Marie Osmond's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Dancing With the Stars marie Osmond Donny and Marie Herself - H… Entertainment Tonight Marie Osmond Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982) Herself (3) Celebrity Duets Herself - J…

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BIOGRAPHY:

Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959) is an American actress, singer, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best known song is a cover of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses." In 1976, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond began hosting the TV variety show Donny & Marie.


TRIVIA:

• Co-founder/co-host, with 'John Schneider (I)' (qv), of Children's Miracle Network, a project of The Osmond Foundation. The largest annual broadcast in fund raising history, it has raised in excess of 1.8 billion dollars since 1983, 100 percent of which has stayed in the local area in which it was raised for medical treatment, research and assistance, benefiting children's hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 1989, the Country Music Foundation presented Marie with the prestigious 'Roy Acuff' (qv) Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children.
• Has five adopted children.
• In addition to being an international celebrity, Marie is also a businesswoman. In 1991, she launched the "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" line on QVC and at Disney theme parks. It has become QVC's top selling doll line, has been nominated for Trendsetter of the Year in the collectibles industry, and has moved into the retail and direct response markets. She began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993, and she received three Dolls of Excellence award nominations during the 1997 International Toy Fair. In 1998, she reached a hallmark achievement by selling her 1,000,000th doll on QVC.
• The Osmonds were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
• Mother, with 'Steve Craig (I)' (qv), of son 'Stephen Blosil' (qv).
• Spokesperson for the American Heart Association. Lost her grandmother, mother and father to heart disease.
• Measurements: 33 1/2-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
• Children: Stephen James Craig (b. 1983 - father is first husband 'Steve Craig (I)' (qv)), Jessica Marie (b. 1987), Rachael Lauren (b. 1989), Michael Brian (b. 1991), Brandon Warren (b. 1996), Brianna Patricia Lynne(b. 1997), Matthew Richard (b. 1999) and Abigail Michelle. (b. 2002).