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| birth_place = Florida, U.S.Actresswriterpuppeteer}}| years_active = 1996–present}}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,WEB,weblink Mary Birdsong, Broadway.com, en, 2019-02-21, one of five sisters. She graduated from Southern Regional High School in 1986.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."Birdsong is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned a BFA in acting.WEB, Mary Birdsong,weblink 2023-05-30, IMDb, en-US,

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.WEB,weblink The Wrap - 34 'Daily Show with Jon Stewart' Correspondents and Contributors, www.thewrap.com, 6 August 2015, 2019-02-21, 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.WEB,weblink Awards Listings: Theatre World Awards 2007, Theatre Communications Group, September 12, 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140912211830weblink">weblink September 12, 2014, 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),WEB, Callie, Miller,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171106041102weblink">weblink dead, November 6, 2017, Pencil This In: Mama Drama, Stoned Lit, Cake Boss Demo and Possible Film Annihilation, LAist.com, November 17, 2010, and in New York City at Joe's Pub (January 2011).WEB,weblink Joe's Pub Announces Mary Birdsong's 3 Days in the Tub, Robi Hager & More, Broadway World, December 22, 2010, 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.WEB, Vilaro, Yira Melissa,weblink Don't Tell My Mother! Some Funny Sh*t You Won't Wanna Keep Quiet About, Young & Pretty, 2012-04-28, 2012-05-30, 2012-05-02,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120502081732weblink">weblink dead,

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