Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio


Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of West Side Story, and went on to appear in the 1983 film Scarface as Al Pacino's character's sister, Gina Montana. For her role as Carmen in the 1986 film The Color of Money, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film roles include The Abyss, , and The Perfect Storm. In 2003, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha.

Early life

Mastrantonio was born in Lombard, Illinois, to Frank A. Mastrantonio and Mary Dominica, both of Italian descent. Her father operated a bronze foundry. She was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, and attended the University of Illinois. Mastrantonio worked summers in the Opryland USA theme park to earn money for college.

Career

Film

Mastrantonio first appeared on screen in Brian De Palma's Scarface as Gina, sister of Al Pacino's Tony Montana. She achieved prominence for her Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated role in The Color of Money opposite Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.
Other featured roles include Slam Dance, opposite Tom Hulce, and The January Man with Kevin Kline. She also starred in writer/director James Cameron's science fiction The Abyss with Ed Harris. She played Maid Marian in the 1991 film alongside Kevin Costner. She played the attorney daughter of Gene Hackman's character in Class Action, co-starred in the 1992 thriller Consenting Adults, and played a fishing boat captain in The Perfect Storm.

Stage

Mastrantonio has appeared on Broadway in various musicals, including West Side Story, Copperfield, The Human Comedy, and the 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha, in which she played Aldonza/Dulcinea opposite Brian Stokes Mitchell. She has appeared in New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Henry V, Measure for Measure, and Twelfth Night. Her New York City stage performances have garnered her a Tony Award nomination and two Drama Desk Award nominations.
She also starred in Grand Hotel at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. In 1984, Mastrantonio was featured in a benefit performance of A Christmas Carol with Helen Hayes, Raul Julia, Harold Scott, F. MacIntyre Dixon, and Len Cariou at the Symphony Space in New York. On stage, Mastrantonio starred most recently in A View from the Bridge as Beatrice, alongside Ken Stott and Allan Corduner at the Duke of York's Theatre, London.

Television

In 1991, Mastrantonio appeared as Yelena in a production of Uncle Vanya in the British anthology series Performance.
She had a recurring role during Seasons 4–5 of the television drama Without a Trace.
Mastrantonio played unit commander Capt. Zoe Callas in of .
Starting with the final episode of Season 1, Mastrantonio had a recurring role on Grimm, playing Kelly Burkhardt, mother of the show's protagonist.
In 2013, she guest-starred on Blue Bloods in the episode "Inside Jobs". She had a recurring role on the 2013–14 program Hostages, playing First Lady Mary Kincaid.
In 2015 she was cast in a leading role in Limitless on CBS, playing FBI Special Agent in Charge Nasreen "Naz" Pouran, which debuted on September 22, 2015.
In 2017 she guest starred as Marion James, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in three episodes of Marvel's The Punisher on Netflix.
From 2018 to 2020, she starred as Madeline Burke on NBC's action drama Blindspot.

Personal life

Mastrantonio has been married to director Pat O'Connor, who helmed The January Man, since 1990; the couple have two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage