Portrait of Marcia Gay Harden

Acting

Marcia Gay Harden

Career

Active from 1979 to 2026, with a break from 1980 to 1989, busiest in 2006 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
60
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mystic River
Mystic River
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 98 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marcia Gay Harden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 15
  • Family Drama 5
  • Thought-Provoking 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Friendship 4
  • Melancholy Tone 4
  • Redemption 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Emotional Depth 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

124
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
In the Echo
In the Echo

as Marcia

Drift
Drift

TV show

TRINITY
TRINITY

TV show ยท as Margaret Vandenburg

2020s

16 titles ยท average score 59
The Dreadful
The Dreadful (2026)
GoodWatch score 37

as Morwen

Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Elizabeth Gable

Renner
Renner (2025)
GoodWatch score 42

as Salenus (voice)

Knox Goes Away
Knox Goes Away (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ruby Knox

Murder in a Small Town
Murder in a Small Town (2024)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Mayor Christie Holman

Daughter of the Bride
Daughter of the Bride (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

as Diane

So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Margaret

Gigi & Nate
Gigi & Nate (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as Claire Gibson

Tell It Like a Woman
Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
GoodWatch score 26

as Dr. Partovi

The Cuphead Show!
The Cuphead Show! (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Sally Stageplay (voice)

Barkskins
Barkskins (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Mathilde Geffard

Pink Skies Ahead
Pink Skies Ahead (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Pamela

2010s

32 titles ยท average score 56
Point Blank
Point Blank (2019)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lieutenant Lewis

Love You to Death
Love You to Death (2019)
GoodWatch score 62

as Camile Stoller

Code Black
Code Black (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dr. Leanne Rorish

Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dr. Grey

Grandma
Grandma (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

as Judy

Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred (2014)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lydia

Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Baker

Parkland
Parkland (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Doris Nelson

If I Were You
If I Were You (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

as Madelyn

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012)
GoodWatch score 31

as Marjorie Dunfour

Detachment
Detachment (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

as Principal Carol Dearden

Innocent
Innocent (2011)
GoodWatch score 57

as Barbara Sabich

2000s

40 titles ยท average score 60
Whip It
Whip It (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

as Brooke Cavendar

Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage (2008)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maryanne Kinkade

Into the Wild
Into the Wild (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Billie McCandless

The Invisible
The Invisible (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

as Diane Powell

The Mist
The Mist (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mrs. Carmody

The Hoax
The Hoax (2006)
GoodWatch score 68

as Edith Irving

Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

as Liz Whitewood

Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
GoodWatch score 33

as Grace Sutherland

Mystic River
Mystic River (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

as Celeste Boyle

The Education of Max Bickford
The Education of Max Bickford (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Andrea Haskell

Pollock
Pollock (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lee Krasner

Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sara Holland

1990s

28 titles ยท average score 58
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Dana Lewis

Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Allison

Desperate Measures
Desperate Measures (1998)
GoodWatch score 36

as Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Flubber
Flubber (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

as Shelby Goddard

Spy Hard
Spy Hard (1996)
GoodWatch score 32

as Miss Cheevus

Sinatra
Sinatra (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ava Gardner

Crush
Crush (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lane

Late for Dinner
Late for Dinner (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joy Husband

In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

as Adina Rowan

Fever
Fever (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lacy

Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as Verna

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 56
Gideon Oliver
Gideon Oliver (1989)

TV show ยท as Lila

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marcia Connelly

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

1970s

1 title
Not Only Strangers
Not Only Strangers (1979)

as Jennie

1950s

1 title ยท average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Vicki Miller