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Mary Crosby Wiki Biography
Mary Frances Crosby was born on the 14th September 1959, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is an actress who is most famous for her role of Kristin Shepard in 1980s CBS’ TV soap opera “Dallas”. She is also widely recognized for appearing in movies such as “The Ice Pirates” (1984), “Tapeheads” (1988) and “The Legend of Zorro” (2005) as well as in TV series “Murder, She Wrote”, “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Beverly Hills, 90210” among plenty of others.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this prominent actress has accumulated so far? How rich Mary Crosby is? According to sources, it is estimated that Mary Crosby’s net worth, as of early 2017, exceeds $5 million, acquired largely through her acting career, which has been active since 1967.
Mary was the only daughter of famous actor and singer Bing Crosby and his second wife, actress Kathryn Grant. Upon matriculating from high school, Mary enrolled at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, but abandoned her studies after her freshman year to pursue her acting career full time.
Being the daughter of legendary performer Bing Crosby, it is no wonder that Mary debuted as an actress at the age of only eight, when in 1967 she appeared in one episode of “The Danny Thomas Hour” TV series, which was followed by the title role of Goldilocks in the 1970 eponymous TV series. In 1978 Mary appeared in the TV movie “With This Ring” which was followed by the role of Leslie Slate in one episode of “Starsky and Hutch”. A year later she starred as Suzy Cooper in “Brothers and Sisters” TV series, and these engagements provided the basis for young Mary Crosby’s net worth.
The real breakthrough in Mary’s acting career occurred in 1979, when she was cast for the memorable role of Kristin Shepard in the “Dallas” TV series. Appearing in 27 episodes of the show between 1979 and 1981 helped Mary Crosby to dramatically increase not only her fame and popularity, but net worth as well. The episode “Who Done It?” in which it was revealed that Mary’s character murdered J.R. Ewing, still holds the record for being the most-watched and highest-rated episode of a TV show ever.
Ever since, she has managed to maintain an uninterrupted streak of acting engagements, including starring in several other popular 1980s TV series such as “Dick Turpin”, “The Fall Guy”, “Hollywood Wives” as well as “Hotel”, “The Love Boat” and “North and South, Book II”. It is certain that all these achievements made a significant impact on Mary Crosby’s net worth.
Apart from television, Mary has also added several notable movie appearances to her acting portfolio, such as, besides those already mentioned above, “Midnight Lace” (1981), “Corporate Affairs” (1990), “The Berlin Conspiracy” (1992), “The Night Caller” (1998) and more recently “The M Word” (2014).
When it comes to her personal life, Mary Crosby has married twice – between 1978 and 1989, she was married to actor and director Ed Lottimer, and since 1998 Mary has been married to Mark Brodka with whom she has two children.
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Mary Crosby Quick Info
Full Name | Mary Crosby |
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Date Of Birth | September 14, 1959 |
Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Height | 1.65 m |
Profession | Actress |
Education | University of Texas at Austin |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Mark Brodka |
Parents | Bing Crosby, Kathryn Crosby |
Siblings | Nathaniel Crosby, Harry Crosby, Gary Crosby, Dennis Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Phillip Crosby |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002026/ |
Mary Crosby Quotes
- The best feedback I ever got on shooting J.R. Ewing was from this angelic little old English lady, who said, ‘Why didn’t you shoot lower?’
- I used to give part answers until I realized people could see through them, that there was much more dignity — for everyone — in telling the truth.
- I don’t think poor Daddy had the vaguest idea of what to do with a girl. He’d had four sons on his first marriage, and I was wedged between Harry and Nathaniel and was a terrible tomboy, beating both of them up until I was eleven — when they started to beat ME up. Daddy would treat me like a boy — teaching me to shoot, taking me on safaris to Africa — and then turn around and get wonderfully befuddled by what he’d just done. ‘Wait a minute, I can’t take her duck hunting: she’s a girl!’ And ‘What the heck is she doing out there playing football? Oh, yeah … that’s right … I taught her.’
- [on Bing Crosby] I’ve never met anyone in the profession who was so unconcerned about his work. I don’t mean he was unprofessional. Quite the contrary. It’s just that once he finished a movie or a performance, that was that. He never watched his old movies on TV, always preferring to look at a baseball match, instead.
Mary Crosby Important Facts
- Gave birth to her 2nd child with her 2nd husband Mark Brodka. [2002]
- Gave birth to her 1st child with her 2nd husband Mark Brodka. [1999]
- Aunt of Gregory Crosby.
- Got her Actor’s Equity card at the age of four.
- Her father once appeared on a Barbara Walters program threatening to disown Mary if she ever lived with a man before marrying him. He died in October 1977 and Mary went on live with her first husband, Eb Lottimer before they married in November of 1978.
- Acting since she was four, she made her first theatrical appearance with her mother in a production of Peter Pan and later, in the company of her siblings in her father’s popular Christmas-season TV specials of the 1960s and 1970s.
- She made cult TV history by enacting the role of “Kristin Shepard” (Sue Ellen Ewing’s scheming sister) on the TV series Dallas (1978). Her character was one of several suspects in the 1980 cliffhanger ending. Shot by an unknown assailant, viewers had to wait the entire summer (and most of the fall due to a Hollywood actors’ strike) to learn who J.R.’s assailant was. During the summer, the question, “Who shot J.R.?”, was part of water cooler conversations around the world. Ultimately, Crosby’s character was revealed as the culprit in the classic episode, Dallas: Who Done It? (1980), that aired on November 21, 1980. It was one of the highest-rated episodes of a TV show ever aired. Crosby’s character later crossed over to the TV series, Knots Landing (1979), and then returned to Dallas (1978) in 1981, where she was eventually found drowned in the Southfork Ranch swimming pool.
- Member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Theta Zeta chapter at the University of Texas at Austin.
- Niece of Bob Crosby
- Younger half-sister of Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Phillip Crosby and Dennis Crosby.
- Cousin of Chris Crosby and Cathy Crosby
- Is fluent in Spanish.
- Graduated high school at 15.
- Entered the University of Texas at Austin at 15, but dropped out after a year and a half to study at the American Conservatory Theatre in Los Angeles.
- Aunt of Denise Crosby and L. Chip Crosby Jr.
- Middle sister of Harry Crosby and Nathaniel Crosby.
- Best known as the person who shot J.R. in her role of Kristen Shepherd, in Dallas (1978).
- Daughter of Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant
Mary Crosby Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
The M Word | 2014 | Aunt Rita Stephenson | Actress | |
Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | 2012 | Sharon Cooper | Actress | |
Queen of the Lot | 2010 | Frances Lambert Sapir | Actress | |
The Legend of Zorro | 2005 | Governor’s Wife | Actress | |
Sharing the Secret | 2000 | TV Movie | Irene | Actress |
The Night Caller | 1998 | Nikki Rogers | Actress | |
Mike Hammer, Private Eye | 1997 | TV Series | Sheryl Weathersby | Actress |
Cupid | 1997 | Dana Rhodes | Actress | |
Orleans | 1997 | TV Series | Alya Ransom | Actress |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Claudia Van Eyck | Actress |
Dream On | 1995 | TV Series | Beverly | Actress |
Burke’s Law | 1995 | TV Series | Heather Bonham | Actress |
Pointman | 1995 | TV Series | Dr. Elizabeth Andreas | Actress |
Platypus Man | 1995 | TV Series | Beth Garland | Actress |
Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them | 1994 | TV Movie | Jennifer | Actress |
Heaven Help Us | 1994 | TV Series | Actress | |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 1994 | TV Series | Natima Lang | Actress |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993 | TV Series | Monique | Actress |
Distant Cousins | 1993 | Marcie | Actress | |
The Berlin Conspiracy | 1992 | Ursula Schneider | Actress | |
Murder, She Wrote | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Mariah Osborn / Laura Corman | Actress |
Crack Me Up | 1991 | Stacey | Actress | |
Dallas | 1979-1991 | TV Series | Kristin Shepard | Actress |
Guns of Paradise | 1991 | TV Series | K. C. Cavanaugh | Actress |
Eating | 1990 | Kate | Actress | |
Shades of LA | 1990 | TV Series | Jessica Pope | Actress |
Corporate Affairs | 1990 | Jessica Pierce | Actress | |
Body Chemistry | 1990 | Marlee Redding | Actress | |
Freddy’s Nightmares | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Greta Moss / Greta Nordhoff-Roscoe | Actress |
Deadly Innocents | 1989 | Beth / Cathy | Actress | |
In the Heat of the Night | 1989 | TV Series | J.D. Sinclaire | Actress |
Quicker Than the Eye | 1988 | Mary Preston | Actress | |
Tapeheads | 1988 | Samantha Gregory | Actress | |
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | 1987 | TV Series | Professor Vankleef | Actress |
Johann Strauss – Der König ohne Krone | 1987 | Adele | Actress | |
Stagecoach | 1986 | TV Movie | Mrs. Lucy Mallory | Actress |
North and South, Book II | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Isabel Hazard | Actress |
The Love Boat | 1982-1986 | TV Series | Megan Lewis / Elaine Kennedy / Helen Elaine / … | Actress |
Crazy Dan | 1986 | TV Movie | Bonnie | Actress |
Final Jeopardy | 1985 | TV Movie | Susan Campbell | Actress |
Hotel | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Natalie Rogers / Barbara Medford / Maggie Blackwood | Actress |
Hollywood Wives | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Karen Lancaster | Actress |
Glitter | 1984 | TV Series | Karinova | Actress |
Finder of Lost Loves | 1984 | TV Series | Blythe Stewart | Actress |
Cover Up | 1984 | TV Series | Merilee Taylor | Actress |
Fox Mystery Theater | 1984 | TV Series | Ann Preston | Actress |
The Fall Guy | 1982-1984 | TV Series | Kim Donnelly / Sue Jackson / Coleen Wilcox | Actress |
The Ice Pirates | 1984 | Princess Karina | Actress | |
Automan | 1983 | TV Series | Ellen Fowler | Actress |
Last Plane Out | 1983 | Elizabeth Rush | Actress | |
Confessions of a Married Man | 1983 | TV Movie | Ellen | Actress |
Golden Gate | 1981 | TV Movie | Natalie Kingsley | Actress |
Dick Turpin | 1981 | TV Series | Jane Harding | Actress |
Midnight Lace | 1981 | TV Movie | Cathy Preston | Actress |
Knots Landing | 1980 | TV Series | Kristin Shepard | Actress |
The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari | 1980 | TV Movie | David’s girlfriend – Special Guest | Actress |
Brothers and Sisters | 1979 | TV Series | Suzy Cooper | Actress |
CHiPs | 1979 | TV Series | Chris | Actress |
Pearl | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Patricia North | Actress |
Starsky and Hutch | 1978 | TV Series | Leslie Slate | Actress |
A Guide for the Married Woman | 1978 | TV Movie | Eloise | Actress |
With This Ring | 1978 | TV Movie | Lisa Harris | Actress |
Goldilocks | 1970 | TV Short | Goldilocks (as Mary Frances Crosby) | Actress |
The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Joan | Actress |
Love | 2015/I | Documentary short grateful thanks | Thanks | |
When Shoulderpads Ruled the World | 2002 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
I Love 1980’s | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
E! True Hollywood Story | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | Self |
Breakaway | 1984 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The New Battlestars | 1983 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Hour Magazine | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Grammy Hall of Fame | 1981 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
The 7th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Favourite New Song | Self |
The John Davidson Show | 1981 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The 8th Annual American Music Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
The Hollywood Squares | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Saturday Night at the Mill | 1980 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
The Alan Hamel Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself | Self |
Battle of the Network Stars VI | 1979 | TV Special | Herself – NBC Team | Self |
Bing Crosby the Christmas Years | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself | Self |
Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas | 1977 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Bing Crosby’s White Christmas | 1976 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men | 1975 | TV Special documentary | Herself | Self |
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas | 1971 | TV Movie | Herself (as Mary Frances Crosby) | Self |
The Hollywood Palace | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Herself – Singer | Self |
American Masters | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
The Nation’s Favourite Christmas Song | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Daughter of Bing Crosby | Self |
Dallas VIP: 30 Year Reunion at Southfork Ranch | 2010 | Video documentary | Self | |
The Legendary Bing Crosby | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Narrator / Contributor | Self |
Bring Back… Dallas | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
The 4th Annual TV Land Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself | Self |
Best Ever Christmas Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself | Self |
Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Kristin Shepard | Self |
Biography | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself | Self |
A Bing Crosby Christmas | 1998 | Video documentary | Herself | Archive Footage |
Magico David | 1992 | TV Mini-Series | David’s girlfriend | Archive Footage |
Dallas | 1981-1989 | TV Series | Kristin Shepard | Archive Footage |
Mary Crosby Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Pop Culture Award | TV Land Awards | Dallas (1978) | Won | |
2006 | Pop Culture Award | TV Land Awards | Dallas (1978) | Nominated |