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Marie Osmond Biography (1959-)

Full name, Olive Marie Osmond; born October, 13, 1959, in Ogden, UT; daughterof George and Olive Osmond; brother of Donny Osmond (a singer and actor); married Steve Craig (an actor and production designer), 1982 (divorced, 1985);married Brian Blosil, 1986 (separated, 2000); children: Stephen, Jessica, Rachael, Michael, Brandon, Brianna, Matthew. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 S. El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Gender

Female

Occupation

Singer, actress

Birth Details

1959

Ogden, Utah

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Host, Donny and Marie, ABC, 1975-1978
• Host, Marie, NBC, 1980-1981
• Host, Ripley's Believe It or Not, ABC, 1985-1986
• Julia Wallace, Maybe This Time, ABC, 1995
• Host, Donny and Marie (also known as Donny and Marie Hour),syndicated, 1998-2000
• Movies
• Beth Atherton, The Gift of Love, ABC, 1978
• Olive Osmond, Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family, NBC, 1982
• Josephine Marcus, I Married Wyatt Earp, NBC, 1983
• Inside the Osmonds (also known as The Osmonds), ABC, 2001
• Specials
• The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1973
• The Perry Como Sunshine Show, CBS, 1974
• The Osmond's Special, CBS, 1974
• Bob Hope's Christmas Party, NBC, 1975
• Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular, NBC, 1976
• Bob Hope Special: Happy Birthday, Bob!, NBC, 1978
• General Electric's All-Star Anniversary, ABC, 1978
• Tribute to "Mr. Television" Milton Berle, NBC, 1978
• Beth Atherton, The Gift of Love, ABC, 1978
• Paul Lynde Goes M-a-a-a-a-d, ABC, 1979
• The Donny and Marie Christmas Special, ABC, 1979
• Osmond Family Christmas Special, NBC, 1980
• Doug Henning's World of Magic, NBC, 1981
• The Osmond Family Thanksgiving Special, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's Thirtieth Anniversary Television Special, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at West Point, NBC, 1981
• Walt Disney ... One Man's Dream, CBS, 1981
• EPCOT Center: The Opening Ceremonies, 1982
• Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
• Bob Hope's Salute to NASA, NBC, 1983
• Hollywood's Private Home Movies, ABC, 1983
• Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1984
• Salute to Lady Liberty, CBS, 1984
• Disneyland's Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1985
• Here's Television Entertainment, syndicated, 1985
• ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985
• American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration, ABC, 1985
• Perry Como's Christmas in Hawaii, ABC, 1985
• Fifty-Third Annual King Orange Jamboree, NBC, 1986
• Lifetime Salutes Mom, Lifetime, 1987
• Sea World's All-Star Lone Star Celebration, CBS, 1988
• Country Music Crossroads, PBS, 1988
• Happy Birthday, Bob--Fifty Stars Salute Your Fifty Years with NBC,1988
• Host (with Donny Osmond), Miss America Pageant, 1999
• Awards Presentations
• Nineteenth Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1985
• Twentieth Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1986
• Twentieth Annual Music City New Country Awards, syndicated, 1986
• Twenty-First Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, 1986
• Twenty-First Annual Music City News Country Awards, syndicated, 1987
• Twenty-Second Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, 1987
• Pilots
• Sister Mae Davis, Rooster, ABC, 1982
• Voice of Rose-Petal, Rose-Petal Place (animated), syndicated, 1985
• Episodic
• The Brady Bunch Hour, ABC, 1977
• The Big Show, NBC, 1980
• The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
• "Pudding," The Single Guy, NBC, 1996
• "Bloody Valentine," V.I.P., syndicated, 1998
• Wheel of Fortune, syndicated, 1998
• "Return of the Owl," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999
• "The Mouth That Roared," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999
• "Video Gurl," Movie Stars, The WB, 2000
• Dale's All Stars, BBC 1, 2000
• Also appeared on The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated.
• Television Work
• Series
• Producer, Donny and Marie, ABC, 1998
• Specials
• Costume designer, The Osmond Brothers Special, ABC, 1978
• Film Appearances
• Voice, Hugo the Hippo (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
• Marie, Goin' Coconuts, Osmond, 1978
• Fairy Princess and Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, 1984
• Queen, Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night, Columbia TriStar HomeVideo, 1998
• Get Bruce, 1999
• Stage Appearances
• Anna, The King and I, 1997
• Major Tours
• Maria, The Sound of Music, U.S. cities, 1994-1995 then Asian cities, 1997
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Paper Roses, 1973
• There's No Stopping Your Heart, 1985
• Also recorded In My Little Corner of the World, Who's Sorry Now?, This Is the Way That I Feel, I Only Wanted You, RosePetal Place, All in Love, Steppin' Stone, The Best of Marie Osmond, and Marie Osmond-25 Hits; (with Donny Osmond) Makethe World Go Away, I'm Leaving It All Up to You, Goin' Coconuts, New Season, Winning Combination, Donny and Marie Special, and Greatest Hits; (with the Osmond Family) The Wonderful World of the Osmond Brothers, The Best of the Osmonds, The Osmonds Live, Lo mejor de lo mejor de The Osmonds, The Collector's Edition, Around the World Live, Osmond Christmas, Greatest Hits, Glory of America, Osmond Family Christmas, Bestof the Freedom Fest, and All Time Greatest Hits of the Osmond Family.
• Music Videos
• Appeared in the Muppets music video She Drives Me Crazy.
• Videos
• Appeared in The Best of Donny and Marie, Volumes 1 & 2.
• WRITINGS
• Books
• Fun, Fame, and Family (nonfiction), New American Library, 1973
• Marie Osmond's Guide to Beauty, Health, and Style (nonfiction), Simon & Schuster, 1980
• (With Elizabeth Noble) Marie Osmond's Exercises for Mothers-to-Be,New American Library, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, October 2, 1998, pp. 38-40
• TV Guide, September 26, 1998, pp. 34-38; October 30, 1999, November 13, 1999, pp. 40-44; May 20, 2000, pp. 18-27, 67