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Birth Name: Brenda Lee Strong. Born: March 25, 1960, Brightwood, Oregon, USA. Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m). Spouse(s): -Tom Henri (1989 - present) they have one child. Brenda Strong biography (bio): Strong grew up near Portland, Oregon and graduated in 1978 from Sandy High School in Sandy, Oregon. She later moved to Arizona to attend college. She graduated from Arizona State University with Bachelor of Music in musical theatre. Strong was crowned Miss Arizona in 1980. Her first break after college was a spot in Billy Crystal’s 1984 music video You Look Marvelous. Her first television appearances began in 1985 with brief stints on St. Elsewhere, MacGyver, and Cheers. She also made guest appearances on Matlock, Murphy Brown, Herman's Head, Blossom, as well as a recurring role on the cult favorite Twin Peaks. By the mid-90s, she was a regular guest player on dozens of series, with prominent recurring roles on 3rd Rock From the Sun, Party of Five, and most notably as Elaine’s rival Sue Ellen Mischke, the “bra-less wonder,” on Seinfeld. Strong also appeared on ER, Picket Fences and Silk Stalkings. She also appeared on The WB's hit show Dawson's Creek in the episode 'High Anxiety' as Audrey's mother. She is well known to viewers for recurring roles on Sports Night, in which she played Sally Sasser, the nemesis of Felicity Huffman's Dana Whitaker. She also guest starred on The WB's popular 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls and Everwood. While working for the WB, she also managed to squeeze in guest appearances on Ally McBeal, Nip/Tuck, CSI, Malcolm in the Middle, and the short-lived The Lyon’s Den. Strong appears on the ABC hit dramedy Desperate Housewives, opposite Huffman and Teri Hatcher. She played the deceased Mary Alice Young, who narrated the events of her four best friends' lives from beyond the grave. Strong appeared in movies such as Spaceballs, The Deep End of the Ocean, Red Dragon, Starship Troopers and Starship Troopers 2. More recently, she can be seen in the dramatic Lifetime movie Family in Hiding which premiered on August 6, 2006. Personal: As a certified yoga instructor and fertility expert, Strong has experience teaching at UCLA's Mind/Body Institute. She is currently working on her first book about yoga and the woman's journey. She married Tom Henri in July 1989 and they have a child together. Trivia: Long before her now popular role on Desperate Housewives, she played a 'desperate housewife' in Undercurrent (1999), starring Lorenzo Lamas. This role also marks the only time she's appeared topless on the big screen. Before her role on Desperate Housewives, she also played another deceased wife on the television series Everwood, appearing mainly in flashback sequences as the late Julia Brown. Marcia Cross, her Desperate Housewives co-star also appeared on Everwood for a season playing Dr. Linda Abbott, the love interest of the Julia Brown's widower, Dr. Andrew Brown. Brenda previously had a recurring role on Twin Peaks which featured Sheryl Lee. Lee was the original choice to play Mary Alice in Desperate Housewives. |