Mary Louise Parker is a very famous actress in the industry. The role that always comes to mind when thinking about Mary Louise Parker is that of Nancy Botwin, whom she plays in the television series Weeds. Seemingly all the roles that Mary Louise Parker has had prior and after playing in Weeds were in similarly themed films. As you may have noticed, the actress has a strong talent and skills in interpreting young women who are independent and strong and who usually get mixed up in all sorts of strange and dangerous situations. Due to her fresh looking face and her slender body, Mary Louise Parker caught the attention of many producers and directors, who offered her a wide variety of roles, in which she could showcase her ability to play fierce and gorgeous women. In addition to playing on the big and on the small screen, the actress also had several stage appearances.

The first appearance of Mary Louise Parker in a film was noted in 1989, when she played Charlotte, in the production Signs of Life. The following year, she played Lisa in Longtime Companion. The year 1991 brought two appearances her way, one as Ruth Jamison, in Fried Green Tomatoes, and the other one as Dee, in Grand Canyon. Mary Louise Parker started her career in force, which was very obvious from the fact that she continued to play at least in one film per year. The most relevant appearances of them were: Joanne White (Naked in New York, in 1993), Dianne Sway (The Client, in 1994), Rona (The Five Seasons, in 1999), Toni Edelman (Pipe Dream, in 2002), Constance Murder (Romance and Cigarettes, in 2006), Zee James (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, in 2007) and Sarah Ross (RED, in 2010).

In terms of her television appearances, Mary Louise Parker has had quite many roles so far and is still going strong. Some of the most remarkable roles Mary Louise Parker has had in television series are: Amy Gardner (The West Wing, 2001-2006), Harper Pitt (Angels in America, 2003), Nancy Botwin (Weeds, 2005-present) and Zenia (The Robber Bride, 2007).