1. Marcia Cross was born on March 25,1962 and is an American actress.
19 Facts About Marcia Cross
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Marcia Cross acted in daytime soap operas such as The Edge of Night, Another World, and One Life to Live before moving to primetime television with a recurring role on Knots Landing.
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Marcia Cross had a recurring role as President Claire Haas on the ABC series Quantico.
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Marcia Cross grew up in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and she is of English and Irish descent.
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Marcia Cross is one of three daughters of Janet, a teacher, and Mark J Cross, a personnel manager.
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Marcia Cross graduated from Marlborough High School in 1980 and received a half-scholarship to Juilliard.
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Marcia Cross returned to school in 1997 receiving a master's degree in psychology from Antioch University Los Angeles in 2003.
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Marcia Cross began her television career in 1984 on the soap opera The Edge of Night, playing the recurring role of Liz Correll.
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In 1992, Marcia Cross was cast as Dr Kimberly Shaw in the primetime soap opera Melrose Place.
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Marcia Cross appeared in sitcoms such as Seinfeld, Boy Meets World, Ally McBeal, Spin City and The King of Queens.
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In 2003, Marcia Cross spent a season co-starring as Linda Abbott on the TV series Everwood.
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In 2004, Marcia Cross starred in the role of Bree Van de Kamp in Desperate Housewives.
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Marcia Cross received a Satellite Award for her performance in the show's second season.
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In 2014, after two years on hiatus, Marcia Cross co-starred as the lead character's mother in the unsuccessful comedy pilot Fatrick.
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Marcia Cross took piano and dance lessons at the Ceil Sharon School of Dance, and was her high school's mascot at school games.
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Marcia Cross's first acting role was in grade school, in a dramatic adaptation of The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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Marcia Cross was the long-time companion of actor Richard Jordan, who was 25 years her senior; Jordan died from a brain tumor in 1993.
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Marcia Cross underwent in vitro fertilization soon after their wedding, and gave birth to fraternal twin daughters in February 2007, shortly before her 45th birthday.
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Marcia Cross expressed support for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, citing the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, including on healthcare facilities.