Marg Helgenberger – Bio, Net Worth, Husband, Age, Family, Career, Wiki

Marg Helgenberger is an American actress who is famous for her roles as Catherine Willows in the CBS police procedural drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2000–12, 2013, 2015). She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope from 1982 to 1986.

She is also recognized for her role in the TV movie Immortality (2015) and as K.C. Koloski in the ABC drama China Beach (1988–91), which earned her the 1990 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Likewise, she is known for roles in the TV series Under the Dome and Intelligence, and the films Species (1995), Species II (1998), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Mr. Brooks (2007). In 2022, Helgenberger became a series regular on CSI: Vegas, joining the show in its second season and reprising her long-running role of Catherine Willows.

What is Marg Helgenberger Known For?

• Marg Helgenberger is an actress by profession. 
• She is known for her role as Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope from 1982 to 1986 and for her roles as Catherine Willows in the CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–13).

What is Marg Helgenberger Ethnicity?

Marg Helgenberger was born with the birth name of Mary Marg Helgenberger in Fremont, Nebraska, USA on November 16, 1958. Her present age is 63 as of 2021. She is the daughter of Hugh Helgenberger (father) and Mary Kay (mother). She has two siblings namely, Ann Helgenberger, and Curt Helgenberger. She holds American citizenship and she belongs to a mixed (German- Irish) ethnicity. Her birth sign is Scorpio as per her birthdate. 

She graduated from North Bend Central High School. Then, she also aspired to be a nurse like her mother but attended Kearney State College (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney) in Kearney, Nebraska then attended Northwestern University’s School of Speech in Evanston, Illinois, (now the School of Communication) and earned a B.S. degree in speech and drama. 

Marg Helgenberger Career Timeline (Acting)

• Marg Helgenberger began her career as a nightly weather person at KHGI-TV, the ABC affiliate in Kearney.
• During the summer, she also worked as a deboner at her father’s meatpacking plant. 
• After she portrayed the role of Blanche Dubois in a university production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”; she developed an interest in acting.
• While performing in a summer 1981 NU campus production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew; Marg was spotted by a scout for the TV soap opera “Ryan’s Hope”.
• She landed her first professional role on the long-running ABC Daytime soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” in March 1982, playing amateur cop Siobhan Ryan Novak DuBujak. 
• After nearly four years, Helgenberger left the show in January 1986 to pursue new opportunities.
• She guest-starred in episodes of the ABC series “Spenser: For Hire”, NBC’s “Matlock”, and ABC’s “thirtysomething”. 
• She also played a regular role as Natalie Thayer, opposite Margot Kidder and James Read, on the six-episode drama-comedy series “Shell Game” (1987) followed by “China Beach”, “After Midnight”, “Always”, “A Guy Named Joe”, “The Cowboy Way”, “Bad Boys”, “Species”, “Species II”, “Not on the Frontline”, “In Sickness and in Health”, “I’ll Be Waiting”, “Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers”, “ER”, “Gold Coast”, “Fire Down Below”, “Thanks of a Grateful Nation”, “Happy Face Murders”, “Frasier”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”.
• She also starred as Dennis Quaid‘s wife and Scarlett Johansson‘s mother in writer-director Paul Weitz’s romantic drama comedy “In Good Company” (2004).
• In 2007, she was in the film “Mr. Brooks”. 
• She received the 2,458th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2012, for her television work.
• She lent her voice as Greek goddess Hera to the straight-to-video animated film “Wonder Woman”.
• She also starred as Lilian Strand in the series “Intelligence”. 
• In February 2015, she joined the third season of “Under the Dome.”
• In May–June 2014, she acted onstage in a production of the 2011 play “The Other Place”
• In September–October 2016, she appeared at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., in a revival of Lillian Hellman’s “The Little Foxes”. 
• In 2022, she became a series regular on “CSI: Vegas”, joining the show in its second season and reprising her long-running role of Catherine Willows.

Awards and Achievements

• Won Online Film & Television Association in 2001 and People’s Choice Awards in 2005 for her role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2003, 2004, and 2005 for her role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Viewers for Quality Television Awards in 1989, 1990, and 1991 for her role in China Beach

What is Marg Helgenberger Net Worth?

Marg Helgenberger is an American actress whose net worth is estimated to have $35 million as of 2022. She made this fortune from her professional career. In April 2008, she was chosen as an endorser of the Got Milk? campaign. In December 2009, Forbes magazine placed Helgenberger third among primetime’s top-earning women, with estimated earnings of $9.5 million, after Tyra Banks and Katherine Heigl.

Following William Petersen’s departure from CSI, Helgenberger became one of the two highest-paid actors in any of the CSI franchises, earning $375,000 per episode, the same as David Caruso, and $25,000 more per episode than Laurence Fishburne. Her main source of wealth comes from the entertainment industry and she is living a lavish lifestyle at present. She is making her annual salary in millions of dollars from her professional work. 

Who is Marg Helgenberger Husband?

Marg Helgenberger was a married and divorced woman. At present, she is assumed to be single. She is not dating anyone right now. She is currently focusing on her career rather than being in a relationship. Her sexual orientation is straight. 

Marg met her husband, Alan Rosenberg on the set of ‘Ryan’s Hope’ in 1984. The couple got married on September 9, 1989, and welcomed a son named Hugh Howard Rosenberg on October 21, 1990. However, the couple started having differences. On December 1, 2008, the couple announced that they were separating, and on March 25, 2009, she filed for divorce. Their divorce was finalized in February 2010. 

Marg Helgenberger Height and Weight

Marg Helgenberger has a height of 5 feet 6 inches. She has a body weight of 54 Kg. Her body measurement is 35-24-35 inches. Her bra size is 40B. Her hair color is blonde and she has a pair of blue eyes. Her dress size is 6 (US) and her shoe size is 6.5 (US). She has got a charming smile attracting a lot of people towards her.