Early life

Malick was born Wendy Malick in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Gigi, a former model, and Ken Malick, who worked in sales. Her paternal grandfather was an Egyptian Coptic Christian; her other ancestry is French, German, and English. She graduated from Williamsville South High School.

Career

Early career

After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1972, Malick began fashion modeling for the Wilhelmina modeling agency. She left to work for Republican Congressman Jack Kemp. She soon left Washington, D.C., to pursue a career in stage and screen. She began working as an actress in 1982 in the film A Little Sex. In same year, Malick auditioned for the role of Diane Chambers in the NBC sitcom Cheers, but lost the part. She later was cast as regular in ABC medical drama series Trauma Center. The series was cancelled after single season. In the late 1980s, Malick began her career in television comedies. She had guest-starring roles on Kate & Allie, and played a supporting role in the 1988 film Scrooged as Bill Murray's sister-in-law.

Dream On and Just Shoot Me!

In 1990, Malick was cast in the HBO comedy series Dream On as Judith Tupper Stone, Brian Benben's neurotic but endearing ex-wife. She remained on this show until 1996, winning four CableACE Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. During Dream On years, Malick also acted in other television series, appearing in dramas, like NYPD Blue as a battered socialite in 1993, and well L.A. Law and Tales from the Crypt, and sitcoms, including Mad About You, Seinfeld, and Cybill. She also appeared in several television films, including Dynasty: The Reunion (1991), Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994), and Apollo 11 (1996). Malick starred in the 1999 Lifetime Television movie Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story, in which she played the dual roles of identical twin sibling advice columnists Ann Landers (Esther Lederer) and "Dear Abby" Abigail Van Buren (Pauline Phillips). As lead actress, she starred in the 1997 independent drama film Jerome.

In 1996, Malick starred as the lead character in her own comedy series, Good Company on CBS. The show was cancelled after only six episodes. In 1997, she began starring as Nina Van Horn, a shallow, boozing former supermodel on the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me!. She continued in this role until the show ended in 2003. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1999 and 2002, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 1999. She also guest-starred on The X Files in 1998. She starred in Disney's animated film The Emperor's New Groove as Chicha in 2000. In 2000, Malick was honored by Women in Film as A Woman of Vision, along with Tipper Gore, Gwen Ifill and Roseanne Barr.

In 2003, Malick joined the cast of Cheers spin-off Frasier, portraying Ronee Lawrence, a Seattle lounge singer (and Frasier's (Kelsey Grammer) childhood babysitter) who develops a relationship with Frasier's father, Martin Crane (John Mahoney). Eventually, her character would marry Martin in the series finale of the critically acclaimed program. Malick and Mahoney also both appeared in 1995 film The American President. In 2002, she starred opposite Shirley Jones and Cloris Leachman in the comedy film Manna from Heaven. She provided the voice of Principal Folsom for the Disney animated series Fillmore! until its end in 2004. In 2005 she co-starred in the Nickelodeon animated series The X's as Miss X. Malick.

Later career and Hot in Cleveland

From 2005 to 2006, Malick starred opposite John Stamos in the ABC comedy series Jake in Progress. Malick was to be part of the cast of the series Modern Men, but due to a Jake in Progress renewal, her role on Modern Men was recast with Jane Seymour. Both Jake in Progress and Modern Men were cancelled in 2006. Also in 2005, Malick starred as Clara Dalrymple in the movie Racing Stripes. In 2005 and 2006, she provided the voice of Burdine Maxwell in the animated series Bratz. In late 2006 and early 2007, she starred in another short-lived comedy series, Big Day on ABC. Starting in 2005, Malick did voice work on radio and television ads for Marshall's department stores. Malick guest-starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Law & Order in 2005. In film, she appeared in Waiting..., Adventureland, and Confessions of a Shopaholic as the instructor of the "Shopaholics Anonymous" group, Miss Korch.

In 2010, Malick was cast as Victoria Chase, a six-time-divorced, Emmy Award-winning soap opera star, in the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland, alongside Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli and Betty White. The series made ratings success for TV Land, and won generally favorable reviews from critics. In 2011, Malick was a promising contender for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category, though she did not receive a nomination. In 2012, she and the Hot in Cleveland cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. On November 17, 2014, TV Land announced season six would be the final season for show.

In April 2011, Malick became the celebrity spokesperson for Budget Rent a Car in a series of online and television ads. Malick starred in the 2013 Hallmark original movie After All These Years based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaccs.

After Hot in Cleveland, Malick landed the role in the CBS action comedy-drama series, Rush Hour based on the film franchise of the same name.

Personal life

Malick has been married twice: from 1982 to 1989 to actor and screenwriter Mitch Glazer, and since 1995 to Richard Erickson. She has no children. Through their charity, A Drop in the Bucket, she and Erickson support a medical center in the Congo and share an ongoing commitment to a women's shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. They live in the Santa Monica Mountains with three dogs, two horses and a cat. Malick is a pescetarian. She donates to Democratic political candidates, organizations and causes. Malick is on the board of directors of the Environmental Media Association, the board of advocates for Planned Parenthood and the advisory board of the Humane Society.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	How to Pick Up Girls!	Stephie
1979	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video	Herself
1982	A Little Sex	Philomena
1985	Private Sessions	Tippi	Television film
1988	Scrooged	Wendie Cross
1990	Funny About Love	Nurse Nancy
1991	Bugsy	Woman on Train
1991	Dynasty: The Reunion	Carol Marshall	Television film
1994	Madonna: Innocence Lost	Camille Barbone	Television film
1995	Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart	Sarah Powell	Television film
1995	The Return of Hunter	Pat Lafferty	Television film
1995	The American President	Susan Sloan
1996	Apollo 11	Pat Collins
1997	Just Add Love	Charlotte
1997	Trojan War	Beverly Kimble
1997	Perfect Body	Janet Bradley	Television film
1997	North Shore Fish	Shimma
1998	Divorce: A Contemporary Western	Terry
1998	Jerome	Jane
1999	Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story	Ann Landers / Abigail Van Buren	Television film
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Chicha	Voice
2001	Cahoots	Diane
2001	On Edge	Mildred Tilman
2002	Manna from Heaven	Inez
2003	Strange Frequency 2	Maggie	Segment: "Soul Man"
2004	Raising Genius	Nancy Nestor
2004	Stuck	Virginia	Short film
2005	Racing Stripes	Clara Dalrymple
2005	Waiting...	Monty's Mom
2005	The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove	Chicha	Voice
2006	Hello Sister, Goodbye Life	Barbara	Television film
2006	Brother Bear 2	Aunt Siqiniq	Voice
2006	Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion - Diamondz	Burdine Maxwell	Voice
2008	Eavesdrop	Laura
2008	Waiting for Yvette	Yvette	Short film
2008	Will You Merry Me?	Suzie Fine	Television film
2009	Adventureland	Mrs. Brennan
2009	Confessions of a Shopaholic	Miss Korch
2009	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	Tammy Selleck
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Dr. Rubin
2010	Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer	Vice-Principal Metz
2010	Knucklehead	Sister Francesca
2011	About Fifty	Kate
2011	What Happens Next	Elise
2012	Jewtopia	Marcy Marx
2013	After All These Years	Audrey	Television film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Saturday Night Live	Spectator	Episode: "Elliott Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts"
1982	One of the Boys	Joan	Episode: "One of the Boys"
1983	Trauma Center	Dr. Brigitte Blaine	Series regular, 13 episodes
1984	Paper Dolls	Taylor	Episode: "Pilot"
1984	Mike Hammer	Louise Jordan	Episode: "Too Young to Die"
1986	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Jennie Stetson	Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1987	Highway to Heaven	Donna Burke	Episode: "Unfinished Business"
1988	Supercarrier	Dr. Susan Layden	Episode: "Deadly Enemies"
1988	The Highwayman		Episode: "The Hitchhiker"
1988	Hunter	Paula Banyon	Episode: "Boomerang" Season 4, Episode 19
1985-1989	Kate & Allie	Claire	5 episodes
1989	Anything But Love	Alice	Episodes: "Burning the Toad" and "This Is Not a Date"
1989	The Ed Begley Jr. Show	Carol Hobart	TV pilot
1989	Christine Cromwell	Trudy Baron	Episode: "Easy Come, Easy Go"
1989-1994	Baywatch	Gayle Buchannon	Recurring role, 7 episodes
1990-1991	The Fanelli Boys	Becky Goldblume	3 episodes
1991	MacGyver	Cindy Finnegan	Episode: "Obsessed"
1992	Civil Wars	Claudia Bentel	Episode: "Dirty Pool"
1992	The Human Factor	Dr. Finnola Keefe	Episode: "Between the Sheets"
1993	NYPD Blue	Susan Wagner	Episodes: "Brown Appetit" and "True Confessions"
1993	Family Album	Mrs. Gordon	Episode: "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call"
1993	Love & War	Dr. Kelly	Episode: "I Got Plenty of Nothing"
1994	L.A. Law	Laura Schoen Russianoff	Episode: "Finish Line"
1994	The Commish	Nancy Lambert	Episode: "Nancy with the Laughing Face"
1994	Viper	Iris Nevelson	Episode: "Firehawk"
1994	Mad About You	Carol	Episode: "The Ride Home"
1994	Tales from the Crypt	Rita	Episode: "In the Groove"
1995	Dweebs	Alix	Episode: "The Bad P.R. Show"
1995	Seinfeld	Wendy	Episode: "The Kiss Hello"
1995	Cybill	Judy	Episode: "Cybill with an 'S'"
1996	Champs	Barb	Episode: "A Match Made at Seven"
1990-1996	Dream On	Judith Tupper Stone	Series regular, 119 episodes
1996	Good Company	Zoe Hellstrom	Series regular, 6 episodes
1996	Goode Behavior	Dr. Stephanie Krienberg	Episode: "Goode Feelings"
1996	Mr. Rhodes	Lenore Green	Episode: "Looking for Mrs. Goodbar"
1996	The Single Guy	Dr. Cornick	Episode: "New Year"
1997	Boston Common	Lauren Stone	Episode: "To Bare Is Human"
1997	Life's Work	Olivia McClure	Episode: "Dates"
1998	The X-Files	A.D. Maslin	Episode: "The Beginning"
1998	Batman Beyond	Dr. Price	Episode: "Joyride", voice
2001	Strange Frequency	Maggie Stanton	Episode: "Don't Stop Believing"
2002	Ozzy & Drix	Sticky Flagella	Episode: "Strep-Finger", voice
2002	Kim Possible	Elsa Cleeg	Episode: "Kimitation Nation", voice
2003	Oliver Beene	Mrs. Darcel	Episode: "A Day at the Beach"
1997-2003	Just Shoot Me!	Nina Van Horn	Series regular, 148 episodes
2002-2004	Fillmore	Principal Folsom	16 episodes, voice
2003	My Life with Men	Emily Zebrowski	TV pilot
2003-2004	Frasier	Ronee Lawrence	Recurring role, 10 episodes
2004	The Stones	Gail	Episode: "She Ain't Heavy, She's My Sister"
2004	Wild Card	Melanie St. John	Episode: "A Felony for Melanie"
2004	Reba	Sadie	Episode: "Van's Agent"
2004	Father of the Pride	Victoria the Tiger	5 episodes, voice
2004	American Dragon: Jake Long	Aunt Patchouli	Episode: "Adventures in Troll-Sitting", voice
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Donna Eiger	Episode: "King Baby"
2005	Law & Order	Defense Attorney Dressler	Episode: "Dining Out"
2003-2005	The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	Beautiful Gorgeous	Episodes: "My Big Fat Spy Wedding", "The League of Villains", "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion"
2005	Out of Practice	Lois Turner	Episode: "The Wedding"
2005-2006	Jake in Progress	Naomi Clark	Series regular, 21 episodes
2005-2006	The X's	Mrs. X	6 episodes, voice
2005-2006	Bratz	Burdine Maxwell	Voice
2006-2007	Big Day	Jane	Series regular, 12 episodes
2006-2007	Emperor's New School	Chicha	4 episodes, voice
2008	The Hill	Senator Lowell	TV pilot
2008	'Til Death	Dr. Friedman	Episode: "Sob Story"
2009	The Ex List	Fiona Bloom	Episodes: "Daphne's Idealized Wedding" and "The Spark"
2009	Pushing Daisies	Coral Ramora	Episode: "Kerplunk"
2010	True Jackson, VP	Libby Gibbils	Episode: "Saving Snackleberry"
2010	The Life & Times of Tim	Publishing House Executive	Episode: "London Calling/Novelist", voice
2010-2015	Hot in Cleveland	Victoria Chase	Series regular, 128 episodes
2011	All My Children	Victoria Chase	This was a crossover between Hot In Cleveland and All My Children, in which Malick played Victoria Chase playing Gertie Stein.
2011-2015	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Fenghuang	Voice; episodes: "Owl Be Back", "Crane on a Wire", "A Stitch in Time", "The First Five"
2013	Bubble Guppies	Officer Meranda	Voice
2014-present	BoJack Horseman	Beatrice Horseman	Voice
2014	Ultimate Spider-Man	Norma Osborn/Green Goblin	Season 3 Episode: "Spider-Verse Part 1", voice
2015	Rush Hour	Captain Cole	Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1992	CableACE Award	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Dream On	Won
1993	CableACE Award	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Dream On	Won
1994	CableACE Award	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Dream On	Won
1995	CableACE Award	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Dream On	Nominated
1996	CableACE Award	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	Dream On	Won
1999	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Just Shoot Me!	Nominated
1999	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Just Shoot Me!	Nominated
2000	Women in Film Lucy Award	Lucy Award		Won
2001	Satellite Award	Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy	Just Shoot Me!	Nominated
2002	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Just Shoot Me!	Nominated
2007	Gracie Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	Big Day	Won
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Hot in Cleveland	Nominated
2013	Gracie Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Hot in Cleveland	Won

Charities

Wendie Malick supports the following charitable causes: Environment, Animals.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]