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
Buried
as 411 Female Operator (voice)
Killers
as Jackie Vallero
Halloween II
as Nancy McDonald
Made of Honor
as Sharon at Bridal Shower
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Gray Sister #1
High School
as Mrs. Gordon
Adventureland
as Francy
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
as Reporter (voice)
Reno 911!: Miami
as Deputy Cherisha Kimball
Known For - TV Shows
The Middle
as Marlene
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Succession
as Marianne Hirsch
Raising Hope
as Mayor Suzie Hellmann
Masters of Sex
as Maude Raines
Perception
as Cheryl Corvis
Ed
as Lisa Barnes
Reno 911!
as Lisa the Masseuse
Reno 911!
as Deputy Cherisha Kimball
Shake It Up
as Squitza Hessenheffer