Biography for
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Date of Birth

13 December 1950, Buffalo, New York, USA

Birth Name

Wendy Malick

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

The actress Wendie Malick was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1950 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, from which she graduated in 1972. The 5-foot, 10-inch beauty was a Wilhelmina model in the 1970s, giving it up to go to work for Buffalo-area Congressman Jack Kemp. She quickly left Washington, DC, behind to act in the theater.

She appeared as Judith Tupper Stone in the early 1990s on the HBO comedy "Dream On" (1990) for which she won four CableACE Awards as Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Malick has proved a gifted comedienne with great comic timing and reached the height of her career as one of the stars of the sitcom "Just Shoot Me!" (1997). Malick was hilarious as the beautiful fashion editor Nina Van Horn, a neurotic and pretentious ex-model struggling with middle age. For her work on the series, Malick won a Golden Globe and two Emmy Award nominations as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

On television, she has also had regular roles in the series "Trauma Center" (1983) and "Good Company" (1996) and recurring roles on "NYPD Blue" (1993), "Anything But Love" (1989), "Baywatch" (1989), "Kate & Allie" (1984), and "Frasier" (1993). She also starred in several made-for-TV movies, including Paper Dolls (1982) (TV), Dynasty: The Reunion (1991) (TV) and Perfect Body (1997) (TV). She also starred in North Shore Fish (1997) (TV) on cable TV, based on a role which she originated on stage. Malick's work has included roles in the movies The American President (1995), Scrooged (1988), and Bugsy (1991). With her distinctive voice, she is in high demand for voice-over work.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Jon C. Hopwood

Spouse

Richard Erickson	(29 December 1995 - present)
Mitch Glazer	(1982 - 1989) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Frequent performer of physical comedy

Often plays aging, attention-thirsty characters

Trivia

She and her husband help build homes for poor families in Mexico.

She helps run Adopt-A-Family to help the homeless.

Auditioned for the role of Diane on "Cheers" (1982)

Ethnic origins are: English-French-German-Egyptian

Member of Pi Beta Phi sorority

Is a graduate from Williamsville South High School.

The black and white photo featured in her office on "Just Shoot Me!" (1997) was taken from her modeling days in Buffalo, NY.

Supporter of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

Ex-niece-in-law of Sidney Glazier and Tom Glazer.

Started her acting career on the stage in her home state after a brief stint working for then-Congressman Jack Kemp in Washington, DC, and a five-year stint as a fashion model in New York and Paris.

Personal Quotes

[Commenting on a "National Enquirer" story about her and her husband] They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck, I go and send it to poor people, and that we spend every free moment helping out people less fortunate.

Where Are They Now

(May 2000) Making the movie, Manna from Heaven (2002), in her hometown of Buffalo, New York.

(2009) Appeared in a commercial for the Humane Society of the United States.