Marcia Anne Cross is an American television actress known for her roles as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on Fox soap opera Melrose Place, and Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy
Movies
Female Perversions
TV Shows
Desperate Housewives, One Life to Live, Everwood, Another World, Melrose Place, Ned and Stacey, Raven, Almost Grown, The Edge of Night, Temporarily Yours, Pros and Cons
Sorry, I'd much rather be gay than sleep with you just to prove I wasn't.
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My little secret is that every once in a while, I'll drive to the yogurt store and sit and eat it in the car.
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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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I'm really thrilled that I met someone that I want to spend the rest of my life with.
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I think beauty comes from being happy and connected to the people we love.
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[on 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, September 2006)
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[on the huge success of Desperate Housewives (2004)] The show has only been on, for like, five minutes; give it some time to settle in.
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Fact
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Gave birth to twin daughters (her first and second child) at age 44, Savannah Rose Mahoney and Eden Geneva Mahoney on February 20, 2007 about two months prematurely after she was on a rest bed since January. They were conceived via IFV. Children's father is her husband, Tom Mahoney.
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Her friend, Dana Delany, was the original choice for the role of Bree Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives (2004). Delany was later cast as Katherine Mayfair.
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Was 7 months pregnant with her twins Savannah and Eden when she completed filming the third series of Desperate Housewives (2004).
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Missed seven episodes of Desperate Housewives (2004), near the end of the 2006-2007 season, due to her maternity leave.
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Was considered for the role of Madeleine White in Inside Man (2006), but was not able to due to her commitment to the television series Desperate Housewives (2004). Jodie Foster got the role.
During a 2005 interview with the Desperate Housewives (2004) stars, she was visibly delighted when Jamie Theakston pronounced her name as "Mar-see-ah". Cross 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 called her "Marsha", her co-star Longoria calls her "Mar-see-ah".
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Her sister Susan was maid of honor at her wedding to Mahoney and her nephew Jared the ring bearer. Her other sister Ellen sang the song "Only Love Remains" for Marcia and her husband.
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Was named the Most Beautiful Person at the 2005 Emmy Awards.
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Ranked #91 on People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the World (2006).
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Has suffered from migraine headaches since the age of 14. She is a paid spokesperson for GlaxoSmithKline's migraine medication. She says she takes the medication when the first signs of the onset of migraine occur. With the medication, the pain is bearable and rarely lasts more than five hours. Without the medication, the pain completely wipes her out for up to a full day.
Placed 20 on E! Television's list of "The 50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime" for playing Kimberly Shaw on Melrose Place (1992).
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Placed 28 on VH1's list of "The 40 Hottest People Over 40" in 2005.
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She and her future Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star, Brenda Strong, both starred in Everwood (2002). Strong guest-starred in a few episodes while Cross was a steady cast-member from 2003-2004. They never were in the same episodes. They also both guest-starred in different episodes of Ally McBeal (1997).
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Was the last of the four main actresses of Desperate Housewives (2004) to get married for the first time in real-life.
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Nominated for her first awards in 2004 - Golden Globe, Golden Satelitte Award, TV Guide Award and SAG Award.
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Longtime companion of Richard Jordan, until his death in 1993; since then, she did not date anyone seriously, until her engagement in 2005.
$30 Million
$375 Thousand Per Episode
