1. Jeanmarie Simpson was born on November 20,1959 and is an American theatre artist and peace activist best known for writing and playing the title role in the 2004 play A Single Woman, and its 2008 film adaptation, based on the life of first US Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin.
Jeanmarie Simpson's parents were Maria Luisa Jugo, a Venezuelan immigrant, and Donald Leroy Simpson, an American mining engineer.
Jeanmarie Simpson's family's move to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1970 led to her theatre training.
Jeanmarie Simpson was founding artistic director of the Nevada Shakespeare Company for which she directed many acclaimed productions and played iconic characters including Maude Gonne and Lady Macbeth.
Jeanmarie Simpson starred in the film version of her play, A Single Woman, based on the life of Jeannette Rankin.
In September 2009, Jeanmarie Simpson opened in Tucson, Arizona in the one-woman show, Coming In Hot, based on the book Powder: writing by women in the ranks from Vietnam to Iraq.
Jeanmarie Simpson is a Lifetime Member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, serving as treasurer of the US Section as of March, 2016.
Several political commentaries by Jeanmarie Simpson can be found on Common Dreams.
Jeanmarie Simpson remarried her first husband, Daniel Bishop, on August 28,2015.
Jeanmarie Simpson is one of the founders and the Artistic Director of Arizona Theatre Matters, based in Phoenix, Arizona.