Biography

Mary Faulkner

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Mary Faulkner, also known as Mary Turriff, was born in Houston, TX and raised in Little Rock, AR. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL where she studied theater and journalism. After graduating, Mary moved to Los Angeles with her friend and fellow actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley. Most recently Mary co-starred in the independent films "Poor Mama's Boy", "Frets", and "The Falls." Her career began in television on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives." Mary went on to co-star on television series such as "Gilmore Girls", "Mind of Mencia", "Providence", "Judging Amy", "Relativity" and "Melrose Place", and the movie "Slackers." Mary was a long-term member of the theater company the Actor's Co-op in Los Angeles where she played classical roles like Nina in "The Seagull" and Phebe in "As You Like It." Mary also studied with The Groundlings and performed improvisational and sketch comedy at the Comedy Store. After becoming a mom, Mary moved back home to Little Rock, AR. She has connected with Southern filmmakers and recently acted in the films "God's Not Dead 2', "The Discontentment of Ed Telfair" and "High Stakes". Mary recently completed her first screenplay.
- IMDb mini biography by: B. Turriff

Mary is a descendant of the writer, William Faulkner.
Mary is also a writer and painter.
One of Mary Faulkner's mentors as a young actress was fellow Arkansan Mary Steenburgen who encouraged Mary to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in NYC. Mary took Steenburgen's advice and when she was 20 years old spent the summer in New York City studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse. She later studied acting at Playhouse West in Los Angeles when she was 25.
Mary performed improvisational and sketch comedy at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
In 2002, Mary appeared in friend Brad Paisley's music video "Wish You'd Stay" as a bride. The wedding footage used in the video is from her actual wedding.

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