Wendie Malick

Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress, voice actress and former fashion model, best known for her roles in television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom Dream On, and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me!, for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
She also starred as Victoria Chase in the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland. She is also known for her recurring role as Ronee Lawrence on the final season of Frasier. Malick also played many character roles in films, including Scrooged, The American President, Racing Stripes, and Confessions of a Shopaholic, has made over 50 guest appearances on television shows, primarily on comedies, starred in a number of made for television movies, and works as a voice actress.
== Early life ==
Malick was born Wendy Malick in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Gigi, a former model, and Ken Malick, who worked in sales.[1][2] Her paternal grandfather was an Egyptian from a Coptic Christian family;[3] her other ancestry is French, German, and English.[4] She graduated from Williamsville South High School in 1969.
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1972, Malick began fashion modeling for the Wilhelmina modeling agency. She left to work for Republican Congressman Jack Kemp.[5] She soon left Washington, DC, to pursue a career in stage and screen. She began working as an actress in 1982 in the film A Little Sex. In same year, Malick auditioned for the role of Diane Chambers in the NBC sitcom Cheers,[6] but lost the part. She later was cast as regular in ABC medical drama series Trauma Center. The series was cancelled after a single season. In 1986, Malick guest starred as Cecile's henchwoman in the 5559th episode of Another World. In the late 1980s, Malick began her career in television comedies. She had a recurring role on Kate & Allie and played a supporting role in the 1988 film Scrooged as Bill Murray's sister-in-law.
=== Dream On and Just Shoot Me! ===
In 1990, Malick was cast in the HBO comedy series Dream On as Judith Tupper Stone, Brian Benben's neurotic but endearing ex-wife.[5] She remained on this show until 1996, winning four CableACE Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[5] During Dream On years, Malick also acted in other television series, appearing in dramas, such as NYPD Blue as a battered socialite in 1993, andL.A. Law and Tales from the Crypt, and sitcoms, including Mad About You, Seinfeld, and Cybill. She also appeared in several television films, including Dynasty: The Reunion (1991), Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994), and Apollo 11(1996). Malick starred in the 1999 Lifetime Television movie Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story, in which she played the dual roles of identical twin sibling advice columnists Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) and "Dear Abby" Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Phillips).[7] As lead actress, she starred in the 1997 independent drama film Jerome.
In 1996, Malick starred as the lead character in her own comedy series, Good Company on CBS. The show was cancelled after only six episodes.[8] In 1997, she began starring as Nina Van Horn, a shallow, boozing former supermodel on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me!. She continued in this role until the show ended in 2003. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1999 and 2002,[9] and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 1999.[10] She also guest-starred on The X Files in 1998. She starred in Disney's animated film The Emperor's New Groove as Chicha in 2000 alongside her fellow Just Shoot Me co-star David Spade, who voices Emperor Kuzco. In 2000, Malick was honored by Women in Film as A Woman of Vision, along with Tipper Gore, Gwen Ifill, and Roseanne Barr.
In 2003, Malick joined the cast of Cheers spin-off Frasier, portraying Ronee Lawrence, a Seattle lounge singer (and Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) childhood babysitter) who develops a relationship with Frasier's father, Martin Crane (John Mahoney). Eventually, her character married Martin in the series finale of the critically acclaimed program.[11][12] Malick and Mahoney also both appeared in 1995 film The American President. In 2002, she starred opposite Shirley Jonesand Cloris Leachman in the comedy film Manna from Heaven.[13] She provided the voice of Principal Folsom for the Disney animated series Fillmore! until its end in 2004. In 2005, she co-starred in the Nickelodeon animated series The X'sas Miss X. Malick.
=== Later career and Hot in Cleveland ===
From 2005 to 2006, Malick starred opposite John Stamos in the ABC comedy series Jake in Progress. Malick was to be part of the cast of the series Modern Men, but due to a Jake in Progress renewal, her role on Modern Men was recast with Jane Seymour. Both Jake in Progress and Modern Men were cancelled in 2006. Also in 2005, Malick starred as Clara Dalrymple in the movie Racing Stripes. In 2005 and 2006, she provided the voice of Burdine Maxwell in the animated series Bratz. In late 2006 and early 2007, she starred in another short-lived comedy series, Big Day on ABC. Starting in 2005, Malick did voice work on radio and television ads for Marshall's department stores.[14] Malick guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Law & Order in 2005. In film, she appeared in Waiting..., Adventureland, and Confessions of a Shopaholic as the instructor of the "Shopaholics Anonymous" group, Miss Korch.
In 2010, Malick was cast as Victoria Chase, a six-time-divorced, Emmy Award-winning soap opera star, in the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland, alongside Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli, and Betty White.[15] The series made ratings success for TV Land, and won generally favorable reviews from critics.[16] In 2011, Malick was a promising contender for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category,[17] though she did not receive a nomination. In 2012, the Hot in Cleveland cast and she were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[5] On November 17, 2014, TV Land announced season six would be the final season for show.[18]
In April 2011, Malick became the celebrity spokesperson for Budget Rent a Carin a series of online and television ads.[19] Malick starred in the 2013 Hallmarkoriginal movie After All These Years based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaccs.[20]
After Hot in Cleveland, Malick landed the role in the CBS action comedy-drama series Rush Hour, based on the film franchise of the same name.[21] The series was cancelled after one season. Malick later joined the cast of Fox drama series Pitch in a recurring role as Maxine Armstrong.[22] In 2016 she appeared as Sebastian Lund's (Rob Kerkovich) mother, Sylvia in the 4th episode of NCIS: New Orleans.[23]
From 2014 to the present, Malick has had a recurring voice role playing the titular character's mother on the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman.
== Personal life ==
Malick has been married twice: from 1982 to 1989 to actor and screenwriterMitch Glazer, and since 1995 to Richard Erickson. She has no children. They live in the city of Santa Monica in the Santa Monica Mountains where they have three dogs, two horses, and a cat. Malick is a pescetarian.[24] She donates to Democratic political candidates, organizations, and causes.[25] Malick is on the board of directors of the Environmental Media Association, the board of advocates for Planned Parenthood, and the advisory board of The Humane Society of the United States.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1978	How To Pick Up Girls 	Stephie 	
1979	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video 	Herself 	
1982	A Little Sex 	Philomena 	
1988	Scrooged 	Wendie Cross 	
1990	Funny About Love 	Nurse Nancy 	
1991	Bugsy 	Woman on Train 	
1995	The American President 	Susan Sloan 	
1996	Apollo 11 	Pat Collins 	
1997	Just Add Love 	Charlotte 	
1997	Trojan War 	Beverly Kimble 	
1997	North Shore Fish 	Shimma 	
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western 	Terry 	
1998	Jerome 	Jane 	
2000	The Emperor's New Groove 	Chicha 	Voice
2001	Cahoots 	Diane 	
2001	On Edge 	Mildred Tilman 	
2002	Manna from Heaven 	Inez 	
2003	Strange Frequency 2 	Maggie 	Segment: "Soul Man"
2004	Raising Genius 	Nancy Nestor 	
2004	Stuck 	Virginia 	Short film
2005	Racing Stripes 	Clara Dalrymple 	
2005	Waiting... 	Monty's Mom 	
2005	Bratz: Rock Angelz 	Burdine Maxwell 	Voice
2005	The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove	Chicha 	Voice
2006	Brother Bear 2 	Aunt Siqiniq 	Voice
2008	Eavesdrop 	Laura 	
2008	Waiting for Yvette 	Yvette 	Short film
2009	Adventureland 	Mrs. Brennan 	
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic 	Miss Korch 	
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard 	Tammy Selleck 	
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 	Dr. Rubin 	
2010	Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer 	Vice-Principal Metz	
2010	Knucklehead 	Sister Francesca 	
2011	About Fifty 	Kate 	
2011	What Happens Next 	Elise 	
2012	Jewtopia 	Marcy Marx 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1980 	Saturday Night Live 	Spectator 	Episode: "Elliott Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts"
1982 	One of the Boys 	Joan 	Episode: "One of the Boys"
1983 	Trauma Center 	Dr. Brigitte Blaine 	Series regular, 13 episodes
1984 	Paper Dolls 	Taylor 	Episode: "Pilot"
1984 	Mike Hammer 	Louise Jordan 	Episode: "Too Young to Die"
1985 	Private Sessions 	Tippi 	Television film
1985–1989 	Kate & Allie 	Claire 	5 episodes
1986 	Another World 	Cecile's henchwoman 	Ep. 5559 - May 6, 1986
1986 	Scarecrow and Mrs. King 	Jennie Stetson 	Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1987 	Highway to Heaven 	Donna Burke 	Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1988 	Supercarrier 	Dr. Susan Layden 	Episode: "Deadly Enemies"
1988 	The Highwayman 	 	Episode: "The Hitchhiker"
1988 	Hunter 	Paula Banyon 	Episode: "Boomerang" (Season 4, Episode 19)
1989 	Anything But Love 	Alice 	Episodes: "Burning the Toad" and "This Is Not a Date"
1989 	The Ed Begley Jr. Show 	Carol Hobart 	TV pilot
1989 	Christine Cromwell 	Trudy Baron 	Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
1989–1994 	Baywatch 	Gayle Buchannon 	Recurring role, 7 episodes
1990–1996 	Dream On 	Judith Tupper Stone 	Main Cast, 119 episodes
1990–1991 	The Fanelli Boys 	Becky Goldblume 	3 episodes
1991 	MacGyver 	Cindy Finnegan 	Episode: "Obsessed"
1991 	Dynasty: The Reunion 	Carol Marshall 	Television film
1992 	Civil Wars 	Claudia Bentel 	Episode: "Dirty Pool"
1992 	The Human Factor 	Dr. Finnola Keefe 	Episode: "Between the Sheets"
1993 	NYPD Blue 	Susan Wagner 	Episodes: "Brown Appetit" and "True Confessions"
1993 	Family Album 	Mrs. Gordon 	Episode: "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call"
1993 	Love & War 	Dr. Kelly 	Episode: "I Got Plenty of Nothing"
1994 	L.A. Law 	Laura Schoen Russianoff 	Episode: "Finish Line"
1994 	The Commish 	Nancy Lambert 	Episode: "Nancy with the Laughing Face"
1994 	Viper 	Iris Nevelson 	Episode: "Firehawk"
1994 	Mad About You 	Carol 	Episode: "The Ride Home"
1994 	Empty Nest 	Denise 	Episode: "Absence Makes the Nurse Grow Weirder"
1994 	Tales from the Crypt 	Rita 	Episode: "In the Groove"
1994 	Madonna: Innocence Lost 	Camille Barbone 	Television film
1995 	Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart 	Sarah Powell 	Television film
1995 	The Return of Hunter 	Pat Lafferty 	Television film
1995 	Dweebs 	Alix 	Episode: "The Bad P.R. Show"
1995 	Seinfeld 	Wendy 	Episode: "The Kiss Hello"
1995 	Cybill 	Judy 	Episode: "Cybill with an 'S'"
1996 	Champs 	Barb 	Episode: "A Match Made at Seven"
1996 	Good Company 	Zoe Hellstrom 	Series regular, 6 episodes
1996 	Goode Behavior 	Dr. Stephanie Krienberg 	Episode: "Goode Feelings"
1996 	Mr. Rhodes 	Lenore Green 	Episode: "Looking for Mrs. Goodbar"
1996 	The Single Guy 	Dr. Cornick 	Episode: "New Year"
1997 	Boston Common 	Lauren Stone 	Episode: "To Bare Is Human"
1997 	Life's Work 	Olivia McClure 	Episode: "Dates"
1997 	Perfect Body 	Janet Bradley 	Television film
1997–2003 	Just Shoot Me! 	Nina Van Horn 	Series regular, 148 episodes
1998 	The X-Files 	A.D. Maslin 	Episode: "The Beginning"
1999 	Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story 	Ann Landers / Abigail Van Buren 	Television film
1999 	Batman Beyond 	Dr. Price 	Episode: "Joyride", voice
2001 	Strange Frequency 	Maggie Stanton 	Episode: "Don't Stop Believing"
2002 	Ozzy & Drix 	Sticky Flagella 	Episode: "Strep-Finger", voice
2002 	Kim Possible 	Elsa Cleeg 	Episode: "Kimitation Nation", voice
2003 	Oliver Beene 	Mrs. Darcel 	Episode: "A Day at the Beach"
2002–2004 	Fillmore 	Principal Folsom 	16 episodes, voice
2003 	My Life with Men 	Emily Zebrowski 	TV pilot
2003–2004 	Frasier 	Ronee Lawrence 	Recurring role, 10 episodes
2003–2005 	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	Beautiful Gorgeous 	Episodes: "My Big Fat Spy Wedding", "The League of Villains", "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"
2004 	The Stones 	Gail 	Episode: "She Ain't Heavy, She's My Sister"
2004 	Wild Card 	Melanie St. John 	Episode: "A Felony for Melanie"
2004 	Reba 	Sadie 	Episode: "Van's Agent"
2004 	Father of the Pride 	Victoria the Tiger 	5 episodes, voice
2004 	American Dragon: Jake Long 	Aunt Patchouli 	Episode: "Adventures in Troll-Sitting", voice
2005–2006 	Bratz 	Burdine Maxwell 	Season 1, voice
2005 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Donna Eiger 	Episode: "King Baby"
2005 	Law & Order 	Defense Attorney Dressler 	Episode: "Dining Out"
2005 	Out of Practice 	Lois Turner 	Episode: "The Wedding"
2005–2006 	Jake in Progress 	Naomi Clark 	Series regular, 21 episodes
2005–2006 	The X's 	Mrs. X 	6 episodes, voice
2006 	Hello Sister, Goodbye Life 	Barbara 	Television film
2006–2007 	Big Day 	Jane 	Series regular, 12 episodes
2006–2007 	Emperor's New School 	Chicha 	4 episodes, voice
2008 	The Hill 	Senator Lowell 	TV pilot
2008 	'Til Death 	Dr. Friedman 	Episode: "Sob Story"
2008 	Will You Merry Me? 	Suzie Fine 	Television film
2009 	The Ex List 	Fiona Bloom 	Episodes: "Daphne's Idealized Wedding" and "The Spark"
2009 	Pushing Daisies 	Coral Ramora 	Episode: "Kerplunk"
2010 	True Jackson, VP 	Libby Gibbils 	Episode: "Saving Snackleberry"
2010 	The Life & Times of Tim 	Publishing House Executive 	Episode: "London Calling/Novelist", voice
2010–2015 	Hot in Cleveland 	Victoria Chase 	Series regular, 128 episodes
2011 	All My Children 	Victoria Chase 	This was a crossover between Hot In Cleveland and All My Children, in which Malick played Victoria Chase playing Gertie Stein.
2011–2015 	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness 	Fenghuang 	Voice; episodes: "Owl Be Back", "Crane on a Wire", "A Stitch in Time", "The First Five"
2013 	Bubble Guppies 	Officer Meranda 	Voice
2013 	After All These Years 	Audrey 	Television film
2014–present	BoJack Horseman 	Beatrice Horseman / Young Beatrice	Voice
2014 	Ultimate Spider-Man 	Norma Osborn/Green Goblin 	Episode: "Spider-Verse Part 1", voice
2016 	Rush Hour 	Captain Cole 	Series regular, 13 episodes
2016 	Pitch 	Maxine Armstrong 	Recurring role
2016 	Kulipari: An Army of Frogs 	Spider Queen Jarrah 	Recurring role
2016 	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 	Regina Prince 	Episode: "Assaulting Reality"
2016 	NCIS: New Orleans 	Sylvia Lund 	Episode: "Escape Plan"
2016–2018 	American Housewife 	Kathryn 	5 episodes
2016 	Lady Dynamite 	Herself 	Episode: "Knife Feelings"
2016 	Finding Father Christmas 	Margaret Whitcomb 	Television film
2017 	Mom 	Danielle 	2 episodes
2017 	Grace and Frankie 	Mimi 	Episode: "The Alert"
2017 	Darrow & Darrow 	Joanna 	Television film
2017 	Engaging Father Christmas 	Margaret Whitcomb 	Television film
2018 	This Is Us 	Mary Damon 	2 Episodes
2018 	Marrying Father Christmas 	Margaret Whitcomb 	Television film
2018 	The Ranch 	Lisa Neumann 	4 episodes
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Work 	Result
1992	CableACE Award 	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 	Dream On 	Won
1993	CableACE Award 	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 	Dream On 	Won
1994	CableACE Award 	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 	Dream On 	Won
1995	CableACE Award 	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 	Dream On 	Nominated
1996	CableACE Award 	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series 	Dream On 	Won
1999	Golden Globe Award 	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Just Shoot Me! 	Nominated
1999	Primetime Emmy Award 	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 	Just Shoot Me! 	Nominated
2000	Women in Film Lucy Award 	Lucy Award 	 	Won
2001	Satellite Award 	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy 	Just Shoot Me! 	Nominated
2002	Primetime Emmy Award 	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 	Just Shoot Me! 	Nominated
2007	Gracie Award 	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 	Big Day 	Won
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 	Hot in Cleveland	Nominated
2013	Gracie Award 	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 	Hot in Cleveland	Won
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