Marcia Anne Cross is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of the conservative housewife Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives from the year 2004 to 2012. For this role, she was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Marcia began her career on daytime soap operas such as The Edge of Night, Another World, and One Life to Live before moving to primetime television with a recurring role on Knots Landing. She starred as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1997. She also recurred as President Claire Haas on the ABC series Quantico.
