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Marcia (given Name)
Marcia () is a female given name of Italian origin, derived from Latin language, Latin meaning "dedicated to Mars (mythology), Mars". It is a female form of Marcius (family), Marcius. Marcy (other), Marcy/Marcie is a short form. Notable people and characters with this name include: People *Queen Marcia, legendary monarch of Britain *Marcia (mistress of Commodus) *Marcia (mother of Trajan) *Marcia (wife of Cato) *Marcia (vestal), Roman Vestal Virgin, Vestal *Marcia Anastasia Christoforides *Marcia M. Anderson, first African-American woman to attain major general in the United States Army Reserve *Marcia Andrade Braga, Brazilian military officer and peacekeeper *Marcia Angell, American physician and author *Marcia Ball, American blues singer and pianist *Marcia Sherlon Barnwell, Vincentian politician *Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British singer *Marcia Brown, American writer and illustrator *Marcia Ciol, Brazilian-American statistician *Marcia Clark, American prosecutor, auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Barrett
Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M. Early years Barrett was born in Saint Catherine Parish, British Jamaica; her parents brought her to Croydon, England in 1963. In the late 1960s she moved to Germany, where she joined a band and toured with Karel Gott and Rex Gildo. In 1971 she signed to Metronome Records and made her first record, "Could Be Love", written by Drafi Deutscher. At the same time she kept touring with such songs as " Son of a Preacher Man", " Oh Happy Day" and "Big Spender". Boney M. era In 1975 she joined Boney M., a group of models and dancers, to make discothèque and television performances of "Baby Do You Wanna Bump", a song recorded by record producer Frank Farian. The single was sold in the Benelux countries. When singer Claudja Barry left in early 1976, Barrett suggested a fellow Jamaican, Liz Mitchell, as replacement. Mitchell was a singer, and Farian engaged her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. Harden's breakthrough came in 1990 with the Coen brothers' film '' Miller's Crossing''. She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Pollock'' (2000) and '' Mystic River'' (2003), winning for her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the former. Her other notable film credits include '' The First Wives Club'' (1996), '' Flubber'' (1997), '' Space Cowboys'' (2000), '' Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003), and the '' Fifty Shades'' film series (2015–2018). Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in Tony Kushner's epic play '' Angels in America: Millennium Approaches''/'' Angels in America: Perestroika'' for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway in 2009 in Yasmina Reza's comedic play '' God of Carnage'', with her perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Gudereit
Marcia Gudereit (born September 8, 1965 as Marcia Schiml) is a Canadian curler. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she was part of Team Schmirler, the women's curling team that won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. This team is the only 3-time winner of the World Curling Championship (1993, 1994, 1997). After Sandra died, she remained in the team, now skipped by Jan Betker for whom she currently plays. She curls out of the Caledonia Curling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan and works as a systems analyst for The Co-operators. In 2000, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canada, it serves as a hall of fame and mu .... Not many people know that Marcia is ambidextrous. She writes with her left hand but curls with her right hand. External links * 1965 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949) is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single " Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall " Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of all time by a female reggae singer. Biography Born in West Kingston, Jamaica, Griffiths started her career in 1964, performing on stage with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires at the behest of Phillip James of The Blues Busters, who had heard her singing in her home neighbourhood.Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2012),Truly outstanding: Looking at the amazing career of Marcia Griffiths, ''Jamaica Observer'', 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.Marcia Griffiths Enjoys 50 Of The Best , '' |
Marcia Mitzman Gaven
Marcia Mitzman Gaven is an American actress from New York. Since studying at the High School of Performing Arts and the State University of New York at Purchase, she has appeared in many musicals during her career singing in both mezzo-soprano and soprano roles. Her Broadway debut came in 1979 when she played Betty Rizzo in '' Grease'', serving as the replacement for the original actress of the role. In the 1980s she appeared in the musicals ''The Rocky Horror Show'', ''Oliver!'', '' Zorba'', ''Nine'', '' Anything Goes'', ''Chess'', and '' Welcome to the Club'', and in the operas ''Brigadoon'', '' South Pacific'', and ''Sweeney Todd''. In 1992, Gaven played the character Mrs. Walker in a new production called '' The Who's Tommy'' at La Jolla Playhouse. The musical was a success, resulting in its move to Broadway in 1993. Gaven was praised by critics for her performance and received a Tony Award nomination in the " Best Featured Actress in a Musical" category. She eventually h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Gallo
Marcia M. Gallo (born ) is an American historian and author. She is professor emerita at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her 2016 non-fiction book, ''No One Helped'', won the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction and Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Nonfiction. Early life and education Gallo was born , in Wilmington, Delaware and has two younger brothers: Ed and Mike Maggitti. She attended St. Peter’s Cathedral School and Padua Academy, and graduated high school in 1969. Gallo took courses at San Francisco State University and eventually earned a degree from Holy Names University. She earned her doctorate in history from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) in 2004. Career Gallo began her career as a secretary working at DuPont. After marrying in 1973, she became a stay-at-home housewife for a short time before taking on a secretary position at Today, Inc. After moving to San Francisco in 1978, Gallo became a secretary for the American Civil Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Fudge
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for from 2008 to 2021. The district included most of the black-majority precincts between Cleveland and Akron. Following the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones in 2008, Fudge ran unopposed in the special election to replace Jones. She was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress. She considered running for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress but eventually announced she would back Nancy Pelosi. Then president-elect Joe Biden nominated Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on December 10, 2020. The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs advanced her nomination by a vote of 17–7 on February 4, 2021. She was confi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Falkender, Baroness Falkender
Marcia Matilda Williams, Baroness Falkender, CBE (''née'' Field; 10 March 1932 – 6 February 2019), also known as Marcia Falkender, was known as the private secretary for, and then the political secretary and head of political office to, UK Labour prime minister Harold Wilson. Background and early career Born Marcia Field in her parents' town of Long Buckby, there is an unconfirmed rumour that her mother was an illegitimate daughter of King Edward VII. Lady Falkender was educated at the independent selective Northampton High School and read for a BA in history at Queen Mary College, University of London. After graduating she became secretary to the general secretary of the Labour Party in 1955. In the service of Harold Wilson In 1956, Marcia Williams, as she was then known, became private secretary to Harold Wilson, Member of Parliament for Huyton, a position she retained until 1964, when she rose to be his political secretary and head of the political office in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Davenport
Marcia Davenport (Birth name, née Glick; June 9, 1903 – January 16, 1996) was an American writer and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mozart. Davenport also is known for her novels ''The Valley of Decision'' and ''East Side, West Side,'' both of which were adapted to film in 1945 and 1949, respectively. Early life and education Marcia Davenport was born Marcia Glick in New York City on June 9, 1903, the daughter of Bernard Glick and the opera singer Alma Gluck. Her family is of Romanian-Jewish descent. Around 1911, when Marcia was 8, her parents separated. Her mother remarried Efrem Zimbalist, a concert violinist. With Zimbalist as a step-father, Marcia had two half-siblings: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (who became an actor) and Maria Virginia Zimbalist Bennett. She described her childhood as very lonely, apart from music and books (she always knew she wanted to write). Her mother mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Cruz-Correa
Marcia Roxana Cruz-Correa (born March 14, 1969) is a Puerto Rican physician-scientist and gastroenterologist known for her work in gastrointestinal oncology, focusing on the genetics and prevention of gastrointestinal cancers. She is a professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and the executive director of the UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center. Early life and education Cruz-Correa was born in California on March 14, 1969. She attended the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), earning a B.S. in general science, graduating magna cum laude in 1990. In 1995, she completed her M.D. with honors at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. Following medical school, Cruz-Correa completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the same institution from 1995 to 1998. Her advanced training in gastroenterology took place at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology from 1998 to 2001. During this period, she als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcia Cross
Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American actress. She acted in daytime soap operas such as ''The Edge of Night'', ''Another World (TV series), Another World'', and ''One Life to Live'' before moving to primetime television with a recurring role on ''Knots Landing''. From 1992 to 1997, she starred as Kimberly Shaw on ''Melrose Place''. Cross played the role of the housewife Bree Van de Kamp on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2012), for which she was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She had a recurring role as President Claire Haas on the ABC series ''Quantico (TV series), Quantico''. Early life Marcia Anne Cross was born on March 25, 1962 in Marlbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
