Mary Crosby

Mary Frances Crosby (born September 14, 1959) is an American actress. She played Kristin Shepard in the television series ''Dallas'' (1979–1981, 1991).Mary Crosby profile
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Personal life

Mary Frances Crosby was born on September 14, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, the only daughter of singer and actor Bing Crosby from his second marriage to actress Kathryn Grant. She graduated from high school at 15, after which she entered the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, though she never graduated. She is fluent in Spanish. She was married to Eb Lottimer from 1978 to 1989 and, since 1998, has been married to Mark Brodka, with whom she has two children.

Career

Crosby played Kristin Shepard ( Sue Ellen Ewing's scheming sister) on the prime time soap opera ''Dallas'' from 1979–81, and a further guest appearance in 1991. Her character is perhaps best remembered for her part in the cliffhanger ending of the 1979–1980 season of ''Dallas'', titled " A House Divided", which was resolved in the fourth episode of the following season, "Who Done It". In that highly watched episode, J.R. Ewing ( Larry Hagman) was shot by an unknown assailant. Viewers had to wait all summer (and most of the fall due to a Hollywood actors' strike) to learn whether J.R. would survive, and which of his many enemies was responsible. In the summer of 1980, the advertising catchphrase, " Who shot J.R.?", was widely publicized.

Ultimately, Kristin Shepard was revealed to have been the person who pulled the trigger in the classic episode, which aired on November 21, 1980. It was one of the highest-rated episodes of a TV show ever aired.Profile
UltimateDallas.com; accessed March 13, 2015. Her character, Kristin Shepard, later made an appearance in the ''Dallas'' spin-off series '' Knots Landing'' in 1980, before a brief return to ''Dallas'' in 1981. Once again the focus of a highly rated cliffhanger, it was revealed in the season opening episode (October 9, 1981) that it was Kristin's body floating in the Southfork Ranch swimming pool. She returned for the final episode of ''Dallas'' in 1991, playing the same character in a vision experienced by J.R.

After ''Dallas'', Crosby starred in ABC miniseries '' Hollywood Wives'' (1985) and '' North and South, Book II'' (1986). She guest-starred in ''Hotel'', ''The Love Boat'', '' Murder, She Wrote'', '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''CHiPs'', Dream On'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and '' In the Heat of the Night''.

In 1981, she played the leading role of a woman stalked in the remake of the Doris Day thriller ''Midnight Lace''. Other film credits include '' Last Plane Out'' (1983), ''The Ice Pirates'' (1984), ''Tapeheads'' (1988), and ''The Legend of Zorro'' (2005).

Filmography

Television

*'' The Danny Thomas Hour'' as Joan (1 episode, 1967)
*'' Starsky & Hutch'' as Leslie Slate (1 episode, 1978)
*''Pearl'' as Patricia North (TV miniseries, 1978)
*''CHiPs'' as Chris (1 episode, 1979)
*'' Brothers and Sisters'' as Suzy Cooper (12 episodes, 1979)
*'' Knots Landing'' as Kristin Shepard (1 episode, 1980)
*''Dallas'' as Kristin Shepard (28 episodes, 1979–1981, 1991)
*''Dick Turpin'' as Jane Harding (5 episodes, 1981)
*''Automan'' as Ellen Fowler (1 episode, 1983)
*''The Fall Guy'' as Coleen Wilcox (3 episodes, 1982–1984)
*''Cover Up'' as Merilee Taylor (1 episode, 1984)
*''Finder of Lost Loves'' as Blythe Stewart (1 episode, 1984)
*'' Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense'' as Ann Preston (1 episode, 1984)
*''Glitter'' as Karinova (1 episode, 1984)
*'' Hollywood Wives'' as Karen Lancaster (TV miniseries, 1985)
*''Hotel'' as Maggie Blackwood/Barbara Medford/Natalie Rogers (3 episodes, 1984–1985)
*''The Love Boat'' as Megan Lewis and Cora/Coral, the mermaid ... (5 episodes, 1982–1986)
*'' North and South, Book II'' as Isabel Hazard (TV miniseries, 1986)
*'' The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' as Professor Vankleef (2 episodes, 1987)
*'' In the Heat of the Night'' as J.D. Sinclaire (1 episode, 1989)
*''Freddy's Nightmares'' as Greta Moss (2 episodes, 1989–1990)
*'' Shades of L.A.'' as Jessica Pope (1 episode, 1990)
*''Paradise'' as K. C. Cavanaugh (1 episode, 1991)
*'' Murder, She Wrote'' as Laura Corman/Mariah Osborn (2 episodes, 1991–1992)
*'' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' as Monique (1 episode, 1993)
*'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' as Natima Lang (Episode, "Profit and Loss" 1994)
*''Platypus Man'' as Beth Garland (1 episode, 1995)
*''Pointman'' as Dr. Elizabeth Andreas (1 episode, 1995)
*'' Burke's Law'' as Heather Bonham (1 episode, 1995)
*'' Dream On'' as Beverly (1 episode, 1995)
*''Beverly Hills, 90210'' as Claudia Van Eyck (3 episodes, 1995–1996)
*''Mike Hammer, Private Eye'' as Sheryl Weathersby (1 episode, 1997)
*'' Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork'' as Herself/Kristin Shepard (2004)

Film

*''Goldilocks and the Three Bears'' (1970) as Goldilocks
*''With This Ring'' (1978) as Lisa Harris
*''A Guide for the Married Woman'' (1978) as Eloise
*''Midnight Lace'' (1981) as Cathy Preston
*''Golden Gate'' (1981) as Natalie Kingsley
*''Confessions of a Married Man'' (1983) as Ellen
*'' Last Plane Out'' (1983) as Elizabeth Rush
*''The Ice Pirates'' (1984) as Princess Karina
*'' Final Jeopardy'' (1985) as Susan Campbell
*''Crazy Dan'' (1986) as Bonnie
*'' Stagecoach'' (1986) as Mrs. Lucy Mallory
*' (1987) as Adele
*''Tapeheads'' (1988) as Samantha Gregory
*''Deadly Innocents'' (1989) as Beth/Cathy
*'' Body Chemistry'' (1990) as Marlee Redding
*' (1990) as Mary Preston
*'' Corporate Affairs'' (1990) as Jessica Pierce
*''Eating'' (1990) as Kate
*''Crack Me Up'' (1991) as Stacey
*''The Berlin Conspiracy'' (1992) as Ursula Schneider
*'' Distant Cousins'' (1993) as Marcie
*''Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them'' (1994) as Jennifer
*''Cupid'' (1997) as Dana Rhodes
*'' The Night Caller'' (1998) as Nikki Rogers
*'' Sharing the Secret'' (2000) as Irene
*''The Legend of Zorro'' (2005) as Governor's Wife
*''Queen of the Lot'' (2010) as Frances Lambert Sapir
*''Just 45 Minutes from Broadway'' (2012) as Sharon Cooper
*'' The M Word'' (2013) as Rita Stephenson

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1959 births
Actresses from Los Angeles
American child actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
American soap opera actresses
Living people
Bing Crosby