Osmond, Marie 1959-

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Osmond, Marie 1959-

PERSONAL

Full name, Olive Marie Osmond; born October, 13, 1959, in Ogden, UT; daughter of George Virl and Olive May Osmond; sister of Wayne Osmond (a singer), Alan R. Osmond (a singer), Merrill Osmond (a singer and theatre owner), Jay Osmond (a singer and producer), Jimmy Osmond (a singer), and Donny Osmond (a singer and actor); married Steve Craig (an actor and production designer), June 26, 1982 (divorced, 1985); married Brian Blosil, October 28, 1986 (separated, 2000); children: (first marriage) Stephen; (second marriage; five are adopted) Jessica, Rachael, Michael, Brandon, Brianna, Matthew R., Abigail. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). Avocational Interests: Sculpting dolls.

Addresses:

Agent—Tim Curtis, William Morris Agency, 151 S. El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Career:

Singer, actress, and producer. Member of the family singing group The Osmonds, 1966-73; appeared in commercials, including ads for Pepsi Twist soft drinks, 2003. Owner of a line of cosmetics sold at K-mart stores, 1977; created clothing patterns for Butterick, 1978; Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Doll Collection, designer (with L. L. Knickerbocker), beginning 1990; Marian (porcelain doll company), co-owner, beginning 2000. Children's Miracle Network, cofounder and annual fundraising host, 1983.

Awards, Honors:

American Music Award (with Dan Seals), best country band, duo, or group, 1975, for "Meet Me in Montana;" People's Choice Award, favorite television variety series, 1979; Country Music Association Award (with Seals), vocal duo of the year, 1986; Roy Acuff Award, Country Music Foundation, 1989, for work with Children's Miracle Network; Daytime Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding talk show, 2000, 2001, and Emmy Award nominations (with brother, Donny Osmond), outstanding talk show host, 2000, 2001, all for Donny & Marie; TV Land Award (with Donny Osmond), favorite singing siblings, TV Land network, 2006.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Donny and Marie (also known as The Osmond Family Show), ABC, 1975-78.

Marie Owens, Marie, 1979-80.

Host, Marie, NBC, 1980-81.

Host, Ripley's Believe It or Not, ABC, 1985-86.

Julia Wallace, Maybe This Time, ABC, 1995.

Host, Donny & Marie (also known as Donny and Marie Hour), syndicated, 1998-2000.

Making the Band, ABC, 2001.

Judge, Celebrity Duets, Fox, 2006.

Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Beth Atherton, The Gift of Love, ABC, 1978.

Olive Osmond, Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family, NBC, 1982.

Josephine "Josie" Marcus, I Married Wyatt Earp, NBC, 1983.

Inside the Osmonds (also known as The Osmonds), ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1973.

The Perry Como Sunshine Show, CBS, 1974.

The Osmonds Special, CBS, 1974.

Bob Hope's Christmas Party, NBC, 1975.

Host, The Donny and Marie Osmond Show, 1975.

Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular, NBC, 1976.

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, 1976.

Bob Hope Special: Happy Birthday, Bob!, NBC, 1978.

General Electric's All-Star Anniversary, ABC, 1978.

Tribute to "Mr. Television" Milton Berle, NBC, 1978.

The Barbara Walters Special (also known as Barbara Walters: Interviews of a Lifetime and The Barbara Walters Summer Special), 1978.

Paul Lynde Goes M-a-a-a-a-d, ABC, 1979.

The Donny and Marie Christmas Special, ABC, 1979.

Osmond Family Christmas Special, NBC, 1980.

The Bob Hope Christmas Show and All-Star Comedy Special (also known as The Bob Hope Christmas Special), NBC, 1980.

Doug Henning's World of Magic, NBC, 1981.

The Osmond Family Thanksgiving Special, NBC, 1981.

Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Television Special (also known as The Bob Hope Anniversary Show), NBC, 1981.

Bob Hope's All-Star Comedy Birthday Party at West Point (also known as All-Star Comedy Birthday Party from West Point), NBC, 1981.

Walt Disney … One Man's Dream, CBS, 1981.

EPCOT Center: The Opening Ceremonies, 1982.

Bob Hope's Women I Love—Beautiful But Funny (also known as Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny), NBC, 1982.

The Suzanne Somers Special, 1982.

Bob Hope's Salute to NASA (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Salute to NASA—25 Years of Reaching for the Stars), NBC, 1983.

Hollywood's Private Home Movies, ABC, 1983.

Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1984.

Salute to Lady Liberty, CBS, 1984.

Fairy Princess and Velveteen Rabbit, The Velveteen Rabbit, 1984.

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1985.

Here's Television Entertainment, syndicated, 1985.

ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985.

American Bandstand's 33 1/3 Celebration, ABC, 1985.

Perry Como's Christmas in Hawaii, ABC, 1985.

Voice of Rose Petal, Rose Petal Palace: Real Friends, 1985.

Host, Marie Osmond's Merry Christmas, 1986.

53rd Annual King Orange Jamboree, NBC, 1986.

Lifetime Salutes Mom, Lifetime, 1987.

Sea World's All-Star Lone Star Celebration, CBS, 1988.

Country Music Crossroads, PBS, 1988.

Happy Birthday, Bob—Fifty Stars Salute Your Fifty Years with NBC, 1988.

Marie Osmond at Church Street Station, 1990.

Cohost, Children's Miracle Network, 1991.

Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia, NBC, 1991.

Yellow Ribbon Party (also known as Bob Hope's Yellow Ribbon Celebration), NBC, 1991.

Host, National Parenting Poll, 1992.

Super Bowl Saturday Night, 1992.

Host, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, 1992.

Hats Off to Minnie Pearl: America Honors Minnie Pearl, 1992.

The Women of Country, 1993.

Star Spangled Branson, 1993.

(In archive footage) A Bob Hope Christmas, 1993.

Host, Television's Christmas Classics, 1994.

Backstage with Tanya Tucker, 1994.

Narrator, The True Life of Barbie, The Learning Channel, 1996.

67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, UPN, 1998.

The Osmonds: Pure and Simple, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Cohost, Miss America Pageant, ABC, 1999, 2000.

The Four Freshmen: 50 Years Fresh!, PBS, 1999.

The Life and Times of the Osmonds, The Nashville Network, 2000.

Intimate Portrait: Marie Osmond, Lifetime, 2000.

"Andy Williams," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

(In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Stadium of Fire: 25th Anniversary, American Forces Network, 2005.

The Osmonds 50th Anniversary, PBS, 2007.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sister Mae Davis, Rooster, ABC, 1982.

Voice of Rose Petal, Rose Petal Place (animated), syndicated, 1985.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Musikladen, 1973.

Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), 1974, 1979.

The Sonny and Cher Show, 1976.

The Brady Bunch Hour, ABC, 1977.

Solid Gold (also known as Solid Gold in Concert), 1982.

Maria Rosselli, "Venetian Love Song/The Arrangement/Arrividerci, Gopher/The Gigolo: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982.

Herself, "Pudding," The Single Guy, NBC, 1996.

Herself, "Heaven's Helper," Almost Perfect, 1996.

"Andy Gibb," Behind the Music (also known as VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, 1997.

Herself, "Bloody Valentine," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 1998.

Wheel of Fortune, syndicated, 1998.

Herself, "Return of the Owl," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.—Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 1999.

Herself, "The Mouth that Roared," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999.

"Donny & Marie," Behind the Music (also known as VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, 1999.

Herself, "Video Gurl," Movie Stars, The WB, 2000.

"Marie Osmond," Celebrity Profile, 2000.

"70s Teen Idols," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1976.

The 4th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1977.

The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards, CBS, 1982.

19th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1985.

20th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1986.

20th Annual Music City News Country Awards, syndicated, 1986.

21st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1986.

21st Annual Music City News Country Awards, syndicated, 1987.

The 22nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1987.

The 11th Annual ACE Awards, multiple networks, 1990.

The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1991.

Presenter, 25th Annual Music City News Country Awards, The Nashville Network, 1991.

The 27th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1992.

Host, Music City News Country Songwriters Awards, The Nashville Network, 1992.

The 28th Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1993.

Presenter, The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999.

Presenter, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1999.

Presenter, The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS, 2000.

Presenter, Lifetime Presents: Disney's American Teacher Awards, Lifetime, 2001.

The Fourth Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, TV Land, 2006.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Mike Douglas Show, CBS, 1976.

Guest host, The Big Show, NBC, 1980.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1981.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1998, 2001.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), 1999.

The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 2000.

The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2000.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2000.

Dale's All Stars, BBC1, 2000.

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004.

Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2004, 2007.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005, 2007.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2006.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2006.

Television Work; Series:

Costume designer, The Osmond Brothers Special, ABC, 1978.

Producer, Donny & Marie (series; also known as Donny and Marie Hour), syndicated, 1998-2000.

Film Appearances:

Vocalist, Hugo the Hippo (animated; also known as Hugo, a vizilo), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.

Marie, Goin' Coconuts, Osmond, 1978.

Voice of Queen, Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1998.

Herself, Get Bruce, 1999.

O' Christmas Tree, 1999.

Stage Appearances:

Anna Leonowens, The King and I (musical), Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1997.

Major Tours:

Maria, The Sound of Music (musical), U.S. cities, 1994-95, then Asian cities, 1997.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Paper Roses, 1973.

In My Little Corner of the World, 1974.

I'm Leaving It All Up to You, 1974.

Who's Sorry Now, 1975.

(With Donny Osmond) Make the World Go Away, 1975.

This Is the Way I Feel, 1977.

Steppin' Stone, Curb, 1985.

There's No Stopping Your Heart, Curb, 1986.

I Only Wanted You, Curb, 1987.

All in Love, Curb, 1988.

Like a Hurricane, Curb, 1990.

The Best of Marie Osmond, Curb, 1990.

25 Hits Special Collection, Curb, 1995.

Also recorded Donny and Marie Special, Goin' Coconuts, Greatest Hits, New Season, Rose Petal Place, and Winning Combination; (with the Osmond Family) All Time Greatest Hits of the Osmond Family, Around the World Live, Best of the Freedom Fest, The Best of the Osmonds, The Collector's Edition, Glory of America,Greatest Hits, Lo mejor de lo mejor de The Osmonds, Osmond Christmas, Osmond Family Christmas, The Osmonds Live, and The Wonderful World of the Osmond Brothers. Singles include (with Donny Osmond) "On Bad Apple," 1971; (solo) "Paper Roses," 1973; "Read My Lips," Curb, 1986; "You're Still New to Me," Curb, 1986; "I Only Wanted You," Curb, 1987; "What Kind of Man (Walks on a Woman)," Curb, 1995; (with Dan Seals) "Meet Me in Montana," Curb; and "There's No Stopping Your Heart," Curb.