The actress Wendie Malick was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1950 and
attended Ohio Wesleyan University, from which she graduated in 1972.
The 5-foot, 10-inch beauty was a Wilhelmina model in the 1970s, giving
it up to go to work for Buffalo-area Congressman
Jack Kemp. She quickly left
Washington, DC, behind to act in the theater.
She appeared as Judith Tupper Stone in the early 1990s on the HBO
comedy Dream On (1990) for which she
won four CableACE Awards as Best Actress in a Comedy Series. Malick has
proved a gifted comedienne with great comic timing and reached the
height of her career as one of the stars of the sitcom
Just Shoot Me - Redaktion durchgeknipst (1997). Malick
was hilarious as the beautiful fashion editor Nina Van Horn, a neurotic
and pretentious ex-model struggling with middle age. For her work on
the series, Malick won a Golden Globe and two Emmy Award nominations as
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
On television, she has also had regular roles in the series
Trauma Center (1983) and
Good Company (1996) and
recurring roles on
New York Cops: NYPD Blue (1993),
Alles außer Liebe (1989),
Baywatch - Die Rettungsschwimmer von Malibu (1989),
Kate & Allie (1984), and
Frasier (1993). She also starred in
several made-for-TV movies, including
Paper Dolls (1982),
Der Denver-Clan: Die Entscheidung (1991)
and Erfolg um jeden Preis (1997).
She also starred in
North Shore Fish (1997)
on cable TV, based on a role which she originated on stage. Malick's
work has included roles in the movies
Hallo, Mr. President (1995),
Die Geister die ich rief... (1988), and
Bugsy (1991). With her distinctive voice,
she is in high demand for voice-over work.
