

Acting
Marcia Jean Kurtz is an American film, stage, and television actress and director. She has appeared in such films as The Panic in Needle Park, In Her Shoes, Dog Day Afternoon and Big Fan. Kurtz won an Obie Award for her performance as Doris in Donald Margulies' The Loman Family Picnic. She was also nominated for both an Obie and a Drama Desk Award for her role in Martin Sherman's When She Danced. Kurtz also directed Matty Selman's Uncle Phillip's Coat and Evan Handler's Time of Fire. She has appeared several times on the television series Law & Order.
Highest rated appearances

Big Fan
as Paul's Mom

The Wrestler
as Admissions Desk Woman

Miracle at St. Anna
as Post Office Customer

Recount
as Carol Roberts

The Marconi Bros
as Mrs. Marconi

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Hotel Receptionist

Arranged
as Principal Jacoby

Inside Man
as Miriam Douglas

Find Me Guilty
as Sara Stiles

In Her Shoes
as Mrs. Stein

From Other Worlds
as Brian's Mom

The Day the Ponies Come Back
as Thelma

Requiem for a Dream
as Rae

Center Stage
as Emily's Mother