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Biography

Marcia as had a varied career in many colorful television series, including "The Edge of Night," "Knots Landing," "One Life to Live." In 1992,…more

Born

3/25/1962, Marlborough, Massachussetts

Birth Name

Marcia Anne Cross

Gender

Female

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Star (11)

Role
- Desperate Housewives
  Bree Van de Kamp
  - S 8: Ep 22 Give Me the Blame
    5/13/12
  - S 8: Ep 23 Finishing the Hat
    5/13/12
  - S 8: Ep 21 The People Will Hear
    5/6/12
  - S 8: Ep 20 Lost My Power
    4/29/12
  - S 8: Ep 19 With So Little to Be Sure Of
    4/1/12
  - + 45 More Credits
- Desperate Housewives
  Bree Hodge
  - S 6: Ep 23 I Guess This is Goodbye (2)
    5/16/10
  - S 6: Ep 22 The Ballad of Booth (1)
    5/9/10
  - S 6: Ep 21 A Little Night Music
    5/2/10
  - S 6: Ep 20 Epiphany
    4/25/10
  - S 6: Ep 19 We All Deserve to Die
    4/18/10
  - + 77 More Credits
- Desperate Housewives
  Bree Van De Kamp
  - S 3: Ep 6 Sweetheart, I Have to Confess
    10/29/06
  - S 3: Ep 1 Listen to the Rain on the Roof
    9/24/06
  - S 2: Ep 23 Remember (1)
    5/21/06
  - S 2: Ep 24 Remember (2)
    5/21/06
  - S 2: Ep 22 No One Is Alone
    5/14/06
  - + 41 More Credits
- Desperate Housewives
  Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
  - S 3: Ep 5 Nice She Ain't
    10/22/06
  - S 3: Ep 4 Like It Was
    10/15/06
- One Life To Live
  Cerise (1986) / Kate Sanders (1986-1987)
  - S 37: Ep 227 Ep. #9435
    6/2/05
  - S 37: Ep 226 Ep. #9434
    6/1/05
  - S 37: Ep 225 Ep. #9433
    5/31/05
  - S 37: Ep 224 Ep. #9432
    5/30/05
  - S 37: Ep 223 Ep. #9431
    5/27/05
  - + 761 More Credits
- Everwood
  Dr. Linda Abbott
  - S 2: Ep 20 Do or Die
    4/26/04
  - S 2: Ep 19 Sick
    4/19/04
  - S 2: Ep 18 Last Looks
    4/12/04
  - S 2: Ep 17 Unfinished Business
    4/5/04
  - S 2: Ep 16 Unspoken Truths
    2/23/04
  - + 14 More Credits
- Temporarily Yours
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 6 By Design
    4/9/97
  - S 1: Ep 5 In the Same Boat
    4/2/97
  - S 1: Ep 4 Independence Day
    3/26/97
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Voice of Reason
    3/19/97
  - S 1: Ep 2 Temp-tation
    3/12/97
  - + 1 More Credits
- Melrose Place
  Kimberly Shaw
  - S 5: Ep 27 The Dead Wives Club
    4/7/97
  - S 5: Ep 26 Last Exit to Ohio
    3/31/97
  - S 5: Ep 25 From Here to Maternity
    3/17/97
  - S 5: Ep 24 101 Damnations
    3/10/97
  - S 5: Ep 23 Screams From a Marriage
    3/3/97
  - + 7 More Credits
- Melrose Place
  Kimberly Shaw Mancini
  - S 5: Ep 15 Escape From L.A.
    1/13/97
  - S 5: Ep 14 The Accidental Doctor
    1/6/97
  - S 5: Ep 13 Crazy Love
    12/16/96
  - S 5: Ep 12 Quest for Mother
    12/9/96
  - S 5: Ep 11 Sole Sister
    12/2/96
  - + 44 More Credits
- Another World
  Tanya (1986)
  - S 6: Ep 2 Ep. #1278
    7/1/69
  - S 6: Ep 1 Ep. #1277
    6/30/69
  - S 5: Ep 22 Ep. #1014
    6/10/68
  - S 5: Ep 21 Ep. #1013
    6/7/68
  - S 5: Ep 20 Ep. #1012
    6/6/68
  - + 109 More Credits
- The Edge of Night
  Liz Corell (1984)
  - S 14: Ep 2 Wednesday, April 2, 1969
    4/2/69
  - S 14: Ep 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1969
    4/1/69
  - S 2: Ep 2 Friday, March 28, 1958
    3/28/58
  - S 3: Ep 2 JANUARY 2, 1958
    1/2/58
  - S 2: Ep 1 Monday, April 1, 1957
    4/1/57
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 29 Marcia Cross/Dylan Walsh
    10/16/09
  - S 6: Ep 44 John Legend/Kym Douglas
    11/7/08
  - S 5: Ep 214 Marcia Cross, Leona Lewis
    4/11/08
  - S 4: Ep 25 Marcia Cross/Rod Stewart/Mike Holmes
    10/6/06
  - S 3: Ep 114 Marcia Cross/Rosie Perez
    2/24/06
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself/Musical Performer
  - S 2: Ep 165 Marcia Cross/Carson Daly
    5/20/05
- Melrose Place
  Dr. Kimberly Shaw Mancini
  - S 3: Ep 32 The Big Bang (2)
    5/22/95
  - S 3: Ep 31 The Big Bang Theory (1)
    5/22/95
  - S 3: Ep 30 Framing of the Shrews
    5/15/95
  - S 3: Ep 29 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    5/8/95
  - S 3: Ep 28 Hose by Any Other Name
    5/1/95
  - + 20 More Credits
- Melrose Place
  Dr. Kimberly Shaw
  - S 3: Ep 7 The Cook, the Creep, His Lover and Her Sister
    10/24/94
  - S 3: Ep 6 No Strings Attached
    10/17/94
  - S 3: Ep 5 Nonsexual Healing
    10/10/94
  - S 3: Ep 4 Grand Delusions
    10/3/94
  - S 3: Ep 3 In-Laws and Outlaws
    9/26/94
  - + 29 More Credits
- Knots Landing
  Victoria
  - S 13: Ep 15 Letting Go
    1/23/92
- Knots Landing
  Victoria Broyard
  - S 13: Ep 12 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
    1/2/92
  - S 13: Ep 10 Lost at Sea
    12/12/91
  - S 13: Ep 9 Victoria's Secret
    12/5/91
  - S 13: Ep 7 1,001 Nights of Anne Matheson
    11/14/91
  - S 13: Ep 5 Home Again, Home Again
    10/31/91
Guest Star (51)

Role
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 24: Ep 63 December 1, 2011
    12/1/11
  - S 21: Ep 130 March 10, 2009
    3/10/09
  - S 21: Ep 41 October 27, 2008
    10/27/08
  - S 19: Ep 15 September 25, 2006
    9/25/06
  - S 8: Ep 1955 April 10, 1996
    4/10/96
  - + 1 More Credits
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 249 Episode #2.249
    6/24/09
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/08
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 96 June 6, 2007
    6/6/07
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Herself / Guest
  - S 17: Ep 17 Jessica & Marcia
    5/19/07
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 138 Show #2746
    5/3/07
  - S 13: Ep 115 Show #2528
    3/21/06
  - S 12: Ep 187 Show #2406
    8/3/05
- The Megan Mullally Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Marcia Cross, Isaiah Washington, fashion adviser Clinton Kelly
    10/10/06
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 11 The Women of Desperate Housewives
    9/25/05
  - S 9: Ep 4 Heather Locklear
    6/27/04
  - S 7: Ep 30 Melrose Place
    6/15/03
  - S 4: Ep 52 Cheers
    11/26/00
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/18/05
- Martha
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 Premiere Day
    9/12/05
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Out & About
    8/3/05
- The Tony Danza Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 171 Desperate Housewives Hour
    7/25/05
  - S 1: Ep 48 Episode 48
    11/17/04
- Extra
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 8 Hollywood Says Goodbye To The Pope
    4/5/05
- The View
  Guest Co-Host
  - S 8: Ep 112 Mac/LaPaglia
    2/9/05
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Herself
  - — Thursday, February 3, 2005
    2/3/05
  - — Desperate Housewives
    10/15/04
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/9/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 112 Show #2833
    12/9/04
- Good Morning America
  Herself
  - S 30: Ep 233 November 29, 2004
    11/29/04
  - S 30: Ep 222 November 12, 2004
    11/12/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 39 Chazz Palminteri, Marcia Cross, Arj Barker
    11/12/04
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 148 9/30/04
    9/30/04
- Soap Talk
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 93 Episode 93.03
    8/24/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 9 Josie Bisset
    2/24/03
  - S 8: Ep 21 Melissa Sue Anderson
    9/26/02
  - S 3: Ep 8 Heather Locklear
    7/27/97
- The King of Queens
  Debi Ross
  - S 5: Ep 16 Golden Moldy
    2/17/03
  - S 5: Ep 2 Window Pain
    9/30/02
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Julia Fairmont
  - S 2: Ep 11 Organ Grinder
    12/13/01
- Strong Medicine
  Linda Loren
  - S 2: Ep 7 Impaired
    8/26/01
- Ally McBeal
  Myra Robbins
  - S 4: Ep 2 Girls' Night Out
    10/30/00
- Spin City
  Joan Calvin
  - S 5: Ep 1 Hello Charlie
    10/18/00
- Profiler
  Pamela/ Debra/ Alice
  - S 4: Ep 13 Proteus
    2/26/00
- Touched By an Angel
  Lauren
  - S 6: Ep 8 The Whole Truth And Nothing But...
    11/21/99
- Boy Meets World
  Rhiannon Lawrence
  - S 7: Ep 7 It's About Time
    11/5/99
  - S 7: Ep 4 No Such Thing as a Sure Thing
    10/15/99
  - S 7: Ep 2 For Love and Apartments
    10/1/99
- The Outer Limits
  Katherine "Kate" Woods
  - S 5: Ep 13 Summit
    5/21/99
- Seinfeld
  Dr. Sara Seredes
  - S 9: Ep 7 The Slicer
    11/13/97
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Leslie Dolan
  - S 2: Ep 4 Who Killed the Highest Bidder?
    4/28/95
- M.A.N.T.I.S.
  Carla
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot (1)
    1/24/94
  - S 1: Ep 2 Pilot (2)
    1/24/94
- Raven
  Carla
  - S 2: Ep 6 Death Games
    3/6/93
- Herman's Head
  Princess Gillian
  - S 1: Ep 24 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
    5/3/92
- Murder, She Wrote
  Marci Bowman
  - S 8: Ep 16 Ever After
    3/8/92
- Jake and the Fatman
  Marcy Terrell
  - S 4: Ep 18 You Don't Know Me
    3/13/91
- Quantum Leap
  Stephanie Heywood
  - S 2: Ep 17 Good Night, Dear Heart
    3/7/90
- Doctor, Doctor
  Lesley North
  - S 2: Ep 4 Bachelor Doctor
    12/4/89
- Who's the Boss?
  Kelly
  - S 6: Ep 6 Mother and Child Disunion
    10/31/89
- Booker
  Sherri Binford
  - S 1: Ep 3 Raising Arrizola
    10/8/89
- Cheers
  Susan Howe
  - S 7: Ep 21 Sisterly Love
    4/27/89
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Christine
  - S 3: Ep 12 Ruth's Place
    2/17/89
- Tales from the Darkside
  Marie Alcott
  - S 2: Ep 21 Strange Love
    5/11/86
- Knots Landing
  Victoria Broyard
- Ned and Stacey
  Diana Huntley (1997)
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Errand Girl
  - S 2: Ep 13 Scenes From a Muffin Shop
  - S 2: Ep 12 Sex, Lies and Commercials
- Life & Style
  Herself
  - — November 29, 2004
- Fabulous Life of
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Women of Desperate Housewives.
- Dr. Phil
  Herself
  - — December 16, 2004

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Desperate Housewives: Who Do You Think Shot Paul Young?

By Stefanie Lee, Jan 03, 2011

Desperate Housewives returned to Channel 4 last night, but we still don't know who shot Paul Young. Who do you think tried to kill him? Our money's on his son Zach. read more
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Desperate Housewives: He's Baaaaaaaaaack!

By Stefanie Lee, Sep 27, 2010

Paul Young has officially returned to Wisteria Lane. read more

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- Marcia is #3 in AIM's "50 Hottest Redheads."
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- Marcia was nominated in 2008 for a SAG Award along with her Desperate Housewives castmates for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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- During a 2005 interview with the Desperate Housewives (2004) stars, Marcia was visibly delighted when Jamie Theakston pronounced her name as "Mar- see-ah". The actress turned to her co-star, Eva Longoria, and stated that she loves the way British people pronounce her name. It was revealed that although most Americans pronounced her name as "Marsha", her co-star Eva Longoria calls her "Mar-see-ah".
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- Marcia (about her favorite charity): [It's] the Panzi Hospital in East Congo. It's a hospital that takes care of women who have been primarily raped in the course of war there.
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- Marcia Cross: (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.
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- Marcia Cross: We did in vitro a week after we got married. We were supposed to go to Greece and Paris and have this fancy honeymoon, and I said, 'Let's stay put and see if we can't give this baby a chance.'
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