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Mary Beth Peil

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Mary Beth Peil in The Good Wife (2009)
Trailer for The Song of Sway Lake. http://SwayLake.com It's summer on Sway Lake, the most glamorous lake in the Adirondacks - former playground of the jazz-age New York aristocracy. Music collector Ollie Sway recruits his only friend, a rowdy Russian drifter, to help him steal a 78 record from his own family's estate. Ollie believes that this mysterious piece of music - recorded at his grandparents' wedding by Cole Porter's lover - was hidden for him by his father before his suicide. He believes possessing the record will change his life. The boys' mission should be as easy as meeting a pretty girl on the water, but the arrival of the beguiling matriarch herself, Charlie Sway, changes everything. For Charlie has her own plans. And this song that hasn't been heard in half a century may possess the answer to the deepest riddles about love and death - for whichever of these three lost souls will be the first to find it. The Song of Sway Lake is a lush romantic drama about the vanished grace of America, and the spell cast by the melodies of the dead. Starring RORY CULKIN (Signs), ROBERT SHEEHAN (Misfits, Peter Jackson's Mortal Engines, 2018), MARY BETH PEIL (Tony nomination for Anastasia, 2017), ISABELLE MCNALLY, ELIZABETH PEÑA, and JACK FALAHEE. Featuring vocal/music performances by JOHN GRANT, THE STAVES, and BRIAN DENNEHY.
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Mary Beth Peil was born on 25 June 1940 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Mirrors (2008), The Stepford Wives (2004) and Dawson's Creek (1998).
BornJune 25, 1940
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)
    Mirrors
    6.1
    • Anna Esseker
    • 2008
    Nicole Kidman in The Stepford Wives (2004)
    The Stepford Wives
    5.4
    • Helen Devlin
    • 2004
    James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
    Dawson's Creek
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
    Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
    Flags of Our Fathers
    7.1
    • Mrs. Bradley
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actress

    • A Break in the Rain
      • Debbie
      • Post-production
    • The Reunion (2024)
      The Reunion
      • Phyllis Corcoran
      • 2024
    • Gregory Harrison, Mark H. Dold, Mary Beth Peil, and Alberto Bonilla in Jimmy and Carolyn (2023)
      Jimmy and Carolyn
      • Carolyn
      • 2023
    • Ewan McGregor and Gian Franco Rodriguez in Halston (2021)
      Halston
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Martha Graham
      • 2021
    • Katherine LaNasa, Lucy Hale, Julia Chan, Ashleigh Murray, and Jonny Beauchamp in Katy Keene (2020)
      Katy Keene
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Lacy
      • 2020
    • Mitchell Anderson and Kevin Spirtas in After Forever (2018)
      After Forever
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Helen
      • 2019
    • Lorraine Toussaint, Frankie Faison, Warren Christie, Moran Atias, Grace Van Dien, Michaela McManus, and Jerod Haynes in The Village (2019)
      The Village
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Gwendolina Ferrari
      • 2019
    • Sarah Jessica Parker in Here and Now (2018)
      Here and Now
      4.5
      • Doctor Marianna Holt
      • 2018
    • Mary Beth Peil in The 8th Year of the Emergency (2018)
      The 8th Year of the Emergency
      8.8
      Short
      • Lil
      • 2018
    • The Song of Sway Lake (2018)
      The Song of Sway Lake
      6.1
      • Charlie Sway
      • 2018
    • Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, and Jacob Latimore in Collateral Beauty (2016)
      Collateral Beauty
      6.8
      • Whit's Mother
      • 2016
    • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
      The Good Wife
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Jackie Florrick
      • 2009–2016
    • Contest (2013)
      Contest
      5.4
      • 'Gran' Angela Maria Tucci
      • 2013
    • Catherine Keener, James Franco, and Fallon Goodson in Maladies (2012)
      Maladies
      4.9
      • Blind Woman
      • 2012
    • Submissions Only (2010)
      Submissions Only
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Beverly Wilcox
      • 2012
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Carr (voice)
      • 2011

    Producer

    • Betsy Brandt in Claire in Motion (2016)
      Claire in Motion
      4.5
      • executive producer
      • 2016

    Videos6

    The Locksmith
    Trailer 1:36
    The Locksmith
    Mirrors: Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:30
    Mirrors: Trailer #2
    Mirrors: Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:30
    Mirrors: Trailer #2
    Mirrors: Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 0:52
    Mirrors: Theatrical Trailer
    Contest
    Trailer 2:34
    Contest
    The Song of Sway Lake
    Trailer 2:08
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    • Born
      • June 25, 1940
      • Davenport, Iowa, USA
    • Other works
      Plays Beggar Woman in "Sweeney Todd" musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler (Kennedy Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA).
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      Clasically trained singer who appeared on Broadway in a revival of "The King and I", and was nominated for a 1985 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical).

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