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Marian Mercer est une Actrice Américaine née le 26 novembre 1935 à Akron (Etats-Unis)
Marian Ethel Mercer (November 26, 1935 – April 27, 2011) was an American actress and singer.
Born in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from the University of Michigan, then spent several seasons working in summer stock. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the short-lived musical, Greenwillow in 1960. She drew critical notice for her performance in New Faces of 1962, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, and the Theatre World Award for her performance as Marge MacDougall in Promises, Promises (1968). Additional theatre credits include Hay Fever and the short-lived 1978 revival of Stop the World – I Want to Get Off with Sammy Davis, Jr. In 1979 she starred as Deirdre in Bosoms and Neglect.
Mercer was a regular on The Dom DeLuise Show, The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters, The Sandy Duncan Show, A Touch of Grace (starring Shirley Booth), The Andy Williams Show, and the sitcom It's a Living, in which she played restaurant hostess Nancy Beebe. (Mercer was one of four members of the cast who lasted through the series' network and syndicated runs; the others were Gail Edwards, Paul Kreppel, and Barrie Youngfellow.) She also had recurring roles on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, its sequel, Forever Fernwood, St. Elsewhere, and Empty Nest.
She made guest appearances on such shows as Love, American Style; Archie Bunker's Place; Mama's Family; Benson; The Golden Girls; Murder, She Wrote; Touched by an Angel; and Suddenly Susan, among many others. She had a featured role in the 1979 television movie The Cracker Factory, which starred Natalie Wood. Her screen credits include 9 to 5 where she played Missy Hart, the sweet-natured wife of misanthropic corporate executive Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman).
Marian had been reunited with two former co-stars of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (in which she played Wanda Rittenhouse Jeeter) in two separate projects. She was reunited first with Dabney Coleman (he had played Merle Jeeter) in the movie Nine to Five; and then with Louise Lasser (who played Mary) on It's A Living when she played Nancy's employee, waitress Maggie McBurney.
Mercer was a resident of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. until shortly before her death on April 27, 2011, from Alzheimer's disease, in Newbury Park, California at the age of 75. She was survived by her second husband, her daughter, Deidre Whitaker, and a sister.
(1980)
(Actrice)
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Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 26 novembre 1935 à Akron (Etats-Unis)
Mort 27 avril 2011 (à 75 ans) à Newbury Park (Etats-Unis)
Naissance 26 novembre 1935 à Akron (Etats-Unis)
Mort 27 avril 2011 (à 75 ans) à Newbury Park (Etats-Unis)
Born in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from the University of Michigan, then spent several seasons working in summer stock. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the short-lived musical, Greenwillow in 1960. She drew critical notice for her performance in New Faces of 1962, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, and the Theatre World Award for her performance as Marge MacDougall in Promises, Promises (1968). Additional theatre credits include Hay Fever and the short-lived 1978 revival of Stop the World – I Want to Get Off with Sammy Davis, Jr. In 1979 she starred as Deirdre in Bosoms and Neglect.
Mercer was a regular on The Dom DeLuise Show, The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters, The Sandy Duncan Show, A Touch of Grace (starring Shirley Booth), The Andy Williams Show, and the sitcom It's a Living, in which she played restaurant hostess Nancy Beebe. (Mercer was one of four members of the cast who lasted through the series' network and syndicated runs; the others were Gail Edwards, Paul Kreppel, and Barrie Youngfellow.) She also had recurring roles on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, its sequel, Forever Fernwood, St. Elsewhere, and Empty Nest.
She made guest appearances on such shows as Love, American Style; Archie Bunker's Place; Mama's Family; Benson; The Golden Girls; Murder, She Wrote; Touched by an Angel; and Suddenly Susan, among many others. She had a featured role in the 1979 television movie The Cracker Factory, which starred Natalie Wood. Her screen credits include 9 to 5 where she played Missy Hart, the sweet-natured wife of misanthropic corporate executive Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman).
Marian had been reunited with two former co-stars of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (in which she played Wanda Rittenhouse Jeeter) in two separate projects. She was reunited first with Dabney Coleman (he had played Merle Jeeter) in the movie Nine to Five; and then with Louise Lasser (who played Mary) on It's A Living when she played Nancy's employee, waitress Maggie McBurney.
Mercer was a resident of the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. until shortly before her death on April 27, 2011, from Alzheimer's disease, in Newbury Park, California at the age of 75. She was survived by her second husband, her daughter, Deidre Whitaker, and a sister.
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The Cracker Factory (1995)
Réalisé par Burt Brinckerhoff
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Thèmes Maladie, Folie, Hôpital psychiatrique
Acteurs Natalie Wood, Perry King, Shelley Long, Vivian Blaine, Marian Mercer, Juliet Mills
Rôle Eleanor
Note63%
Alcoholic Cleveland housewife Cassie Barrett is institutionalized in a psychiatric ward after experiencing a nervous breakdown in the supermarket. We learn this is the latest in a series of hospitalizations from which Cassie emerges supposedly in control of her life but actually still teetering on the edge. During this latest stay, she develops a romantic crush on psychiatrist Edwin Alexander and a close relationship with night supervisor Tinkerbell, both of whom help her take steps toward facing her inner demons and learning to live with sobriety.
Sur la corde raide (1992)
, 1h22Réalisé par Francis Veber
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, John C. Reilly, Heidi Kling, Marian Mercer, Larry Hankin
Rôle Ann Campbell Van Der Haven
Note53%
Un homme doit retrouver son porte-feuille en moins de 24h pour toucher cent million de dollars.
Meurtre en trois actes (1986)
, 1h34Réalisé par Gary Nelson
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Policier
Acteurs Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Emma Samms, Jonathan Cecil, Fernando Allende, Pedro Armendáriz (fils)
Rôle Daisy Eastman
Note61%
Hercule Poirot est accueilli à Acapulco par son ami Arthur Hastings. Poirot est sur le point d'écrire son autobiographie. Lors d'une soirée, il assiste à la mort de Babbington, un homme d'église, dont le Dr Strange, un neurologue présent parmi les invités, ne peut que constater le décès soudain alors qu'il buvait un verre comme tous les autres convives. D'abord peu convaincu qu'il puisse s'agir d'un meurtre, Poirot change d'avis lorsque le Dr Strange meurt à son tour empoisonné lors d'une autre réception.
Oh, God! Book 2 (1980)
, 1h34Réalisé par Gilbert Cates
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Science-fiction, Fantastique, Comédie, Fantasy
Acteurs George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney, Louanne Sirota, Howard Duff, Conrad Janis
Rôle Harriet Manley
Note53%
Dieu fait appel à une jeune fille de 11 ans pour porter sa parole auprès des jeunes. Celle-ci trouve un slogan « Think God », qui commence à avoir de l'effet auprès de ses camarades. Toutefois, devant ce qu'ils considèrent comme un comportement obsessionnel et troublant, ses parents pensent qu'elle a des problèmes psychologiques, ce que semblent confirmer les spécialistes consultés. Dieu est le seul à pouvoir alors lui venir en aide...
, 1h50Réalisé par Colin Higgins
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Thèmes Féminisme, Politique, Buddy movie, Films pour enfants
Acteurs Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Marian Mercer, Colin Higgins
Rôle Missy Hart
Note68%
Le « sexiste, égotiste, sectaire, hypocrite et menteur » Franklin Hart Jr. règne en maître absolu sur le service comptabilité/clientèle de la puissante société Consolidated dont le riche et aventureux Russel Tinsworthy est Président. Il est secondé par sa fidèle assistante Roz qui n'hésite pas à se cacher dans les toilettes pour surprendre les conversations personnelles de ses collègues, majoritairement des femmes, et lui en remettre des comptes-rendus détaillés.
Money Talks (1972)
, 1h21Réalisé par Allen Funt
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Acteurs Henny Youngman, Arthur Miller, Marian Mercer
Rôle Self / Waitress
Note58%
This script must be run from the command line
John et Mary (1969)
, 1h32Réalisé par Peter Yates
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow, Michael Tolan, Olympia Dukakis, Tyne Daly, Marian Mercer
Rôle Mags Elliot
Note64%
Dans un appartement moderne de Riverside Drive, à New York. Mary se réveille dans le lit de John, un garçon qu'elle a rencontré la veille dans un bar. Alors qu'il est encore endormi, Mary fouille dans la maison pour en savoir plus sur son mode de vie. John est un jeune homme très méticuleux, alors que Mary est plutôt brouillonne. Elle a un amant occasionnel tandis que lui a mal vécu la séparation d'avec Ruth, un top model. Les deux jeunes gens se plaisent, mais chacun d'eux craint d'être prisonnier d'une nouvelle liaison. Mary quitte la maison et John est désemparé. Il part à sa recherche. En vain, car il ne sait rien d'elle.