Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 18, 1968 (age 58)
Place of Birth
Long Beach Island - New Jersey - USA
Also Known As
- Mary Songbird
Mary Birdsong
Biography
Mary grew up in the small beach community of Long Beach Island, NJ, but her family hails from Louisiana. She graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in acting, and the Stella Adler Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting. Recently Mary was also awarded an honorary Masters Degree in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco.
Mary made her Broadway debut in "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" in 2006, for which she won the prestigious Theatre World Award. Mary also stared as rookie cop "Deputy Kimball" in Reno 911 on Comedy Central, and in the Fox feature film "Reno 911: Miami."
Known For - Movies
The Descendants
as Kai Mitchell
Halloween II
as Nancy McDonald
Killers
as Jackie Vallero
Buried
as 411 Female Operator (voice)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Gray Sister #1
Made of Honor
as Sharon at Bridal Shower
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Reporter (voice)
Reno 911!: Miami
as Deputy Cherisha Kimball
Freeheld
as Carol Andree
Adventureland
as Francy
Known For - TV Shows
The Middle
as Marlene
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Succession
as Marianne Hirsch
Masters of Sex
as Maude Raines
Raising Hope
as Mayor Suzie Hellmann
Perception
as Cheryl Corvis
Franklin & Bash
as Erica Boyd
Ed
as Lisa Barnes
Reno 911!
as Lisa the Masseuse
Reno 911!
as Deputy Cherisha Kimball