Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born
November 22,
1961) is an
Academy Award- and
Golden Globe-nominated
American actress.
Biography
Early life
Hemingway was born in
Mill Valley, California, the daughter of Byra Louise (
née Whittlesey) and
Jack Hemingway, a writer.
[Mariel Hemingway Biography (1961-)] Her paternal grandfather was writer
Ernest Hemingway and her sister was
Margaux Hemingway; she never met her grandfather, as he committed suicide several months before she was born. She was named after the Cuban port of
Mariel - a village that her father and grandfather visited regularly as sportsmen to fish. Her middle name was after her paternal grandmother, Ernest's first wife
Hadley Richardson. Hemingway grew up primarily in
Ketchum, Idaho, where her father lived, and where her paternal grandfather also spent a great deal of time as a sportsman and writer. Mariel also spent part of her adolescence growing up in
New York and
Los Angeles.
Career
Hemingway's first role was with her sister Margaux in the 1976 film
Lipstick. The movie was not considered especially good, but Mariel did receive notice for the quality of her acting, and she was nominated as "Best Newcomer" for the
Golden Globes Award that year. Hemingway's most famous role was in
Woody Allen's
Manhattan, in which she plays Allen's high school lover. Only 16 during filming, she was nominated for an
Oscar for
best supporting actress.
