Marj Dusay

Raised in Russell, Kansas, the second of six children born to schoolteacher parents, Dusay married her childhood sweetheart, John Dusay. The couple had their two children while living in Kansas City, where she began her modeling career. They had two children: daughter Debra Marj Blocker, who became an actress (stage name Debra Dusay); and son Randall Joseph Dusay, who died of AIDS in 1993. John and Marj Dusay also had one grandchild, Deena Blocker, by their daughter and son-in-law, David Blocker.

She was featured in "VH1 and TV Guide's 100 Greatest Moments That Rocked TV" (Episode 2, #80-61) as the #74 entry, for the Square Pegs (1982) episode, Square Pegs: Muffy's Bat Mitzvah (1982), where she can be seen dancing to the music of rock band, Devo. TV Guide also featured this article in print for its "feature" section.

She made a special appearance in the October 2, 1971 segment of "Getting Together" as "Milton's mother".

Was a founding member of the late 1960s L.A. comedy improv troupe, "The Session", whose pioneer members included Rob Reiner (who formed the troupe), Richard Dreyfuss, Larry Bishop, David Arkin, Phil Mishkin, Richard Mishkin and Bobbie Shaw Chance.

She was an actress, known for Guiding Light (1952), All My Children (1970) and Star Trek: The Original Series (1966). She was married to Thomas Perine and John Murray Dusay.

Marj Dusay was born on February 20, 1936 in Hays, Kansas, USA as Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney.