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, a

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and three nominations at the

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. Her performance as artist

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in the 2000 film '' Pollock'' received critical acclaim, earning her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2003, she starred in the

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-directed thriller ''

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'' as Celeste, a woman who suspects her husband of being a murderer. For this film, she was nominated for a second Academy Award, a Satellite Award, and a

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. Her other notable film roles include '' American Gun'' (2005), that earned her a nomination for the

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, and 2007's '' The Mist'' and '' Into the Wild'', winning a

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for the former and being nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the latter. Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in '' Angels in America'', for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to the stage in 2009 as Veronica in ''

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''. Her performance won her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Her television work includes a supporting role in ''

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'' (2009), for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

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