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Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mary Kay Place was first critically acclaimed for her role as country singer Loretta Haggers on the hit comedy series, "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," for which she won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a comedy. After working for the head writers of "Maude" at Norman Lear's Tandem Productions, Place began co-writing for numerous TV series, including "M*A*S*H," (for which she earned an Emmy® nomination in 1973 with Linda Bloodworth), and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," among others.
Since then she has appeared in 37 feature films including "Bound for Glory," "New York New York," "Private Benjamin," "Starting Over," "The Big Chill," "Citizen Ruth," "Manny and Lo" (for which she received a Best Supporting Female nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards), "The Rainmaker," "Girl, Interrupted," "Being John Malkovich," "Sweet Home Alabama," "Nine Lives," and soon to be released from IFC, "Lonesome Jim."
Place's numerous television movie and series appearances include "My So Called Life," "Law and Order, Special Victim's Unit," "The West Wing," and "Grey's Anatomy." She has also worked as a director in television, helming episodes of "Baby Boom,' Dream On," "Arliss," "Friends" and other programs.
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