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My Take
Mariel Hemingway is one of those people who had every reason to coast on a famous last name — Ernest Hemingway's granddaughter, no less — and instead quietly built a real career on her own terms. She broke out at fourteen in Lipstick, then turned in such a grounded, naturalistic performance opposite Woody Allen in Manhattan (1979) that she landed an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress at just seventeen. That's not legacy hype; that's actual ability. What I find genuinely compelling about her is how she's spent the decades since wrestling publicly with the darker side of that legendary family — mental illness, addiction, loss — and turning it into advocacy work on mental health and wellness rather than tabloid fodder. Actor, screenwriter, producer, and honest memoirist: she's done it her way, and the craft has always been the thing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mariel Hemingway
- Name (Japanese)
- マリエル・ヘミングウェイ
- Reading
- まりえる・へみんぐうぇい
- Born
- November 22, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Mill Valley, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / screenwriter / film producer
2. Background
- University
- Boston University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mariel Hemingway born?
Born November 22, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Mariel Hemingway from?
Mariel Hemingway is from Mill Valley, California, United States.
What does Mariel Hemingway do?
Mariel Hemingway works as actor, film actor, television actor, screenwriter, film producer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.