Brenda Strong

About

Emmy-nominated actress who became known for her role as Mary Alice Young on the popular series Desperate Housewives.

Before Fame

She won the 1980 Miss Arizona beauty pageant.

Trivia

She appeared in actor and comedian Billy Crystal's music video "You Look Marvelous." Outside of acting, she is a writer, and has begun working on a series of books to empower women, both fiction and non-fiction. 

Family Life

She was married to Tom Henri from 1989 to 2013. She and Tom had a son named Zak who became an actor. In 2015, she married John Farmanesh-Bocca, and in 2017 they launched their own production company called End Stop Star Entertainment.

Associated With

She starred opposite Patrick Duffy on the series Dallas.

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