Marcia Cross American actress. Date of Birth: 25.03.1962 Country: USA

1. Biography of Marcia Cross
2. Education and Early Career
3. Breakthrough Role in Melrose Place
4. Desperate Housewives and Recent Projects
5. Personal Life

Biography of Marcia Cross

Marcia Anne Cross was born on March 25, 1962, in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. She grew up in a family of Mark Cross, a personnel manager, and Janet Cross, a teacher. Marcia has two sisters - Ellen and Susan. Ellen Cross is a singer-songwriter. From childhood, Marcia wanted to become an actress.

Education and Early Career

In 1980, after graduating from Marlborough High School, Marcia enrolled in the Juilliard School, one of the largest arts and music institutions in America. In 1984, Marcia graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Later that same year, the aspiring actress landed her first television role in the soap opera "The Edge of Night." She went on to appear in TV movies such as "Brass" (1985), "George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation" (1986), "The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James" (1986), and "Pros & Cons" (1986), as well as TV shows including "Tales From the Darkside" (1986, 1 episode) and "Another World" (1986).

Breakthrough Role in Melrose Place

Marcia's breakthrough role came in 1992 when she joined the cast of the popular TV series "Melrose Place." She portrayed Dr. Kimberly Shaw, initially as a supporting character and later as one of the main characters. She appeared in a total of 114 episodes of the show. During this time, Marcia also appeared in various films and TV shows, including "Female Perversions" (1996), "Always Say Goodbye" (1997), "Ned and Stacey" (1997, 3 episodes), "Target Earth" (1998), "Touched by an Angel" (1999, 1 episode), "Boy Meets World" (1999, 3 episodes), "Dancing in September" (2000), "Profiler" (2000, 1 episode), "Spin City" (2000, 1 episode), "Strong Medicine" (2001, 1 episode), "Living in Fear" (2001), "C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation" (2001, 1 episode), "The King of Queens" (2002-2003, 2 episodes), and "Everwood" (2003-2004, 18 episodes).

Desperate Housewives and Recent Projects

In 2004, Marcia Cross achieved significant recognition for her role as Bree Van de Kamp in the critically acclaimed television series "Desperate Housewives." The show catapulted her to stardom and earned her numerous award nominations. After the series ended, Marcia struggled to find another notable project until she joined the cast of "Quantico" in 2015. Currently, she portrays Senator Claire Haas in the action thriller series.

Personal Life

In 2006, Marcia Cross married stockbroker Tom Mahoney. They have twin daughters named Eden and Savannah, born in February 2007 through artificial insemination.