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Merrin Dungey, born August 6, 1971, California, is a film and television
actress. Although she was active in ballet and dance beginning at the age of
four and later learned piano and became an ice skater, she didn't begin
acting until she was 18 at UCLA. She is best-known for her role as Francie
Calfo on the successful television drama Alias, which she played from 2001
to 2003, and - given the show's nature - rumors persist of her making a
return. Dungey has also appeared in the television series The King of Queens
(1999-present) and Summerland (2004 - 2005), as well as Kitty Kernaban,
Stevie's mother, in Malcom in the Middle.
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A popular television actress who has also found success on the silver screen,
Merrin Dungey has been entertaining audiences since strapping on her ballet
shoes at the age of four. Always quick on her feet, the talented dancer
moved from ballet to ice skating before discovering her talent as an actress
while hosting a local teen talk show at 18. Commercial work was quick to
follow, and shortly thereafter, Dungey enrolled as a theater major at
U.C.L.A. During her sophomore year at college, Dungey became the youngest
person ever to win the U.C.L.A. School of Theater's top acting prize at the
Annual Acting Awards Ceremony. Following her graduation, the up-and-coming
actress developed a one-woman show entitled Black Like Who? for the HBO
Comedy Workspace. It didn't take long for Dungey's reputation as a talent to
watch spread through Hollywood, and on the heels of Black Like Who?, she
signed with the William Morris Agency. Television roles were quick to follow,
and after guest appearances on Martin and Living Single, Dungey landed a
recurring role on the television series Party Girl (an adaptation of the
1995 Parker Posey indie). After making her film debut with a small role in
the 1998 disaster flick Deep Impact, Dungey returned to the small screen in
supporting capacity with The King of Queens in 1998. With roles in EDtv
(1999) and The Sky Is Falling (2000), Dungey seemed to be balancing films
and television nicely, and following a memorable turn on Malcolm in the
Middle, she was cast on the small-screen spy drama-thriller series Alias in
2001. In addition to continuing roles on television on such popular shows as
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dungey still appearred in such features. |
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