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- Marcia Lewis was born on August 8, 1938 in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA. She was an actress, known for Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981), The Ice Pirates (1984) and The Bionic Woman (1976). She was married to Fred D. Bryan. She died on December 21, 2010 in Brentwood, Tennessee, USA.
- SpouseFred D. Bryan(June 2001 - December 21, 2010) (her death)
- Suffered a mini-stroke while portraying Fraulein Schneider in the musical "Cabaret" with Joel Grey in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1988. She lost partial mobility on the right side of her face and suffered from a paralyzed chord. Was hospitalized but managed to continue in the role. Was advised by her doctor to avoid musicals for a year so she performed in dramas such as "Steel Magnolias" and "Orpheus Descending" with Vanessa Redgrave. She finally returned to musicals as Golde in "Fiddler On The Roof" in 1990.
- Has been nominated twice for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical): in 1994 for a revival of "Grease," and in 1997 for a revival of "Chicago."
- Stage: Appeared (as "Miss Hannigan") in "Annie" on Broadway.
- Made her Broadway debut playing Ernestina opposite Phyllis Diller and Ethel Merman in "Hello, Dolly!".
- Was a registered nurse in Cincinnati, Ohio, before turning to show business.
- When somebody does a club act, if they're into truth and honesty by singing songs they like, and wearing what they like and talking who they are, then the audience comes away feeling like they've really got to know them. That's a big accomplishment.
- When I was in high school I had a counselor that told me that I was crazy wanting to be a nurse ... that I was a natural born performer...
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