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Marg Helgenberger Net Worth
Marg Helgenberger Net Worth 2023: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships

Marg Helgenberger net worth is
$16 Million
Marg Helgenberger Wiki Biography
The star of several hit television series and recipient of an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the American actress Mary Marg Helgenberger – more commonly known simply as Marg Helgenberger – has built up an estimated net worth of $16 million over the course of her career to date. Probably most famous for her twelve seasons on the hugely popular CBS crime drama series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, Marg Helgenberger has featured in a number of television shows and films besides, including her Emmy Award-winning performance on the 1988-1991 ABC drama “China Beach”. An active and successful actress, Marg Helgenberg boasts an impressive filmography – which has played an enormous part in securing her an even more impressive net worth.
Marg Helgenberger Net Worth $16 Million
Born on 16 November 1958 in the city of Fremont in Nebraska, USA, Marg Helgenberg was born into a regular middle class family. Raised in Nebraska, Helgenberg spent her childhood dreaming of following in her mother Mary’s footsteps in becoming a nurse – it was not until her college years that Marg Helgenberg changed her mind about her future career, quite possibly the best decision of her life. First appearing on television as a weather person, Helgenberg initially seemed more interested in drama and theatre than television work – Marg’s first parts as an actress were in university plays. It was during the production of one such play that the future television star was first noticed by an agent working with the team behind the ABC soap opera “Ryan’s Hope”, and he approached Helgenberg with a proposal to join the cast. Upon receiving her speech and drama degree, Marg Helgenberg agreed, making her television acting debut in 1982. Helgenberg’s career looked set to take off from there, and after she left “Ryan’s Hope” in 1986, several new opportunities soon presented themselves.
Since then, Marg Helgenberg has gone on to become a truly successful actress. By 1988, Helgenberg had taken a regular role in the new ABC series “China Beach”, and her outstanding performance as Karen Charlene Koloski won her an Emmy in 1990. Over the course of her career to date, Marg Helgenberg has played opposite such film and television industry stars as George Clooney, Steven Seagal, Kelsey Grammer and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” co-stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox. Helgenberg’s film credits include Steven Soderbergh’s 2000 film “Erin Brokovich”, alongside lead actress Julia Roberts. All these successes have had a great effect on Helgenberg’s net worth – the actress has been listed as the third best-paid female entertainer on primetime television (ranked after Tyra Banks and Katherine Heigl).
How rich is Marg Helgenberg? At the moment, Helgenberg’s net worth is thought to reach up to $16 million. By and large, Helgenberg has amassed this considerable net worth over the course of her successful career as a television and film actress, having appeared in popular and critically acclaimed series like “China Beach” and particularly “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. As Marg Helgenberg continues to appear in various film, theatre and television productions in the future, her fame and net worth are certain to keep increasing.
Today, Marg Helgenberg is single, having divorced her husband of over twenty years, Alan Rosenberg, in 2010. Helgenberg has recently expressed a desire to return to the theatre stage, leaving “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” to do so.
Full Name | Marg Helgenberger |
Net Worth | $16 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 16, 1958 |
Place Of Birth | Fremont, Nebraska, United States |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Profession | Actress |
Education | North Bend Central Jr/Sr High School, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Northwestern University School of Communication |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Alan Rosenberg (m. 1989–2010) |
Children | Hugh Howard Rosenberg |
Parents | Kay Helgenberger, Hugh Helgenberger |
Siblings | Ann Helgenberger, Curt Helgenberger |
Nicknames | Mary Marg Helgenberger , Mary Helgenberger |
http://www.twitter.com/marghelgen | |
https://www.instagram.com/marghelgenberger/ | |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001339 |
Awards | Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1990), People's Choice Awards (2005), Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2005) |
Nominations | Golden Globe Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (2002, 2003, 1991) |
Movies | "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000–12, 2013), "Immortality" (2015), "China Beach" (1988–91), “Erin Brokovich” (2000) |
TV Shows | “Ryan’s Hope” |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Strawberry blonde hair |
Title | Salary |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) | $375,000 /episode (2010-11) |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) | $390,000 /episode (2009-10) |
# | Quote |
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1 | We had a murder taking place at a foam party... which once again made me feel so old. So often I'm like "What the hell's that?". |
2 | [on Madonna] Life will always be good as long as Madonna is around. I don't think of her as a guilty pleasure anymore - she's an outright pleasure. [In Style magazine, September 2006] |
3 | I doubt it will be any kind of an intimate relationship. We always will have some closeness, but I think we have just a marriage of the minds, the two of us, and he's great to work with (William Petersen). A bit of yin and yang in that relationship, for sure. [asked if Catherine's relationship with Gil Grissom might ever turn romantic] |
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1 | She has German and Irish ancestry. |
2 | Friends with Joni Mitchell. |
3 | Is a huge fan of the NFL's New York Giants. |
4 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on January 23, 2012. |
5 | Her 51st birthday was the same date of airing the conclusion of the CSI series' trilogy crossover episodes. |
6 | Has been portrayed in several CSI games. |
7 | Her hometown of North Bend, Nebraska named a local street after her called Helgenberger Avenue. |
8 | Had met ex-husband, Alan Rosenberg, in 1984 and they started dating in 1986. |
9 | Attended and graduated from North Bend Central High School in North Bend, Nebraska. |
10 | 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. |
11 | Is the middle of three children. Her older sister is Ann Helgenberger (jazz musician) and her younger brother is Curt Helgenberger (a meat inspector). |
12 | Former sister-in-law of Mark Rosenberg and Paula Weinstein. |
13 | 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]. |
14 | Six years before the premiere of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), she and Gary Dourdan starred together in an unsuccessful television pilot called Keys (1994). |
15 | Her home in Hollywood, California once belonged to silent movie star William S. Hart. |
16 | 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. |
17 | Has a son: Hugh Howard Rosenberg (born October 21, 1990). He was named after Marg's father, who died in 1986 of complications from Multiple Sclerosis. |
18 | On ER (1994) episode #2.21, ER: Take These Broken Wings (1996), the character she played, Karen Hines, wears a Northwestern University pullover. |
19 | Received her Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Speech (now the School of Communications) at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Holding Patterns | 2016 | Samantha | |
CSI: Immortality | 2015 | TV Movie | Catherine Willows |
Under the Dome | 2015 | TV Series | Christine Price |
Intelligence | 2014 | TV Series | Lillian Strand |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2000-2013 | TV Series | Catherine Willows |
Wonder Woman | 2009 | Video | Hera (voice) |
Columbus Day | 2008 | Alice | |
Mr. Brooks | 2007 | Emma Brooks | |
In Good Company | 2004 | Ann | |
King of the Hill | 2004 | TV Series | Mrs. Hanover / Pretty Student |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Dark Motives | 2004 | Video Game | CSI Level 3 Catherine Willows (voice) |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2003 | Video Game | Catherine Willows (voice) |
Erin Brockovich | 2000 | Donna Jensen | |
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder | 2000 | TV Movie | Patsy Ramsey |
Frasier | 2000 | TV Series | Emily |
Lethal Vows | 1999 | TV Movie | Ellen Farris |
Happy Face Murders | 1999 | TV Movie | Jen Powell |
Partners | 1999 | TV Series | Eve Darrin |
Giving Up the Ghost | 1998 | TV Movie | Anna Hobson |
Thanks of a Grateful Nation | 1998 | TV Movie | Jerrilynn Folz |
Species II | 1998 | Dr. Laura Baker | |
Gold Coast | 1997 | TV Movie | Karen DiCilia |
Fire Down Below | 1997 | Sarah Kellogg | |
The Last Time I Committed Suicide | 1997 | Lizzy | |
Murder Live! | 1997 | TV Movie | Pia Postman |
My Fellow Americans | 1996 | Joanna (uncredited) | |
ER | 1996 | TV Series | Karen Hines |
Conundrum | 1996 | TV Movie | Det. Rose Ekberg |
Just Looking | 1995 | Darlene Carpenter | |
Inflammable | 1995 | TV Movie | Lt. (j.g.) Kay Dolan |
The Larry Sanders Show | 1995 | TV Series | Susan Elliott |
Species | 1995 | Dr. Laura Baker | |
Bad Boys | 1995 | Alison Sinclair | |
Blind Vengeance | 1994 | ||
Keys | 1994 | TV Movie | Maureen 'Kick' Kickasola |
Where Are My Children? | 1994 | TV Movie | Vanessa Meyer Vernon Scott |
Lie Down with Lions | 1994 | TV Movie | Kate Nessen |
The Cowboy Way | 1994 | Margarette | |
Partners | 1993 | TV Short | Georgeanne Bidwell |
Fallen Angels | 1993 | TV Series | Eve Cressy |
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | 1993 | TV Movie | Debbie Banister |
Distant Cousins | 1993 | Connie | |
The Tommyknockers | 1993 | TV Series | Roberta 'Bobbi' Anderson |
Through the Eyes of a Killer | 1992 | TV Movie | Laurie Fisher |
In Sickness and in Health | 1992 | TV Movie | Mickey |
The Hidden Room | 1991 | TV Series | Jane |
Tales from the Crypt | 1991 | TV Series | Vicki |
China Beach | 1988-1991 | TV Series | K.C. Kolowski |
Death Dreams | 1991 | TV Movie | Crista Westfield |
Crooked Hearts | 1991 | Jennetta | |
Blind Vengeance | 1990 | TV Movie | Virginia Whitelaw |
Always | 1989 | Rachel | |
After Midnight | 1989 | Alex (segment "All Night Operator") | |
Peacemaker | 1989 | Short | Mrs. Cooper |
Thirtysomething | 1987 | TV Series | Cooper |
Matlock | 1987 | TV Series | Victoria Rollins / Laura Norwood |
Karen's Song | 1987 | TV Series | Francie |
Shell Game | 1987 | TV Series | Natalie Thayer |
Spenser: For Hire | 1986 | TV Series | Nancy Kettering |
Ryan's Hope | 1982-1985 | TV Series | Siobhan Ryan Novak |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Celebrity Name Game | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Player |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Extra | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Larry King Now | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Talk | 2010-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
The 69th Annual Tony Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Presenter: The Year in Plays |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14: Throwback 300th | 2014 | Video documentary short | Herself |
Stand Up to Cancer | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
The American Cinematheque Tribute to Jerry Bruckheimer | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself |
RuPaul's Drag Race | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Judge / Herself |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Judge |
A Crime a Dozen: Season 12 of CSI | 2012 | Video short | Herself |
A Farewell to Marg | 2012 | Video short | Herself |
Stand Up to Cancer | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
Rachael Ray | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2001-2012 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
CBS News Sunday Morning | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Guest |
The 65th Annual Tony Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: The Motherfucker with the Hat & War Horse |
46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
CBS Cares | 2001-2011 | TV Series | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2010 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Excerpt Reader |
Stand Up to Cancer | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
Watching the Dead | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - CSI |
23rd Annual Genesis Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
TV Land Moguls | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
You Ask They Tell | 2008 | TV Mini-Series short | Herself |
Stand Up to Cancer | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Insider | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: The Year in Musicals |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2003-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
The View | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself |
This Week | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Bunco World Championships | 2006 | TV Movie | Host |
The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards | 2006 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
The Tony Danza Show | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Made for Television Movie |
WrestleMania 21 | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
Howard Stern | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
The Early Show | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
This Morning | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy |
The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
The Wayne Brady Show | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee / Presenter |
The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Television Series Drama |
The 3rd Annual Women Rock! Girls and Guitars | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Greatest | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
Larry King Live | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV Series Drama |
Project Greenlight | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
The Daily Show | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Preenter |
The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The World Sports Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
3rd Annual TV Guide Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997-2000 | TV Series | Herself |
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Audience Member |
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in Drama Series |
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Tv |
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Series |
Family Feud | 1982-1984 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Corazón de... | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Intimate Portrait | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
China Beach | 1989 | TV Series | K.C. Kolowski |
Entertainment Tonight | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2015 | TV Series | Catherine Willows |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2012 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On January 23, 2012. At 6667 Hollywood Blvd. |
2005 | People's Choice Award | People's Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Female Television Star | |
2005 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2001 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a New Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
1991 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | China Beach (1988) |
1990 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | China Beach (1988) |
1990 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | China Beach (1988) |
1989 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series | China Beach (1988) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2005 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Grownup Love Story | In Good Company (2004) |
2004 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2003 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2003 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2003 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2002 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2002 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2002 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2001 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama | Erin Brockovich (2000) |
2001 | TV Guide Award | TV Guide Awards | Actress of the Year in a New Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) |
1992 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | China Beach (1988) |
1991 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | China Beach (1988) |
1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | China Beach (1988) |