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 Brenda Strong may be best known for her seminal acting and voice portrayal of "Mary Alice Young" on Desperate Housewives, but this two-time Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actress has had a long and endearing film and television career. In addition to her success as a working actress, in 2017 she joined her husband John Farmanesh-Bocca (aka John Farzad Strong), in creating their production company, End Stop Star Entertainment, which has produced two multi-award winning short films- 'I Did Not Forget You' and '#3 Normandy Lane.' The latter, her directorial debut, showed in 21 film festivals world-wide and won 12 film festival awards, including several best narrative short, best first-time filmmaker, and two best actress awards for her lead, Scottie Thompson. In 2019, she went on to direct two pivotal episodes on 13 Reasons Why for Netflix in their fourth and final season. She is currently prepping for her directorial film debut and is a proud DGA member. She is currently working on a series of books to empower women, both fiction and non-fiction.Graduating with a degree in Musical Theatre from Arizona State University, she made her career debut with Mel Brooks' Spaceballs and Aaron Sorkin's Malice.Television audiences have come to know her in such diverse roles as "Sue Ellen Mishke" (aka "The Braless Wonder) on Seinfeld, "Kathleen Isley" in Party of Five, "Sally Sasser" in Sports Night, and three seasons as "Ann Ewing" in Dallas, the reboot of Dallas, for TNT. Her more recent turns include "Ilene Stowe" in Season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead (2016-17) and as "Lillian Luthor" on CW's Supergirl (2016-21). She also played Nora Walker on 13 Reasons Why (2017-19)In the world of Theatre, she played "Tamara", opposite Jack Stehlin, in Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble's/New American Theatre's co-production of "Titus Redux" at CTG's Kirk Douglas Theatre. Most recently on stage in Los Angeles, she played a fantasy role in Nick Jones' Ovation-nominated play, "Trevor", at Circle X Theatre, with Laurie Metcalf and Jimmi Simpson. She has been in two of John Farmanesh-Bocca's Multi-Award winning plays, "Tempest Redux", and "Lysistrata Unbound" starring in the titular role at The Odyssey Theatre. A bit of trivia: She sang with the Millennium Choir at the Vatican in 2000 and toured with composer Beppe Cantarelli as one of his premiere soloists, singing in Latin and Italian throughout Italy.
Bio:
Brenda Strong may be best known for her seminal acting and voice portrayal of "Mary Alice Young" on Desperate Housewives, but this two-time Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actress has had a long and endearing film and television career. In addition to her success as a working actress, in 2017 she joined her husband John Farmanesh-Bocca (aka John Farzad Strong), in creating their production company, End Stop Star Entertainment, which has produced two multi-award winning short films- 'I Did Not Forget You' and '#3 Normandy Lane.' The latter, her directorial debut, showed in 21 film festivals world-wide and won 12 film festival awards, including several best narrative short, best first-time filmmaker, and two best actress awards for her lead, Scottie Thompson. In 2019, she went on to direct two pivotal episodes on 13 Reasons Why for Netflix in their fourth and final season. She is currently prepping for her directorial film debut and is a proud DGA member. She is currently working on a series of books to empower women, both fiction and non-fiction.Graduating with a degree in Musical Theatre from Arizona State University, she made her career debut with Mel Brooks' Spaceballs and Aaron Sorkin's Malice.Television audiences have come to know her in such diverse roles as "Sue Ellen Mishke" (aka "The Braless Wonder) on Seinfeld, "Kathleen Isley" in Party of Five, "Sally Sasser" in Sports Night, and three seasons as "Ann Ewing" in Dallas, the reboot of Dallas, for TNT. Her more recent turns include "Ilene Stowe" in Season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead (2016-17) and as "Lillian Luthor" on CW's Supergirl (2016-21). She also played Nora Walker on 13 Reasons Why (2017-19)In the world of Theatre, she played "Tamara", opposite Jack Stehlin, in Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble's/New American Theatre's co-production of "Titus Redux" at CTG's Kirk Douglas Theatre. Most recently on stage in Los Angeles, she played a fantasy role in Nick Jones' Ovation-nominated play, "Trevor", at Circle X Theatre, with Laurie Metcalf and Jimmi Simpson. She has been in two of John Farmanesh-Bocca's Multi-Award winning plays, "Tempest Redux", and "Lysistrata Unbound" starring in the titular role at The Odyssey Theatre. A bit of trivia: She sang with the Millennium Choir at the Vatican in 2000 and toured with composer Beppe Cantarelli as one of his premiere soloists, singing in Latin and Italian throughout Italy.
Tivia:
Miss Arizona 1980 in the 1981 Miss America pageant.Served on the board of directors of the Montana Shakespeare Company in Helena, Montana.Both in Everwood (2002) and Desperate Housewives (2004), she plays a family mother whose death in the pilot of the series sets the events of the show in motion. She reappears throughout the shows in flashback scenes and dream sequences.Played two separate characters in Starship Troopers (1997) and Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004).Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University with Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre.Replaced Sheryl Lee who was originally cast as Mary Alice Young for the ABC series Desperate Housewives (2004) in its pilot episode.Brenda taught yoga in Los Angeles, California.Also worked with Felicity Huffman on the short lived Sports Night (1998) program created by Aaron Sorkin of The West Wing (1999).1978: Graduated from Sandy High School in Sandy, OR.Married for the 2nd time her longtime boyfriend John Farzad Strong following a 4-month-long engagement. (May 2015)She played Cliff Barnes' "one night stand" in the Dallas (1978) 1987 episode Cat and Mouse (1987) and played Bobby Ewing's third wife Ann in Dallas (2012) from 2012 to 2014.Shares a birthday with Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Marcia Cross and Sarah Jessica Parker.She and her future Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Marcia Cross both starred in Everwood (2002). Strong guest-starred in a few episodes while Cross was a steady cast-member from 2003-2004. They never were in the same episodes. They also both guest-starred in different episodes of Ally McBeal (1997). They separately guest starred in back-to-back episodes of Seinfeld (1989) during season nine. Cross appeared dating Jerry as life-saving dermatologist Dr. Sara Sitarides, and Strong in her recurring role as Sue Ellen "The Bra-less Wonder" Mischke.Has been on five shows on The WB - 7th Heaven (1996), Gilmore Girls (2000), Dawson's Creek (1998), and Everwood (2002), The Help (2004).Was among the guests at Marcia Cross' wedding to Tom Mahoney.Played a psychiatrist in Get a Job (1998), Terror Tract (2000) and in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) episode, Overload (2001). All three times, her patient was a troubled young boy.Has a son named Zakery Henri (aka Zak Henri, b.1994) with her now ex-1st husband Tom Henri.Brenda appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). She also starred in Starship Troopers (1997) (When The Bough Breaks (1988)(#1.16) to be exact) which used the term "warp drive" for the technology to travel faster than light.She and future Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Felicity Huffman both starred in Sports Night (1998). Strong guest-starred in several episodes while Huffman was a regular cast-member for both seasons. In the series, Strong was sleeping with both Huffman's fianc�� (Ted McGinley) and Huffman's co-worker (Peter Krause).Her uncle was painter Ray Strong. |
| Name: |
Brenda Strong |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
49 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:58:50 |
| Height: |
5' 11' (1.80 m) |
| Biography: |
Brenda Strong may be best known for her seminal acting and voice portrayal of \"Mary Alice Young\" on Desperate Housewives, but this two-time Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actress has had a long and endearing film and television career. I |
| Trivia: |
Miss Arizona 1980 in the 1981 Miss America pageant.Served on the board of directors of the Montana Shakespeare Company in Helena, Montana.Both in Everwood (2002) and Desperate Housewives (2004), she plays a family mother whose death in the pilot of the series sets the events of the show in motion. She reappears throughout the shows in flashback scenes and dream sequences.Played two separate characters in Starship Troopers (1997) and Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004).Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University with Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre.Replaced Sheryl Lee who was originally cast as Mary Alice Young for the ABC series Desperate Housewives (2004) in its pilot episode.Brenda taught yoga in Los Angeles, California.Also worked with Felicity Huffman on the short lived Sports Night (1998) program created by Aaron Sorkin of The West Wing (1999).1978: Graduated from Sandy High School in Sandy, OR.Married for the 2nd time her longtime boyfriend John Farzad Strong following a 4-month-long engagement. (May 2015)She played Cliff Barnes' "one night stand" in the Dallas (1978) 1987 episode Cat and Mouse (1987) and played Bobby Ewing's third wife Ann in Dallas (2012) from 2012 to 2014.Shares a birthday with Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Marcia Cross and Sarah Jessica Parker.She and her future Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Marcia Cross both starred in Everwood (2002). Strong guest-starred in a few episodes while Cross was a steady cast-member from 2003-2004. They never were in the same episodes. They also both guest-starred in different episodes of Ally McBeal (1997). They separately guest starred in back-to-back episodes of Seinfeld (1989) during season nine. Cross appeared dating Jerry as life-saving dermatologist Dr. Sara Sitarides, and Strong in her recurring role as Sue Ellen "The Bra-less Wonder" Mischke.Has been on five shows on The WB - 7th Heaven (1996), Gilmore Girls (2000), Dawson's Creek (1998), and Everwood (2002), The Help (2004).Was among the guests at Marcia Cross' wedding to Tom Mahoney.Played a psychiatrist in Get a Job (1998), Terror Tract (2000) and in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) episode, Overload (2001). All three times, her patient was a troubled young boy.Has a son named Zakery Henri (aka Zak Henri, b.1994) with her now ex-1st husband Tom Henri.Brenda appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). She also starred in Starship Troopers (1997) (When The Bough Breaks (1988)(#1.16) to be exact) which used the term "warp drive" for the technology to travel faster than light.She and future Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Felicity Huffman both starred in Sports Night (1998). Strong guest-starred in several episodes while Huffman was a regular cast-member for both seasons. In the series, Strong was sleeping with both Huffman's fianc�� (Ted McGinley) and Huffman's co-worker (Peter Krause).Her uncle was painter Ray Strong. |
| Trademarks: |
Statuesque height |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
TV commercial for Jif Peanut Butter.
TV commercial for Pepsi.
TV commercial for Boston Market.
TV commercial for Mocha Mix.
TV commercial for Amercian Express.
1997: TV commercial for Sudafed.
2001: TV commercial for Smith Barney.
2001: TV commerci |
| Spouse: |
John Farzad Strong (May 2, 2015 - present) Thomas Castro Henri (July 8, 1989 - June 6, 2013) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Zak Henri |
| Parents: |
Jack Strong
Jean Weatherford |
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