- Amanda Bearse
Infobox Actor
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birthdate = birth date and age|1958|8|9
birthplace =Winter Park, Florida ,U.S .
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occupation =Film ,television actress , director,comedienne
yearsactive = 1980 - Present
homepage =Amanda Bearse (born
August 9 ,1958 ) is an Americanactress , director andcomedian . She is known for her role as neighbor Marcy D'Arcy (formerly Marcy Darcy on "Married... with Children ", asitcom that ran in theUnited States between 1987 and 1997, and for her performance in the 1985horror film "Fright Night ".Biography
Career
Bearse studied acting at New York City's
Neighborhood Playhouse under instructorSanford Meisner . Her initial success came with the role of Amanda Cousins on thesoap opera "All My Children " between 1981 and 1984. During and after that time she appeared in a string of independent and B-movies, including "Protocol" (1984), "Fright Night " and "Fraternity Vacation " (both 1985). Her big break came in 1987, when she was cast as Marcy Darcy on the hit FOX TV sitcom "Married... with Children ". She played the role until the show's end in 1997, and became known to television audiences. In the mid-1990s, Bearse also appeared in the films "The Doom Generation " and "Here Come the Munsters ".Bearse took up the challenge of
television and film directing while appearing on "Married... with Children". Between 1991 and 1997, she helmed over 30 episodes of the show. She also directed episodes of "Reba", "Mad TV", "", "Malcolm & Eddie ", "Pauly", "The Tom Show", "Dharma & Greg ", "Veronica's Closet ", "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place ", "Jesse" (starring her former "Married... with Children" co-starChristina Applegate ), and "Ladies Man". In 2005, she directed "The Sperm Donor ", a pilot forNBC starringMaggie Wheeler and In 2006, Bearse teamed withRosie O'Donnell to direct "The Big Gay Sketch Show ", that debuted on Logo on April 24, 2007.Personal life
Bearse was born in
Winter Park, Florida , and was also raised inAtlanta, Georgia . [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/6/Amanda-Bearse.html Amanda Bearse Biography (1958-) ] ] She attendedYoung Harris College . She has been publicly out as alesbian since 1993. She lives inAtlanta with her adopted daughter Zoe and is currently directing for Logo. She currently attends Georgia State University.References
External links
*imdb name|id=0000294|name=Amanda Bearse
*amg name|2:4787
*tvtome person|id=18361|name=Amanda Bearse
* [http://www.bundyology.com/ab.html An Amanda Bearse biography]Persondata
NAME= Bearse, Amanda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Actor
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress, Dirctor, Comedienne
DATE OF BIRTH= 1958-8-9
PLACE OF BIRTH=Winter Park, Florida ,U.S .
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