Marie Wallace

Born and raised in New York City, Marie Wallace found herself drawn to the footlights at an early age. She appeared in her first professional production, off-Broadway, as a teenager. She also modeled, both on the runway and in print. In 1959, Marie landed her first Broadway show: as one of the showgirls in the original production of "Gypsy", starring Ethel Merman. Her list of Broadway credits grew to include The Beauty Part (1962-63); Nobody Loves an Albatross (1963-64), with Robert Preston; The Right Honourable Gentleman (1965-66) with Coral Browne and Frances Sternhagen; Sweet Charity (1966-67) starring Gwen Verdon and Ruth Buzzi, and directed by Bob Fosse; Mert and Phil with Beverlee McKinsey and Estelle Parsons, and directed by Joseph Papp; and The Women (1973) with Myrna Loy and Kim Hunter. She also toured the U.S. with Jackie Gleason in a production of Sly Fox. On TV, Marie guest-starred on Car 54 Where Are You?, The Phil Silvers Show, The Perry Como Show, and Victor Borge's 20