Biography
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Amanda Bearse as Marcy D'Arcy
A native of Orlando, Florida, Ms. Bearse was raised in Winter Park,
Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. Introduced to acting through school and community
theater programs, she eventually moved to New York to pursue a professional
acting career. Ms. Bearse was known to millions of television viewers as
Amanda Cousins from the daytime drama "All My Children." She has also appeared
in the television film "First Affair" and the ABC series "Hotel." Her feature
film credits include "Protocol," with Goldie Hawn, and "Fright Night," with
Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall. She also appeared with Vanna White in the
telefilm "Goddess of Love" for NBC. On stage, she has performed in
off-Broadway productions of "St. Joan," "Wilderness" and "This Property Is
Condemned." Ms. Bearse studied acting with Sanford Meisner in New York and
directing at the American Film Institute and the University of Southern
California in Los Angeles. Ms. Bearse is the first member of the cast to
direct episodes of "Married." She has also directed other television shows
including "The Crew" and "Simon." Ms. Bearse and her daughter, Zoe, reside in
Los Angeles and spend their time together swimming and playing with a menagerie
of pets.
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