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Show TBH BY JAMES BRADY Personal: Born Novy. 17, 1958. in Oak Park. Il. Married to Pat Bonar since 1990, Two ce Films: Include face, 1983 he Color of foney, 1986. Slamdance 1987; The January Man. 1989: The 1989 Fools of Fortune. 1990: Class Action 1991: Robin MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO R NEXTFILM IS a JohnSayles-direct- understudy in a asked Mary Elizabeth revival of West Side Story. Her film debut was as Al Pacino's Mastrantonio what she thoughtofthe place. “I'd never beenthere before.” she said, “and I gotthefeeling I was in anoth- King of Comedy earlier that year, but her Scenes were cut.) When she isn't filming MaryElizabeth lives in London er country. Juneauis a small city squeezedbetween mountains and sea. Fewer people meanless redtape, and things get done.” The brainy and beautiful Mary Elizabeth is marriedto the Irish director Pat O'Connor (Circleof Friends) andhas two and their two young boys. “We don't have car,” she said. “There's no place to park But the schools not at all frenzied about her Mussolini: The Untold Story. 1985; Uncle Vanya, 1991: The West next job. When we spoke, she was in L.A., shooting an HBO film about a couplein a wit- to taking roles, Mastrantonio Said. “It depends ‘on whatPat is doing, because we don't want the children to ness-protection program. What's next? “Motherhood,” she said Still, her résumé sparkles with some major films. She eared an Oscar nominationfor her role in Martin Scorsese’s narrator) 1996 The Color of Money. She was Marianto Kevin Costner’s Theater: Maid Robin Hood, Andin Class AcIncludes Camelot. 1979 Oh, Brother 1981; Sunday in the Park With George, 1983: he Human Comedy, 1984 Henry V, 1984 The Knife 1987; Twelfth Night, 1989: Northeast Local, 1995. Minois and breaking in as a singerin Nashville's Opryland USA ThemePark. Herfirst Broadwayjob was as an ed dramacalled Limbo, set in Alaska,so I she’s oneof those rare people Television: University of aE sO eee boys. And yougetthe sense that Limbo, 1999 My Lite So Far. 1999, MaryElizabeth didn't start out as an actress but as a singer. studying voice at the tionsheplayed Gene Hackman’ daughter. “Working with himis so wonderful.” shesaid. “He's a very sexy man.” Hackman, sexy? ‘Absolutely! said the happily married Ms, Mastrantonio. What about makingtheother movies? The Color of Money was great but disconcerting said Mastrantonio ‘Onceyou've worked with Marty, you assume you've urved. He knows it's a business, The metronomekeeps ticking. He works ‘roundthe clock. If you’re doing a romantic scene, you do the scene. evenif the muse doesn't smile onyouthat morning. You do it with makeup.” And Robin Hood? “It wasnota lot of good memories. A confusing, disor ganizedshoot. I only didit be cause I was there in England, and Robin Wright Penn got Pregnant As for The Abyss, she recalledthe cast fondly but said she would not do a demanding action film likethat again. Limbo was shot duringthe HOTOGRAPH 8 EDDIE ADAMS, HAIR AND MAKEUP WATALIE MILLER mu T DENISE T SOLIS TANK TOP What happens when 4 glorious actress named Mary Bizabeth Mastrantenia marries an Irish director named Pat 0'Comnor? Wel, we’ let Mary ae When| phoned. Pat answered with a discernible Irish accent them‘no-see-urns,’” Mastran- Then, when tonio said, “but they're nothing Mary Elizabeth summer in Alaska.Is it true the insects eat youalive? “They call compared to the midges ona loch in Scotland” (whereshefilmed My Life So Far, due out in July) Speaking of annoyances, the actress is cntical of some of her peers. “Theattitudes are phe: nomenal,” she said. “With so much attitude on theset, there's barely room for the bodies. Thankfully, there's still an Old ‘ off on her as well, Is ttalian and Irish @ | 400d mix for marriage? She didn't hesitate “We get along wondertully, and it's produced t School attitude as well,” PAGE 12 MAY 23, 1990 PARADE MAGAZINE |
