History Creator / WendieMalick

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actor and former model, best known for her roles as Judith Stone on ''Series/DreamOn'', for which she won four [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations), and Nina Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} nominations and won a UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}}. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian of Egyptian descent. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling for the Wilhelmina agency. Following this, she worked for Congressman Jack Kemp, then left D.C. to begin acting.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actor, best known for her roles as Judith Stone on ''Series/DreamOn'', for which she won 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations), and Nina Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp, then left D.C. to begin acting.

Her first recurring role was on the short-lived ''Trauma Center''. She was married twice, but had no children with either of her husbands. She turned sixty filming ''Series/HotInCleveland''. Malick auditioned for the role of [[Series/{{Cheers}} Diane Chambers]] (Diane happens to be her middle name). She's won a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy ''nominations'' for Best Supporting Actress.

!!Tropes about Malick
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Malick's distinctive voice has led to her having been a voice actor for almost as long as she has been an on-camera actor, from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' in 1999 to ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman''.
* HiddenDepths: When she made the transition from modelling to acting in the 1990s, she was cast mainly for her appearance (as in ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''). After being cast in the sitcom ''Series/DreamOn'', she displayed such a marked talent for comedy that the writers began to redraft scripts to accentuate it (which led to her [=CableACE=] nominations and wins). She later became a highly sought-after comedic actor.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's an animal rights activist and works to rehabilitate captured wild horses. In addition, she personally owns one cat, three dogs, and two horses, totaling six pets.
* {{Irony}}: She rescues mustangs in ''real'' life, yet in ''Racing Stripes'' she played an abusive trainer of ''domestic'' horses.
** Many of her roles in ''general'' are [[WitchWithACapitalB witches]], but [[BaitAndSwitchComment it wasn't until 2020 that]] [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse she played a witch with magic powers]].
* MeetCute: She met her husband while volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in Tijuana.
* SilverVixen: She's retained her good looks even as she's gotten older.

!!Filmography

* Film--Live-Action
** ''Film/Apollo11''- Pat Collins : Not to be confused with Apollo ''13''!
** ''Film/{{Bugsy}}''- Nameless Woman
** ''Film/{{Eavesdrop}}''- Laura
** ''Film/NorthShoreFish''- Shimma
** ''Film/PaperDolls''- Taylor
** ''Film/RacingStripes''
** ''Film/RichardLovely''
** ''Film/TheHill''-

* Live-Action TV
** ''Series/DreamOn''
** ''Series/JustShootMe''
** ''Series/{{Frasier}}''
** ''Series/HotInCleveland''
** ''Series/KateAndAllie''
** ''Series/ModernFamily''
** ''Series/AmericanHousewife''
** ''Series/TheRanch''
** ''Series/{{Reba}}''
** ''Series/TheStones''
** ''Series/WildCard''
** ''Series/BobHeartsAbishola''
** ''Series/YoungSheldon''

* WesternAnimation
** ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' (Beatrice Horseman)
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Bratz}}'' (Burdine Maxwell (Season 1))
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'' (Principal Dawn S. Folsom)
** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'' (Fenghuang)
** ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' (Beautiful Gorgeous)
** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewSchool'' (Chicha)
** ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' (Eda Clawthorne the Owl Lady)

* OlderThanTheyLook: She was born in 1950, but looks ten years younger than she is.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actor, best known for her roles as Judith Stone on ''Series/DreamOn'', for which she won 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations), and Nina Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

Her first recurring role was on the short-lived ''Trauma Center''. She was married twice, but had no children with either of her husbands. She turned sixty filming ''Series/HotInCleveland''. Malick auditioned for the role of [[Series/{{Cheers}} Diane]], which also is her middle name. She's won a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy ''nominations'' for Best Supporting Actress.

** Many of her roles in ''general'' are [[JustForPun witches]], but [[BaitAndSwitchComment it wasn't until 2020 that]] [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse she played a witch with magic powers]].

** Many of her roles in ''general'' are [[JustForPun witches]], but [[BaitAndSwitchComment it wasn't until 2020 that she played a witch with magic powers]].

** Many of her roles in ''general'' are [[JustForPun witches]], but [[BaitAndSwitchComment it wasn't until 2020 that she played one with ''superpowers'']].

* OlderThanTheyLook: She was born in 1950, but you can't tell that by her Website/IMDb profile picture.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: Malick's distinctive voice has meant she has been a voice actor for almost as long as she has been an actor, from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' in 1999 to ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman''.

* Live--Action-TV

** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' (Chicha)

* MixedAncestry: She's one fourth Egyptian on her father's side.

Her first recurring role was on the short-lived ''Trauma Center''. She was married twice, but had no children with either of her husbands. She turned sixty filming ''Series/HotInCleveland''. Malick auditioned for the role of [[Series/{{Cheers}} Diane]], which also is her middle name. Currently she's back at her ranch where she owns metal pig statues made out of recycled gas cans, ''[[JustForPun which]]'' is very ''[[JustForPun crafty]]''.
She's won a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy ''nominations'' for Best Supporting Actress. One of her charities is Adopt-A-Family, plus a ''National Enquirer'' article compared her to Mother Teresa, so [[TakeThat take ''that'']] fundamentalists!

Her [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse 2020 partnership]] with Creator/SarahNicoleRobles makes her the new Creator/MargaretHamilton.

Her 2020 partnership with Creator/SarahNicoleRobles makes her the new Creator/MargaretHamilton.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Judith Stone on ''Series/DreamOn'', for which she won 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations), and Nina Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

* HiddenDepths: When she made the transition from modelling to acting in the 1990s, she was cast mainly for her appearance (as in ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''). After being cast in the sitcom ''Series/DreamOn'', she displayed such a marked talent for comedy that the writers began to redraft scripts to accentuate it (which led to her [=CableACE=] nominations and wins). She later became a highly sought-after comedic actress.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Judith Stone on ''Series/DreamOn'', for which she won 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations), and Nena Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Judith on ''Series/DreamOn'', for which she won 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations), and Nena Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress, best known for her role as Judith on ''Series/DreamOn'', winning 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations) for her role, and for her role as Nena Van Horn on ''Series/JustShootMe'', for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress, best known for her role as Judith on ''Series/DreamOn'', winning 4 [=CableACE=] Awards (of five nominations) for her role. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

Her first recurring role was on the short-lived ''Trauma Center''. She was married twice, but had no children with either of her husbands. She turned sixty filming ''Series/HotInCleveland''. Malick auditioned for the role of [[Series/{{Cheers}} Diane]], which also is her middle name. Currently she's back at her ranch where she owns metal pig statues made out of recycled gas cans, ''[[JustForPun which]]'' is very ''[[JustForPun crafty]]''.

* HiddenDepths: When she made the transition from modelling to acting in the 1990s, she was cast mainly for her appearance (as in ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''). After being cast in the sitcom ''Series/DreamOn'', she displayed such a marked talent for comedy that the writers began to redraft scripts to accentuate it. She later became a highly sought-after comedic actress.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an American actress. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.

Her first recurring role was on the short-lived ''Trauma Center''. She was married twice, but had no children with either of her husbands. She turned sixty filming ''Series/HotInCleveland''. Malick auditioned for the role of [[Series/{{Cheers}} Diane]], which ironically is her middle name. Currently she's back at her ranch where she owns metal pig statues made out of recycled gas cans, ''[[JustForPun which]]'' is very ''[[JustForPun crafty]]''.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's an animal rights activist and works to rehabilitate captured wild horses.
** In addition, she personally owns one cat, three dogs, and two horses, totaling six pets.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: She's involved in at least three charities, although many of her characters are ''[[JustForPun witches]]''.

Wendie Diane Malick (born December 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York) is an actress born in Buffalo, New York. Her paternal grandfather was a Coptic Christian. She graduated from Williamsville South High School. In 1972 she graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and began modeling. Following this, Wendie worked for local congressman Jack Kemp. Malick then left D.C. to begin acting.