Marie Osmond

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Biography

Marie Osmond was a rare figure in entertainment not only because she was successful as a recording artist, Broadway entertainer, television personality and businesswoman, but because she had a remarkably long career for woman in the entertainment business. Her versatility and sheer likeability helped keep her in the public eye for over four decades, but she was also an admitted workaholic, willing to take chances on new career directions and …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Music, Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup

Born

Olive Marie Osmond on October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah, USA

Career Milestones

1963

Made TV debut at age three on "The Andy Williams Show"

1972

Had hit record with "Paper Roses"

1975

Voiced a character in the animated "Hugo the Hippo"

1975

With brother, headlined ABC TV special "The Donny and Marie Show"

1976

Starred in the ABC variety series "Donny and Marie"

1977

Had own line of cosmetics sold at K-Mart

1978

Issued her own line of clothing patterns for Butterick

1978

With brother, co-starred in the feature "Goin' Coconuts"

1979

TV-movie acting debut, "The Gift of Love" (ABC)

1980

Starred in the NBC variety show "Marie"

1982

Portrayed her mother in the TV biography "Side by Side: The Story of the Osmond Family" (NBC)

1983

Starred as Josephine Marcus in the TV-movie "I Married Wyatt Earp" (NBC)

1985

Co-hosted "Ripley's Believe It or Not"

1992

Toured as Maria in "The Sound of Music"

1998

Broadway debut as Anna in "The King and I"

1998

With brother, co-hosted the syndicated daily talk show "Donny & Marie"

1999

With Donny, hosted the Miss America pageant

2001

Appeared as herself in the TV movie "Inside The Osmonds" (ABC); produced by her younger brother Jimmy Osmond

2002

Co-authored Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression with Marcia Wilkie and Dr. Judith Moore

2004

Hosted the radio show "Marie And Friends"; canceled after 10 months

2006

Was a judge on the short-lived show "Celebrity Duets" (Fox)

2007

Joined the fifth season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"

2008

With brother Donny, headlined an eight-month engagement at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, NV

2009

Wrote another memoir, Might As Well Laugh About it Now

2010

Teamed with brother Donny for "Donny & Marie - A Broadway Christmas" at Broadway's Marriott Marquis Theatre

2011

Joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama "The Bold and the Beautiful"