Mary Willa "Mamie" Gummer (born August 3, 1983) is an American actress. She starred in the title role of

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'' (2012–2013), and played the recurring role of Nancy Crozier on '' The Good Wife'' (2010–2015) and its

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, ''

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'' (2018). She has also appeared in the films ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014), and '' Ricki and the Flash'' (2015). Gummer was nominated for the 2016

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for the original production of '' Ugly Lies the Bone''. She is a daughter of

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Early life and education

Gummer was born in

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, and is the eldest daughter of actress

and sculptor

. She grew up in

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, and also spent five years in

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, with her older brother, Henry Wolfe Gummer, and younger sisters, actors Grace Gummer and Louisa Jacobson. Gummer attended Miss Porter's School, and graduated from the Kent School in

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, before continuing her studies in theater and communications at

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, graduating in 2005.

Career

As a toddler, she appeared with her mother in ''

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'' (credited under the name Natalie Stern to avoid press scrutiny). Twenty months old at the time of filming, she received a positive review in ''

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''. After graduating from college in 2005, she made her off-Broadway debut alongside Michael C. Hall in the premiere of Noah Haidle's ''Mr. Marmalade'', for which she won a

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. In 2007, she received a

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nomination for her performance in

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's ''The Water's Edge''. Gummer made her motion-picture debut as an adult with a minor role in

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's '' The Hoax'' (2006), starring

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. In 2007, she starred with her mother in

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's film adaptation of

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's novel ''

'', playing her mother as a young woman. The film, directed by

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, featured

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, Glenn Close, and

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. She portrayed Sally Adams in the 2008 HBO mini series ''

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. She made her Broadway debut in the

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–nominated revival of '' Les liaisons dangereuses'' in 2008, for which she received critical praise. She also guest-starred on the CBS legal drama '' The Good Wife'' in the season 1 episode " Bad" portraying Nancy Crozier. Her character returned again on season 2 episodes " Cleaning House" and " Getting Off". In 2010, she starred in ''

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'' with

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. Starting in 2011, she starred in the ABC medical show '' Off the Map'' with Zach Gilford and

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In April 2011, she starred with

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in the Off-Broadway production of ''The School For Lies'' written by David Ives, directed by Walter Bobbie, and produced by Classic Stage Company. In 2012, she starred in

's ''Emily Owens, M.D.'' The series was canceled early during its first season, but the network continued to air the rest of its 13-episode order. Starting in 2015, she began a featured role in the

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''.

Mamie Gummer for Make it Fair, air quotes

From October to December 2015, she starred in the original production of the play '' Ugly Lies the Bone'' for the Roundabout Theater Company, and received a 2016

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nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her performance. On February 1, 2016, it was announced that Gummer had joined the cast of the Amazon series '' The Collection'' as a series regular in the role of Helen Sabine. Gummer played Lucy Purcell, a mother of two children who finds herself involved in a crime, in the third season of HBO’s anthology drama ''

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.''

Personal life

After a year and a half of dating, Gummer became engaged to actor Benjamin Walker in October 2009. They married in July 2011 at her parents' home in Connecticut, and resided in

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, New York City. In March 2013, it was announced that Gummer and Walker had amicably separated. Gummer has been involved with charities such as Women's Refugee Commission and the Nomi Network. She became engaged to writer Mehar Sethi (born Meharban Singh Sethi) in August 2018 and was revealed to be pregnant with her first child in December 2018. They got married in February 2019. The same month, Gummer gave birth to a son.

Filmography

Awards

* (2006) Theatre World Award ** Winner: Best Supporting Actress for ''Mr. Marmalade'' * (2007) Lucille Lortel Award ** Nomination: Outstanding Featured Actress for ''The Water's Edge'' * (2009) Lucille Lortel Award ** Nomination: Outstanding Featured Actress for ''Uncle Vanya'' * (2016) Drama Desk Award ** Nomination: Outstanding Actress in a Play for ''Ugly Lies The Bone'' at Roundabout Underground

References

External links

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Backstage.com

PaperMag

Broadway.com
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