Mary Evans Birdsong was born on April 18,1968 and is an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer.
13 Facts About Mary Birdsong
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Mary Birdsong graduated from Southern Regional High School in 1986.
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Mary Birdsong is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a BFA in acting.
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Mary Birdsong made her on-screen debut in the 1996 TV film Live On Tape.
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Mary Birdsong is known for playing Nancy McDonald in Rob Zombie's Halloween II and Kai Mitchell opposite George Clooney in the Alexander Payne film The Descendants.
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Mary Birdsong appeared alongside Adrien Brody in the stoner comedy High School, playing Mrs Gordon, a high school dean's promiscuous wife.
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Mary Birdsong has made numerous cameos on film and television, including in the major productions Made of Honor and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and the psychological thriller Buried.
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Mary Birdsong is a former correspondent on The Daily Show and Crossballs.
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Mary Birdsong appeared in season 1 and season 4 of the HBO series Succession.
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Mary Birdsong played Marianne Hirsch, the mother of fan favorite Greg Hirsch, and niece of family patriarch Logan Roy.
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From July 2006 to January 2007, Mary Birdsong performed in the Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me comedy musical, alongside Martin Short, Marc Shaiman, Nicole Parker, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Capathia Jenkins, winning a Theatre World Award for her performance.
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On January 29,2008, Mary Birdsong joined the Broadway cast of the musical, Hairspray.
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Mary Birdsong played the role of Velma Von Tussle, the bigoted, pushy stage mother and television producer.