- Joely Fisher
Infobox actor
name = Joely Fisher
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caption = Joely Fisher in 2007
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|10|29
birthplace =Burbank, California ,U.S.
spouse =Christopher Duddy (1996-present)
children = Skylar Grace Duddy (born 2001)
True Harlow Duddy (born 2006)Joely Fisher (born
October 29 ,1967 ) is an American actress best known for her work ontelevision , but also on stage and infilms .Background
She was born in
Burbank, California , the daughter ofsinger Eddie Fisher and actressConnie Stevens . Her younger sister is actressTricia Leigh Fisher . She has a half sister, actressCarrie Fisher , and a half-brother, Todd Fisher, from her father's previous marriage to actressDebbie Reynolds .Her parents divorced when she was age two and she was raised by her mother. She was unaware that she had any other siblings until sometime after watching "" (1977), when she was told that
Carrie Fisher , the actress starring asPrincess Leia Organa , was her half-sister.Joely began performing on stage in her mother's Las Vegas act at age seven. She and Tricia toured the world with Stevens, attending many different schools and having
tutor s. They then attendedBeverly Hills High School . Joely went to theUniversity of Paris for one semester. While on her way there, she stopped off in New York and dropped in unannounced on her father, reestablishing relations with him. She then attendedEmerson College , but left before graduating to begin an actingcareer . Having a weight problem as an adolescent, she played the "fat friend" insummer stock .As the child of celebrities, she was named
Miss Golden Globe at the 1992Golden Globe Awards .Career
Her movie debut was in the part of Averil in the comedy "
Pretty Smart " (1986), which starred her sister, Tricia. Joely then played Kris in TV's Schoolbreak Specialdrama "Dedicated to the One I Love" (1991) oppositeDanielle Ferland . Next came the feature "I'll Do Anything " (1994) starringNick Nolte , which helped her career as bigger roles followed.She had a variety of guest roles on shows such as "
Growing Pains ", "Blossom", "Caroline in the City ", "The Outer Limits ", "Grace Under Fire " and "Coach".Finally, in 1994, she landed her most prominent role when she was cast as the vain and insensitive Paige Clark on the
sitcom "Ellen". She played the role until the series ended in 1998. That same year she earned aGolden Globe Award nomination.She followed 'Ellen' with the role of Dr. Brenda Bradford in the feature movie "Inspector Gadget" (1999) opposite
Matthew Broderick .Fisher's Broadway debut was as a replacement in the revival of "Grease" (1994). She was also a replacement in the revival of "Cabaret" (1998).
From 2003 until 2005, she starred in the Lifetime network's drama series "Wild Card" as insurance investigator Zoe Busiek. After that, she had a recurring role as Lynette's bitchy boss Nina on "
Desperate Housewives ".Since 2006, Fisher has starred opposite actor
Brad Garrett as Joy Stark in the Fox sitcom "'Til Death ".Personal life
She is married to
cinematographer Christopher Duddy (marriedDecember 31 ,1996 – present). She and Duddy have two daughters together: Skylar Grace (bornJune 14 ,2001 ) and True Harlow (bornFebruary 2 ,2006 ). Fisher practicednatural childbirth and had ahome birth with True. In September of 2008, the couple adopted a newborn girl whom they have named Olivia Luna Fisher-Duddy. [Jordan, Julia. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20229689,00.html 'Til Death's Joely Fisher Adopts a Baby Girl] , "People",September 29 ,2008 , last accessedSeptember 30 , 2008.]Television Series
* "Ellen" (1994-1998)
* "" (1996-1997)
* "Normal, Ohio " (2000)
* "Baby Bob " (2002)
* "Wild Card" (2003-2005)
* "Desperate Housewives " (2005-2006)
* "'Til Death " (2006- )elected Filmography
* "
Mixed Nuts " (1994)
* "The Mask " (1994)
* "I'll Do Anything " (1994)
* "Inspector Gadget" (1999)External links
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DATE OF BIRTH= Daughter, Skylar Grace (born 2001); Daughter, True Harlow (born 2006)PLACE OF BIRTH=
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