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Marie OsmondAdd to My CelebsAge 52 Birthday Oct. 13th, 1959 Born in Ogden, Utah, USA Height 5' 5 |
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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
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:
- Turned down the starring role in the movie, _Grease (1978)_ (qv) on "moral grounds".
- Daughter of 'George Osmond' (qv) and 'Olive Osmond' (qv).
- Has five adopted children.
- Sister of 'Alan Osmond (I)' (qv), 'Donny Osmond' (qv), 'Jay Osmond' (qv), 'Jimmy Osmond' (qv), 'Merrill Osmond' (qv), 'Virl Osmond' (qv), 'Tom Osmond (I)' (qv) and 'Wayne Osmond' (qv). All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under 'Chuck Norris' (qv).
- She is a close childhood friend of 'Shawn Southwick' (qv).
- Measurements: 33 1/2-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- 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.
- She appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video.
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