Marj Dusay Biography (1936-)

Follow City-Data.com founder on our Forum or

Original name, Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney; born February 20, 1936, in Hays (some sources cite Russell), KS; father, a junior college athletics coach;mother, a grade school teacher; married John Dusay (a doctor), 1955 (divorced, 1961); married Thomas Perine, 1967 (died, 1988); children: (first marriage)son (died of AIDS, 1993), Debra (an actress). Addresses: Contact: Cunningham, Escott & Dipene, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 130, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Agent: The Gage Group, 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 505, Los Angeles, CA 91403.; Manager: Don Gibble & Associates, 1654 Tarkenton Ct., Suite 1, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: February 20, 1936; Hays, Kansas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Jennifer Selden, Stop Susan Williams (also known as Cliffhangers: Stop Susan Williams), NBC, 1979
Kate Hanrahan, Bret Maverick, NBC, 1981
Third Myrna Clegg, Capitol, CBS, 1983-87
Third Pamela Capwell Conrad, Santa Barbara, NBC, 1987-88, 1990
Second Vivian Alamain, Days of Our Lives (also known as Days), NBC, 1992-93
Second Alexandra Spaulding von Helkein Walls Thorpe, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1993-97, 2002-
Vanessa Bennett Cortlandt (also known as Proteus), All My Children, ABC, 1999-2002
Movies
Angela Martin, A Darkness at Blaisedon, 1968
May Franklin, Climb an Angry Mountain, 1972
Wife, Bobby Parker and Company, 1974
Jean Evers, Most Wanted, Fox, 1976
Ellen Considine, Murder in Peyton Place, 1977
Mae, Strange Companions, 1978
Ellen Gilliam, A Fire in the Sky, 1978
Maggie Donovan, The Paradise Connection, CBS, 1979
Mrs. Benson, The Child Stealer, ABC, 1979
Jennifer Selden, The Girl Who Saved the World, 1979
Dean Nancy Phillips, The Murder That Wouldn't Die (also known as Battles), NBC, 1980
Mildred, Conquest of the Earth (also known as Galactica III: Conquest of the Earth), 1980
Trina Keys, Daughters of Privilege (also known as Keys to the Kingdom), NBC, 1991
Aunt Eleanor, Love Matters, Showtime, 1993
Roberta, I Can Make You Love Me (also known as Stalking Laura), 1993
Specials
Kara, Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (documentary), 1983
Drug Free Kids: A Parent's Guide, PBS, 1988
Star Trek: A Captain's Log, UPN, 1994
Kara, Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments, UPN, 1999
A&E Biography: All My Children (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, 1995
The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2000
The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
18th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards, 2003
Episodic
Crystal Fair, "The Night of the Turncoat," The Wild, Wild West, 1967
Zena, "The Deputy," Cimarron Strip, 1967
KAOS Agent, "A Man Called Smart: Part 2," Get Smart, 1967
Susan, "Instant Fatherhood," Occasional Wife, 1967
"No Experience Necessary," The Second Hundred Years, 1967
April Horn, "A Ride in the Sun," Bonanza, 1968
Stephanie Regan, "Commitment at Angelus," Bonanza, 1968
Kara, "Spock's Brain," Star Trek, NBC, 1968
Dolores Hammond, "The Night of the Kraken," The Wild, Wild West, 1968
Andrea Dupraix, "Twenty-Four Karat Kill," Hawaii Five-O, 1968
Heidi Eberhardt, "Guess Who Came to Dinner?," Hogan's Heroes, 1968
"Conspiracy of Power: Parts 1 & 2," Felony Squad, 1968
Eugenie, "Benvenuto ... Who?," Daniel Boone, 1969
Baroness von Krimm, "My Favorite Prisoner," Hogan's Heroes, 1969
Nicole Wylie, "Singapore File," Hawaii Five-O, 1969
April Horn, "A Ride in the Sun," Bonanza, 1969
Doris Sanders, "The Debt," The Mod Squad, 1969
Countess Marlene, "The Merry Widow," Hogan's Heroes, 1970
"The Impersonator," The F.B.I., 1970

Dana Markham, "Unsinkable Mr. French," Family Affair, 1970
Dr. Pauline Michaels, "A Duel with Doom," Medical Center, 1970
Ellen Childs, "Man From Taos: Part 1: Who Says You Can't Make Friends inNew York City?," McCloud, 1970
Henley Gilliat, "Little David," The Most Deadly Game, 1970
"The Judas Trap," The Mod Squad, 1970
Florence, "The Loneliness Racket," The Bold Ones: The Lawyers, 1970
Diana, "A Gathering of Ghosts," Mannix, 1971
Marilyn Wade, "Superstition Rock," The F.B.I., 1971
Christine McNeice, "Never Trust an Honest Man," Alias Smith and Jones, 1971
Allison Richards, "My Brother's Keeper," The Immortal, 1971
Madelyn, "What Does a Naked Lady Say to You," The Odd Couple, 1971
"Love and the Penal Code," Love, American Style, 1971
Jimmie Mitchell, "Bad Cats and Sudden Death," Cannon, 1972
"The Wizard," The F.B.I., 1972
Eloise Simms, "The Face of Murder," McMillan and Wife, 1972
"The Big Job," The F.B.I., 1973
Mrs. Farrell, "Murder by Proxy," Cannon, 1973
Gail Anthony, "The Killing Defense," Barnaby Jones, 1973
Helen Layton, "Mask for a Charade," Mannix, 1974
"The Doomsday Gang," The Manhunter, 1974
Cheryl Fitz, "Murder by Proxy," The Streets of San Francisco, 1975
Sylvia Blake, "The Deadlier Species," Barnaby Jones, 1975
Eve Orland, "Terror by the Book," Petrocelli, 1975
Dr. Brandes, "In This Corner, Jaime Sommers," The Bionic Woman, 1976
Rachel, "Beyond the Mountain," The Fantastic Journey, 1977
Dr. Janice Cradic, "The Disappearing Floor," The Hardy Boys/Nancy DrewMysteries, 1977
"Red Hot Rolls," Grandpa Goes to Washington, 1978
Jennifer Allen/Rhodes, "Final Judgment: Parts 1 & 2," Barnaby Jones, 1978
Ginny, "No Way to Treat a Body," Quincy, 1978
Mildred, "The Night the Cylons Landed: Parts 1 & 2," Galactica 1980, 1980
Kate Hanrahan, "The Yellow Rose," Bret Maverick, NBC, 1981
Monica Warner, "A Friend in Deed," The Facts of Life, 1981
Jessica Price, "Curse of the Toltec Death Mask," Tucker's Witch, 1982
Beverly Tepperman, "Muffy's Bat Mitzvah," Square Pegs, 1982
Watson, "Computer Dating," At Ease, 1983
Cheryl Hyatt, "Too Close to Hart," Hart to Hart, 1983
Monica Warner, "Graduation: Parts 1 & 2," The Facts of Life, 1983
Mrs. Paffly, "All's Well That Ends," E/R, 1984
Monica Warner, "Sisters," The Facts of Life, 1985
Monica Warner, "A New Life," The Facts of Life, 1985
Monica Warner, "Christmas Baby," The Facts of Life, 1985
Bernice Billings, "Sentences," Dallas, 1985
Monica Warner, "Rites of Passage: Part 1," The Facts of Life, 1987
"The Fallen Arrow," The Law and Harry McGraw, 1987
Monica Warner, "Adventures in Baileysitting," The Facts of Life, 1987
Maxine, "Racial Matters," Mancuso, FBI, 1989
Alice Reynard Carson, "Test of Wills," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989
"Love Life," Booker, 1990
Ilsa Van Zandt, "The Spirit of Television," Friday the 13th, 1990
Lenora Dumont, "Door to Door," Perfect Strangers, ABC, 1991
Sarah Carnegie, "Geoffrey Cleans Up," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,NBC, 1991
Irene Chambers, "The More Things Change," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1991
Daisy Mercer, "Where's Poppa?," Sons and Daughters, 1991
Miriam Bowman, "Ever After," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
(In archive footage) "All My Children," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Herself, Crossing Over with John Edward, syndicated, 2003
Herself, SoapTalk, Soap Net, 2004
Appeared as Ellen Childs in "Man from Taos," an episode of McCloud; and in "The Face of Murder," an episode of McMillan and Wife; also apperaed as Gloria, Dither`s secretary, Blondie; Miss Fletcher, the denmother, Sorority '62, syndicated; appeared in episodes of The Johnny Carson Show, Joey Bishop Show, Merv Griffin Show, and Tattletales.
Pilots
Angela Marten, In the Dead of Night, ABC, 1969
Wife, Bobby Parker and Company, CBS, 1974
Mercy, A.E.S. Hudson Street, 1977
Miniseries
Caroline Horton, Wheels (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Wheels"), NBC, 1978
Film Appearances
Waitress, Clam Bake, 1967
Carol, Sweet November, Warner Bros., 1968
Liz Tennant, Pendulum, Columbia, 1968
Thirty Dangerous Seconds, 1972
Betty Tobin, Breezy, Universal, 1973
Mrs. Jean MacArthur, MacArthur (also known as MacArthur, the Rebel General), Universal, 1977
Mrs. Packert, Made in Heaven, General Films, 1987
Rita, Shao Nu Xiao Yu (also known as Siao Yu), 1995
Mrs. Moore, Love Walked In (also known as Ne el tiro del final), 1997
Goldie, 12 Bucks, 1998
Grandmother Elliot, A Chronicle of Corpses, ARM/Cinema 25, 2000
Jeanne, Pride & Loyalty, 2002
Stage Appearances
Appeared in Tale of the Allergist`s Wife, Cape Playhouse, MA; Good Will, Directors Company, New York City; The Committee, San Francisco, CA; The Woman`s Gym, Circle Theatre; Man and Superman; Opper; Steve Allen Summer Comedy Show.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Kara, William Shatner's "Star Trek Memories," Paramount Home Video, 1995
Kara, Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, Paramount, 1998
Vanessa, Daytime's Greatest Weddings, Buena Vista Home Video, 2004
Video Games
Voice of Kara, The Star Trek Encyclopedia, Simon & Schuster Interactive, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

ABC Soaps in Depth, July 24, 2001, pp. 40-43; January 8, 2002, pp.26-29
Soap Opera Digest, September 7, 1999, pp. 32-35; February 25, 2003, pp. 30-33

Electronic

Marj Dusay Official Site, http://www.marjdusay.com/, July 13, 2005

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:

forum