Marg Helgenberger

Marg Helgenberger

Date of Birth
16 November 1958, Fremont, Nebraska, USA

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography
Marg Helgenberger is an established dramatic actress whose prominence has been steadily increasing. Her work has been noted on stage, film and TV. Most of her career has been spent in dramatic roles on television, but she has also had a noteworthy presence in feature films.

Helgenberger earned a degree in drama at Northwestern University. A talent scout recruited her from there to work on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" (1975) where she appeared over the course of the next four years.

Throughout the 1990s Helgenberger took on numerous roles in made-for-TV movies and as a guest star on many TV series. In particular she appeared in many movies made specifically for the Lifetime cable network and also for Showtime. She won critical acclaim for In Sickness and in Health (1992) (TV), Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998) (TV) and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBen?t and the City of Boulder (2000) (TV).

In TV series she won an Emmy for her portrayal of a hard-bitten prostitute who catered to Vietnam War soldiers, in the series "China Beach" (1988). She also was George Clooney's love interest in a multi-episode arc of the monumentally successful TV series "ER" (1994).

In feature films, Helgenberger has appeared in Tootsie (1982), Steven Spielberg's Always (1989), Species (1995) and In Good Company (2004).

Her greatest claim to fame on the silver screen may be when she played opposite Julia Roberts as a chemical exposure victim in the popular movie Erin Brockovich (2000).

Helgenberger is most known for her TV role as a crime scene investigator in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000). She shared in CSI's 2005 Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series.

In her personal life, Helgenberger is the daughter of a cancer survivor and is very active in supporting research for breast cancer.

CB · 5th November 2009, 12:50

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 04: Actress Marg Helgenberger arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 screening of "The Road" on November 4, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

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Out Shopping in LA - January 6

**DarkDefender85** · 8th January 2010, 06:54

Very nice! Thanks for posting!

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CB · 1st May 2010, 12:25

NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Actress Marg Helgenberger attends Tribeca Talks "Ultrasuede In Search Of Halsoton" during the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival at the School of Visual Arts Theater on April 30, 2010 in New York City.

**DarkDefender85** · 1st May 2010, 17:57

Wow! She looks great there!

**jimaroon** · 9th May 2010, 10:04

Marg Helgenberger attends the 17th Annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women in Los Angeles, California on May 8:

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