Olive Marie Osmond was born on October 13,1959 and is an American singer, actress, television host and a member of the show business family the Osmonds.
53 Facts About Marie Osmond
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Marie Osmond's best-known song is a remake of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses".
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Marie Osmond was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Marie Osmond's brothers are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy Osmond.
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Additionally, in 1974, Marie Osmond had two pop music duet hits with Donny: "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" and "Morning Side of the Mountain".
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In 1977, Marie Osmond released her fourth studio album, titled This Is the Way That I Feel.
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In 1984, Marie Osmond released a single on RCA Records titled "Who's Counting".
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Marie Osmond made a comeback in country music as a solo artist by signing a joint deal with Capitol Records and Curb Records, reuniting her with Mike Curb who was the major factor in the family's success in the early 1970s.
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Marie Osmond hit No 1 again with a duet with Paul Davis titled "You're Still New to Me".
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In 1988, Marie Osmond released the album All in Love, and Steppin' Stone in 1989.
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Marie Osmond released only one song that charted in 1995, "What Kind of Man ".
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Originally announced while co-hosting The Talk and simultaneously on her social media, Marie Osmond said she was working on a new operatic album.
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Marie Osmond has performed opera on a previous Christmas album, on Broadway, and during her Vegas residency.
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Marie Osmond had a minor role in the 1982 made-for-TV movie Rooster playing Sister Mae Davis.
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Marie Osmond introduced and narrated segments based on the travels and discoveries of oddity-hunter Robert Ripley.
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Marie Osmond returned to television in the 1995 ABC sitcom Maybe This Time playing Julia Wallace, a divorced single mother.
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From 2013 to 2019, Marie Osmond was a regular fill-in on the CBS daytime show The Talk in over 90 episodes whenever a regular host was out.
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In May 2019, rumors were confirmed that for the show's tenth season, Marie Osmond would join the panel full-time replacing Sara Gilbert when she departed at the end of season nine.
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Marie Osmond made her debut on The Talk on September 9,2019, during the season 10 premieres she joined Eve, Sheryl Underwood, Sharon Osbourne, and Carrie Ann Inaba.
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Marie Osmond stated to USA Today in September 2020 that she would leave The Talk after only one season to focus on other work, including several projects she was developing with producer John Redmann, Lifetime Christmas movies, her album "Unexpected", and to spend more time with her husband, children, and grandchildren.
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Marie Osmond was replaced on The Talk by Amanda Kloots.
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In October 1978, Marie appeared with her brother Donny Osmond in the film Goin' Coconuts, which was not a financial success.
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In December 1978, Marie Osmond starred in the made-for-TV film The Gift of Love opposite Timothy Bottoms.
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Marie starred in the made-for-TV film Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family, released in April 1982.
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In January 1983, Marie Osmond starred in the made-for-TV film I Married Wyatt Earp as Josephine 'Josie' Marcus opposite Bruce Boxleitner as Wyatt Earp and Alison Arngrim as Amy.
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Marie Osmond co-starred in the 2019 made-for-TV romantic Christmas comedy The Road Home for Christmas as Cassie.
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Marie Osmond has authored three books, all of which were featured in the New York Times bestsellers list.
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Marie Osmond began providing a weekly Sunday Message via her Facebook page and Instagram several years ago.
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The Marie Osmond siblings were backed by eight dancers and a nine-piece band.
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The format of the show consisted of Donny and Marie Osmond singing together at the beginning and end of the show, with solo segments in between.
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On 27 November 2007, Marie Osmond came in third place on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars.
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In 2009, Marie Osmond debuted her dolls on the Shopping Channel in Canada.
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In 2009, a 16-inch vinyl Fashion Doll of Marie Osmond called "Grand Finale Fashion" debuted at Osmond's 50th birthday party in Las Vegas.
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In 2006, Marie Osmond launched an embroidery machine line, a sewing machine line, and embroidery designs through Bernina.
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Marie Osmond has been featured on the cover of Designs in Machine Embroidery.
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In 2010, Osmond published a book of handcrafted project designs, Marie Osmond's Heartfelt Giving: Sew and Quilt for Family and Friends,.
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Marie Osmond has a line of sewing machines with Janome and a fabric line with Quilting Treasures.
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Marie Osmond continues to perform and raise money for research and awareness to benefit children's hospitals.
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In 1977 Marie Osmond partnered with Kmart to sell a skincare package and a personalized fragrance targeted to young female fans.
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Marie Osmond promoted a line of emergency food storage solutions for Wise Foods.
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Marie Osmond signed on in September 2013 as the company spokesperson using her likeness on the company website and TV commercials.
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In January 2018 Marie Osmond became the strategic advisor and owner of MD Complete, a line of skincare regimens available online and in national retail big box stores.
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Marie Osmond is currently managed by Greg and Darla Sperry of Sperry Development.
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Marie Osmond has been married three times, twice to the same man.
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Marie Osmond dated the singer Andy Gibb around the same time.
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On October 28,1986, Marie Osmond married Brian Blosil at the Jordan River Temple in Utah.
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In 1999, Marie Osmond said that she suffered from severe postpartum depression.
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Marie Osmond co-authored a book called Behind the Smile with Marcia Wilkie and Dr Judith Moore which chronicles her experiences with the illness.
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Marie Osmond reportedly battled depression and addiction and had been in rehabilitation at the age of 12.
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On May 4,2011, Marie Osmond remarried her first husband, Stephen Lyle Craig in a small ceremony in the Las Vegas Nevada Temple wearing her dress from the 1982 wedding.
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In 1976, Donny and Marie Osmond received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council members Ray Charles and Cloris Leachman.
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In 1979, Marie Osmond was named one of Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year.
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In 2018, Marie Osmond was awarded "The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service" by 4-Star General Bob Brown, US Army Pacific.