Marguerite Stimpson

Marguerite Stimpson is an acclaimed TV/Film and Broadway actress based in NYC.

Who’s Marguerite?

Marguerite Stimpson is an NYC based actor originally from Port Huron, Michigan.

She recently Guest Starred as Mimi Weston on “FBI: International” and can also be seen in “Special Ops: Lioness”, “The Blacklist”, “Billions” and “Blue Bloods”, as well as appearing in the Sundance A24 hit “Eighth Grade”. Known for her gift for comedy, Marguerite's video for the Onion has been viewed 1.2 million times and was deemed best comedic video of the year by the Huffington Post. Marguerite most recently filmed a role in the Netflix feature “Don’t Ever Wonder” opposite Nia Long and Blair Underwood, which will be released in 2026. In the theater, Marguerite is best known for the Broadway and West End productions of The Elephant Man (2015 Tony winner, Best Revival), starring Bradley Cooper, as well as the Broadway production of Butley. Marguerite is known for her versatility, emotional depth, and expert comedic timing. Marguerite was hailed as a “bulwark for the future” when she appeared as Marina in Mary Zimmerman’s Pericles at both the Goodman and at the Shakespeare Theater. She also premiered Will Eno’s Tragedy: a Tragedy in the U.S. at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Marguerite was bitten by the acting bug when she auditioned for a school play her freshman year of high school. At the time, she was on the track team, but soon realized she was a theater kid at heart, and pivoted with her coach’s blessing. Marguerite’s early professional acting gigs included children’s theater tours and a co-star on “Ed”. She received her MFA in acting from A.R.T., which included a semester spent training at the Moscow Art Theatre.

Although Marguerite has worked in a variety of mediums, a throughline for her is a passion for great writing and collaboration, as well as a commitment to telling stories that promote empathy and understanding.

Outside of acting, Marguerite is a devoted dog owner and loves to spend time in Central Park with her husband and their rescue pup. She also loves to travel and is a voracious reader, and her prized possessions are her passport and her New York Public Library card.

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“Marguerite Stimpson is perfect as the supremely pure daughter Marina. She is intensely moving in one of the play’s most famous scenes, the act five reunion between father and daughter.”

- Paul Harris, Variety

“Pericles” at the Goodman Theatre and the Shakespeare Theatre

“A pitch perfect performance. Establishes an (actor) as a bulwark for the future. Stimpson’s Marina is all innocent, self-possession, and her ability to convulse the brothel and its proprietors with her chastity gives the play its comic capstone.”

- Peter Marks, The Washington Post

“A finely focused, beguiling Marguerite Stimpson is Constance at the Home, the attractive and ambitious young female reporter in a pink tailored jacket, trying to find the human side of the story.”

- Robert Hurwitt, The San Francisco Chronicle

“Tragedy: a Tragedy” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre

“Solid as a new generation of student (who) unnerves the nimble professor.”

- Frank Rizzo, Variety

“Butley” at the Huntington Theatre

“Another standout was Marguerite Stimpson, filling in for Paula Plum as Mary Tyrone Karamazov.”

- Ed Siegel, The Boston Globe

“The Idiots Karamzov” at American Repertory Theater

“An altogether brilliant cast. Marguerite Stimpson as the waif-like Alice gives a striking performance, alternating toughness with fragility. She moves with the grace of a dancer.”

- Arline Greer, Gainsville Sun

“Closer” at Hippodrome State Theatre

“Played by Marguerite Stimpson with an uncanny feeling for the adolescent girl, she imbues the play with humor, sadness, joy, anger, and love. She creates a small world on the Hippodrome Stage which each protagonist is brought to vivid life. Stimpson’s Anne is incandescent.”

- Arline Greer, Gainsville Sun

“The Diary of Anne Frank” at Hippodrome State Theatre

“ As expected, this is Anne’s show, and Marguerite Stimpson’s Anne is youthful, exuberant, afraid and remarkable. She is emotional and moody, typical of teenage girls. Her bitterness toward her mother, her slight resentment towards Margot, her humorous jabs at Mr. Dussell, and her flirtations and emotional attachment to Peter all beautifully acted by Stimpson. At the end of the play when all of Anne’s fear becomes reality, Stimpson is emotional and scared, much like you believe the real Anne Frank has to be.”

- Matthew MacDermid, Talkin’ Broadway

“A stand out in the cast is Marguerite Stimpson as Madeline. She perfectly conveys the attitudes and behaviors of the 1950’s, and has a terrific commitment to the role. She practically glows onstage.”

- Amy Lerner, NYTheatre.com

PN1923.45 LSo1 Volume 2 (The Book Play) @ NYFF

“Reminiscent of Judy Greer.”

- Greg Solomon, Theatre is Easy

“Branched “ @ Here Arts Center

“The cast is excellent…Marguerite Stimpson (is) wonderfully engaging and incredibly committed…the actors do beautiful work individually, and work wonderfully as an ensemble.”

- Rochelle Denton, NY Theater Now