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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 .

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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 .

Film

List of film appearances by Marie Osmond, showing all relevant details
TitleYearRoleRef.
Hugo the Hippo 1975Singer [1]
Goin' Coconuts 1978Marie [2]
The Velveteen Rabbit 1984The Nursery Magic Fairy/The Velveteen Rabbit [3]
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night 1998Queen Therese IV [4]
O Christmas Tree1999Star [5]

Television films

List of TV film appearances by Marie Osmond, showing all relevant details
TitleYearRoleRef.
The Gift of Love1978Beth Atherton [6]
Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family 1982 Olive Osmond [7]
Rooster Sister Mae Davis [8]
I Married Wyatt Earp 1983 Josephine "Josie" Marcus [9]
The Road Home for Christmas2019Cassie [10]
The Christmas Edition2020Melanie [11]
A Fiancé for Christmas2021Margaret [12]

Television series

List of television series appearances by Marie Osmond, showing all relevant details
TitleYearRoleNotesRef.
Donny & Marie 1976–1979Herself/television hostVariety show [13]
Marie1979Marie Owenstelevision pilot only [14]
Marie 1980–1981Herself/television hostSix episodes [14]
The Osmond Family Christmas Special1980Herself [15]
The Osmond Family Holiday Special1981Herself
The Love Boat 1982Maria RosselliEpisode: "The Arrangement" [16]
Rose Petal Place 1984Rose Petal [17]
Rose Petal Place: Real Friends 1985Rose Petal [18]
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Herself/television host [19]
Marie Osmond's Merry Christmas1986Herself/television host [20]
Maybe This Time 1995–1996Julia Wallace18 episodes [21]
Almost Perfect 1996Herself [22]
Donny & Marie 1998–2000Herself/television hostTalk show / variety. 32 episodes [14]
Diagnosis: Murder 1999Marie OsmondEpisode: "The Mouth That Roared" [23]
Movie Stars 2000HerselfEpisode: "Video Gurl" [24]
Celebrity Duets 2006Television host/judge [25]
Dancing with the Stars 2007Herself/contestant [26]
Teleflora presents America's Favorite Mom2008Herself/television hostMother's Day special. Co-host with brother Donny [27] [28]
Marie 2012–2013Herself/television host150 episodes [29]
The Talk 2019–2020Herself/television co-host [30]
Fantasy Island 2021Shaye Fury [31]
An Evening with Marie OsmondHerselftelevision concert special [32]
The Bold and the Beautiful 2023Countess Von Frankfurt [33]
The Drew Barrymore Show 2024Herself/guest co-host [34]

Stage

List of stage appearances by Marie Osmond, showing all relevant details
ProductionYearRole(s)NotesRef(s)
The Sound of Music 1994–1995 Maria von Trapp traveling stage production [35]
The King and I 1997 Anna Leonowens Broadway show [36]

Video albums

List of video albums, with other relevant details
TitleAlbum details
Marie Osmond's Merry Christmas [37]
  • Released: September 11, 2001
  • Label: Winstar
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
"There's No Stopping Your Heart"1985 Alan Osmond [38]
"I Only Wanted You"1987 [39]
"Like a Hurricane"1990 [40]
"True Love (Never Goes Away)"1992 [41]
"Music Is Medicine"2016 Alex Boyé [42]
"Then There's You" [43]

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