Marj Dusay (born Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney on February 20, 1936 in Hays, Kansas) is an actress known for her roles on American soap operas. She is especially known for her role as "Alexandra Spaulding" on Guiding Light, a role she has played on and off since 1993. She also played "Vanessa Bennett Cortlandt" on All My Children from 1999 to 2002 and as "Myrna Clegg" on Capitol from 1983 to 1987. In 1993, she filled in for Louise Sorel as "Vivian Alamain" on Days of Our Lives while Sorel was on leave. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hays is a city located in Ellis County, Kansas. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Guiding Light (known as Guiding Light since 1975) is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest soap opera ever told, as well as the longest running drama in broadcast history (its 15,000th episode is slated to air in the autumn of 2005). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... All My Children is an US soap opera which has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Photo of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC, December 2003. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Louise Sorel Louise Sorel (born August 6, 1940 in New York City) is best known as villainess Vivian Alamain on the NBC daytime serial, Days of Our Lives. ... Days of our Lives is a long-running American soap opera. ...

She started her career with a small role as a waitress alongside Elvis Presley in the film "Clambake" in 1967. Elvis Presley Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dusay made numerous guest apearances on popular television shows in the late 1960's and 1970's. She played alien "Kara" in "Spock's Brain," the first third-season episode of Star Trek The Original Series. This episode was written in haste and its outlandish plotline involving the theft of Spock's brain has made it a popular target of derision by Star Trek fans. Dusay herself has stated in interviews - not without a smile - that after seeing the episode many years later she couldn't believe that she had accepted the role. Leonard Nimoy mentions this particular episode in his book I Am Spock as "Star Trek losing its brain." The book also features a photograph of the actors in character. Despite the perceived shortcomings of "Spock's Brain," Dusay has taken the role in stride and is a popular guest at Star Trek fan conventions, often appearing with personal friend and fellow Star Trek actor Michael Dante. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Ambassador Spock, commonly called Mr. ... Nimoy signing autographs at a Star Trek convention (circa 1978). ... I Am Spock is the second autobiography written by Leonard Nimoy. ... Maab from the original Star Trek television series Michael Dante (b. ...

Dusay also guest-starred as Blair Warner's mother on the sitcom The Facts of Life. The Facts of Life was a spinoff of the popular NBC sitcom Diffrent Strokes. ...

Dusay received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1995 for her work on Guiding Light and was nominated for a special fan award as "America's Favorite Villain" for her performance on All My Children. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late May 2005, Dusay announced she would leave Guiding Light when her contract expires in September. She later changed her mind and agreed to remain with the show for the forseeable future, albeit on recurring status. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in May May 26: Eddie Albert May 25: Ismail Merchant May 25: Sunil Dutt May 25: Graham Kennedy May 22: Thurl Ravenscroft May 21: Howard Morris May 21: Subodh Mukherjee May 21: Stephen Elliott May 20... The Guiding Light (known as Guiding Light since 1975) is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest soap opera ever told, as well as the longest running drama in broadcast history (its 15,000th episode is slated to air in the autumn of 2005). ...

She currently lives part time in La Quinta, California. La Quinta is a resort city located in Riverside County, California, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. ...

Television Filmography

• All My Children as Vanessa Bennett Hayward Cortlandt (1999-2002)
• Guiding Light as Alexandra Spaulding #2 (1993-1997, 1998-1999, 2002-2005)
• Days of Our Lives as Vivian Alamain (1993) (temporary replacement)
  • Replaced Louise Sorel while she was away
• Santa Barbara as Pamela Capwell Conrad (1987-1988, 1991)
• Dallas as Bernice Billings (29 March 1985)
• Capitol as Myrna Clegg (1983-1987)
• The Facts of Life as Monica Warner (1981-1987) (recurring)
• Stop Susan Williams as Jennifer Selden (1979)

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Award Nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

• (2002) Special Fan Award America's Favorite Villain for playing Vanessa Cortlandt on All My Children"

• (1995) Daytime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for The Guiding Light

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• (1995) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Villainess for Guiding Light
• (1988) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role: Daytime for Capitol
• (1986) Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role on a Daytime Serial for Capitol

• Dusay's official website claims she received two Emmy nominations for playing Monica Warner on Facts of Life but a search of the Emmy Awards database cannot prove this.

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External link

• Official website