Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden, born 14 August 1959 in La Jolla (California), was the third child of five. Beverly Bushfield Her mother employed as a domestic worker as Thad Harold harden was employed in the military. The family was often moved. While they were in Greece She became interested in theatre and enrolled in Athens performances. Harden studied at American universities in Europe and then came back to the US in 1983 and completed her studies at the University of Texas. She obtained an MFA at NYU and began acting professionally. While she was in a movie as early as 1986, in the largely unnoticed The Imagemaker (1986), her debut role in the mainstream which was in conjunction with TV films, was the hot, sultry woman fatale in her role in the Coen Brothers' cleverly offbeat homage to the gangster movie, Miller's Crossing (1990). Harden's sultry portrayal of Verna, an enigmatic, attractive moll, was praised by critiques. Harden was able to continue her steady work in the role of a supporting actress, as Ava Gardner in Sinatra (92) the biopic for television about Frank Sinatra.