Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress and writer. After making his theatrical debut as Rita in Craig Lucas's play Prelude to a Kiss in 1990, Parker became known for his film roles in Grand Canyon, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Client, Bullets over Broadway, A Home. For Annie, Boys at the Side, Portrait of a Woman and Creator. Among his stage appearances and in subsequent indie films, Parker received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a play for her role as Catherine Llewellyn in Proof of David Auburn in 2001. , among other awards. Between 2001 and 2006, she returned as Amy Gardner in the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series. episode in 2002. She received both the Golden Globe and an Emmy Rush Hour. Award for her role as Harper Pitt in the 2003 American HBO miniseries Angels drama .
On Showtime's Weeds, she played dope-dealing soccer mom Nancy Botwin. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture in 2006.
