In 2007, Marg was asked to do a spread for Playboy, but she declined. (edit) Marg was #41 on Entertainment Weekly's The EW 100 Stars We Love Right Now in summer 2007. (edit) In 2002, Marg and her husband Alan appeared in the play Love Letters for one night to raise money for West L.A. congregation Adat Shalom. (edit) After Ryan’s Hope ended, Marg got another chance to share the screen with husband Alan Rosenberg, when he starred as a man out to murder her in After Midnight. (edit) When CSI first started filming, Marg visited the Clark County Coroner’s Office (Las Vegas) to see how things were really done. She even viewed autopsies that were being performed. (edit) Jorja Fox: (on Marg on-set filming the squeamish scenes) Marg is one of the strongest and toughest women I've ever met. (edit) Marg has stated that she was angered at the franchising of CSI. (edit) Marg has stated that she is unlikely to stay past her current contract on CSI which ends in 2008. (edit) In 2000, Marg played Patsy Ramsey in the made for TV movie Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder based on the events of the child beauty queen’s murder. (edit) Marg starred in Lethal Vows a 1999 made for TV movie as Ellen Farris. (edit) In 1999 Marg appeared in the made for TV movie Happy Face Murders. She played Jen Powell. (edit) Marg played Anna Hobson in the 1998 made for TV movie Giving Up the Ghost. (edit) Marg played Jerrilynn Folz in the 1998 made for TV movie Thanks of a Grateful Nation. (edit) In 1997 Marg starred in the action film Fire Down Below as Sarah Kellogg. (edit) Marg starred as Lizzy in the 1997 drama The Last Time I Committed Suicide. (edit) Marg starred in the 1997 made for TV movie Murder Live!. She played Pia Postman. (edit) Marg had an uncredited role (Joanna) in the 1996 comedy My Fellow Americans. (edit) Marg played Det. Rose Ekberg in Conundrum, a 1996 made for TV movie. (edit) Marg starred in Inflammable a 1995 made for TV movie as Lt. Kay Dolan. (edit) Marg played Capt. Alison Sinclair in the 1995 action movie Bad Boys. (edit) Marg played Darlene Carpenter in the 1995 drama Just Looking. (edit) In 1994 Marg played in Where Are My Children? a made for TV movie based on a real life story. She played Vanessa Meyer Vernon Scott. (edit) Marg played Kate Nessen in the 1994 made for TV movie Lie Down with Lions. (edit) Marg played Margarette in The Cowboy Way a 1994 comedy. (edit) Marg starred in the 1994 thriller Blind Vengeance. (edit) Marg starred in the 1993 mini series When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn. She played Debbie Banister. (edit) Marg played Connie in the 1993 thriller Distant Cousins. (edit) In 1993 Marg played Georgeanne Bidwell in the made for TV movie Partners. (edit) Marg appeared in a 1992 made for TV movie Through the Eyes of a Killer as Laurie Fisher. (edit) Marg played Mickey in In Sickness and in Health, a 1992 made for TV movie. (edit) In 1991 Marg starred in Death Dreams a made for TV movie. She played Crista Westfield. (edit) Marg starred as Jennetta in the 1991 drama Crooked Hearts. (edit) Marg played Virginia Whitelaw in the 1990 made for TV movie Blind Vengence. (edit) Marg starred as Rachel in Always, a 1989 drama. (edit) Marg played Alex in After Midnight, a 1989 horror film. (edit) Marg had an uncredited role of Suzanne in the 1982 comedy, Tootsie. (edit) In 2001 was nominated for a TV Guide Award for Actress of the Year in a New Series for her role on CSI. (edit) The cast of CSI including Marg was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. They won the award in 2005. (edit) In 2002 Marg was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama for her role on CSI. (edit) Was nominated for Golden Globes in 2002 and 2003 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama, for her role on CSI. (edit) Marg received Emmy nominations in 1991 and 1992 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in China Beach. (edit) Marg was nominated in 2001 for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress in a Drama for Erin Brockovich. (edit) Marg says that with the free time on set she often plays hacky sack with the guys. (edit) Marg has received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (playing Catherine Willows in CSI) in 2001 and 2003. (edit) Marg got the chance to act with her husband, Alan Rosenberg, again when he guest starred on CSI, season 5, “Weeping Willows”. (edit) Marg’s husband, Alan Rosenberg, is the current president of the Screen Actor’s Guild. (edit) Marg and Jorja Fox (CSI) sang Stand by Me as a duet for What a Pair 4!! This is an annual charity event to raise money for breast cancer research. (edit) Marg's character, Catherine Willows, along with the character of Gil Grissom, was named number 82 in "Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters". (edit) Billy Petersen: (talking about Marg) She's got just the right blend of hormones. (edit) Dana Delany: (talking about Marg) She has a kinda punk thing to her, a rock n roll edge. But she's really a family girl. (edit) Marg is the sister-in-law of Mark Rosenberg and Paula Weinstein. (edit) Marg started as a local news weather girl in her native Nebraska. The news producer felt her name was too long and made her change it to Margi McCarty. (edit) Her home once belonged to silent film star William S. Hart. (edit) Played Ann Foreman in the 2004 movie In Good Company (edit) Starred as Bobbi Anderson in the 1993 made for TV movie The Tommyknockers, based on Stephen King's book. (edit) CSI co-star Gary Dourdan's nickname for Marg is "Margalicious” (edit) Marg's production company "Don't Call Me Marge!" is her humorous jab at peoples mispronounciation of her name. (edit) Until she went to college, Marg wanted to be a nurse like her mother. (edit) One her first jobs, as a teenager,was spending her summers and her Christmas breaks working as a ‘boner’ at the meat packing plant where her father was employed. (edit) Marg played the french horn in her high school (North Bend Central High School) marching band. (edit) She played Dr. Laura Baker in the 1995 movie Species and 1998 sequel Species II. (edit) She won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star in 2005 for her role in CSI. (edit) Nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for her role in China Beach in 1991. (edit) Won the Q Award (Viewers for Quality Television) from 1989 to 1991 for Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series, for her role in China Beach. (edit) Met her husband, Alan Rosenberg, on the set of "Ryan’s Hope" in 1986. (edit) Played Donna Jensen in the movie Erin Brockovich in 2000. (edit) Marg's son Hugh Rosenberg was born on October 21, 1990. He's named after her father. (edit) She is 5'6" (168cm). (edit) Co-starred with David Caruso (CSI: Miami) in Gold Coast (an Elmore Leonard novel adaptation) in 1997. She played Karen DiCilia. (edit) Won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy in 1990 while on China Beach. (edit) A scout spotted her in the play "The Taming of the Shrew" while at Northwestern University, telling her about a role on Ryan’s Hope, which she later took. (edit) Six years before CSI she and Gary Dourdan starred together in a TV movie called Keys (1994). (edit) On the ER episode "Take These Broken Wings", Karen Hines, the character she played, wears a Northwestern University pullover. Northwestern is Marg's alma mater. (edit) At one time both Marg and her husband Alan Rosenberg had successful series on CBS.
Marg: CSI (2000 – present)
Alan: The Guardian (2001 - 2004).
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Marg: (on her character being drugged and abducted) I thought that was an interesting idea, to have a criminalist – someone who’s always watching her back and always hip to suspicious behavior – have that happen to her. (edit) Marg: (on her secret ambition) I’ve often wondered what it must be like to be a war correspondent. Talk about being in the moment. (edit) Marg: (during the introduction to the 2007 SAG awards) Some of my most cherished moments in this business have been conversations that I’ve had with my fellow actors on the set between takes. These conversations can happen anywhere, sometimes, sitting on a bed, in a skanky fictitious motel room. In fact, that’s how I met my husband, president of the Screen Actors Guild. I’m Marg Helgenberger and I’m an actor. (edit) Marg: (on what she’ll miss when she’s done on CSI) I’ve always liked shooting in Vegas, it’s such a character. It’s so visually stimulating. (edit) Marg: I either play cops or criminals - I'm either on the right side of the law or the wrong side. I gravitate toward edgier material because it suits my nature. I find it fascinating to play. I'm just that kind of person. (edit) Marg: (on her hair at the 2001 TVGuide Awards) I had pink hair! I don't know. You know what? That shade was known as 'PMS Pink.' I was totally PMS-ing that day - I was crazy! What did I think, I was gonna get away with pink hair on CSI? (edit) Marg: (on fame) We were in Paris this last summer and we were at the Musée d'Orsay, and it just always freaks me out when people stop you and wanna take your picture as opposed to looking at a Van Gogh, or something. (edit) Marg: (on her CSI versus the two spin-offs) I always love it when people say [assumes self-important mock voice] ‘It's the only one we watch, none of them can compare to you guys, blah blah blah’. (edit) Marg: (on filming the squeamish scenes on CSI) I'm relatively squeamish in civilian life. I've been very fortunate not to have to deal with such things in my immediate family. When we're filming autopsy scenes, I actually feel sad. Behind each of these death's there's usually a back story of unhappiness and loss. We use a guidebook the Las Vegas police put together that's incredibly graphic. Looking at the pictures can make me turn white. If I'm going over the script at home, my husband will ask, 'Are you all right?' (edit) Marg: (on wanting romance for her character) I keep telling the producers I'd love to have a relationship. We do a lot of cerebral work on the show playing opposite a swab or a computer screen. I'd much rather play opposite someone like Gary Dourdan - he's not bad at all! It would be great because it would give my character the opportunity to show a few more colors - her passionate side, or intimate side or vulnerable side. (edit) Marg: (on a street being named after her in her home town of North Bend, Indiana) They wanted to honor me by naming a street after me, Helgenberger Avenue. It was on the corner that I grew up. I was able to tour the home in which I grew up. It was right across the street from the public swimming pool where I was a lifeguard swim instructor. (edit) Marg: (on whether Gil and Catherine will ever get together) I doubt it will be any kind of an intimate relationship. We always will have some closeness, but I think we have just a marriage of the minds, the two of us, and he's great to work with. A bit of yin and yang in that relationship, for sure. (edit) Marg: (on co-star William Petersen) Billy is very enigmatic. One day you think you know him, then the next day you realize you don't. (edit) Marg: I'm more willing to sit back and let things come to me, but this business is too competitive, and one has got to be more aggressive and go for things. Those are the ones that succeed. (edit) Marg: My career is always just been putting one foot in front of the other. (edit) Marg: I'm Catholic, he's Jewish, and it was just easier to elope. (edit) Marg: When I think of home, I think of fishing with my dad. (edit) Marg: (on meeting her husband Alan at a bank in LA) I opened an account and a relationship. (edit)