Differentiating The Marys (& Mary-Somethings)

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Mary-Kate Olsen

Born: 1987

Notable For: Being one half of The Olsen Twins; playing Michelle on ABC's Full House; acting in many made-for-video and TV-movies.

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead



Born: 1984

Notable For: Roles in Sky High, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Live Free Or Die Hard, The Spectacular Now, and the web series The Beauty Inside

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Mary Kate Schellhardt

Born: 1979
Notable For: Playing Johnny Depp's little sister in What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, roles in Apollo 13 and Free Willy 2.

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Mary J. Blige



Born: 1971
Notable For: R&B singer and hip-hop artist; nine-time Grammy Award Winner; songwriter; actress. Albums include: Mary, No More Drama, and Mary J. Blige: The London Sessions.

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Mary Stuart Masterson

Born: 1966

Notable For: Films such as Benny & Joon, Chances Are, and Some Kind Of Wonderful.

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Mary-Louise Parker

Born: 1964

Notable For: Star of Weeds, a regular on The West Wing; films include The Spiderwick Chronicles, Bullets Over Broadway, and Fried Green Tomatoes.

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Mary Jo Pehl



Born: 1960
Notable For: Her role as Pearl Forrester in the later years of Mystery Science Theater 3000, also a comedian & writer.

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio 

Born: 1958

Notable For: An Oscar Nominee for The Color Of Money (1986); Maid Marian in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991), a regular on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Without A Trace.

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Mary-Margaret Humes



Born: 1954
Notable For: Playing Dawson's mom on Dawson's Creek; many minor TV and movie roles, including ones on Grey's Anatomy, The Division, and Criminal Minds.

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Mary Steenburgen

Born: 1953
Notable For: Movies like Time After Time, Parenthood, and Back to the Future III. Academy Award Winner for 1980's Melvin And Howard; starred in the TV series Joan Of Arcadia; soon to appear on Orange Is The New Black.

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Mary McDonnell

Born: 1952
Notable For: Academy-Award nominee for Dances With Wolves, acted in Independence Day, Donnie Darko; played President Laura Roslin on Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009); currently appears in Major Crimes on TNT.

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Mary Pat Gleason



Born: 1950
Notable For: Being a "Hey, it's that guy!"-Lady in over a hundred movies and shows, including Full House, Friends, Quantum Leap, Chuck, 13 Going On 30, and 1600 Penn.

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Mary Tyler Moore



Born: 1936 (Died: 2017)
Notable For: Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show; Academy Award Nominee for 1980's Ordinary People;co-founder of MTM Enterprises; seven-time Emmy Award winner.

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Mary Martin



Born: 1913 (Died: 1989)
Notable For: Playing Peter Pan on Broadway and in performances that aired on television; playing Maria Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music on Broadway.