Mary Stein

About Mary Stein

Mary....is an unselfconsciously amusing bundle of heart and brains. Her unconventional views and passion make it obvious why top directors are thrilled to add her creative spark to their projects.Mary grabbed Ron Howard's attention with her enigmatic performance as 'Miss Floom', the hotel landlady in George Miller's Babe: Pig in the City which was voted by Siskel & Ebert "The Best Film of 1998" and is the sequel to the Oscar nominated film Babe. Mary went on to play, the Whoville school teacher, 'Miss Rue Who' under Rons' direction in Universals' blockbuster release of November 2000 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', alongside Jim Carrey, Molly Shannon, and Christine Baranski. During the shooting of 'The Grinch', she also worked with Chris Columbus' '1492 Company' with Whoopi Goldberg and Brendan Fraser as the less than sober bar tart 'Lulu La Rue' in Fox searchlights' 'Monkeybone' released in 2001. After impressing, six time Oscar winning makeup artist, Rick Baker on the set of The Grinch, with her unique look and grace, Mary happily has made cameo appearances in his many projects.In the fall of 2002, Mary was invited aboard two widely divergent TV shows. As Mike Fresco & his team of writers made changes to the popular series 'Providence', placing it in the ER instead of a clinic, they also brought some quirk to the mix by creating the character Gerda, an outrageous nudge, with Mary. At the same time, Mary was cast as the befuddled temp, Myrna, on Ben Afflecks' original new TV show 'Push, Nevada' and quickly became a recurring character. Mary also guest starred as Sandra Conley, a 28 year old pregnant patient with Marfans Syndrome, on 'MDs' with Jane Lynch and directed by Peter Horton.In the spring 2006, Mary's Solo Show "-Dolphin Dreams-" co-written & directed by Rondell Sheridan was produced as part of an evening of Original Solo Shows staged at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica, California. In 2006, she also began appearing on 'General Hospital' as 'Ms. Sneed', the hospital administrator and starred as the villain 'Billy Stahl' in the Indie Film, 'Tillamook Treasure'. In the spring of 2007, Mary portrayed 'Nurse Theresa' in the horror film 'Portal' which was screened at The Cannes Film Festival. In the spring of 2008, Mary was seen at The Cannes Film Festival again as 'Mrs. Hutchins' in 'The Changeling' starring Angelina Jolie and directed by Clint Eastwood. The 'Changeling' was nominated for a Palme d'Or Award at The Cannes Film Festival 2008 and was released in November 2008. Mary was seen in the fall of 2009 on the new CBS TV series "The Ex List" with fellow Juilliard Alumni Elizabeth Reaser. In 2010, Mary's yearning to be back on stage lead her to Montreal where she worked with Cirque Du Soleil in developing the show "Iris" directed by Phillip DeCoufle based on the evolution of cinema. It gave her a chance to return to her roots and spread her wings as an improviser and physical comedian utilizing her love of physical comedy, dance and movement. Her work with Cirque inspired Mary to develop a physical comedy piece titled "Baby, Oh Baby!" which she performed on stage in Los Angeles at The Comedy Store, The Electric Lodge & Highways Performance Space.In the fall of 2011, Mary found herself on the Fox Lot in Mexico with actors Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, and Kevin James playing Martha, a church gossip in the family film "Little Boy" directed by Alejandro Monteverde. The film was released in theaters April 2014. In 2013, Ma...

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'Little Boy' Official Trailer #2 (2015) Jakob Salvati, Tom Wilkinson Movie HD

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Haunting Video from Mexico! Doll Comes to Life?

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