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{{short description|American actress, singer,(born director, and screenwriter1947)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|9|23}}

| birth_place = [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]], U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress, |singer, |director,|screenwriter}} screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1973–present

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'''Mary Kay Place''' (born September 23, 1947)<ref>{{cite isweb an|title=Place, AmericanMary actress,Kay singer,|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PL002 |website=[[Oklahoma Historical Society]] |access-date=June director2, and2022}}</ref> screenwriteris an American actress. She is best known for portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'', a role that won her the 1977 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series]]. Her numerous film appearances include ''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]'' (1980), ''[[The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]'' (1983), ''[[Captain Ron]]'' (1992) and [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s 1997 drama ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]''. Place also recorded three studio albums for [[Columbia Records]], one in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten [[country music]] hit "Baby Boy.". For her performance in ''[[Diane (2018 film)|Diane]]'' (2018), Place won the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Ryan Lattanzio |url= https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/la-film-critics-2019-winners-1202195434/ |title=LA Film Critics Crown 'Parasite,' Bong Joon Ho, Mary Kay Place, and Antonio Banderas |publisher=IndieWire |date=2019-12-08 |access-date=2019-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321072807/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/la-film-critics-2019-winners-1202195434/ |archive-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> and the [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Anita|date=2020-01-05|title='Parasite' Wins Top Honor From National Society Of Film Critics|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/parasite-wins-top-honor-from-national-society-of-film-critics-1202820839/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Place was born in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the daughter of Gwendolyn Lucille (née Johnson) and Bradley Eugene Place.<ref>{{citeCite web | title=Mary Kay Place Biography | url=http://wwwmarykayplacefan.filmreferenceyolasite.com/film/80/Marymkp-Kaybook-Placecontributions.html php|title work=filmreference |Mary year=2008Kay |Place access-date=2008-04-05Book Contributions}}</ref><ref>http://marykayplacefan.yolasite.com/mkp-book-contributions.php</ref> She graduated from [[Nathan Hale High School (Oklahoma)|Nathan Hale High School]] and the [[University of Tulsa]], where her father was an art professor;<ref>Michael Smith, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/spot/article.aspx?articleID=20081012_282_D4_Tulsan660286 Tulsa actress can't quit working], ''[[Tulsa World]]'', October 13, 2008.</ref> she was a member of [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] sorority<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theta|url=https://www.kappaalphatheta.org/heritage/our-heritage/college-chapters/gamma-tau|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Kappa Alpha Theta|language=en-US}}</ref> and received a speech degree.

==Career==

Place moved to Hollywood with aspirations of becoming an actress and writer. She was hired for ''The Tim Conway Comedy Hour'' in the 1970s as a production assistant to both [[Tim Conway|Conway]] and producer [[Norman Lear]]. Conway gave herPlace her first on-camera break, while Lear saw to it that Place received her first writing credit on his subsequent ''[[All in the Family]]''. On the episode, she and actress [[Patty Weaver]] sang "If Communism Comes Knocking on Your Door, Don't Answer It."<ref name=TCM>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/153094%7C0/Mary-Kay-Place/biography.html|title=Mary Kay Place|website=TCM.com|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref> She appeared in the third-season episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' titled "Springtime", for which she also received writing credits.

===''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' and musical career===

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Both ''Tonite! At the Capri Lounge Loretta Haggers'' and its follow up ''Aimin' To Please'' featured A-list country and pop performers from the 1970s. [[Dolly Parton]], on whom the Loretta character was loosely based, provided backing vocals as well as the song "[[All I Can Do (Dolly Parton song)|All I Can Do]]" (which Parton also wrote). [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Anne Murray]] and [[Nicolette Larson]] sang backup as well.<ref name=TCM /> ''Aimin' to Please'''s "Something to Brag About," a duet with [[Willie Nelson]], earned the pair a place on the music charts in 1977.<ref name=TCM />

While working on ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', Place also wrote scripts for episodes of several TV [[situation comedies]], including ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]'' and ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', usually in collaboration with [[Linda Bloodworth-Thomason]] (who would later create ''[[Designing Women]]''). She appeared in the ''M*A*S*H'' episode "Springtime," which she co-wrote with Bloodworth. She also made an appearance as a character named "Betty Sue" in the sitcom ''[[All in the Family]]'' in the episode "Archie Goes Too Far" as Betty Sue.<ref name=TVGuide />

Place hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 1977 and was one of the few hosts who also appeared as the musical guest (with [[Willie Nelson]] on the duet "Something to Brag About").

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===Late 1970s through 1990s===

PlaceIn the 1977 musical drama ''[[New York, accompaniedNew onYork sax(1977 byfilm)|New aYork, characterNew playedYork]]'', directed by [[RobertMartin De NiroScorsese]], Place sings "[[Blue Moon (1934 song)|Blue Moon]]" inwith the 1977 musical drama ''[[NewRobert YorkDe Niro]], Newwhose Yorkcharacter (1977also film)|Newaccompanies York,her Newon York[[saxophone]]'',. directedIt byis [[Martinincluded Scorsese]]in the original motion picture soundtrack.

In the 1979 [[Burt Reynolds]] romantic comedy, ''[[Starting Over (1979 film)|Starting Over]]'', Place plays the first woman Reynolds dates after a divorce.<ref name=TVGuide />

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In 1983, Place had a key role in the [[Lawrence Kasdan]] ensemble piece ''[[The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]'' as Meg, a single corporate attorney who wishes to be impregnated with her first child by one of her past college friends.<ref name=TCM />

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the actress appeared in a number of television moviesfilms and a starring role in the 1992 [[Kurt Russell]] and [[Martin Short]] comedy ''[[Captain Ron]]''.<ref name=TVGuide /> 1994 saw her return to television in the recurring role of Camille Cherski on ''[[My So-Called Life]]''. In 1996, Place comically portrayed an [[Evangelism|evangelistic]] [[Opposition to the legalization of abortion|proanti-lifeabortion]] activist in [[Alexander Payne]]'s debut feature film ''[[Citizen Ruth]]''. She had a strong dramatic role as Dot Black, mother of a terminally ill young man, in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s version of John Grisham's ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'' in 1997.<ref name=TCM />

Place was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her work in the 1996 film ''[[Manny & Lo]]'' with [[Scarlett Johansson]] and [[Aleksa Palladino]]. She plays the matronly Elaine, who would love to have a child and works in a maternity shop, but never married and is past her child-bearing years.

She directed episodes of the HBO sitcom ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]'', NBC's ''[[Friends]]'' and the series ''[[Baby Boom (American TV series)|Baby Boom]]''. She provided at least two voices for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s animated show ''[[King of the Hill]]'' in an episode in which Peggy Hill competes in the Mrs. Heimlich County Pageant. She voiced both a competitor and the coordinator of the pageant.

She appeared as Mrs. Betty Dustin in the made for TV drama “For my daughter’s honor”(a.k.a “Indecent Seduction”) in 1996 in which she plays a mom in her real life native Oklahoma whose daughter Amy (played by Nicholle Tom) is being sexually harassed by the school football coach. Place also appeared in ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'' as the receptionist withhard-of-hearing a reception problemreceptionist, Floris, and in ''[[Girl, Interrupted (film)|Girl, Interrupted]]''.<ref name=TVGuide /> While not in any scenes together, this marked the third time that Mary Kay had done a film with one of her former ''[[My So-Called Life]]'' co-stars: first with [[Claire Danes]] in ''[[The Rainmaker (1997 film)|The Rainmaker]]'', second with [[Bess Armstrong]] in ''[[Pecker (film)|Pecker]]'', then with [[Jared Leto]] in ''Interrupted''.

=== 2000–2019 ===

In 2000, the actress co-directed [[Don Henley]]'s video for "Taking You Home". She had a small role in her second Lisa Krueger moviefilm, ''[[Committed (2000 film)|Committed]]''.

She played the [[United States Surgeon General]] in a 2001 episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The West Wing]]''. The character returned in the 2004 season.<ref name=TVGuide />

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In the original PBS mini-series [[Armistead Maupin]]'s ''[[Tales of the City]]'', Place had a self-referential moment as a Maupin character during the ''Mary Hartman'' era in which the series is set.<ref name=TVGuide /> Laura Linney's character often watched ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]''. [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] picked up the ''Tales'' franchise, but Place was not in the second installment. She did have a role in the third mini-series, ''Further Tales of the City'' (2001), which featured her in the role of "Prue Giroux."<ref name=TCM />

In 2002, Place had a sizable role in the [[Reese Witherspoon]] moviefilm ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]'' as Witherspoon's character's mother, Pearl Smooter. That same year she was in ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]'' starring [[Tim Robbins]] and [[Patricia Arquette]] and ''A Woman's a Helluva Thing'' with [[Penelope Ann Miller]] as well as with [[Albert Brooks]] in the dark comedy ''[[My First Mister]]''. The story focuses on a developing relationship between an isolated, rebellious 18-year-old ([[Leelee Sobieski]]) and an engaging older man (Brooks). Place played Brooks' best friend. The film marked the directorial debut of actress [[Christine Lahti]].

Place played a Mormon mother in the film ''[[Latter Days]]'' (2003). From 2006 to 2011, she had a recurring role in HBO's ''[[Big Love]]'', playing Adaleen Grant, the mother of the [[Chloë Sevigny]] character, Nicki.<ref name=TCM /><ref name=TVGuide /> She also had a recurring role on the HBO comedy ''[[Bored to Death]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/11/bored-to-death-passive-characters-finally-fight-back/66503/|title='Bored to Death': Passive Characters Finally Fight Back|website=[[The Atlantic]]|first=Scott|last=Meslow|date=November 15, 2010|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> [[Lily Tomlin]] and Place did the pilot and 5 episodes of ''[[12 Miles of Bad Road]]'' from [[Harry Thomason]] and [[Linda Bloodworth-Thomason]], who wrote television scripts with Place in the 1970s. [[HBO]] chose not to air the series, and producers were seeking other networks to air it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/news/hbo-passes-on-tomlin-s-bad-road-1117982579/|title=HBO passes on Tomlin's 'Bad Road'|website=Variety|first1=Michael|last1=Schenider|first2=Cynthia|last2=Littleton|date=March 17, 2008|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

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In 2017, Place guest starred in an episode of the comedy series ''[[Black-ish]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2019/mary-kay-place-qa.html|title=Mary Kay Place Lands Her First Lead Role|website=[[AARP]]|first=Thelma|last=M. Adams|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> She also had a cameo voice appearance in ''[[Downsizing (film)|Downsizing]]'' directed by [[Alexander Payne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/film/downsizing-shrinks-as-political-satire-loses-its-focus-1.23129722|title=Downsizing shrinks as political satire loses its focus|website=North Shore News|first=Julie|last=Crawford|date=December 22, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> Place also had a recurring role on the comedy series ''[[Imposters (TV series)|Imposters]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-best-shows-to-stream-imposters-on-stan-is-dark-funny-and-unexpectedly-interesting-20170224-gukgv6.html|title=The best shows to stream: Imposters on Stan is dark, funny and unexpectedly interesting|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|first=Brad|last=Newsome|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

In 2018, Place starred in ''[[State Like Sleep]]'' directed by Meredith Danluck<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/state-like-sleep-trailer/|title='State Like Sleep' Trailer: Katherine Waterston is Haunted by Her Husband's Death.|website=Slash Film|first=Haoi|last=Tran-Bui|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> and appeared in an episode of the anthology drama ''[[The Romanoffs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/romanoffs-matthew-weiner-diane-lane-amazon-1202003040/|title='The Romanoffs' Official Trailer: See Isabelle Huppert and Diane Lane in Matthew Weiner's Epic Anthology Series|website=IndieWire|first=Jude|last=Dry|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> That same year, she starred starred in the drama film ''[[Diane (2018 film)|Diane]]'' directed by [[Kent Jones (director)|Kent Jones]], and executive produced by [[Martin Scorsese]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/kent-jones-interview-on-death-and-diane-1202054001/|title='Diane' Director Kent Jones on How He Pulled Off the Perilous Transition from Film Critic to Filmmaker|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=David|last=Ehrlich|date=March 28, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> The film marked Place's first lead role in a film, and was written specifically for her by Jones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/mary-kay-place-diane-movie.html|title=Mary Kay Place Waited Decades to Take Her First Movie Star Role. Diane Is Worth the Wait.|website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|first=Keith|last=Phillips|date=April 1, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> The film had its world premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] on April 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/diane-2018|title=Diane|website=[[Tribeca Film Festival]]|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> Place's performance received rave reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/05/mary-kay-place-makes-diane-award-worthy/|title=Mary Kay Place makes 'Diane' award-worthy|website=[[The Boston HearldHerald]]|first=James|last=Verniere|date=April 5, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/diane-review-may-kay-place-1202786938/|title=Film Review: 'Diane'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|date=April 25, 2018|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> The film was released on March 29, 2019, by [[IFC Films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/diane-trailer-mary-kay-place-martin-scorsese-tribeca-film-festival-1202558003/|title='Diane' Trailer: Selfless But Tortured Mary Kay Place Seeks Redemption In Martin Scorsese-Produced Drama|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Erik|last=Pederson|date=February 14, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> Place won the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress]] and [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://variety.com/2020/scene/awards/jennifer-lopez-parasite-bong-joon-ho-mary-kay-place-los-angeles-film-critics-association-awards-1203464301/|title=Jennifer Lopez, Mary Kay Place, Bong Joon Ho Accept Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|website=Variety|first=Nicholas|last=White|date=January 12, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/parasite-wins-top-honor-from-national-society-of-film-critics-1202820839/|title='Parasite' Wins Top Honor From National Society Of Film Critics|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anita|last=Bennett|date=January 4, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> Place received nominations for [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress]] and [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/gotham-awards-nominations-2019-full-list-1202766912/|title=Gotham Awards Nominations: A24's 'The Farewell', 'Uncut Gems', Netflix's 'Marriage Story' Lead Way|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/spirit-awards-nominations-full-list-nominees-indie-film-ifp-1202792053/|title=Spirit Award Nominations: A24 Leads For 4th Straight Year With 18 Noms As 'Uncut Gems' & 'The Lighthouse' Come Up Big|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=November 21, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> Place also had a recurring role on ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/shameless-mary-kay-place-elizabeth-rodriguez-join-cast-season-10-1202749365/|title='Shameless': Mary Kay Place, Elizabeth Rodriguez Join Season 10 Cast|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

=== 2020–present ===

In 2020, Place guest starred on the comedy-drama series ''[[AJ and the Queen]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sdlgbtn.com/entertainment/2020/01/14/aj-and-queen-gets-better-it-rolls-along|title="AJ and the Queen" gets better as it rolls along|website=San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender News|first=Timothy|last=Rawles|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> and on Fox's ''[[9-1-1: Lone Star]]'' as Theresa Blake, the mother to [[Liv Tyler]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://telltaletv.com/2020/02/preview-9-1-1-lone-star-season-1-episode-4-act-of-god/|title=Preview — 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 1 Episode 4: Act of God|website=Tell Tale TV|first=Mary|last=Misasi|date=February 1, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, Place played Millie in the musical drama ''[[Music (2021 film)|Music]],'' co-written and directed by [[Sia (musician)|Sia]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=2021-02-10|title='Music' Review: Kate Hudson In Misguided Autism Musical Is Definitely Not For Your Must-Sia List|url=https://deadline.com/video/music-review-sai-kate-hudson-maddie-ziegler-imax/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-12|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://theknockturnal.com/mary-kay-place-talks-diane-at-2019-ifp-gotham-awards/|title=Mary Kay Place Talks 'Diane' At 2019 IFP Gotham Awards|website=TheKnockturnal.com|date=December 6, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref> She isalso set next to starstarred in the musical ''[[The Prom (film)|The Prom]]'' based on the [[The Prom (musical)|Broadway musical of the same title]] directed by [[Ryan Murphy (writerproducer)|Ryan Murphy]], for [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilovemywifepodcast.com/journal/2020/6/24/actor-kevin-chamberlin-chats-about-broadway-playing-bertram-on-jesse-on-the-disney-channel-and-filming-the-upcoming-netflix-ryan-murphy-film-the-prom|title=ACTOR KEVIN CHAMBERLIN CHATS ABOUT BROADWAY, PLAYING BERTRAM ON JESSE ON THE DISNEY CHANNEL AND FILMING THE UPCOMING NETFLIX RYAN MURPHY FILM THE PROM|website=I Love My Wife Podcast|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

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| ''[[My Father's Dragon (2022 film)|My Father's Dragon]]''

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| Betty Sue

| Episode: "Archie Goes Too Far"

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| 1974

| ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''

| Lt. Louise Simmons

| Episode: "Springtime"

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| ''{{sortname|The|Mary Tyler Moore Show}}''

| Sally Jo Hotchkiss

| Episode: "Murray in Love"

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| 1976

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| Herself (host)

| Episode: "Mary Kay Place/[[Willie Nelson]]"

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| Ellie Skinner

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| ''[[WaltThe Disney's WonderfulSunday World of ColorMovie]]''

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| ''{{sortname|The|History of White People in America: Volume II|nolink=1}}''

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| Patsy Klein

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| ''{{sortname|The|Wild Thornberrys}}''

| Nancy Tucker (voice)

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| Francesca Dunlop

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| ''[[Leap Years]]''

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| ''{{sortname|The|West Wing}}''

| Surgeon General Millicent Griffith

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| "Ellie", "In the Room", "Impact Winter"

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| ''[[Undeclared]]''

| Mrs. Lindquist

| Episode: "Parents' Weekend"

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| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''

| Hope Garrett

| Episode: "Vulnerable"

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| 2004

| ''{{sortname|The|Handler|The Handler (TV series)}}''

| Naomi Prince

| Episode: "Acts of Congress"

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| 2005

| ''[[Jack & Bobby]]''

| Rev. Rindhart

| Episode: "A Child of God"

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| 2006

| ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''

| Hester Stirling

| Episode: "Protest"

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| "We're Number Two!", "The Carolina Moonshiners"

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| ''[[Saving Grace (TV series)|Saving Grace]]''

| Dorothy Edwina Talbert

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| ''{{sortname|The|Life & Times of Tim}}''

| Dorothy (voice)

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| ''[[Suburgatory]]''

| Gam Gam

| Episode: "Blowtox and Burlap"

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| ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''

| Faith's Mother

| Episode: "Blind Faith"

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| ''{{sortname|The|New Normal|The New Normal (TV series)}}''

| Colleen

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| "The Big Day", "Finding Name-O"

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| ''{{sortname|A|Country Christmas Story|nolink=1}}''

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| Mrs. Bittacker

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| ''[[Looking (TV series)|Looking]]''

| Sarah

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| ''Ellen More or Less''

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| Amanda

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| ''[[Family Guy]]''

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| ''[[The Romanoffs]]''

| Marilyn Hopkins

| Episode: "Expectation"

|-

| 2019–2020

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| ''[[AJ and the Queen]]''

| Hospital Administrator

| Episode: "Baton Rouge"

|-

| ''[[9-1-1: Lone Star]]''

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| 1973–1974

| ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''

| Writer, 3 episodes

| Writer, "Hot Lips and Empty Arms", "Springtime", "Mad Dogs and Servicemen"

|-

|rowspan=2|1974

| ''[[Paper Moon (filmAmerican TV series)#Other media|Paper Moon]]''

| Writer, episode: "Gimme That Old Time Relation"

|-

| ''[[Friends and Lovers (TV series)|Friends and Lovers]]''

| Writer, episode: "The Groupie"

|-

|rowspan=2|1975

| ''{{sortname|The|Mary Tyler Moore Show}}''

| Writer, episode: "Mary's Delinquent"

|-

| ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]''

| Writer, episode: "So Lonely I Could Cry"

|-

| 1988

| ''[[Baby Boom (American TV series)|Baby Boom]]''

| Director, episode: "Stress"

|-

| 1994

| ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]''

| Director, 2 episodes

| Director, "Where There's Smoke, You're Fired", "Those Who Can't, Edit"

|-

| 1995

| ''[[Friends]]''

| Director, episode: "The One with the List"

|-

|rowspan=2|1996

| ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]''

| Director, episode: "Tenants, Anyone?"

|-

| ''[[Arliss (TV series)|Arliss]]''

| Director, episode: "The Company You Keep"

|-

| 2007

| ''{{sortname|The|Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman}}''

| Director, 2 episodes

| Director, "Straight up Your Heart", "Good Times and Great Oldies"

|}

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Note: Both of Place's albums just missed charting on the general pop [[Billboard Hot 200]] chart, her 1976 bubbled under in the ten runneruprunner-up slots at #202 and the 1977 at #203.

===Singles===

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| rowspan="2"| 1977

| "[[Vitamin L]]"

| style="text-align:center;"| 72

| style="text-align:center;"| —

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==External links==

* [http://themarykayplaceplace.webstarts.com/ Themarykayplace.webstarts.com]

* {{IMDb name|5316}}

* {{iobdb name|20119}}

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