Birth,
Family, Education, etc
with parents at Reckless Opening
in October, 2004
- August
2, 1964, Fort
Jackson, South Carolina, USA
- The youngest of 4 brothers and sisters. Father was a military officer.
- 5' 8" and part Swedish.
- Grew
up in Arizona, Tennesse, Texas, Thailand,
Germany and France where her father
served in the US army.
- When she was a child, as she says, was really really shy,
but on any kind of stage, something like dancing recital, she felt no fear.
- Graduated
from the North Carolina School of the Arts and majored in acting.
- Directed and produced Public Service Campaign, Stop the Hate for innocent Arab Americans.
- Son,
William Atticus Parker was born on January 7, 2004.
- Selected as the 2nd of Entertainment Weekly Must List in 2004.
Voted as the 4th of the sexiest single mom of top 5 women surveyed by date.com in 2005.
- Adopted an African baby girl in September, 2007. She is named Caroline Aberash Parker (aka Ash).
- Honored as one of Entertainers of the Year from Entertainment Weekly, November 2007.
Companions
- Dated
Timothy Hutton from Prelude to a Kiss (1988) in off-broadway.
- Dated
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows. His song, Butterfly in Reverse is written
for her.
The
name, 'Counting Crows' is taken from her movie, Signs of Life (1989).
- Dated
Billy Crudup (1996-2003) from Bus Stop (1996). William Atticus Parker is his son.
Split during her pregnancy.
- Dating Jeffrey Dean Morgan (2006-) from Weeds (2005).
Awards & Nominations
|
YEAR
|
AWARD
|
RESULT
|
FOR
|
|
2008
|
Screen Actors Guild
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 3)
|
|
2008
|
Golden Globe
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 3)
|
|
2007
|
US Drama Gallery Awards
(by Korean website, DCinside.com)
|
won
|
Weeds (Season 3)
|
|
2007
|
Out 100 - Entertainer of the Year
|
honored
|
Weeds (Season 3)
|
|
2007
|
Gemini
|
won
|
The Robber Bride
|
|
2007
|
Emmy
|
nominated
|
The Robber Bride
|
|
2007
|
Emmy
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 2)
|
|
2007
|
Screen Actors Guild - Ensemble
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 2)
|
|
2007
|
Screen Actors Guild
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 2)
|
|
2007
|
Golden Globe
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 2)
|
|
2006
|
Satellite
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 2)
|
|
2006
|
Forom
|
won
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2006
|
High Times Stony
|
won
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2006
|
MediaVillage TV Fan
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2006
|
Screen Actors Guild
|
nominated
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2006
|
Golden Globe
|
won
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2005
|
EW.com
|
won
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2005
|
Satellite
|
won
|
Weeds (Season 1)
|
|
2005
|
Tony
|
nominated
|
Reckless
|
|
2005
|
Broadway.com
Audience
|
nominated
|
Reckless
|
|
2005
|
Drama
League
|
nominated
|
Reckless
|
|
2004
|
WIN
(Women's Image Network)
|
won
|
Angels
in America
|
|
2004
|
Emmy
|
won
|
Angels
in America
|
|
2004
|
Philadelphia
Film Festival - Artistic Achievement
|
received
|
All
of Her Works
|
|
2004
|
Screen
Actors Guild
|
nominated
|
Angels
in America
|
|
2004
|
Satellite
|
nominated
|
Angels
in America
|
|
2004
|
Golden
Globe
|
won
|
Angels
in America
|
|
2003
|
Screen
Actors Guild - Ensemble
|
nominated
|
The
West Wing
|
|
2002
|
John
Anson Ford - honor
|
received
|
Stop
the Hate
|
|
2002
|
Emmy
|
nominated
|
The
West Wing
|
|
2001
|
Tony
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Broadway.com
Audience
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Village
Voice OBIE
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Drama
Desk
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Drama
League
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Outer
Critics Circle
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Lucille
Lortel
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
Outstanding
Achievement
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2001
|
New
York
|
won
|
Proof
|
|
2000
|
Genie
|
nominated
|
The
Five Senses
|
|
1997
|
Village
Voice OBIE
|
won
|
How
I Learned to Drive
|
|
1997
|
Outer
Critics Circle
|
nominated
|
How
I Learned to Drive
|
|
1997
|
Lucille
Lortel
|
won
|
How
I Learned to Drive
|
|
1990
|
Clarence
Derwent
|
won
|
Prelude
to a Kiss
|
|
1990
|
Theatre
World
|
won
|
Prelude
to a Kiss
|
|
1990
|
Drama
Desk
|
nominated
|
Prelude
to a Kiss
|
|
1990
|
Tony
|
nominated
|
Prelude
to a Kiss
|