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