Marj Dusay

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Actress

Birth Date: February 20, 1936

Death Date: January 28, 2020

Birth Place: Russell, Kansas

Actress Marj Dusay got her start in showbiz in the 1950s, modeling and studying acting in New York City while her then-husband studied medicine. The couple eventually moved to California and she quickly generated modelling work for television commercials.

It was not long before she started landing roles on television and in feature films, including parts on the spy parody "Get Smart," the Elvis Presley movie "Clambake," and a memorable part on a third season episode of "Star Trek" (a fan non-favorite), where she stole Spock's brain.

Outside of her busy television schedule throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Dusay also appeared in the Clint Eastwood directed film "Breezy," starring William Holden and Kay Lenz. Although at ease with more glamorous roles, she was also comfortable with broader comedic roles as well--she was an original member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Session, which also counted founder Rob Reiner, Larry Bishop, and Richard Dreyfuss, among others, in its ranks.

Her comedic side was able to shine on the '80s sitcom favorite "The Facts of Life," where she played the mother of Blair Warner. Dusay's most famous roles, however, are arguably her juicy turn as Alexandra Spaulding on the long-running daytime soap "Guiding Light" and her role on "All My Children" as scheming Vanessa Bennett.

While offscreen, Dusay has been a member of the Kansas University Advisory Board for the Theatre Arts and supported Project Angel Food, an AIDS support organization. She lost her son to the disease in 1993. Marj Dusay died on January 28, 2020 at the age of 83.

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All My Children Christmas

Actor
Show
2003

Pride & Loyalty

Actor
Aunt Jeanne
Movie
2002

One Life to Live Christmas

Actor
Show
2000

12 Bucks

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Oldie
Movie
1998

Ni el Tiro del Final

Actor
Movie
1997

Y Llegó el Amor

Actor
Movie
1997

The Bitter End

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Mrs. Moore
Movie
1997

Shao nu xiao yu

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Rita
Movie
1995

William Shatner's Star Trek Memories

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Kara
Movie
1995

Daughters of Privilege

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Trina
Movie
1991

The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirStream

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1990

Friday the 13th: The Series

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1987

Made in Heaven

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Mrs. Packert
Movie
1987

Perfect StrangersStream

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1986

Murder, She WroteStream

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Alice Reynard Carson
Series
1984

E/R

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1984
68%

Strange Companions

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Mae
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1983

Square PegsStream

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1982

Bret MaverickStream

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1981

Hart to HartStream

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1979

The Facts of LifeStream

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Monica Warner
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1979

The Paradise Connection

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Maggie Donovan
Movie
1979

Hawaii Connection

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1979

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesStream

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1977

Murder in Peyton Place

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Ellen Considine
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1977

MacArthurStream

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Mrs. Jean MacArthur
Movie
1977
45%

The Bionic WomanStream

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Dr. Brandes
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1976

Most Wanted

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Jean Evers
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1976

Barnaby JonesStream

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1973

Breezy

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Betty Tobin
Movie
1973

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

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Cheryl Fitz
Series
1972

Climb an Angry Mountain

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May Franklin
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1972

Getting Together

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1971

Cannon

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Zunie Mitchell
Series
1971

Alias Smith and Jones

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1971

The Odd Couple

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Madelyn
Series
1970

The Immortal

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1970

McCloudStream

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1970

All My ChildrenStream

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Soap
1970

All My Children Friday

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1970

All My Children Monday

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1970

All My Children Thursday

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1970

All My Children Today

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1970

All My Children Tuesday

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1970

All My Children Wednesday

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1970

All My Children Yesterday

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1970

Love, American Style

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Debbie
Series
1969

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

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1969

Pendulum

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Liz Tennant
Movie
1969

Mod Squad

Guest Star
Doris Sanders
Series
1968

Hawaii Five-OStream

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Andrea Claire Dupre
Series
1968

Sweet NovemberStream

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Carol
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1968

MannixStream

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Diana
Series
1967

Family AffairStream

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1966

The Felony Squad

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1966

Star TrekStream

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Kara
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1966
80%

Get SmartStream

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1965

The Wild, Wild WestStream

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1965

Hogan's HeroesStream

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1965

Daniel Boone

Guest Star
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1964

BonanzaStream

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1959

Guiding Light

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Alexandra Spaulding
Soap
1952

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