"Van de Kamp, also expressed interest in Mary Alice, but after reading for the part Cherry insisted that she read for Bree instead. Strong explained in ""Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors"" that she believed there to be a ""conceptual shift"" after the filming of the original pilot with Lee, and ""they realized they needed something different"", stating: ""There certainly wasn't something wrong with what [Lee] did. It was just that instead of vanilla they wanted chocolate, and I happened to be chocolate. When I walked in to audition, Marc Cherry was so sweet. He said, 'I hope you don't mind,"
"most. Although deceased since the pilot episode, Mary Alice continued to have a leading storyline throughout the first and second seasons of the series, with the story being led by her husband Paul Young (Mark Moses) and son Zach (Cody Kasch). Thereafter, Strong continued to make sporadic appearances as Mary Alice in flashbacks, dreams and as a ghost to other characters while narrating almost every episode of the series. Strong was the subject of acclaim for both her portrayal and narration as the character, with some critics describing her voice as one of the most recognizable on television at the"
"Brenda Strong Brenda Lee Strong (born March 25, 1960) is an American actress. She began her career in television, including appearances in ""Twin Peaks"", ""Party of Five"", ""Seinfeld"", and ""Sports Night"". She was a regular cast member in the sitcoms ""Scorch"" (1992), and ""The Help"" (2004). Strong had supporting roles in a number of films, including ""Starship Troopers"" (1997), ""Black Dog"" (1998), ""The Deep End of the Ocean"" (1999), """" (2004) and ""The Work and the Glory"" (2004). She is best known for her role as Mary Alice Young in the ABC television comedy-drama series, ""Desperate Housewives"" (2004–2012), for which"
"Cherry said that none of the main characters will be killed in the crash. ""I'd love to kill somebody 'cause that's just what I do,"" he joked. ""But the truth is, right now I don't have anyone major dying. However, Cherry eventually decided to kill several characters, including a fan favorite. The sixth season had twelve roles receiving star billing, with ten out of thirteen returning from the previous season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her"
"in knowing what to do with her life. And it was an exquisitely written scene and it was really, I think in my experience on the show, one of my favorite scenes I have ever shot."" In the pilot episode, Mary Alice introduces herself as the stereotypical American housewife to husband Paul Young (Mark Moses) and son Zach (Cody Kasch). On one Thursday, she proceeds to go to her hall closet to retrieve a revolver, and shoot herself in the head with it. Paul asks Mary Alice’s neighbors and friends, Susan (Teri Hatcher), Lynette (Felicity Huffman), Bree (Marcia Cross) and"
"watched scripted show during the 2010-11 television season. The season averaged 11.85 million viewers per episode and is ABC's third most watched scripted show in total viewers after ""Body of Proof"" and ""Modern Family"". In the 18-49 demographic, the show ranked 20th. The seventh season had thirteen roles receiving star billing, with eight out of twelve returning from the previous season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Delfino, who"
"Arlene Sanford, Larry Shaw, Jeff Melman, Fred Gerber, David Grossman, and John David Coles. Its orchestral score was composed by Steve Bartek and Steve Jablonsky, while the series' theme was composed by Danny Elfman. Cherry also served as the season's show runner. The first season features a cast of thirteen actors who receive star billing. Brenda Strong narrated the series as the deceased Mary Alice Young. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Mayer, the klutzy, lovable divorced mother in search of love. Felicity Huffman played Lynette Scavo, a former career woman who is now a full-time mother of four. Marcia Cross acted"
"your mind. It can be hard to distinguish yourself sometimes, but I had fun with it."" Scenes featuring Lee were refilmed with Strong as her replacement. Strong stated years later that her role and narration as Mary Alice led to her voice becoming significantly recognizable, explaining in a 2012 interview with ""Entertainment Weekly"" that fans of the series would recognize her in coffee shops solely by her voice. The actress served as the narrator of almost every episode of the series, with the exceptions of the third season episode ""My Husband, the Pig"" (in which Steven Culp narrates the episode"
"Young because we couldn't get the name cleared with our lawyers. If over three people in the country have that name you're fine but with anything less than that, they make you use a different name. Apparently there was one Mary Alice Scott in the country."" The role of Mary Alice was originally given to Sheryl Lee, who portrayed the character in the original pilot that was filmed for ABC, but Lee was soon replaced by Strong after Cherry and the producers decided that Lee was not right for the part. Marcia Cross, who would later be cast as Bree"
"short story of the same title by Truman Capote. In the 2003 television series ""Kingpin"", she played the role of Marlene Cadena opposite Yancey Arias and Bobby Cannavale. In 2004 Lee was the original choice for the role of Mary-Alice Young on ""Desperate Housewives"". It would have been the second time she would have played a dead character on a series; however, the producers ultimately chose to replace her with Brenda Strong, as producers thought that Lee was not right for the part. Strong commented on the casting change for her character, explaining, ""I think it was a conceptual shift"
"The series includes: Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! is an American animated children's television series featuring the voices and likeness of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It is also a series of books that spun off, from the show. The show premiered on October 20, 2001 on the ABC block Disney's One Saturday Morning, and was cancelled after one season due to negative ratings. Reruns were later shown on Toon Disney. It was the last TV series to star both Mary-Kate and Ashley. """"Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! Vol. 1"""" was released on June 7, 2005"
"Alice Isn't Dead Alice Isn't Dead is a podcast presented as a series of audio diaries by a truck driver in her search across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead (the eponymous ""Alice""). In the course of her search, she encounters not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond her missing wife. The series was created in 2016 by Joseph Fink, and it has been published by Night Vale Presents since March 8, 2016. The main character and narrator, whose name is only mentioned as being Keisha on the"
"care of them. Alice decides to stay in Phoenix with David, and decides to marry him after making sure it is all right with Tommy. Alice Hyatt Alice Hyatt (born Alice Graham in the movie; Alice Spivak in the television series) is a fictional character in the movie ""Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"" and in the subsequent television series ""Alice"". In the movie, she was played by Ellen Burstyn, who won an Academy Award for the role. In the television series, Alice was played by actress and singer Linda Lavin. Alice was born and raised in New Jersey. While still"
"Alice Hyatt Alice Hyatt (born Alice Graham in the movie; Alice Spivak in the television series) is a fictional character in the movie ""Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"" and in the subsequent television series ""Alice"". In the movie, she was played by Ellen Burstyn, who won an Academy Award for the role. In the television series, Alice was played by actress and singer Linda Lavin. Alice was born and raised in New Jersey. While still young, she marries truck driver Donald Hyatt (Billy Green Bush), whom she meets at a club she was singing at in Newark, New Jersey. They"
"she wanted to fix something for him. Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) is seen in this episode for the first and only time in the fifth season. This is her 7th appearance on the show since the first season, having appeared in three episodes during the second season, one during the third and two during the fourth season. This is the 99th episode narrated by Mary Alice, due to Bree's deceased husband Rex Van de Kamp (Steven Culp), who also makes an appearance in this episode, narrating the third season episode, ""My Husband, The Pig."" For this 100th episode, Christine"
"cast. The season sees the promotion of three former guest stars, who begin acting as series regulars from the season's first episode. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, from the point of view of the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes, from a unique perspective, the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Susan Mayer, portrayed by Teri Hatcher, is divorcée and single mother, who, in her continuous search for a romantic commitment, ends up in bed with her former husband. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, who starts neglecting her responsibilities as a mother,"
"of the series, it had surpassed ""Charmed"" as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes. The first season premiered on October 3, 2004, and introduces the four central characters of the show: Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, as well as their families and neighbors on Wisteria Lane. The main mystery of the season is the unexpected suicide of Mary Alice Young, and the involvement of her husband Paul Young (Mark Moses) and their son Zach (Cody Kasch) in the events leading up to it. Susan fights Edie Britt"
"door. This is the first episode since season three’s ""Bang"" in which the character of Mary Alice Young is seen. Although credited, Andrew Van De Kamp (Shawn Pyfrom), Danielle Van De Kamp (Joy Lauren), Parker Scavo (Zane Huett) and Kayla Scavo (Rachel Fox) do not appear in this episode. Dana Delany submitted this episode for consideration of her work for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. ""Smiles of a Summer Night"" scored an 11.7/17 in Nielsen ratings with 17.817 million viewers tuning in, down from the season premiere ""Now You Know"", which scored"
"Her last television appearance was in a 1968 episode of ""Gomer Pyle"". She and her husband, actor John Craig(1868-1931) had two children, the eldest of whom, Harmon Bushnell Craig, was killed at 22 while serving in World War I. Their other son John Craig Jr. died in Los Angeles in 1945. Young died at La Jolla, California, on June 23, 1971, aged 92. Mary Young (actress) Mary Marsden Young (June 21, 1879 – June 23, 1971) was an American stage and film actress whose career spanned the first sixty years of the 20th century. She started her career in the"
"Mary (1985 TV series) Mary is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from December 11, 1985, to April 8, 1986. The series stars Mary Tyler Moore in her return to series television after an absence of over six years, during which time she appeared on Broadway in ""Whose Life Is It Anyway?"" and in the dramatic film ""Ordinary People"". After ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"", her subsequent ventures into series television on the variety shows ""Mary"" (1978) and ""The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"" (1979) had been short-running ratings disasters, and Moore decided to return to the sitcom format which"
"portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave, the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Susan Mayer, portrayed by Teri Hatcher, is a divorcée and single mother, who is in a continuous search for a stable relationship. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, devoted wife and mother of four, in desperate need to get some time for herself. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, widower and mother of two, struggling to be perfect in every aspect. Former model Gabrielle Solis, portrayed by Eva Longoria, has to deal with her upcoming motherhood and"
"Alice (TV series) Alice is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985. The series is based on the 1974 film ""Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"". The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner in Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner, where Alice is employed. Alice Hyatt (Lavin) is an unemployed widow after her husband, Donald, is killed in a trucking accident, and with"
"Marie (talk show) Marie is an American talk show television series hosted by musician, actress and film screenwriter Marie Osmond. Debuting on October 1, 2012, it is produced by Associated Television International and airs on Hallmark Channel. The entirety of the first season was shot at Avenue Six Studios in Van Nuys, California. It was announced on July 3, 2013, that ""Marie"" would not return to the Hallmark Channel. The series' distribution company, Associated Television International, is planning to shop the series for broadcast syndication with the return being slated for fall 2014. New episodes continued to air until July"
"Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! is an American animated children's television series featuring the voices and likeness of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It is also a series of books that spun off, from the show. The show premiered on October 20, 2001 on the ABC block Disney's One Saturday Morning, and was cancelled after one season due to negative ratings. Reruns were later shown on Toon Disney. It was the last TV series to star both Mary-Kate and Ashley. """"Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! Vol. 1"""" was released on June 7, 2005 to DVD from"
"receiving star billing. All eleven starring actors from the previous season returned for this season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Delfino, who is finally married after three seasons searching for a stable relationship. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo, who fights cancer during the first half of the season and deals with her step-daughter's behavior in the second half. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, married for the second time"
"drama film ""The Deep End of the Ocean"". In 2000, she appeared in the horror anthology ""Terror Tract"" and, in 2002, had a short part in ""Red Dragon"". Strong starred, mostly off-screen, on ""Desperate Housewives"", opposite Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher from during the show's run from 2004 to 2012. She played the deceased Mary Alice Young, who narrates the events of her friends' and neighbors' lives from beyond the grave. Her narrations yielded an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 2011 and 2012. Along with the cast, she received two Screen Actors Guild"
"to audition daily for feature films, television and voiceover. In 2004, Mary Lou landed her most prominent role to date on ""Unfabulous"" as a nerd called Mary Ferry. Sue Rose, executive producer of the show claims that Mary Ferry was only originally intended for one episode but was 'so funny and likable' she appears in thirty altogether. In 2008, the cast of ""Unfabulous"" were nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series. Mary Lou (actress) Mary Lou Kolbenschlag (born March 15, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Mary"
"being credited, four series regulars do not appear, including Wallace (Percy Daggs III), Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen), Cassidy Casablancas (Kyle Gallner), and Jackie Cook (Tessa Thompson). Also, Mac, played by Tina Majorino, returns in ""Ahoy, Mateys!"" after being absent since ""Green-Eyed Monster"". The episode's title refers to a phrase spoken by Marcos when opening his radio show. In its original broadcast, ""Ahoy, Mateys!"" received 2.50 million viewers, marking a decrease of 440,000 viewers from the previous episode, ""Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner"". Price Peterson, writing for ""TV.com"", who had previously criticized the twist involving homosexuality in ""M.A.D."", was more"
"agreed. When Deirdre returned to the hospital as a patient soon after and suspicion arose as to where her child was, Angela knew they had to leave town. They moved to Fairview and bought a house on Wisteria Lane, changing their names to Paul, Mary Alice and Zach Young. In 1993, however, Deirdre came to their home, seemingly sober, demanding that she reclaim her son. After a verbal fight, Deirdre went to take her child, when Mary Alice stabbed and killed her. Zach woke up and saw the body, which led to years of his parents brushing off his memories"
"with Mary Wickes as Alice, the Halls' housekeeper, and Ray Collins, later of ""Perry Mason"", as Professor Merriweather. The TV version premiered on October 19, 1954, and ran for 38 half-hour black-and-white episodes. Its last airing was October 13, 1955. Many television episodes are missing so that some credits and episode titles are unknown. It is known, however, that Ronald Colman personally supervised production of the TV series, with William Frye as producer, under executive producer Leon Fromkess. John Lupton, later of the western series ""Broken Arrow"", and Jerry Paris, later of ""The Dick Van Dyke Show"", appeared in some"
"took place from April 16 to 26, 2012. The eighth and final season had twelve roles receiving star billing, with nine out of thirteen returning from the previous season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Delfino, who deals with her involvement in the cover-up of the murder of Gabrielle's stepfather, as well as the death of her husband and the pregnancy of her daughter. Felicity Huffman portrayed Lynette Scavo,"
"major ""Desperate Housewives"" production disruptions were expected. Six months after his serious motorcycle accident, Harold has returned to work. Harold's return episode aired in the U.S. on May 3. The actor is signed to the series through the end of this season but says he has yet to be asked to return for 2009-10. Eventually, he was not asked to return in Season 6. The fifth season had thirteen roles receiving star billing, with eleven out of twelve returning from the previous season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes"
"to spread migraine awareness. Young partnered with Merck & Co., in November 2016, to help educate people on the importance of biomarker testing in non-small cell lung cancer, the disease that killed her adopted father. Bellamy Young Bellamy Young (born Amy Maria Young; February 19, 1970) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as President Melody ""Mellie"" Grant in the ABC drama series"" Scandal"" (2012–2018). In 2014, for her portrayal of Mellie, Young won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Young was born as Amy Maria Young in Asheville,"