Mary Kay Place (born September 23, 1947) is an American actress, singer, director, and screen writer. She is known for portraying Loretta Haggers on the television series
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a role that won her the 1977
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series. Her numerous film appearances include
Private Benjamin (1980),
The Big Chill (1983),
Captain Ron (1992) and
Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 drama,
The Rainmaker. Place also recorded one studio album for
Columbia Records in the Haggers persona, which included the Top Ten
country music hit "Baby Boy."