Marylouise Burke
Born
Steelton, Pennsylvania
EducationMaster's degree, English literature
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
OccupationActress
WebsiteMarylouise Burke at IMDb

Marylouise Burke is an American actress. Her roles have included the 2004 Alexander Payne film Sideways, in which she played Phyliis, the mother of the lead character. On stage, she has appeared off-Broadway in Fuddy Meers in 1999, winning the Drama Desk Award for Featured Actress in a Play, and in Kimberly Akimbo in 2003, receiving a Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play nomination. She also played the role of Jack's mother in the 2002 Broadway revival of Into the Woods.

Biography

Burke was born and raised in Steelton, Pennsylvania, attended Lebanon Valley College (in Annville, Pennsylvania), and earned an M.A. in English literature at the University of Wisconsin. She moved to New York City at age 32 to try acting, after working as a copy editor and research assistant.[1]

Stage

Burke has appeared on Broadway in Inherit the Wind in 1996, Into the Woods in 2002 as Jack's mother, Is He Dead? in 2007, Fish in the Dark in 2015, and True West in 2018-19.[2]

She has appeared in many Off-Broadway plays.[3] She appeared in the David Lindsay-Abaire play Ripcord at the Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, which opened in October 2015.[4] This is the fourth play by Lindsay-Abaire in which she appeared.

She first appeared Off-Broadway in The Broken Pitcher by Heinrich Von Kleist at the Martinique Theatre in October 1981.[5] She played "Gertie" in Fuddy Meers which opened at the Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II in November 1999.[6] She appeared in Wonder of the World, written by David Lindsay-Abaire at the Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I in 2001.[7]

Burke played the title role in Kimberly Akimbo, which premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City Center Stage 1 in February 2003.[8] She performed in Kimberly Akimbo in its debut at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California from April to May 2001.[9]

She won the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her appearance as Gertie in Fuddy Meers[10] and was nominated for the 2003 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play for Kimberly Akimbo.[2]

Burke received the 2014 Obie Award for Sustained excellence of performance.[11]

She was awarded the Richard Seff Award, presented by Actors Equity Foundation for 2019. The award is given to "veteran female and male character actors for their performances in a supporting roles in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production."[12]

Film

Burke played Lillian in Meet Joe Black (1998) and the role of Miles' mother in the 2004 film Sideways.[13] She played Delores in the 2005 film The Baxter. She also played Sylvia in 2014 film Wild Canaries. Most recently she has been on the Netflix series as Marty and Wendy Byrde's corrupt marital therapist, Sue Shelby, on Ozark in 2020.

Television

Burke starred in a commercial for Esurance entitled "Beatrice"[14] circa 2014. One of Burke's lines has become a popular meme: "That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works."

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Angie Fern
1995 Jeffrey Aunt Phyllis
1997 Hudson River Blues Drena
1998 Celebrity Father Gladden's Fan on Porch
1998 One True Thing Louisa
1998 Meet Joe Black Lilian
1999 Bringing Out the Dead Neighbor Woman
2000 Urbania Yvette - The Poodle Lady
2001 Diary of a City Priest Sister Grace
2001 Series 7: The Contenders Connie
2002 Martin & Orloff Mrs. Flam
2003 Mona Lisa Smile President Jocelyn Carr's Secretary Uncredited
2004 King of the Corner Helen
2004 Sideways Miles's Mother
2005 The Baxter Delores
2005 Pizza Aunt Grandma
2005 Must Love Dogs Aunt Eileen
2006 A Prairie Home Companion Lunch Lady
2006 Things That Hang from Trees Joan Kayser
2006 Ira & Abby Janice
2007 The Warrior Class Madge Direct-to-video
2007 The Cake Eaters Babe
2008 We Pedal Uphill Linda
2008 Doubt Mrs. Deakins
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Barbara Bascombe
2010 Rabbit Hole Librarian
2010 An Invisible Sign Ms. Gelband
2012 That's What She Said Phyllis
2012 Sleepwalk with Me Aunt Lucille
2012 See Girl Run Grandma
2014 Wild Canaries Sylvia
2016 The Comedian Adele

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991, 1997 Law & Order Mrs. Collins / Estelle 2 episodes
2001 Amy & Isabelle Arlene Television film
2003 Hope & Faith Nurse Sally Episode: "Summary Judgement"
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Curious Woman Episode: "Serendipity"
2004 My Sexiest Mistake Carol Television film
2007 The Mastersons of Manhattan Rosemary Finley Television film
2008 As the World Turns Sally Episode #1.13268
2008 Fringe Flora Meegar Episode: "Power Hungry"
2009 30 Rock Mom Episode: "St. Valentine's Day"
2009–2010 Hung Jessica's Mother / Lottie 11 episodes
2012 Delocated Janeane Episode: "Camping"
2014 Baby Daddy Mrs. Curtis Episode: "Life's a Beach"
2014 Alpha House Betty Mower 4 episodes
2015 Flesh and Bone Betty 2 episodes
2016 The Mysteries of Laura Mrs. Delvecchio Episode: "The Mystery of the Dark Heart"
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Lucy 3 episodes
2016 The Affair Donna Episode #3.1
2017 The Mist Anna 2 episodes
2017 Longmire Beverly 3 episodes
2018 Instinct Ana Episode: "Long Shot"
2019 Happy! Nun Episode: "Some Girls Need a Lot of Repenting"
2019 This Close Hollis Episode: "No Place Like Home"
2019–2020 Prodigal Son Matilda Watkins 2 episodes
2020 New Amsterdam Adele Eisenbaum 3 episodes
2020 Ozark Sue Shelby 5 episodes
2020 I Know This Much Is True Librarian Episode: "One"
2021 The Blacklist Paula Carter 3 episodes
TBA Constance Cooks Bettie Pogue Episode: "Bitter Melons"

References

  1. ↑ Horwitz, Simi. "Marylouise Burke Takes on Another Character Role in 'Rx'", backstage.com, February 2, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Marylouise Burke Broadway Productions and Awards" playbillvault.com; accessed October 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Marylouise Burke Off-Broadway" Archived 2015-10-08 at the Wayback Machine lortel.org, accessed October 26, 2015
  4. ↑ McCall, Tulis. "Review. 'Ripcord'", newyorktheatreguide.com, October 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "'The Broken Pitcher' 1981" Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine lortel.org, accessed October 26, 2015
  6. ↑ "'Fuddy Meers' 1999" Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine lortel.org, accessed October 26, 2015
  7. ↑ "'Wonder of the World' 2001" Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, lortel.org; accessed October 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ " 'Kimberly Akimbo' Listing" Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine lortel.org, accessed October 26, 2015
  9. ↑ Ehren, Christine. "Burke Is Kimberly Akimbo in Lindsay-Abaire's Latest at South Coast Rep April 13-May 13", Playbill.com, April 13, 2001.
  10. ↑ Profile, filmreference.com; accessed March 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "59th Annual Obie Award Winners Announced; Sydney Lucas Is Youngest Winner in Obie History", Playbill.com, May 19, 2014.
  12. ↑ Gans, Andrew. " 'Hadestown'’s André De Shields and 'True West'’s Marylouise Burke Named Winners of Richard Seff Awards" Playbill, May 3, 2019
  13. ↑ "'Sideways' Production", allmovie.com; accessed October 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Five Burning Questions with True West Star Marylouise Burke".
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