grandmother) Grace Hall Hemingway (paternal great-grandmother)

Mariel 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 had leading roles in Personal Best (1982), Star 80 (1983), and the TV series Civil Wars for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. Hemingway's acting career slowed in the late 1990s, and she focused on advocating for mental health awareness. She contributed to the acclaimed documentary Running from Crazy regarding her family's struggles with mental illness.

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, a high school student and Allen's lover. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Hemingway in April 2017

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 starred in the 1991–93 legal drama Civil Wars for ABC, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe, and co-starred with musician, artist, and film director John Mellencamp in the critically acclaimed 1991 film Falling from Grace. 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.

Hemingway has starred in and co-produced videos about yoga and holistic living. In 2002, she published a yoga memoir, Finding My Balance. 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 known as Yoga Now, with guru Rodney Yee.

Hemingway's memoir, Out Came the Sun, was released in 2015.

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.

Selected filmography

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