Sally Wheeler

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Sally Wheeler
Born
Sally Wheeler Maier [1]

(1970-05-19) May 19, 1970 (age 54)
Alma mater Queens University of Charlotte
University of Florida
Florida State University
Occupation(s)Stage and television actress

Sally Wheeler Maier (born May 19, 1970) [2] is an American stage and television actress. She is known for playing the role of "Carrie Moore" in the American sitcom television series Two of a Kind . [3]

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Life and career

Wheeler was born in Winter Haven, Florida, [2] the daughter of Irving, a lawyer, and Carolyn Wheeler, a singer, [3] [4] and has three brothers. [4] She first acted on stage at age nine. [3] She graduated from Winter Haven High School, and later attended Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. She also attended the University of Florida at Gainesville, where she earned a master's degree in drama and English, as well as earning a doctorate from Florida State University at Tallahassee. [5]

Wheeler began her career in New York, appearing in three commercials, an Off-Broadway play, [5] and a play titled Gypsy. [6] In 1998, Wheeler appeared in a new ABC sitcom Two of a Kind , playing the role of "Carrie Moore", a college student who was the babysitter of Mary-Kate and Ashley (Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen). [3]

After the series ended, Wheeler guest-starred in the television series Spin City . [1] She appeared in three soap operas, such as, Another World , As the World Turns (as "Wendy") and Guiding Light . [7] Wheeler also appeared on stage in Detective Story and Fiddler on the Roof, and As You Like It. [7] She performed at the Worth Street Theater Company, where she co-starred in the play In the Forest of Arden, playing the role of "Rosalind". [8] In 2008, Wheeler appeared in the comedy-drama TV series Lipstick Jungle , and in the police procedural series Blue Bloods in 2013. [2]

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