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Mare Winningham: Jewgrass Darling

Posted Oct 11th 2007 4:04PM by TMZ Staff

Best known for the '80s film "St. Elmo's Fire," Mare Winningham has gone from Brat Pack to Glatt pack! Winningham has combined her love of country/bluegrass music and her enthusiasm for Judaism to form a new sound known as -- Jewgrass! Oy vey, y'all!
Mare Winningham
The 48-year-old former shiksa was raised Catholic, and converted to Judaism five years ago. L'chaim! Earlier this year, Mare released an album of country/bluegrass/Jewish/folk songs entitled "Refuge Rock Sublime," which includes the tracks, "What Would David Do," "A Convert Jig" and the Israeli National Anthem,"Hatikva." Kenahorrah!

Mare brings her biblical twangs to L.A. tonight at Genghis Cohen, a Chinese restaurant/performance space in Hollywood. She now knows where to find good Chinese food.

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16. She was nominated for best supporting actress in Georgia around 1994 or 1995. She won an Emmy for Amber Waves in 1980 for people who don't know who Mare is.

Posted at 2:50PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Diane

17. I love the hair! I miss the St. Elmo's Fire days...Demi, Ally, Mare, and even Molly..they were the 80s ladies...bring them all back in a prime time soap a la Dynasty and the world would be a better place.

Posted at 2:51PM on Oct 11th 2007 by stef

18. As if--Isn't that kind of a rotton thing to say?

Posted at 2:55PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Peanut

19. She was on Grey's Anatomy also. Playing Susan Grey the step mother of Meredith. That's where I know her from...

Posted at 2:56PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Becca

20. Gafuck?

Posted at 3:00PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Two Buck Chuck

21. Is that CHEST hair i see?

Posted at 3:06PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Sabrina

22. jewgrass has been around forever!!!!!! no breaking news here

Posted at 3:24PM on Oct 11th 2007 by mmm

23. who cares?

Posted at 3:19PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Z

24. OY!

Posted at 3:21PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Dave

25. She looks a bit like chef Gordon Ramsey from the tv show Kitchen Nightmares.

Posted at 3:34PM on Oct 11th 2007 by meowsoso

26. She is only two years older than me and looks like she could be my mom!
Get outta the sun, lady! Haven't ya heard it's bad for the skin?!

Posted at 3:37PM on Oct 11th 2007 by linny

27. I've always been a fan of Mare's. For you young un's going Mare who? she was also in Turner and Hooch, she played a vet and Tom Hank's love interest. Among other things she also made a couple of made for tv movies back in the 70's and sang in one them, I remember she could sing all right, nothing spectacular but not badly either. She was raised catholic? No wonder she had so many children. I agree about the picture, she's always had an unusual face but it really does look like the image has been altered. What's up with that?

Posted at 3:49PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Leela

28. Even if you have no idea who Mare is, go anyway just for the food...Genghis Cohen has the BEST No Name Duck... (yes, that's what it's called)... omg, crispy, melt-in-your-mouth skin and tender meat...I could spend all day just scarfing down the skin...great drinks, too, especially the Strawberry Avalanche... damn I'm getting hungry...

Posted at 4:02PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Foodie

29. something is not right with her hair

Posted at 5:17PM on Oct 11th 2007 by www.sugar-shoes.co.uk

30. Uh...what's with the hair? Looks like the "fall" we used to wear in the 70's; and that's where she should have left it.

Posted at 5:17PM on Oct 11th 2007 by Rocky

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