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Marcia Cross - Biography |
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Marcia Cross was born on March 25,
1962, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. As a child, Marcia always wanted to
be an actress, so she set out to have a career in acting. Cross graduated
from Julliard School in New York, a naturally gifted girl. Her career
began in 1984, when she joined the cast of the daytime soap opera "The
Edge of Night" (1956). After six months, the show ended its 28-year run.
The following year, in 1985, she starred opposite 'Carroll O'Connor (I)'
in the television film Brass (1985) (TV). Then, in 1986 she landed the
lead role in Pros & Cons (1986) (TV) with comedienne Sheryl Lee Ralph. She
kept busy by starring in The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
(TV) with many famous figures in Hollywood - including June Carter Cash,
Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Marcia's career was
looking up when she was cast as Kate Roberts in another daytime soap
opera, "One Life to Live" (1968), and as Tanya in "Another World" (1964).
Marcia was then seen opposite Tim Daly in the 1988 tear-jerker romance
_Almost Grown (1988) (TV)_. _Almost Grown (1988) (TV)_ was a television
pilot that never got picked up, but is still very acclaimed to this day.
Marcia was then cast as Ruth Fielding in Bad Influence (1990), a 1990
thriller that starred Cross, Rob Lowe, and James Spader. She joined the
cast of "Knots Landing" (1979) - an incredibly famous nighttime soap opera
in 1991. After a year, she left to do work on a new television series
called "Melrose Place" (1992).
She was cast as the psychotic Dr. Kimberly Shaw on the hit prime time
drama series. The show was a pop culture phenomenon, going down in history
as one of the most entertaining and memorable shows of the 1990s. Marcia,
who was starring opposite Heather Locklear, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and
others, emerged as the fan favorite of the show. Then, in 1993, her
longtime companion and fiancé Richard Jordan died. Marcia reigned on,
starring in films like Female Perversions (1996) opposite Tilda Swinton
and Always Say Goodbye (1996) opposite Emmy-nominee Polly Draper,
throughout her long run on "Melrose". In 1997, she left the show in order
to get her Master's Degree in Psychology.
Well, Marcia succeeded and got her Master's in Psychology. From 1997 to
2003, she continued to act regularly. She starred in Dancing in September
(2000) - a critically acclaimed film, got herself the lead role in Living
in Fear (2001), starred in The Wind Effect (2003) - a disturbing film
about family, and even filmed Eastwick (2002) (TV), a TV pilot that never
was picked up. Eastwick (2002) (TV) was based on The Witches of Eastwick
(1987), a film made in 1987, and Marcia was cast in the Susan Sarandon
role.
She got back into the public eye by joining the cast of the
critically-acclaimed television series "Everwood" (2002) with Treat
Williams. After a year on the show, she left it when she was auditioned
for "Desperate Housewives" (2004), a new TV series. In 2004, Marcia was
cast as Bree Van De Kamp in "Desperate Housewives" (2004), which went on
to be a monster-hit with the critics and audiences. "Housewives"
immediately became the number one show in America, earning Cross
well-deserved critical kudos for her brilliantly convincing performance on
the show. Her career was completely re-launched - she was appearing in the
media, on the biggest show in America, and once again emerging as the fan
and critics' favorite on the show. Marcia began to be nominated for very
prestigious awards - including the Emmy award, Golden Globe, Golden
Satellite award, and a Television Critics' Association Award. Marcia even
won a Screen Actors Guild award in 2005. She continues to act on the hit
show, and has become an A-lister and well appreciated actress. |
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Marcia Cross - Personal Quotes |
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(Referring to the huge success
of "Desperate Housewives" (2004)) "The show has only been on, for
like, 5 minutes, give it some time to settle in".
About Madonna: "We used to swim at the same pool. She'd get out and
put all this jewelry on-and I'd go home with my wet hair." (In Style
magazine, Sept/ 2006)
"I think beauty comes from being happy and connected to the people
we love."
"I'm really thrilled that I met someone that I want to spend the
rest of my life with."
"I never thought I would live Kimberly Shaw down. So the fact that
I've got another character, very different, under my belt is great." |
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Marcia Cross - Filmography |
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"Desperate Housewives" ....
Bree Van De Kamp / ... (77 episodes, 2004-2007)
- The Game (2007) TV Episode .... Bree Hodge
- Smiles of a Summer Night (2007) TV Episode .... Bree Hodge
- Now You Know (2007) TV Episode .... Bree Hodge
- Special: Secrets, Lies and Suicide (2007) TV Episode .... Bree
Hodge
- Getting Married Today (2007) TV Episode .... Bree Hodge
(72 more)
"Everwood" .... Dr. Linda Abbott (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
... aka Our New Life in Everwood (UK: new syndication title)
- Do or Die (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Linda Abbott
- Sick (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Linda Abbott
- Last Looks (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Linda Abbott
- Unfinished Business (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Linda Abbott
- Unspoken Truths (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Linda Abbott
(13 more)
The Wind Effect (2003) .... Molly
"The King of Queens" .... Debi (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Golden Moldy (2003) TV Episode .... Debi
- Window Pained (2002) TV Episode .... Debi
Eastwick (2002) (TV) .... Jane Spofford
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Julia Fairmont (1 episode,
2001)
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Las Vegas (USA: syndication title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
- Organ Grinder (2001) TV Episode .... Julia Fairmont
Living in Fear (2001) .... Rebecca Hausman
"Strong Medicine" .... Linda Loren (1 episode, 2001)
- Impaired (2001) TV Episode .... Linda Loren
"Ally McBeal" .... Myra Robbins (1 episode, 2000)
- Girls' Night Out (2000) TV Episode .... Myra Robbins
"Spin City" .... Joan Calvin (1 episode, 2000)
- Hello Charlie (2000) TV Episode .... Joan Calvin
"Profiler" .... Pamela Martin (1 episode, 2000)
- Proteus (2000) TV Episode .... Pamela Martin
Dancing in September (2000) .... Lydia Gleason
"Touched by an Angel" .... Lauren (1 episode, 1999)
- The Whole Truth and Nothing But... (1999) TV Episode .... Lauren
"Boy Meets World" .... Rhiannon Lawrence (4 episodes, 1999)
- It's About Time (1999) TV Episode .... Rhiannon Lawrence
- No Such Thing as a Sure Thing (1999) TV Episode .... Rhiannon
Lawrence
- For Love and Apartments (1999) TV Episode .... Rhiannon Lawrence
- Show Me the Love (1999) TV Episode .... Rhiannon Lawrence
"The Outer Limits" .... Katherine 'Kate' Woods (1 episode, 1999)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Summit (1999) TV Episode .... Katherine 'Kate' Woods
Target Earth (1998) (TV) .... Karen Mackaphe
... aka Taken Away (USA)
"Seinfeld" .... Dr. Sara Sitarides (1 episode, 1997)
- The Slicer (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Sara Sitarides
"Melrose Place" .... Dr. Kimberly Shaw Mancini / ... (115 episodes,
1992-1997)
- The Dead Wives Club (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Kimberly Shaw
Mancini
- Last Exit to Ohio (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Kimberly Shaw Mancini
- From Here to Maternity (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Kimberly Shaw
Mancini
- 101 Damnations (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Kimberly Shaw Mancini
- Screams from a Marriage (1997) TV Episode .... Dr. Kimberly Shaw
Mancini
(110 more)
"Ned and Stacey" .... Diana Huntley (3 episodes, 1997)
- Scenes from a Muffin Shop (1997) TV Episode .... Diana Huntley
- Sex, Lies, and Commercials (????) TV Episode .... Diana Huntley
- The Errand Girl (????) TV Episode .... Diana Huntley
All She Ever Wanted (1996) (TV) .... Rachel Stockman
Female Perversions (1996) .... Beth Stephens
Always Say Goodbye (1996) .... Anne Kidwell
... aka A Little Romance (USA: reissue title)
... aka Desperate Housewife: The Early Years (UK: DVD title)
"Burke's Law" .... Leslie Dolan (1 episode, 1995)
- Who Killed the Highest Bidder? (1995) TV Episode .... Leslie Dolan
Ripple (1995) .... Ali
Mother's Day (1995) (TV) .... Denise
M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) (TV) .... Carla
"Raven" .... Carla Dellatory (1 episode, 1993)
- Death Games (1993) TV Episode .... Carla Dellatory
"Herman's Head" .... Princess Gillian (1 episode, 1992)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1992) TV Episode .... Princess Gillian
"Knots Landing" .... Victoria Broyelard (21 episodes, 1991-1992)
- Little Girl Lost (1992) TV Episode .... Victoria Broyelard
- Do You Love Me? (1992) TV Episode .... Victoria Broyelard
- Sea of Love (1992) TV Episode .... Victoria Broyelard
- Trials and Tribulations (1992) TV Episode .... Victoria Broyelard
- Dedicated to the One I Love (1992) TV Episode .... Victoria
Broyelard
(16 more)
"Murder, She Wrote" .... Marci Bowman (1 episode, 1992)
- Ever After (1992) TV Episode .... Marci Bowman
"Jake and the Fatman" .... Lover (1 episode, 1991)
- You Don't Know Me (1991) TV Episode .... Lover
Storm and Sorrow (1990) (TV) .... Marty Hoy
Bad Influence (1990) .... Ruth Fielding
"Quantum Leap" .... Stephanie Heywood (1 episode, 1990)
- Good Night, Dear Heart - November 9, 1957 (1990) TV Episode ....
Stephanie Heywood
"Booker" .... Sherrie Binford (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
... aka Booker, P.I.
- Fixer Upper (1990) TV Episode
- Raising Arrizola (1989) TV Episode .... Sherrie Binford
"Doctor Doctor" .... Lesley North (1 episode, 1989)
- Bachelor Doctor (1989) TV Episode .... Lesley North
"Who's the Boss?" .... Kelly (1 episode, 1989)
- Mother and Child Disunion (1989) TV Episode .... Kelly
Just Temporary (1989) (TV) .... Amy
"Cheers" .... Susan Howe (1 episode, 1989)
- Sisterly Love (1989) TV Episode .... Susan Howe
"It's Garry Shandling's Show." .... Christine (1 episode, 1989)
- Ruth's Place (1989) TV Episode .... Christine
"Almost Grown" .... Lesley Foley (1 episode, 1988)
- Pilot (1988) TV Episode .... Lesley Foley
"One Life to Live" (1968) TV Series .... Katheryn "Kate" Sanders
(unknown episodes, 1986-1987)
"Another World" (1964) TV Series .... Tanya (unknown episodes, 1986)
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986) (TV) .... Anne
Bingham
"Tales from the Darkside" .... Marie Alcott (1 episode, 1986)
- Strange Love (1986) TV Episode .... Marie Alcott
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986) (TV) .... Sarah Hite
Pros & Cons (1986) (TV) .... Lynn Erskine
Brass (1985) (TV) .... Victoria Willis
"The Edge of Night" (1956) TV Series .... Liz Correll (unknown
episodes, 1984) |
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