Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (born November 17, 1958) is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut as an understudy in the 1980 revival of West Side Story, and went on to appear in the 1983 film Scarface as Al Pacino's character's sister, Gina Montana, which proved to be her breakout role. For her role as Carmen in the 1986 film The Color of Money, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film roles include The Abyss (1989), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), and The Perfect Storm (2000). In 2003, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha.
Early life Mastrantonio was born in the DuPage County suburb of Lombard, Illinois, to Frank A. Mastrantonio and Mary Dominica (née Pagone), both of Italian descent. Her father operated a bronze foundry. She was raised in Oak Park, Illinois, and studied drama at the University of Illinois. She worked summers at the Opryland USA theme park to earn money for college.
Career
Film Mastrantonio first appeared on screen in Brian De Palma's Scarface (1983) as Gina, sister of Al Pacino's Tony Montana. She achieved prominence for her Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated role in The Color of Money (1986) opposite Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.
Her other featured roles include Slam Dance (1987), with Tom Hulce, and The January Man (1989) with Kevin Kline. She also starred in writer/director James Cameron's science fiction The Abyss (1989) with Ed Harris. She played Maid Marian in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) with Kevin Costner. She played the attorney daughter of Gene Hackman's character in Class Action, co-starred in the 1992 thriller Consenting Adults, and in the same year starred in the thriller White Sands alongside Willem Dafoe and Mickey Rourke, and played a fishing boat captain in The Perfect Storm (2000).
Stage Mastrantonio has appeared on Broadway in various musicals, including as an understudy later in the 1980 run of West Side Story,"West Side Story: Replacements", Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 28, 2026 Copperfield, The Human Comedy, and the 2002 revival of Man of La Mancha, where she played Aldonza/Dulcinea opposite Brian Stokes Mitchell. She has appeared in New York Shakespeare Festival productions of Henry V, Measure for Measure, and Twelfth Night. Her New York City stage performances brought her a Tony Award nomination and two Drama Desk Award nominations.
She also starred in Grand Hotel at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. In 1984, she was featured in a benefit performance of A Christmas Carol with Helen Hayes, Raul Julia, Harold Scott, F. MacIntyre Dixon, and Len Cariou at the Symphony Space in New York. In 2008, she starred in A View from the Bridge as Beatrice, with Ken Stott and Allan Corduner at the Duke of York's Theatre, London. On stage, she most recently starred in Ghosts as Helena Alving at the Seattle Repertory Theater.
Personal life Since 1990, Mastrantonio has been married to director Pat O'Connor, who directed The January Man; they have two sons. She and her family lived in England for twenty years before moving back to the United States in the 2010s.
Acting credits
Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Extra in crowd scene Uncredited 1983 Scarface Gina Montana 1986 The Color of Money Carmen Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNominated – New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress 1987 Slam Dance Helen Drood1989 The January Man Bernadette Flynn The Abyss Lindsey Brigman Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress 1990 Fools of Fortune Marianne1991 Class Action Maggie Ward Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Maid Marian Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Female PerformanceNominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress1992 White Sands Lane Bodin Consenting Adults Priscilla Parker1995 Three Wishes Jeanne Holman Two Bits Luisa Spirito1999 Limbo Donna De Angelo Nominated – Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress My Life So Far Moira "Mumsie" Pettigrew 2000 The Perfect Storm Linda Greenlaw 2003 Standing Room Only Maria Short film, later included in the compilation film Stories of Lost Souls 2015 Amok Dorothy
Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story Edda Mussolini-Ciano Miniseries 1991 Uncle Vanya Yelena Television film 1995 Frasier Eileen (voice) Episode: "Martin Does It His Way" 1999 Witness Protection Cindy Batton Television film 2004 The Brooke Ellison Story Jean Ellison Television film, Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Special 2005–2006 Without a Trace Anne Cassidy Recurring role 2008 Hallmark Hall of Fame Gayle Russell Anthology series, Film: "The Russell Girl" 2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Capt. Zoe Callas Main role 2012–2017 Grimm Kelly Burkhardt Recurring role2013 Blue Bloods Sophia Lanza Episode: "Inside Job" Hostages First Lady Mary Kincaid Recurring role 2015–2016 Limitless Nasreen 'Naz' Pouran Main role 2017–2019 The Punisher Marion James Recurring role 2018–2020 Blindspot Madeline Burke Recurring role; season 4, Main role, season 5 2025 Law & Order: Organized Crime Isabella Spezzano 3 episodes
Theater Year Title Role Theatre 1980 West Side Story Maria Minskoff Theatre 1980–1983 Amadeus Katherina Cavalieri / Citizen of Vienna / Constanze Weber Broadhurst Theatre 1981 Copperfield Dora Spenlow ANTA Playhouse 1983 Sunday in the Park with George Celeste No. 2 / Linda Cash Playwrights Horizons1983–1984The Human ComedyBess Macauley Anspacher Theatre Royale Theatre 1984 Henry V Katherine Delacorte Theatre1985 A Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Past Symphony Space Measure for Measure Isabella Delacorte Theatre The Marriage of Figaro Suzanne Circle in the Square 1987 The Knife Jenny The Public Theater 1989 Twelfth Night Viola Delacorte Theatre 1996 Northeast Local Gi Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 2002 Man of La Mancha Aldonza Martin Beck Theater 2004 Grand Hotel Elizaveta Grushinskaya Donmar Warehouse 2009 A View from the Bridge Beatrice Duke of York's Theatre 2013 The Winslow Boy Grace Winslow American Airlines Theatre
References
External links
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio at the Internet Off-Broadway Database