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Although Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden had watched her mother Beverly’s continued decline from Alzheimer’s disease, she didn’t know last Thanksgiving would be their final holiday gathering.

“I knew it was uncomfortable for my three kids to speak to their grandmother and spend a week at her home in Texas over Thanksgiving,” Harden, 59, told People at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Hope on the Horizon fundraiser in Palm Beach.

On Monday, she was honored at the event as an activist, actress and author of last year’s memoir, The Seasons of My Mother.

“On the first day of our visit,...

Watch the trailer and see photos from Samuel Goldwyn Films' Stuck directed by Thaddaeus Scheel. An award-winning documentary narrated by Mariska Hargitay which opened today and continues until May 17th, Stuck is produced by Both Ends Burning and tells the stories of four children in far reaches of the globe – Ethiopia, Vietnam and Haiti – sentenced to live in orphanages while laws initially designed to protect them in fact keep them from the loving arms of adoptive families. Pic is produced by Jennifer Latham and executive-produced by Craig Juntunen.

Watch the trailer and see photos from Samuel Goldwyn Films' Stuck directed by Thaddaeus Scheel. An award-winning documentary narrated by Mariska Hargitay which opened today and continues until May 17th, Stuck is produced by Both Ends Burning and tells the stories of four children in far reaches of the globe – Ethiopia, Vietnam and Haiti – sentenced to live in orphanages while laws initially designed to protect them in fact keep them from the loving arms of adoptive families. Pic is produced by Jennifer Latham and executive-produced by Craig Juntunen.

Marcia Gay Harden has filed for divorce from husband Thaddaeus Scheel. The couple - who are splitting after 15 years together - are parents to 13-year-old daughter Eulala Grace Scheel and 7-year-old twins Julitta Dee Scheel and Hudson Scheel Harden. A rep for Harden said in a statement: "For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be respected at this time. "No further comments will be made on this matter, and we thank you for your understanding." Harden won a 'Best Supporting Actress' Academy Award in 2001 (more)...

Marcia Gay Harden and husband Thaddaeus Scheel are calling it quits after 15 years together.

"For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be respected at this time," the actress' rep said in a statement to People. "No further comments will be made on this matter, and we thank you for your understanding."

The 52-year-old actress and Scheel have three kids, 7-year-old twins - a boy and a girl - and also a 13-year-old daughter.

The actress took home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2001 for "Pollock," ...

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Actress Marcia Gay Harden has filed for divorce from her husband of nearly 15 years, Thaddaeus Scheel.

"For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be respected at this time," the Oscar winner's rep said in a statement. "No further comments will be made on this matter, and we thank you for your understanding."

Harden and Scheel tied the knot in July 1996. They have two daughters and a son,...

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden has split from her husband of 15 years.

The Pollock star has filed for divorce from Thaddaeus Scheel, the father of her 13-year-old daughter Eulala Grace and twins Julitta Dee and Hudson, seven.

Her representative tells People.com, "For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be respected at this time. No further comments will be made on this matter, and we thank you for your understanding."

Scheel is a Hollywood location scout and props master and worked with Harden on the 1996 drama The Spitfire Grill.

The curtain has fallen on Marcia Gay Harden's marriage. The Oscar and Tony winner has filed for divorce from her husband of nearly 15 years, Thaddaeus Scheel, Harden's rep confirmed Thursday to E! News. They have two daughters and a son, 13-year-old Eulala and 7-year-old twins Hudson and Julitta. "For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be respected at this time," the Mystic River star's rep said in a statement. "No further comments will be made on this matter, and we thank you for your understanding." She and Scheel tied the knot in July 1996, giving Harden the trifecta in the Thaddaeus department, in...

Marcia Gay Harden has decided to end her marriage. After 15 years of marriage, the Oscar winning actress has filed for divorce from her husband, Thaddaeus Scheel, her rep tells People exclusively. "For the sake of the couple's three children, Harden would like to request that the family's privacy be respected at this time," the rep says in a statement. "No further comments will be made on this matter, and we thank you for your understanding." The actress and Scheel have 7½-year-old twins Hudson and Julitta Dee and a 13-year-old daughter, Eulala. Harden, 52, won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2001 for Pollock.

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Marcia Gay Harden certainly knows how to stay balanced.

The mom of three — 12-year-old daughter Eulala Grace and 6-year-old twins Julitta Dee and Hudson — continues to manage her award-winning career (she’s nabbed a Tony and an Oscar!) while still flying under the radar with her family in New York City.

When she’s not relaxing in the Catskill Mountains with the kids and husband Thaddaeus Scheel, Harden can be seen on the USA Network’s Royal Pains (Thursdays at 10 p.m. Et) and in the upcoming animated feature, Noah’s Ark: The New Beginning.

Harden recently...

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It was a family night out in New York on Wednesday for Marcia Gay Harden and her three kids!

Daughter Eulala Grace, 11 and twins Hudson and Julitta Dee joined Mom at the opening night of Cirque du Soleil’s Banana Shpeel, held at the Beacon Theatre on the Upper West Side.

Despite the age difference between her children, Harden and husband Thaddaeus Scheel make it a priority to ensure close sibling relationships, the actress says.

“I had to tell Eulala that while she might not finish her homework, she has to find an hour to spend with...

It’s not every day that you’re made godmother of a cruise ship, but Marcia Gay Harden was recently named just that.

In November, the actress and mom-of-three was on hand to officially christen Carnival Dream — the newest, largest and most family-friendly cruise ship in Carnival Cruise Lines fleet. An old maritime tradition, a ship’s godmother not only names the vessel, she also wishes it safe passage — something Marcia, 50, calls “a lovely idea.”

Her motivation, however, went beyond symbolism. “What really made me feel close to the project,” she explains, “is that they’re donating millions of dollars to St.

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The secret is out: there is no secret to juggling life as a working mother! In a new interview with Time Out Kids, Marcia Gay Harden reveals that her seemingly put-together appearance when it comes to raising her children — Eulala Grace, 11, and twins Hudson Harden and Julitta Dee, 5 ½ – is far from what it seems.

In addition to her “great and responsible husband” Thaddaeus Scheel, Marcia isn’t afraid to ask for a hand when needed!

“I’m fortunate to have a team of people who help me,” she confesses. “I’ve got an assistant, an office manager,...