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Mary-Louise Parker: An Angel in America: 2004 and on...
On December 7 2003, HBO aired what would become the biggest event of the year in television: an epic six-and-a-half hour adaptation of Tony Kushner's acclaimed Broadway play Angels in America, directed by
Mike Nichols. The miniseries - about a group of lost souls in New York during the AIDS epidemic of the '80s - was internationally acclaimed and starred
Meryl Streep,
Al Pacino and
Emma Thompson. Parker played Harper Pitt, the valium-addicted wife of a closeted lawyer, and - among its many awards - Parker received the Golden Globe and Emmy awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries. The joy was added to when, on January 7 2004 - two months after her split from
Billy Crudup - Parker gave birth to a healthy baby boy, William Atticus.
In 2004, she appeared in the black comedy Saved!
, and a TV movie called Miracle Run
based on the true story of a mother with two autistic sons, as well as spending time on Broadway, appearing in Craig Lucas's Reckless. Parker, who had starred in the film, this time took the lead role that had been
Mia Farrow's on screen. Parker's former role of Pooty was played by
Rosie Perez. The production, directed by Mark Brokaw, was critically acclaimed during its run.
2005 is shaping up to be a big year for Parker. In February, she returned to
The West Wing to reprise her role of Amy Gardner for an episode, and will reportedly be back in this, the last year of President Bartlet (
Martin Sheen)'s presidency.
2005 will also see the release of the
John Turturro movie musical Romance And Cigarettes. Parker stars alongside
James Gandolfini,
Susan Sarandon, Mandy Moore,
Kate Winslet and
Christopher Walken.
CBS will air the television film Vinegar Hill (filmed in 2004), which sees Parker playing a down-on-her-luck schoolteacher who, with her husband and two children, moves in with her in-laws only to discover their bitter, loveless relationship.
And filming is currently underway on the first season of Showtime's black comedy Weeds. The pilot for the show - about a suburban mother who, following the death of her husband, decides to sell marijuana to make money, while also attempting to maintain her profile in the community - was filmed last year, with 10 additional episodes ordered. Among the cast are Parker and
Elizabeth Perkins, the series will be seen on television from June.
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