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 America competit…more

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Actor

Family in Hiding
Carol Peterson
Island City
Scorch
Allison King
Going to the Mat
Patty Newfield
Starship Troopers 2
Sgt. Dede Rake

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Career Milestones

2005
Featured in “The Kid and I,” opposite Tom Arnold
2004 to 0000
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”