Wendie Malick starred as Victoria Chase in the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland.
32 Facts About Wendie Malick
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Wendie Malick is known for her recurring role as Gayle Buchannon on Baywatch as well as Ronee Lawrence on the final season of Frasier.
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Wendie Malick was born on December 13,1950 in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Gigi, a former model, and Kenneth Wendie Malick, who worked in sales.
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Wendie Malick's paternal grandfather, Ayad Malick was an Egyptian from a Coptic Christian family who met her grandmother Sarah Belle Float, a Pentecostal missionary in 1913.
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Wendie Malick graduated from Williamsville South High School in 1968.
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Wendie Malick is an alumna of the William Esper Studio for the performing arts in Manhattan, New York City.
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Wendie Malick left to work for Republican Congressman Jack Kemp.
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Wendie Malick soon left Washington, DC, to pursue a career in stage and screen.
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In same year, Wendie Malick auditioned for the role of Diane Chambers in the NBC sitcom Cheers, but lost the part.
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Wendie Malick later was cast as a regular in ABC medical drama series Trauma Center.
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In 1986, Wendie Malick guest starred as Cecile's henchwoman in the 5,559th episode of Another World.
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In 1990, Wendie Malick was cast in the HBO comedy series Dream On as Judith Tupper Stone, Brian Benben's neurotic but endearing ex-wife.
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Wendie Malick remained on this show until it ended in 1996, winning four CableACE Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Wendie Malick appeared in several television films, including Dynasty: The Reunion, Madonna: Innocence Lost, and Apollo 11.
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Wendie Malick starred in the 1999 Lifetime Television movie Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story, in which she played the dual roles of identical twin sibling advice columnists Ann Landers and "Dear Abby" Abigail Van Buren.
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In 1996, Wendie Malick starred as the lead character in her own comedy series, Good Company on CBS.
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Wendie Malick continued in this role until the show ended in 2003.
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Wendie Malick starred in Disney's animated film The Emperor's New Groove as Chicha in 2000 alongside her fellow Just Shoot Me co-star David Spade, who voices Emperor Kuzco.
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In 2000, Wendie Malick was honored by Women in Film as A Woman of Vision, along with Tipper Gore, Gwen Ifill, and Roseanne Barr.
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In 2003, Wendie Malick joined the cast of Cheers spin-off Frasier, portraying Ronee Lawrence, a Seattle lounge singer who develops a relationship with Frasier's father, Martin Crane.
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From 2005 to 2006, Wendie Malick starred opposite John Stamos in the ABC comedy series Jake in Progress.
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Wendie Malick was to be part of the cast of the series Modern Men, but due to a Jake in Progress renewal, her role on Modern Men was recast with Jane Seymour.
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Also in 2005, Wendie Malick starred as Clara Dalrymple in the movie Racing Stripes.
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In 2010, Wendie Malick was cast as Victoria Chase, a six-time-divorced, Emmy Award-winning soap opera star, in the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland, alongside Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli, and Betty White.
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In 2011, Wendie Malick was a promising contender for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category, though she did not receive a nomination.
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Wendie Malick starred in the 2013 Hallmark original movie After All These Years based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaccs.
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Wendie Malick later joined the cast of Fox drama series Pitch in a recurring role as Maxine Armstrong.
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Wendie Malick appeared on Mom, Grace and Frankie, This Is Us, Modern Family, and Physical.
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From 2014 to 2020, Wendie Malick had a recurring voice role playing the titular character's mother on the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman.
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Wendie Malick played Shailene Woodley's character mother in the 2019 romantic drama film Endings, Beginnings, and title role in the 2020 Lifetime thriller Deranged Granny.
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Wendie Malick has been married twice: from 1982 to 1989 to actor and screenwriter Mitch Glazer, and since 1995 to Richard Erickson.
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Wendie Malick donates to Democratic political candidates, organizations, and causes.