Tall, slim and acerbic, this character actress worked as a fashion model in Europe in the '70s before turning to acting. After appearing in a number of stage productions in New York, she relocated to Hollywood. With her husky voice and crack comic timing, Malick was a more attractive, modern-day Eve Arden-type, who found her niche in sitcoms. Her six seasons as Brian Benben's neurotic but endearing ex-wife on
Dream On earned her four CableACE awards, and during her tenure, she popped up on other series, notably in a harrowing dramatic turn as a battered socialite on
NYPD Blue. In 1997 Malick graduated to regular network prime-time player on
Just Shoot Me, portraying a bitchy ex-model turned fashion editor, a role that earned her two Emmy nods. Although she made occasional forays onto the big screen, Malick remained a formidable small-screen presence, elevating subpar material (
Jake in Progress) and holding her own on classic shows (her stint as a lounge singer on
Frasier). Off screen, Malick leads a much more down-to-earth life, devoting much of her downtime to humanitarian causes and animal rights.
Wendie Malick Fast Facts:
- Worked for congressman Jack Kemp in her youth.
- Met her second husband while building homes for the poor in Mexico.
- Serves on the boards of the Humane Society and the Adopt-a-Family organization.
- Wendie Malick Relationships:
- Richard Erickson - Husband
- Gigi Malick - Mother
- Ken Malick - Father
- Mitch Glazer - Ex-husband
- Wendie Malick Awards:
- 1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- College:
- Attended Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH (BA in Theater, 1972)
