Marg Helgenberger is an established dramatic actress whose prominence has been steadily increasing. Her work has been noted on stage, film and TV. Most of her career has been spent in dramatic roles on television, but she has also had a noteworthy presence in feature films. Helgenberger earned a degree in drama at Northwestern University. A talent scout recruited her from there to work on the soap opera _"Ryan's Hope" . She shared in CSI's 2005 Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series. In her personal life, Helgenberger is the daughter of a cancer survivor and is very active in supporting research for breast cancer.
Received her Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Speech (now the School of Communications) at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
On "ER" episode #2.21, "ER" {Take These Broken Wings } , the character she played, Karen Hines, wears a Northwestern University pullover.
Has a son: Hugh Howard Rosenberg (born October 21, 1990). He was named after Margs father, who died in 1986 of complications from Multiple Sclerosis.
Got her start 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. This was her night job. Her day job was as a meat boner at the meat packing plant where her father was a meat inspector.
Her home in Hollywood, California once belonged to silent movie star William S. Hart.
Six years before the premiere of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" , she and Gary Dourdan starred together in an unsuccessful television pilot called Keys .
Had a plane scare while attempting to fly from Dallas, Texas to Omaha, Nebraska. The pilot aborted take-off after the plane blew two tires. Marg eventually succeeded to Omaha [October 20, 2005].
Former sister-in-law of Mark Rosenberg and Paula Weinstein.
Is the middle of three children. Her older sister is Ann Helgenberger (jazz musician) and her younger brother is Curt Helgenberger (a meat inspector).
Daughter of Hugh Helgenberger, who was a meat inspector, and Kay Helgenberger , who was a nurse. Marg originally wanted to be a nurse like her mother.
Attended and graduated from North Bend Central High School in North Bend, Nebraska.
Had met ex-husband, Alan Rosenberg , in 1984 and they started dating in 1986.
Her hometown of North Bend, Nebraska named a local street after her called Helgenberger Avenue.
Has been portrayed in several CSI games.
Her 51st birthday was the same date of airing the conclusion of the CSI series trilogy crossover episodes.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 23, 2012.
Is a huge fan of the NFLs New York Giants.
Friends with Joni Mitchell.
She has German and Irish ancestry.
