DOB: February 13, 1944
Academy Awards:
Best Actress Nomination
"Six Degrees of Separation" (1993); lost to Holly Hunter ("The Piano")
Emmy Awards: Wins - Best Drama Supporting Actress ("The West Wing," 2002); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress ("The Matthew Shepard Story," 2002)
Best Comedy Actress Nomination
"Out of Practice" (2006); lost to Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("The New Adventures of Old Christine")
Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nomination
"The Baby Dance" (1999); lost to Helen Mirren ("The Passion of Ayn Rand")
"An Unexpected Family" (1997); lost to Alfre Woodard ("Miss Evers' Boys")
Best Drama Supporting Actress Nominations
"The West Wing" (2005); lost to Blythe Danner ("Huff")
"The West Wing" (2004); lost to Drea de Matteo ("The Sopranos")
"The West Wing" (2003); lost to Tyne Daly ("Judging Amy")
"The West Wing" (2001); lost to Allison Janney ("The West Wing")
"The West Wing" (2000); lost to Allison Janney ("The West Wing")
Best TV Movie/Miniseries Supporting Actress Nominations
"Perfect Witness" (1990); lost to Eva Marie Saint ("People Like Us")
"Echoes in the Darkness" (1988); lost to Jane Seymour ("Onassis: The RIchest Man in the World")
Best Drama Guest Actress Nomination
"Avonlea" (1994); lost to Faye Dunaway ("Columbo")
Tony Awards: Win - Best Actress in a Play ("A Day in the Death of Joe Egg," 1985)
Best Actress in a Musical Nomination
"Pal Joey" (2009); lost to Alice Ripley ("Next to Normal")
Best Actress in a Play Nominations
"Other Desert Cities" (2012); lost to Nina Arianda ("Venus in Fur")
"The Lion in Winter" (1999); lost to Judi Dench ("Amy's View")
"Four Baboons Adoring the Sun" (1992); lost to Glenn Close ("Death and the Maiden")
"Six Degrees of Separation" (1991); lost to Mercedes Ruehl ("Lost in Yonkers")
Best Featured Actress in a Play Nomination
"The House of Blue Leaves" (1986); lost to Swoosie Kurtz ("The House of Blue Leaves")
Golden Globes:
Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress Nomination
"Six Degrees of Separation" (1994); lost to Angela Bassett ("What's Love Got to Do With It")
Best Film Acting Debut Female Nomination
"The Fortune" (1976); lost to Marilyn Hassett ("The Other Side of the Mountain")
Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nomination
"The Baby Dance" (1999); lost to Angelina Jolie ("Gia")
SAG Awards: Wins - Best TV Drama Ensemble ("The West Wing," 2002); Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress ("The Matthew Shepard Story," 2003)
Best Film Supporting Actress Nomination
"Smoke" (1996); lost to Kate Winslet ("Sense and Sensibility")
Best TV Drama Ensemble Nominations
"The West Wing" (2005); lost to "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation"
"The West Wing" (2004); lost to "Six Feet Under"
"The West Wing" (2003); lost to "Six Feet Under"
Best TV Drama Actress Nominations
"The West Wing" (2004); lost to Frances Conroy ("Six Feet Under")
"The West Wing" (2002); lost to Allison Janney ("The West Wing")
Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress Nominations
"The Truth About Jane" (2001); lost to Vanessa Redgrave ("If These Walls Could Talk 2")
"The Baby Dance" (1999); lost to Angelina Jolie ("Gia")
"An Unexpected Family" (1997); lost to Kathy Bates ("The Late Shift")
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