An American actress and theater director born in St. Louis, Marsha Mason became one of the most appreciated dramatic performers of 1970s Hollywood. She received four Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for 'Cinderella Liberty', 'The Goodbye Girl', 'Chapter Two' and 'Only When I Laugh', comedies and dramas written largely by Neil Simon, to whom she was married between 1973 and 1983. She also left her mark in the war drama 'Heartbreak Ridge', alongside Clint Eastwood. Her register combined a warm vulnerability with a comic timing honed in the theater, the hallmark of her collaboration with Simon. Read more