Dusay, Marj 1936–

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DUSAY, Marj 1936–

PERSONAL

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). Education: Attended the University of Kansas. Avocational Interests: Horseriding.

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.

Career: Actress. Performed on stage in Los Angeles with the improvisational comedy group The Session; appeared in a television commercial for Sweet 'n Low. Active in charitable organizations, including Project Angel Food; Kansas University Advisory Board for Theatre Arts, board member; served as chairperson of Kansas Film Commission for four years.

Awards, Honors: Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, outstanding actress in a supporting role, 1986 and 1988, for Capitol; Soap Opera Award nomination, outstanding villainess, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding actress, 1995, for The Guiding Light; Special Fan Award nomination, America's favorite villain, Daytime Emmy Awards, 2002, for All My Children.

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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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 in New 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 Drew Mysteries, 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 den mother, Sorority '62, syndicated; appeared in episodes of The Johnny Carson Show, Joey Bishop Show, Merv Griffin Show, and Tattletales.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Angela Marten, In the Dead of Night, ABC, 1969.

Wife, Bobby Parker and Company, CBS, 1974.

Mercy, A.E.S. Hudson Street, 1977.

Television Appearances; 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.