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Mary Evans Birdsong (born April 18, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer. In addition to her work in theater and voice acting, she was a regular cast member on Reno 911! and appeared in the HBO series Succession.

Early life

Birdsong was born in Florida and grew up on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, one of five sisters. She graduated from Southern Regional High School in 1986.

Birdsong is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a BFA in acting.

Career

Film and television

Birdsong made her on-screen debut in the 1996 TV film Live On Tape. She is best known as Deputy Cherisha Kimball on the comedy series Reno 911! (2005–2007, 2020–2022) and its two spin-off movies in 2007 and 2021. She is also known for playing Nancy McDonald in Rob Zombie's Halloween II and Kai Mitchell opposite George Clooney in the Alexander Payne film The Descendants. She appeared alongside Adrien Brody in the stoner comedy High School (2010), playing Mrs. Gordon, a high school dean's promiscuous wife. She has also made numerous cameos on film and television, including in the major productions Made of Honor and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and the psychological thriller Buried. She is a former correspondent on The Daily Show and Crossballs.

As a voice actress, she has appeared in animated series such as Goldie and Bear, Stroker and Hoop, Little Bill (as Dorado's mom in the episode "New Foods"), Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Tak & the Power of Juju, T.U.F.F. Puppy and Stroker and Hoop, as well as the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, and animated film Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe.

Birdsong appeared in season 1 (2018) and season 4 (2023) of the HBO series Succession. She played Marianne Hirsch, the mother of fan favorite Greg Hirsch (played by Nicolas Braun), and niece of family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox).

Broadway and live theater

From July 2006 to January 2007, Birdsong performed in the Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me comedy musical, alongside Martin Short, Marc Shaiman, Nicole Parker, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Capathia Jenkins, winning a Theatre World Award for her performance. On January 29, 2008, Birdsong joined the Broadway cast of the musical, Hairspray. She played the role of Velma Von Tussle, the bigoted, pushy stage mother and television producer. Birdsong left the production on April 6, 2008. She then performed her one-woman show 3 Days in the Tub: A Mama Drama in Los Angeles at Comedy Central Stage (September 2010) & the Fake Gallery (November 2010), and in New York City at Joe's Pub (January 2011). before going to San Francisco to play Mona Ramsey in ACT's adaptation of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. She is also known for her Judy Garland impression.

Together with author Justin Halpern (Shit My Dad Says) and comic Jen Kober (American Reunion), Birdsong performed as a member of the May 2012 cast of Don't Tell My Mother!, an LA-based comedy showcase.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Mary Birdsong". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
2. Weaver, Donna. "TV / Long Beach Island Woman Finds Fame With Role On Reno 911!", The Press of Atlantic City, March 15, 2007. Accessed January 20, 2020. "Birdsong graduated from Southern Regional High School in 1986."
3. "Mary Birdsong". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
4. "The Wrap - 34 'Daily Show with Jon Stewart' Correspondents and Contributors". www.thewrap.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
5. "Awards Listings: Theatre World Awards 2007". Theatre Communications Group. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
6. Miller, Callie (November 17, 2010). "Pencil This In: Mama Drama, Stoned Lit, Cake Boss Demo and Possible Film Annihilation". LAist.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017.
7. "Joe's Pub Announces Mary Birdsong's 3 Days in the Tub, Robi Hager & More". Broadway World. December 22, 2010.
8. Vilaro, Yira Melissa (2012-04-28). "Don't Tell My Mother! Some Funny Sh*t You Won't Wanna Keep Quiet About". Young & Pretty. Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-30.

External links

• Mary Birdsong at IMDb
• Interview with WickedInfo.com

• 1968 births
• 20th-century American actresses
• 20th-century American comedians
• 20th-century American women singers
• 20th-century American singers
• 21st-century American actresses
• 21st-century American comedians
• 21st-century American women singers
• 21st-century American singers
• Actresses from Florida
• Actresses from New Jersey
• American comedy musicians
• American film actresses
• American impressionists (entertainers)
• American musical theatre actresses
• American stage actresses
• American television actresses
• American voice actresses
• American women comedians
• Living people
• Actors from Ocean County, New Jersey
• Southern Regional High School alumni
• Theatre World Award winners
• American women rock singers
• Comedians from Florida
• Comedians from New Jersey