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Biography of Marsha Mason - Actress
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Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942, St. Louis, Missouri) is an United States|American actor|actress. She was married to playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, and starred in several movies based on his works, including The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two, Only When I Laugh, The Cheap Detective and Max Dugan Returns. Chapter Two (1979) was based on her relationship with Simon up to their marriage. They divorced in 1981. Mason has not remarried since then, possibly because of her Roman Catholic religion, which prohibits remarriage after divorce without an annulment. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Cinderella Liberty, The Goodbye Girl, Chapter Two and Only When I Laugh. In 2001 she opened an herbal medicine shop, selling products from the garden of her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico. 2005--Appearing on Broadway in Steel Magnolias, with Delta Burke, Frances Sternhagen, Rebecca Gayheart, Lily Rabe and Christine Ebersole. ==External links== *imdb name|id=0556850|name=Marsha Mason

