Mary Louise Parker is a very well known American actress, known for her current lead role on the Showtime TV series, Weeds. Mary Louise Parker  is also known for the part she played in the mini-series Angels in America. Angels in America was the most watched made-for-cable movie in 2003. It gained much critical acclaim and multiple Golden Globes and Emmys. Mary Louise Parker even received a Golden Glove and an Emmy Award for the Best Supporting Actress. Mary Louise Parker is also the winner of the 2001 Tony Award for the Broadway play Proof.

Mary Louise Parker got her start with a small part on the soap opera Ryan’s Hope. In the late 1980s, Mary Louise Parker moved to New York, where she got a job measuring feet at ECCO. After a few minor roles, she made her Broadway debut in a 1990 production of Prelude to a Kiss, being cast in the leading role of Rita. The career of Mary Louise Parker boosted as she was trying to maintain a strong theater presence on stage.

Regarding the personal life of Mary Louise Parker, people might not know that she is married to actor Billy Crudup for almost seven years, after which she got a divorce and hooked up with her fellow Weeds colleague, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Mary Louise Parker is known to have a lot of hobbies, just like any other person. She admitted to love drinking beer. She also enjoys listening to Frank Sinatra, Tom Waits and Willie Nelson. Mary Louise Parker is definitely a role model for most of the women. She has an impressive award-winning career, a wonderful family and an amazing beauty that is always keeping her in the spotlight. Maybe her biggest achievement comes after taking on the role of Nancy in Weeds, because she then managed to take home the Globe for the best leading actress, right from under the noses of the Desperate Housewives.

Mary Louise Parker is an American actress, born on august 2, 1964, in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. This beautiful and talented actress is mostly known for the leading role in the TV series Weeds. Her career, however, started in the 1980s, when Mary Louise Parker landed a role in the soap opera Ryan’s Hope. After moving to New York and going to several auditions, Mary Louise Parker finally managed to make her Broadway debut, in 1990, with a leading role in the production Prelude to a Kiss. Not long after she entered the Broadway world, Mary Louise Parker started her career on the big screen, as well.

Since then, Mary Louise Parker starred in numerous movies and TV shows, including Naked in New York, Bullets Over Broadway, The Client, Reckless, The Portrait of a Lady, Murder in Mind, The Maker, Goodbye Lover, The Five Senses, Miracle Run, The West Wing, Angels in America, The Robber Bride, Howl, Red and R.I.P.D. Even though her career has always been on the spotlight, there are many more things worth knowing about Mary Louise Parker. For example, the fact that she was on the ‘Promising New Actors of 1990′ list, which proves that she was not just another Broadway common actress. Moreover, since she graduated from the North Carolina School of Arts, it would have been at least strange to fail as an actress, even though she stated that she hated school.

Regarding her personal life, know that Mary Louise Parker was married to actor Billy Crudup for seven years, and at the time of their divorce, she was carrying his child. Then, Mary Louise Parker started dating her Weeds fellow co-worker, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. After a short break-up, they reconciled and Mary Louise Parker adopted an African baby girl. Mary Louise Parker also has many hobbies. She confessed that she loves drinking beer, especially Corona. When it comes to music, Mary Louise Parker enjoys Willie Nelson, Tom Waits and Frank Sinatra. With an impressive award-winning career and an amazing beauty, Mary Louise Parker is definitely a woman to look up to.

Chelsea stated she’s a fan of Mary-Louise Parker before Mary even walked out to begin their interview. The two immediately started on a high note with Chelsea complimenting her and Mary talking about how she feels she gets just as many insults as compliments.

After saying she’s friends with Kevin Nealon, Chelsea made it clear she feels Mary is who is truly responsible for Weeds being such a great show.

How Did Mary Break Her Toe?

Plenty of people have broken their toe. But not many people have broken their toe while their filming an intimate scene for a hit show. Parker explained how she fell off a bed and heard her toe crack during the first shoot of one of Weeds’ risque scenes.

Mary and Charlie Mars

The next topic of conversation was Mary’s new boyfriend, musician Charlie Mars. They talked about the music video the two of them shot together. The interview then went to Chelsea asking Mary how she feels about being the poster girl for pot.

Mary jokingly said she’ll be the poster girl for anything that pays the bills. She went on to say that although she doesn’t personally smoke much, she has no problem with being associated with it.

Mary the Writer

After running a clip from her music video with Charlie Mars, Mary talked about writing for Esquire. She proceeded to tell Chelsea a story about stabbing an ex-boyfriend with a fork. Although it sounds quite brutal, Mary’s delivery of the story actually made it very humorous!

When you first see the opening credits for the latest TV sensation called Weeds you will most likely think that this show is going to be just a little bit lame. The theme music is slow and a bit boring however when you get into the show itself there is a real difference in contrast. Mary Louise Parker is the main actress in this TV series that started in 2005 and is still going strong 5 series later.

Nancy Botwin is the lead character that Mary plays who is a young single mum whose husband just died and found herself struggling to meet the house repayments and other bills. Selling weed was the answer to her problems however as you get into the series you will eventually find out that selling weed not only solves her financial problems but also creates a whole lot of new problems.

During the series he young son starts to become a problem in school such as setting fires and fighting the other kids. Her brother in law turns up on the doorstep and asks if he can stay without actually asking if he can stay and then becomes a permanent part of the family. The mischief continues as Nancy starts to date several different men at once including a drug enforcement officer from the DEA. He weed gets stolen, confiscated and many other problems start to happen after her house maid finds out what she is doing and demands a raise.

Only the most successful television shows are aired for more than a couple of years. It is the aim of all directors to overcome what has become known as the second series syndrome, where the program fails to live up to the promise of the first series and is subsequently cut and resigned to daytime television. With 5 series since 2005 (the 6th due to air this year), it can be said with confidence that the series ‘Weeds’ has been a success. The show revolves around Nancy who was widowed and turned to selling drugs to make a living; the title of the show draws upon the slang term for the drug Cannabis. As the series has progressed she became embroiled in more and more criminal activities such as smuggling the drugs across borders.

Nancy is played by Mary Louise Parker who puts in an accomplished display as the grieving yet determined protagonist. Her excellent performances have won her a host of awards; a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2006 and a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2005. She has also been nominated for a further 6 awards throughout the course of the show. The Golden Globe in particular was an exceptional achievement as she managed to beat off the other 4 nominations who were the leading actresses in the popular show Desperate Housewives; an achievement that managed to shock many of the critics at the awards ceremonies.

Mary Louise Parker is a successful actress gaining in popularity. One of her best known role is that for the series Weeds in which she was nominated for an Emmy for “Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.” Weeds first debuted in 2005 where Parker played the part of Nancy Bowtan, a suburban mom turned drug dealer. This series created a great deal of hype and brought a great deal of attention to Parker for her comedic role. In addition to her Emmy nomination for weeds, Parker was nominated for an Emmy for her part as Zenia in the television film, “The Robber Bride.” In addition, Parker played the lead female role of Zerlda Mimms in the film “The Assassination of Jessie James by Coward Robert Ford” which debuted in theaters during September of 2007. It was during this time that she continued her role in Weeds and even posed nude for an ad for the third season of Weeds, appearing with a snake draped around her body as Eve in the Garden of Eden. The series Weeds continued until September 2009 and remained intensely popular throughout.

Parker has also embarked in several other films including 2008’s “The Spiderwick Chronicles.” She was also in the film “Les Passages” with Julie Delpy and took the leading role in the play “Hedda Gabler”. Parker is currently working on an upcoming film opposite of Bruce Willis titled “Red” which is an adaptation of a comic book series. This film is scheduled to debut in October of 2010.