American singer, actress, author and television personality Marie Osmond has made five appearances in feature films, seven appearances in television films, 22 appearances on television series, two stage productions, one video album has appeared in six music videos. Osmond made her debut screen appearance as a singer in the 1975 feature film Hugo the Hippo. In 1976, she and brother Donny co-hosted the television variety show Donny & Marie. The variety program lasted for three years. It was followed by her own variety show in 1980 called Marie, but it only lasted six episodes. Osmond followed it during the early 1980s with several television film roles. Among these was her portrayal of her own mother in the 1982 film Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family.
In 1995, Osmond returned to television with the sitcom Maybe This Time. Playing the role of Julia Wallace, the program lasted a total of 18 episodes. During this period, she transitioned into stage roles. Between 1994 and 1995, she portrayed Maria von Trapp in the traveling stage production of The Sound of Music. This was followed in 1997 where she made her Broadway debut in The King and I. In 1998, she reunited with her brother for a television talk show, also titled Donny & Marie. The program lasted two seasons and ran for 32 episodes.
Osmond continued to focus her attention on television during the 2000s. She was a judge on the 2006 reality show Celebrity Duets. She then participated in the 2007 season of Dancing with the Stars. Between 2012 and 2013, Osmond hosted her own talk show titled Marie, which ran for 150 episodes. Between 2019 and 2020, she served as a co-host of the television show Talk Show. Between 2019 and 2021, Osmond appeared in three television films, including A Fiancé for Christmas. In 2023, Osmond made an appearance as Countess von Frankurt in The Bold and the Beautiful.
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