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Date of Birth

13 October 1959, Ogden, Utah, USA

Birth Name

Olive Marie Osmond

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse

Brian Blosil	(28 October 1986 - ?) (divorced) 7 children
Steve Craig	(26 June 1982 - 1985) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Was on Broadways "Anna and the King".

She appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy" music video.

Has five adopted children.

Children: Stephen James Craig (b. 1983 - father is first husband Steve Craig), 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).

Sister of Alan Osmond, Donny Osmond, Jay Osmond, Jimmy Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Virl Osmond, Tom Osmond and Wayne Osmond. All nine Osmond siblings studied karate under Chuck Norris.

Turned down the starring role in the movie, Grease (1978) on "moral grounds".

In October, 1999 she disclosed her treatment for severe bout of postpartum depression, following the birth of her 7th child, Matthew, on July 6, 1999. She became so despondent that she left her husband and kids planning never to return. Osmond said she basically gave the baby, and credit card, to her babysitter, got in her car and drove off believing her kids would be better off without her. She reconsidered later when her husband reached out to her by cell phone.

Dated Andy Gibb, but they broke up because her parents did not approve of the relationship.

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.

Co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider, 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 Award in recognition of her efforts on behalf of children.

Measurements: 33 1/2-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She is a close childhood friend of Shawn Southwick.

Daughter of George Osmond and Olive Osmond.

Mother, with Steve Craig, of son Stephen Blosil.

Fainted onstage during ABC's October 22nd (2007) live broadcast of "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I), but quickly recovered. She explained on-air, "Once in a while that happens to me when I get winded. I stop breathing".

Spokesperson for the American Heart Association. Lost her grandmother, mother and father to heart disease.

The Osmonds were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Personal Quotes

"Now I'm REALLY depressed!" (to a fan who recognized her as the voice of "Rose Petal," at a signing-party for her autobiography)

I wish my parents could have raised every man out there

I never had a sister growing up. Donny was the closest thing

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) Just celebrated her 12th anniversary of creating/ designing dolls with the QVC network

(1978) Release of the book, "Donny and Marie" by Patricia Mulrooney Eldred.

(2001) Release of her book, "Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression" by Marie with Marcia Wilkie and 'Judith Moore'.

(April 2009) Release of her book, "Might As Well Laugh About It Now" by Marie with Marcia Wilkie.

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