Wendie Malick

Wendie Malick
Wendie Malick at the 37th Annual Gracie Awards in 2012.
Born	Wendy Malick (1950-12-13) December 13, 1950 (age 66) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., 1972)
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, former model
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Mitch Glazer (1982–1989; divorced) Richard Erickson (1995–present)

Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress, voice actress, and former fashion model, best known for her roles in television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom Dream On (1990–96), and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe Award.

From 2010 to 2015, Malick starred as Victoria Chase in the TV Land comedy series, Hot in Cleveland. She is also known for her recurring role as Ronee Lawrence on the final season of Frasier. Malick also played many character roles in films, including Scrooged (1988), The American President (1995), Racing Stripes (2005), and Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), has made over 50 guest appearances on television shows, primarily on comedies, starred in a number of made for television movies, and works as a voice actress.

Malick was born Wendy Malick' in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Gigi, a former model, and Ken Malick, who worked in sales. Her paternal grandfather was an Egyptian Coptic Christian; her other ancestry is French, German, and English. She graduated from Williamsville South High School.

After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1972, Malick began fashion modeling for the Wilhelmina modeling agency. She left to work for Republican Congressman Jack Kemp. She soon left Washington, DC, to pursue a career in stage and screen. She began working as an actress in 1982 in the film A Little Sex. In same year, Malick auditioned for the role of Diane Chambers in the NBC sitcom Cheers, but lost the part. She later was cast as regular in ABC medical drama series Trauma Center. The series was cancelled after a single season. In the late 1980s, Malick began her career in television comedies. She had guest-starring roles on Kate & Allie, and played a supporting role in the 1988 film Scrooged as Bill Murray's sister-in-law.