American actress Marcia Cross has appeared in a variety of television and film productions, most notably as Bree Van de Kamp in the ABC soap opera Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), for which she twice consecutive won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and was also nominated for an Emmy, three Golden Globes and two Satellite Awards.
Filmography edit
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Edge of Night | Liz Correll | Daytime soap opera |
| 1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Marie Alcott | Episode: "Strange Love" |
| 1986 | Another World | Tanya | Daytime soap opera |
| 1986–1988 | One Life to Live | Kate Sanders | Daytime soap opera, series regular |
| 1988 | Almost Grown | Lesley Foley | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1989 | Cheers | Susan Howe | Episode: "Sisterly Love" |
| 1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Christine | Episode: "Ruth's Place" |
| 1989 | Booker | Sherrie Binford | Episode: "Razing Arrizola" |
| 1989 | Who's the Boss? | Kelly | Episode: "Mother and Child Disunion" |
| 1989 | Doctor Doctor | Lesley North | Episode: "Bachelor Doctor" |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Stephanie Heywood | Episode: "Good Night, Dear Heart" |
| 1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Marci Terrel | Episode: "You Don't Know Me" |
| 1991 | Pros and Cons | Lynn | Episode: "Murder Most Perfect" |
| 1991–1992 | Knots Landing | Victoria Broyelard | 7 episodes |
| 1992 | Herman's Head | Princess Gillian | Episode: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Marci Bowman | Episode: "Ever After" |
| 1992–1997 | Melrose Place | Kimberly Shaw | Recurring in seasons 1-3, series regular in 4 and 5, 114 episodes |
| 1993 | Raven | Carla Dellatory | Episode: "Death Games" |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | Leslie Dolan | Episode: "Who Killed the Highest Bidder?" |
| 1997 | Seinfeld | Dr. Sara Sitarides | Episode: "The Slicer" |
| 1997 | Ned & Stacey | Diana Huntley | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Lauren Bradley | Episode: "The Whole Truth and Nothing But" |
| 1999 | Boy Meets World | Rhiannon Lawrence | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Kate Woods | Episode: "Summit" |
| 2000 | Profiler | Pamela Martin | Episode: "Proteus" |
| 2000 | Spin City | Joan | Episode: "Hello Charlie" |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | Myra Robbins | Episode: "Girls' Night Out" |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Linda Loren | Episode: "Impaired" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julia Fairmont | Episode: "Organ Grinder" |
| 2002–2003 | The King of Queens | Debi | Episodes: "Window Pain" and "Golden Moldy" |
| 2003–2004 | Everwood | Dr. Linda Abbott | Regular role, 18 episodes |
| 2004–2012 | Desperate Housewives | Bree Van de Kamp-Hodge | Lead role |
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Charmaine Briggs | Episode: "December Solstice" |
| 2015–2017 | Quantico | Claire Haas | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Youth & Consequences | Principal Cowher | Web series, recurring role |
| 2019 | This Close | Blythe | Episode: "No Place Like Home" |
| 2019 | Soundtrack | Gigi's Mom | Episode: "Track 8: Gigi and Jean" |
| 2019 | The Edge of Sleep | Tracy | Web series, 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Jane the Novela | Renata | Unaired television series |
| 2021 | You | Jean Peck | Episodes: "W.O.M.B" and "Red Flag" |
| 2022 | Monarch | Skyler Samms | 3 episodes |
Television films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Brass | Victoria Willis | CBS television movie |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Anne Bingham | CBS television movie |
| 1986 | The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James[1] | Sarah Hite | NBC television movie |
| 1989 | Just Temporary | Amy | Television movie |
| 1990 | Storm and Sorrow | Marty Hoey | Lifetime television movie |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Lila McEwan | Fox television movie |
| 1995 | Mother's Day | Denise | Television movie |
| 1996 | All She Ever Wanted | Rachel Stockman | ABC television movie |
| 1998 | Target Earth | Karen Mackaphe | ABC television movie |
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Lydia Gleason | HBO television movie |
| 2001 | Living in Fear | Rebecca Hausman | Lifetime television movie |
| 2001 | Bad News Mr. Swanson | Doctor Knoll | Unsold television pilot |
| 2002 | Eastwick | Jane Spofford | Unsold television pilot |
Feature films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Stephen King's Golden Tales | Marie Alcott | |
| 1990 | Bad Influence | Ruth Fielding | |
| 1996 | Ripple | Ali | Short film |
| 1996 | Always Say Goodbye | Anne Kidwell | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Female Perversions | Beth Stephens | |
| 2002 | Bank | American Actress | Unfinished film |
| 2003 | The Wind Effect | Molly | Short film |
| 2009 | Just Peck | Cheryl Peck | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Bringing Up Bobby | Mary | |
| 2014 | Fatrick | Arlene | Short film |
| 2016 | All the Way to the Ocean | Narrator | Short film |
| 2020 | The Secret of Karma | Goddess |
Awards and nominations edit
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globe Awards | 2005 | Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Desperate Housewives | Nominated | [2] |
| 2006 | Nominated | ||||
| 2007 | Nominated | ||||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2005 | Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Won | ||||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| 2006 | Won | ||||
| 2007 | Nominated | ||||
| 2008 | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Nominated | ||||
| TCA Awards | 2005 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ ""Desperate housewives" – så gick det". Expressen (in Swedish). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Marcia Cross - Awards - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved September 7, 2022.