Marcia Cross
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Cross in 2014
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| Born |
Marcia Anne Cross March 25, 1962 Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Mahoney (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American actress. She began her career on the daytime soap operas such as The Edge of Night, Another World and One Life to Live, before moving to prime time with a recurring role on Knots Landing. From 1992 to 1997, she played Dr. Kimberly Shaw on the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place.
Cross is best known for her role as conservative housewife Bree Van de Kamp in the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), for which she was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Currently, she is starring in the ABC thriller Quantico as Madam President Claire Haas.
Cross was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts and is of English and Irish descent. She is one of three daughters of Janet, a teacher, and Mark Cross, a personnel manager. Cross was raised Catholic, and attended Marlborough High School, from where she graduated in 1980. Upon graduating high school, Cross received a half-scholarship to Juilliard, and graduated in 1984 with a B.F.A. in Acting. Cross returned to school in 1997 to earn a master's degree in psychology, which she received from Antioch University Los Angeles in 2003.
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