Amanda Bearse (born on August 9, 1958) is an American actress, director and comedienne. She is known for her role as wacky neighbor Marcy D'Arcy (formerly Marcy Rhoades) on Married... with Children, a popular sitcom that ran in the United States between 1987 and 1997, and for her performance in the 1985 horror film Fright Night. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Married… with Children was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Fright Night is a 1985 film starring Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, and Stephen Geoffreys. ...

Biography

Career

Bearse was born in Winter Park, Florida and studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse under instructor Sanford Meisner. Her initial success came with the role of Amanda Cousins on the soap opera All My Children between 1981 and 1984. During and after that time she appeared in a string of independent and B-movies, including Protocol (1984), Fright Night and Fraternity Vacation (both 1985). Her big break came in 1987, when she was cast as Marcy Rhoades on the hit FOX TV sitcom Married... with Children. She played the role until the show's end in 1997, and became known to television audiences. In the mid 1990s, Bearse also appeared in the films The Doom Generation and Here Come the Munsters. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Neighborhood Playhouse is an actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Meisner. ... Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905-February 2nd, 1997) was an actor and acting coach well known for the Meisner technique. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... All My Children (AMC) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... Protocol is a 1984 motion picture starring Goldie Hawn and Chris Sarandon. ... Fright Night is a 1985 film starring Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, and Stephen Geoffreys. ... Classic 1980s romp starring future political puppy dog Tim Robbins as an egregious frat boy of the Theta Pi Gamma fraternity (or, as they are known to their Iowa State frat rivals,the Theta Pigs). Also starring Stephen Geoffreys, future star of homosexual pornography as Wendell Tvedt,the classic 80s... Married… with Children was a long-running American sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago. ... The Doom Generation is a film by director Gregg Araki. ...

Bearse took up the challenge of television and film directing while appearing on Married... with Children. Between 1991 and 1997, she helmed over 30 episodes of the show. She also directed episodes of, Reba, Mad TV, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm & Eddie, Pauly, The Tom Show, Dharma & Greg, Veronica's Closet, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Jesse (starring her former Married... with Children co-star Christina Applegate), and Ladies Man. In 2005, she directed The Sperm Donor, a pilot for NBC starring Maggie Wheeler and David DeLuise. In 2006, Bearse teamed with Rosie O'Donnell to direct The Big Gay Sketch Show, set to debut in 2007 on Logo. Reba is a United States sitcom starring country music singer Reba McEntire. ... MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine, Mad. ... The TV comedy series Malcolm & Eddie starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin for four seasons on UPN. The series was distributed by Columbia TriStar Television. ... Dharma & Greg was an American television situation comedy broadcast between 1997 and 2002 on ABC. The premise of the show was a relationship between two characters regarded as cultural opposites. ... Veronicas Closet was a sitcom which aired on NBC from 1997 to 2000. ... Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (retitled Two Guys and a Girl in its third season) was a sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Danny Jacobson that ran on ABC for four seasons from 1998-2001. ... Jesse was a sitcom which ran on NBC from 1998 to 2000. ... Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress, particularly well-known for playing Kelly Bundy on the sitcom Married. ... The Sperm Donor aired on Bravo in 2005 on the reality show Situation Comedy, produced by Sean Hayes. ... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Maggie Wheeler (born August 7, 1961 in New York City as Maggie Jakobson) is an American actress. ... David DeLuise (born November 11, 1971 in Burbank, California) is an American actor, born to a family of actors. ... Roseann Teresa ODonnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is an Emmy-award winning American talk show host, television personality, comedian, film, television, and stage actress. ... The Big Gay Sketch Show is an upcoming gay-themed sketch comedy program set to debut on Logo in 2007. ... Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacoms MTV Networks division. ...

Personal life

Bearse has been openly lesbian since 1993. She lives in Los Angeles,CA with her adopted daughter Zoe and her long-time partner Dell Pierce. Bearse hosted a stand-up comedy TV special called Out There 2, showcasing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender comedians. She is currently directing The Big Gay Sketch Show on Logo. A lesbian is a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted only to other women. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type mayor-council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D)  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Transgender (IPA: , from trans (Latin) and gender (English) ) is an overarching term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the normative gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at birth, as well as the role traditionally held by society. ...

External links

• Amanda Bearse at the Internet Movie Database
• An Amanda Bearse biography
• Amanda Bearse at TV.com