| 1959 |
Born August 14 in LaJolla, California.
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| 1966 |
Spends her childhood in Greece, Japan and Germany.
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| 1976 |
Graduates from Surrattsville Sr. High in Clinton, Maryland.
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1983 |
Finishes her studies at the University of Texas.
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1985 |
Receives a Helen Hayes Award nomination for "Crimes of the Heart".
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1986 |
Has a first role in a film, credited as "Stage Manager" in "The Imagemaker".
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1987 |
Appeares in an unsold CBS pilot called "In the Lion's Den".
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1988 |
Graduates the NYU Tisch School of the Arts with an MFA.
Has her television debut with a guest appearance on "Simon & Simon".
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| 1990 |
Has title role in Rebecca Miller's short "Florence".
Receives rave reviews for her often-noted "movie debut" "Miller's Crossing".
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1991 |
Receives an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Crush".
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| 1992 |
Wins rave reviews for playing Ava Gardner in the telepic "Sinatra".
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1993 |
Stars as Harper Pitt in "Angels in America" on Broadway.
Wins the Theatre World Award and a nomination for the Tony for "Angels".
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| 1996 |
Marries Thaddeus Scheel, whom she met on the set of "The Spitfire Grill".
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1998 |
Starred in pilot for CBS sitcom "By Anne Nivel", which is later turned into a television
film named "Labor of Love". Gives birth to daughter, Eulala Grace Scheel.
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2000 |
Plays Lee Krasner in Ed Harris' biopic "Pollock".
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| 2001 |
Wins the Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for "Pollock". Stars opposite Meryl Streep and
Kevin Kline on stage in "The Seagull".
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2003 |
Stars alongside Tim Robbins and Sean Penn in Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River".
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2004 |
Scores a second Oscar nomination for "Mystic River".
Gives birth to twins, Hudson Harden Scheel and Julitta Dee Harden Scheel.
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2005 |
Plays Hermine in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Stars opposite Billy Bob Thornton in "The Bad News Bears" |
2006 |
Is seen in both "American Dreamz" as the First Lady and "American Gun" as the grieving
mother of a High School assassinate. |
2007 |
Is seen in six features,"The Hoax", "The Dead Girl", "The Invisible", "Canvas", "The Mist",
"Rails and Ties" and "Into the Wild", the latter winning her a Screen Actors Guild Award
nomination as part of its ensemble. |
