The filmography of American actress Marcia Cross, known for her performances on prime time and daytime television. During her career, she was regular cast member on the daytime soap operas The Edge of Night and One Life to Live in 1980s, had recurring roles on primetime soaps Knots Landing and Melrose Place in 1990s, and in 2000s starred in the ABC soapy comedy-drama, Desperate Housewives.[1] She also starred in the ABC thriller Quantico as President Claire Haas.[2]
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | The Edge of Night | Liz Correll | Daytime soap opera |
1986 | Tales from the Darkside | Marie Alcott | Episode: "Strange Love" |
1986 | Another World | Tanya | Daytime soap opera |
1986–1988 | One Life to Live | Kate Sanders | Daytime soap opera, series regular |
1988 | Almost Grown | Lesley Foley | Episode: "Pilot" |
1989 | Cheers | Susan Howe | Episode: "Sisterly Love" |
1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Christine | Episode: "Ruth's Place" |
1989 | Booker | Sherrie Binford | Episode: "Razing Arrizola" |
1989 | Who's the Boss? | Kelly | Episode: "Mother and Child Disunion" |
1989 | Doctor Doctor | Lesley North | Episode: "Bachelor Doctor" |
1990 | Quantum Leap | Stephanie Heywood | Episode: "Good Night, Dear Heart" |
1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Marci Terrel | Episode: "You Don't Know Me" |
1991 | Pros and Cons | Lynn | Episode: "Murder Most Perfect" |
1991–1992 | Knots Landing | Victoria Broyelard | 7 episodes |
1992 | Herman's Head | Princess Gillian | Episode: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" |
1992 | Murder, She Wrote | Marci Bowman | Episode: "Ever After" |
1992–1997 | Melrose Place | Kimberly Shaw | Recurring in seasons 1-3, series regular in 4 and 5, 114 episodes |
1993 | Raven | Carla Dellatory | Episode: "Death Games" |
1995 | Burke's Law | Leslie Dolan | Episode: "Who Killed the Highest Bidder?" |
1997 | Seinfeld | Dr. Sara Sitarides | Episode: "The Slicer" |
1997 | Ned & Stacey | Diana Huntley | 3 episodes |
1999 | Touched by an Angel | Lauren Bradley | Episode: "The Whole Truth and Nothing But" |
1999 | Boy Meets World | Rhiannon Lawrence | 3 episodes |
1999 | The Outer Limits | Kate Woods | Episode: "Summit" |
2000 | Profiler | Pamela Martin | Episode: "Proteus" |
2000 | Spin City | Joan | Episode: "Hello Charlie" |
2000 | Ally McBeal | Myra Robbins | Episode: "Girls' Night Out" |
2001 | Strong Medicine | Linda Loren | Episode: "Impaired" |
2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Julia Fairmont | Episode: "Organ Grinder" |
2002-2003 | The King of Queens | Debi | Episodes: "Window Pain" and "Golden Moldy" |
2003–2004 | Everwood | Dr. Linda Abbott | Regular role, 18 episodes |
2004–2012 | Desperate Housewives | Bree Van de Kamp-Hodge | Lead role, series regular, 173 episodes Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2006) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005, 2006) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2005) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005–2007) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007–2009) Nominated – TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2005) Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005) Nominated – Prism Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Series (2005, 2007, 2009) |
2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Charmaine Briggs | Episode: "December Solstice" |
2015–2017 | Quantico | Claire Haas | Recurring role |
2018–2021 | Youth & Consequences | Principal Cowher | Web series, recurring role |
2019 | This Close | Blythe | Episode: "No Place Like Home" |
2019 | Soundtrack | Gigi's Mom | Episode: "Track 8: Gigi and Jean" |
2019 | The Edge of Sleep | Tracy | Web series, 5 episodes |
2019 | Jane the Novela | Renata | Unaired television series |
2021 | You | Jean Peck | Episodes: "W.O.M.B" and "Red Flag" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Brass | Victoria Willis | CBS television movie |
1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Anne Bingham | CBS television movie |
1986 | The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James[3] | Sarah Hite | NBC television movie |
1989 | Just Temporary | Amy | Television movie |
1990 | Storm and Sorrow | Marty Hoey | Lifetime television movie |
1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Lila McEwan | Fox television movie |
1995 | Mother's Day | Denise | Television movie |
1996 | All She Ever Wanted | Rachel Stockman | ABC television movie |
1998 | Target Earth | Karen Mackaphe | ABC television movie |
2000 | Dancing in September | Lydia Gleason | HBO television movie |
2001 | Living in Fear | Rebecca Hausman | Lifetime television movie |
2001 | Bad News Mr. Swanson | Doctor Knoll | Unsold television pilot |
2002 | Eastwick | Jane Spofford | Unsold television pilot |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Stephen King's Golden Tales | Marie Alcott | |
1990 | Bad Influence | Ruth Fielding | |
1996 | Ripple | Ali | Short film |
1996 | Always Say Goodbye | Anne Kidwell | Direct-to-video |
1996 | Female Perversions | Beth Stephens | |
2002 | Bank | American Actress | Unfinished film |
2003 | The Wind Effect | Molly | Short film |
2009 | Just Peck | Cheryl Peck | Direct-to-video |
2011 | Bringing Up Bobby | Mary | |
2014 | Fatrick | Arlene | Short film |
2016 | All the Way to the Ocean | Narrator | Short film |
2020 | The Secret of Karma | Goddess |