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Acting

Mary Kay Place

Career: Active from 1970 to 2021, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 19
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Being John Malkovich
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 103 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Mary Kay Place Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.1, average 4.1
Adrenaline
2.9, average 4.8
Mystery
2.3, average 4.0
Crime
2.0, average 3.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 9
Character-Driven 9
Character Study 5
Romantic Comedy 5
Coming-of-Age 5
Darkly Humorous 4
Absurdist Humor 4
Emotional Journey 4
Psychological Drama 3
Contemporary Issues 3
Coming-of-Age Story 3
Quirky 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

129

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 57

No Friends

Assistant Director

My Father's Dragon

73

as Narrator (voice)

Music

26

as Millie

9-1-1: Lone Star

68

TV show · as Theresa Blake

Lip Service

as Mom

AJ and the Queen

63

TV show · as Carolanne

The Prom

56

as Grandma Bea

2010s

27 titles · average score 63

Diane

78

as Diane

Lady Dynamite

81

TV show · as Marilyn Bamford

I'll See You in My Dreams

75

as Rona

Grace and Frankie

77

TV show · as Amanda

Miss Meadows

44

as Mrs. Davenport

black-ish

75

TV show · as Dr. Barris

A Country Christmas Story

57

as Sarah

Bad Milo!

57

as Beatrice

You're in Charge

as Penny Guidry

Smashed

73

as Rochelle

Shameless

79

TV show · as Oopie Tamietti

Shrek Forever After

59

as Guard Witch (voice)

2000s

36 titles · average score 60

The Mentalist

74

TV show · as Belinda Bittacker

Californication

69

TV show · as Faith's Mother

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

47

TV show · Director

Big Love

75

TV show · as Adaleen Grant

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Olive Warner

Numb3rs

62

TV show · as Hester Stirling

Lonesome Jim

60

as Sally

Latter Days

58

as Sister Gladys Davis

Evergreen

36

as Susan

Sweet Home Alabama

53

as Pearl Smooter

Human Nature

56

as Nathan's Mother

My First Mister

58

as Patty (Nurse)

1990s

31 titles · average score 67

Being John Malkovich

86

as Floris

Family Guy

64

TV show · as Farting Lady (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Hope Garrett

Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story

62

as Jan

Pecker

61

as Joyce

How to Make the Cruelest Month

as Mary Bryant

The Rainmaker

74

as Dot Black

Love in Another Town

as Sam

For My Daughter's Honor

61

as Betty Ann Dustin

Manny & Lo

57

as Elaine

Citizen Ruth

70

as Gail Stoney

Captain Ron

45

as Katherine Harvey

1980s

18 titles · average score 62

Out on the Edge

as Sondra Evetts

Portrait of a White Marriage

as Joyce Harrison

A New Life

37

as Donna

thirtysomething

64

TV show

The History of White People in America: Volume II

as Joyce Harrison

Smooth Talk

63

as Katherine Wyatt

The History of White People in America

65

as Joyce Harrison

Mom's on Strike

as Ellie Skinner

The Big Chill

68

as Meg Jones

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Prue Giroux / Katherine

Modern Problems

36

as Lorraine

Private Benjamin

66

as Pvt. Mary Lou Glass

1970s

10 titles · average score 68

Starting Over

60

as Marie

More American Graffiti

38

as Teensa

New York, New York

62

as Bernice Bennett

Forever Fernwood

TV show

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

76

TV show · as Loretta Haggers

Bound for Glory

64

as Sue Ann

M*A*S*H

78

TV show · as Lt. Louise Simmons

ABC Afterschool Special

68

TV show · as Ellie Skinner

All in the Family

82

TV show · as Betty Sue

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

85

TV show · as Sally Jo Hochkiss