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31 July 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Mary-Louise Parker begged the director of Fried Green Tomatoes not to censor the film's lesbian plotline, believing it to be a crucial part of the story.

Parker starred in the 1991 movie with Mary Stuart Masterson playing her best friend, but in the original story - from Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel - their characters were lovers.

Movie bosses were determined to downplay the relationship and portray the couple as just close pals - despite Parker's desperate pleas to filmmaker Jon Avnet.

She explains, "I tried to make it (the homosexual connection) more articulated at the time, but they didn't really want to go that way. And in some ways I wish that it was... Because I tried - I really tried to push it at the time, and they didn't want to go there with me. Mary Stuart did, Fannie Flagg did, but not the director, not the producer, nobody else."

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29 July 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news

Weeds-Mary-Louise-Parker-as-Nancy-Botwin(1).jpg" alt="" />Popular for her role as Ruth Jamison in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, Mary Louise Parker is comfortable in playing edgy, sometimes dark roles which eventually earning her Emmy, Tony and Golden Globe awards.  In fact, the 43-year-old actress can now be seen in the Showtime series Weeds, in which she plays the struggling housewife-turned-drug dealer, Nancy Botwin.  Following the unexpected death of her husband, Nancy enters the illegal drug business to support her suburban family.

In last night’s episode entitled “Yes I Can”, we saw the feisty Nancy as she fought and appealed to the big boss to get her cut in an operation.  Meanwhile, her friends Doug (Kevin Nealon) and Andy (Justin Kirk) progress in their human-smuggling mission.

Recently, Lo of After Ellen caught up with the 43-year-old multi-awarded actress in Los Angeles to talk about her current projects, which include Les Passages,

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