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Mary Kay Place (born September 23, 1947) is an American actress, singer, director, and screen writer. She is known for portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', a role that won her the 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series. Her numerous film appearances include ''Private Benjamin'' (1980), ''The Big Chill'' (1983), ''Captain Ron'' (1992) and Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 drama, ''The Rainmaker''. Place also recorded one studio album for Columbia Records in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten country music hit "Baby Boy." == Early life and career == Place was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Gwendolyn Lucille (née Johnson) and Bradley Eugene Place.〔http://marykayplacefan.yolasite.com/mkp-book-contributions.php〕 She graduated from Nathan Hale High School and the University of Tulsa, where her father was an art professor;〔Michael Smith, (Tulsa actress can't quit working, ) ''Tulsa World'', October 13, 2008.〕 she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and received a speech degree. Place moved to Hollywood with aspirations of becoming an actress and writer. She was hired for ''The Tim Conway Comedy Hour'' in the 1970s as a production assistant to both Conway and producer Norman Lear. Conway gave her her first on-camera break, while Lear saw to it that Place received her first writing credit on his subsequent ''All in the Family''. On the episode, she sang "If Communism Comes Knocking on Your Door, Don't Answer It." She appeared in the third season episode of "M *A *S *H" titled 'Springtime', for which she also received writing credits. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Kay Place」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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