2002 – MARCIA GAY HARDEN (Inaugural Honoree)

Academy Award-winning and Emmy nominated actress Marcia Gay Harden has forged an incomparable body of work, and like a chameleon she transforms into each character she plays. Her critically lauded performances are myriad – from glamorous Ava Gardner in Sinatra, to artist Lee Krasner in Pollock (winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), to the down-and-out Celeste in Mystic River (Oscar-nominated in the same category) – and her versatility has been praised in other films such as Miller’s Crossing, The First Wives Club, Meet Joe Black, Mona Lisa Smile, The Hoax and Used People. She most recently earned an Emmy nomination for Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring role on the Golden Globe-nominated series The Morning Show on Apple+ opposite Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

Harden currently stars in the mother/son dramedy So Help Me Todd with Skylar Astin on CBS. She also recently starred in Netflix’s comedy series, co-created by Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, Uncoupled, opposite Neil Patrick Harris. On the film side, Harden will next be seen in the MarVista and Particular Crowd’s co-production of the family comedy, Daughter of the Bride. The film also stars Halston Sage from Fox’s Prodigal Son. The film follows the two as a mother-daughter duo who are inseparable, yet their lives are turned upside down when one announces her engagement to a mystery man. She also recently appeared in Roadside’s Gigi & Nate with Jim Belushi, Josephine Langford and Charlie Rowe, as well as, Greg Mattola’s Confess, Fletch opposite Jon Hamm.