Marian Mercer Biography (1935-)

Born November 26, 1935, in Akron, OH; daughter of Samuel Lewis and Nelle (maiden name, Leggatt) Mercer; married Martin Joseph Cassidy (an actor), November9, 1964. Addresses: Agent: The Gage Group, 1474 Ventura Blvd., Suite505, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-3505.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: November 26, 1935; Akron, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) The Happiest Millionaire, Palmtree Playhouse, Sarasota, FL, 1957
Holiday for Lovers, Palmtree Playhouse, 1958
A Hole in the Head, Palmtree Playhouse, 1958
The Ballad of Baby Doe, Musicarnival, Cleveland, OH, 1958
Show Boat, Musicarnival, 1958
The Most Happy Fella, Musicarnival, 1958
The Waltz of the Toreadors, Rickaway Theatre, Newark, NJ, 1958
Guys and Dolls, The Pajama Game, and The Student Prince, all Musicarnival, Palm Beach, FL, 1958
(Off-Broadway debut) Marcelle, Hotel Paradiso, Equity Library Theatre, Lenox Hill Playhouse, 1959
Title role, Little Mary Sunshine, Orpheum Theatre, New York City,1959
Chorus, Greenwillow, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1960
Fiorello!, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1960
The Tunnel of Love, Totem Pole Playhouse, Fayetteville, PA, 1960
Odd Man In, Totem Pole Playhouse, 1960
Lady Be Good, Totem Pole Playhouse, 1960
Mrs. Peterson, Bye Bye Birdie, Musicarnival, 1962
Ensemble, New Faces of '62, Alvin Theatre, 1962
Tessie Tura, Gypsy, Kenley Players, Warren, OH, 1962
Beatrice, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Summer Festival, Washington, DC, 1963 and 1964
Come to the Palace of Sin, American National Theatre and Academy Matinee Theatre Series, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1963
And in This Corner, Upstairs at the Downstairs, New York City, 1964
The Game Is Up, Upstairs at the Downstairs, 1964
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Summer Festival, 1964
Marcelle Paillardin, Hotel Passionato, East 74th Street Theatre, New York City, 1965
Helena, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis,Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, MO, 1966
Blanche Du Bois, A Streetcar Named Desire, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, 1966
Twelfth Night, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, 1966
Oh, What a Lovely War!, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, 1966
The Hostage, Loretto-Hilton Center, 1967
Olivia, Your Own Thing, Orpheum Theatre, 1968
Marge MacDougall, Promises, Promises, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1968
Desdemona, Othello, Loretto-Hilton Center, 1970
Polly, A Place for Polly, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City,1970
Myra Arundel, Hay Fever, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1970Katherina, The Taming of the Shrew, Trinity Square Repertory Company,Providence, RI, 1970
Woman and Dinah Darling, The Good and Bad Times of Cady Francis McCullum and Friends, Trinity Square Repertory Company, 1971
The Wanderers (series of short plays), Orpheum Theatre, 1971
And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1972
Colomba, Volpone, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1972
Colleen, Tadpole, New Theatre for Now, Stage B, Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1973
Gwendolen Fairfax, Nobody's Earnest, Williamstown Festival Theatre, Williamstown, MA, 1973
Three Men on a Horse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1973
Lillian, Travellers, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1974
Petrified Man, Theatre Vanguard, Los Angeles, 1974
Masha, The Seagull, Williamstown Festival Theatre, 1974
The Waltz of the Toreadors, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1975
Lorene, Ilse, and Evie, Stop the World--I Want to Get Off, State Theatre, New York City, 1978
Deidre, Bosoms and Neglect, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1978, then Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1979
Masha Chekhov, Chekhov in Yalta, Center Theatre Group, Mark TaperForum, 1981
Olivia, Twelfth Night, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1981
Female Parts (one-woman play), Los Angeles Actors Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982
The Gin Game, Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, CA, 1999
Major Tours
Bells Are Ringing, U.S. cities, 1959

Mrs. Peterson, Bye Bye Birdie, U.S. cities, 1962-63
Gypsy, U.S. cities, 1962-63
Title role, Little Mary Sunshine, U.S. cities, 1962-63
Lovers and Other Strangers, U.S. cities, 1973
Ilse, Lorene, and Evie, Stop the World--I Want to Get Off, U.S. cities, 1978
Film Appearances
Mags Elliot, John and Mary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Herself/waitress, Money Talks, United Artists, 1972
Evie, Sammy Stops the World (also known as Stop the World--I Want to Get Off), Special Entertainment, 1978
Missy Hart, Nine to Five (also known as 9 to 5), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1980
Harriet Manley, Oh God! Book II, Warner Bros., 1980
Ann Van Der Haven, Out on a Limb, MCA/Universal, 1992
Television Appearances
Series
Regular, The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1962-63
Regular, The Dom DeLuise Show, CBS, 1968
Regular, The Dean Martin Show (also known as The Dean Martin Comedy Hour), NBC, 1971-72
Kay Fox, The Sandy Duncan Show, CBS, 1972
Regular, The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters, syndicated, 1972-74
Myra Bradley, A Touch of Grace, ABC, 1973
Wanda Jeeter, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated, 1976-77, retitled Forever Fernwood, syndicated, 1977-78
Nancy Beebe, It's a Living (also known as Making a Living),ABC, 1980-82, then syndicated, 1985-89
Mrs. Griffin, Foot in the Door, CBS, 1983
Nurse Eve Leighton, a recurring role, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
Martha Benedict, Sunday Dinner, CBS, 1991
Grace Bailey, Home Free, NBC, 1993
Movies
Zero Hour, ABC, 1967
Eleanor, The Cracker Factory, ABC, 1979
Rita, Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice, CBS, 1982
Daisy Eastman, Agatha Christie's "Murder in Three Acts" (also known as Murder in Three Acts), CBS, 1986
Specials
Johnny Carson's Repertory Company in an Evening of Comedy, NBC, 1969
What's Up, America?, NBC, 1971
Masha, "The Seagull," Great Performances, PBS, 1975
Ladies and Gentlemen ... Bob Newhart, CBS, 1980
Ladies and Gentlemen ... Bob Newhart, Part II, CBS, 1981
Dom DeLuise and Friends, Part II, ABC, 1984
Mrs. Ruffner, Booker (short film), PBS and The Disney Channel, 1984
Dom DeLuise and Friends, Part III, ABC, 1985
Sister Regina, "Are You My Mother?," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC,1986
Pilots
What's Up?, NBC, 1971
Reporter, Comedy News, ABC, 1972
Reporter, Comedy News II, ABC, 1973
Maggie Barbour, Calling Dr. Storm, M.D., NBC, 1977
Mildred Braffman, King of the Road, CBS, 1978
Nancy Beebe, Making a Living, ABC, 1982
Mildred, Oh Henry!, NBC, 1989
Jane, The Julie Show, NBC, 1991
Episodic
(Television debut) The Dave Garroway Show, NBC, 1961
The Mike Wallace Show, 1961
"Alan King ... Public Consumer Number One," Kraft Music Hall, 1969
"Alan King: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to September," Kraft Music Hall, 1969
"Broadway's Best," Kraft Music Hall, 1969
Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1970
"Love and the Itchy Condition," Love, American Style, ABC, 1974
Jo Enders, "Fish," Police Woman, NBC, 1974
Sister Margaret, "The Traitor in Our Midst," Serpico, NBC, 1976
"Kaz and the Kid," Kaz, CBS, 1978
Miss Bradshaw, "Bosom Partners," Archie Bunker's Place, CBS, 1979
Phyl & Mikhy, 1980
Frances, "The Loverwear Party," 9 to 5, 1982
Felicia, Mayor's secretary, "Mama for Mayor: Parts 1 & 2," Mama'sFamily, NBC, 1984
"Ace's Valet/Mother Comes First/Hit or Miss America," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984
Ursula, "Made in Hong Kong: Parts 1 & 2," Benson, ABC, 1984
Dr. Woods, You Again?, NBC, 1986
Eve Leighton, "After Life," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1986
Magda, "Sister and Other Strangers," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1990
Penelope Hope Daniels, "The Witch's Curse," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
Ursual Dietz, "The Unimportance of Being Charley," Empty Nest, NBC, 1992
Monica, "Born Again," Harry and the Hendersons, 1992
Ursula Dietz, "My Mother, My Self," Empty Nest, NBC, 1993
Ursula Dietz, "Love a la Mode," Empty Nest, NBC, 1994
Eric, Jr.'s girlfriend, "Catch of the Day," Dave's World, CBS, 1995
Bunny, "In the Matter of John's Fifteen Minutes," Common Law, 1996
Mrs. Richards, "The Closer," Working, NBC, 1998
Flo, "Lady of the Lake," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1998
Mrs. Richmond, "The Thanksgiving Episode," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1998
"Paradise Inn," Providence, NBC, 2000

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