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 (20042012), 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
Television Year Title Role Notes 1984 Liz Correll Daytime soap opera 1986 Tales from the Darkside Marie Alcott Episode: "Strange Love" 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" It's Garry Shandling's Show Christine Episode: "Ruth's Place" Booker Sherrie Binford Episode: "Razing Arrizola" Who's the Boss? Kelly Episode: "Mother and Child Disunion" 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" 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" 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" Ned & Stacey Diana Huntley 3 episodes 1999 Touched by an Angel Lauren Bradley Episode: "The Whole Truth and Nothing But" Boy Meets World Rhiannon Lawrence 3 episodes The Outer Limits Kate Woods Episode: "Summit" 2000 Profiler Pamela Martin Episode: "Proteus" Spin City Joan Episode: "Hello Charlie" Ally McBeal Myra Robbins Episode: "Girls' Night Out" 2001 Strong Medicine Linda Loren Episode: "Impaired" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Julia Fairmont Episode: "Organ Grinder" 20022003 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 Lead role 2005 Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Herself Episode: "Out & About" 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" Soundtrack Gigi's Mom Episode: "Track 8: Gigi and Jean" The Edge of Sleep Tracy Web series, 5 episodes Jane the Novela Renata Unaired television series 2021 You Jean Peck Episodes: "W.O.M.B" and "Red Flag"2022MonarchSkyler Samms3 episodes
TV films Year Title Role Notes 1985 Brass Victoria Willis CBS television movie 1986 George Washington II: The Forging of a NationAnne Bingham The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James 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 2000 Dancing in September Lydia Gleason HBO television movie 2001 Living in Fear Rebecca Hausman Lifetime television movie Bad News Mr. Swanson Doctor Knoll Unsold television pilot 2002 Eastwick Jane Spofford
Feature films Year Title Role Notes 1985 Stephen King's Golden Tales Marie Alcott 1990 Bad Influence Ruth Fielding 1996 Ripple Ali Short film Always Say Goodbye Anne Kidwell Direct-to-video 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 2020 The Secret of Karma Goddess
Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Golden Globe Awards 2005 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Desperate Housewives 2006 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards 2005 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Satellite Awards 2005 Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2006 2007 2008 2009 TCA Awards 2005 Individual Achievement in Comedy
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