Meet Marsha

Marsha Mason’s life is like a multi-faceted crystal – each “face” a different talent. The celebrated actress of theater, film and television has garnered four Academy Award nominations (one for the popular “Goodbye Girl”), as well as an Emmy and two Golden Globes. In recent years, she also became a successful entrepreneur, producing Resting in the River Natural Products on her certified organic farm, Rio Abajo Rio, in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

Today, after years of thriving on her land by the Chama River, she feels the pull of the theater. She will soon co-star in Michael Jacob’s play “Impressionism,” along with Jeremy Irons and Joan Allen.

Truth be told, Marsha Mason never really left the theater. While running her business in New Mexico, she was reunited in 1999 with her “Goodbye Girl” co-star Richard Dreyfuss in Neil Simon's “The Prisoner of Second Avenue” at the Royal Haymarket Theatre in London.

Marsha Mason's Mystical Land

Briggs Freeman Real Estate Brokerage of Dallas -- A luxury real estate broker that frequently handles some of the most elite properties inside (and sometimes outside) of the Dallas region -- has recently taken on the task of listing film and stage celebrity, Marsha Mason's property in Abiquiu, New Mexico.

O.k., so usually I'm not a big fan of New Mexico. My grandparents live in Portales, with a front yard view of a 40 acre peanut farm. I remember the grey/brown boredom I always felt at their secluded home, wishing that something, ANYTHING, would happen to relive my otherwise eventless days. Since then, any mention of New Mexico sprouted sprialing visions of dreary tumble weeds, tired horses chumping listlessly on dried, dusty hay, and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of flat, brown horizon. Abiquiu, however, is something entirely different.

Here, the landscape swirls with deep, seductive hues of burgendy, bronze, gold, and azure blue. Understandably, painters from all over the world have specifically sought out Abiquiu to perfect their craft. Most notably, Georga O'Kieffe lived and painted only a few miles from Marsha Mason's property. This land breaths life, color, emotion with every curve of the rolling hill and steep peaks of the soaring mountains.




Most particularlly, though, I'm so excited to hear about Marsha Mason's property, not so much because of her beautiful adobe mansion, as for her gorgeous spralling acres of certified organic farm land. For the past several years, Marsha has dedicated much of her time to crafting a medicinal floral garden which she's used to create her singular health and beauty products, such as luxurious body butter, body wash, and fragrent body mists. Her company, "Resting in the River," promotes organic living through the use of sustainable farming practices as well as high quality beauty products. With the national move toward greener living, many "organic" farms still slide harmful chemicals into their products. Marsha Mason's land, however, ranks among the highest levels of orgnic certification: biodynamic farming. I hope that whoever purchases her beautiful property will maintain her level of organic integrity and continue to provide great products for the many of us seeking to achieve a greener lifesytle!