1. Marjorie Ellen Mahoney Dusay was an American actress known for her roles on American soap operas.
20 Facts About Marj Dusay
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Marj Dusay was especially known for her role as Alexandra Spaulding on Guiding Light, a role she played on and off from 1993 through the show's 2009 cancellation, as well as Jean Faircloth, the wife of Douglas MacArthur, in the 1977 movie MacArthur.
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In 1967, Kansas native Dusay was a member of the Session, an improvisational comedy group in Los Angeles, formed by Rob Reiner.
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Marj Dusay started her career with a small role as a waitress alongside Elvis Presley in the film Clambake in 1967.
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Marj Dusay appeared on December 21,1967, in an episode of television's Cimarron Strip.
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In 1968, Marj Dusay played a special agent in the TV series Hawaii Five-O, in an episode titled "Twenty-Four Karat Kill".
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In 1969, Marj Dusay played a woman who agrees to testify against a mobster in "The Singapore File", as well as appearing three times as seductive temptresses on Hogan's Heroes.
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Marj Dusay starred as Jean MacArthur in the 1977 film MacArthur, and guest-starred as Blair Warner's mother, Monica Warner, on The Facts of Life.
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Marj Dusay would appear on Facts on a recurring basis over the course of the show's run.
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Summer 1999, Marj Dusay starred in Andrew Repasky McElhinney's period art-slasher film, A Chronicle of Corpses.
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Marj Dusay received uniformly good notices and several acting awards for her work in A Chronicle of Corpses the including winning the prestigious Silver Unicorn for Best Actor at The 3rd Annual Estepona Fantastic Film Festival.
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Marj Dusay made her soap debut in April 1983, replacing Carolyn Jones as the powerful Washington, DC, matriarch Myrna Clegg on Capitol, which she played through the final episode in March 1987.
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Marj Dusay received two Supporting Actress Soap Opera Digest nominations for this part.
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In 1993, Marj Dusay briefly filled in for Louise Sorel as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives while Sorel was on medical leave.
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Marj Dusay returned for a brief stint from November 1998 to February 1999.
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Marj Dusay originated the role of Vanessa Bennett on All My Children from 1999, a role she played until 2002.
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In late May 2005, Marj Dusay was one of several cast members taken off contract due to budget cuts.
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Marj Dusay played a 2006 storyline where Alexandra married younger man Cyrus Foley to keep Cyrus in the country - while scheming to keep him out of a younger woman's bed.
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Marj Dusay appeared as Alexandra during the final week of the show.
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On January 28,2020, Marj Dusay died at age 83 in Manhattan, New York.