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Brenda Strong

  • Birthplace: Brightwood, Oregon, USA
  • Birthday: March 25, 1960

While her role on the ABC hit drama "Desperate Housewives" (2004 - ) means Brenda Strong is heard more than seen as narrator Mary Alice Young, television viewers have unwittingly seen a lot of her since 1985. She made a string of appearances on some of the most popular network TV shows for nearly twenty years before her breakout role on "Housewives."

Strong grew up in Portland, Ore. and graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's in musical theater. She was Miss Arizona in 1980 and competed in the Miss Am…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2005

    Featured in "The Kid and I," opposite Tom Arnold

  • 2004 to 2010

    Cast as the deceased Mary Alice Young, who narrates the events of the show from her elevated viewpoint on "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)

  • 1999

    Appeared in "The Deep End of the Ocean," opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams

  • 1999

    First worked with Felicity Huffman playing Sally Sasser, the nemesis of Huffman's Dana Whitaker on "Sports Night" (ABC)

  • 1998

    Played a psychologist in the film "Get a Job"

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Awards

  • 2006

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

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