Marcia Ann Burress, who has appeared on dozens of TV shows including mad men, how i met your mother and Grace and Frankie She, who lived for three decades in Hollywood, died Sunday in Matthews, North Carolina, her family said. She was 85 years old.
Buress is also known for playing Mrs. Claus opposite Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard, and John Wheeler (as Santa) in two of Hallmark’s beloved holiday movies, 2004. Santa is looking for Mrs. Claus and its sequel in 2005, Get to know Santa Claus.
Over the years, Burress has appeared in everything from The story of Maxwell’s slap, Overtime, Seventh Heaven, Will and Grace, Gilmore Girls, Freezer, monk and It’s always sunny in Philadelphia to King of Queens, My name is Earl, Scrubs, Bones, Criminal Minds, Gray’s Anatomy, Angie Tribeca and Young Sheldon.
She has also worked in films including Rob Reiner Rumor has it … (2005), Sofia Coppola Bling ring (2013) and Izzy gets fucked across town (2017).
Marcia Hoffman was born on November 25, 1940 in Manila, Philippines. After performing in school plays and studying drama at William & Mary, she moved to New York and worked in musical theatre, commercials and soap operas before moving to California.
Survivors include her daughters, Jennifer and Diana. her brothers-in-law Douglas and James; Her grandchildren, Grant and Talon. her brothers, Fred (and wife Judy) and Greg (Jane); And her sister Toni.
Her husband of 52 years, Joe Burris, who spent two decades as a business executive at NBC, died in January 2020 at the age of 83.
They met in New York, and he taught her “how to play golf, which became a cornerstone of their relationship and a favorite way to spend time with their daughters,” her family said. “Family lore has it that their ideal rhythm was simple and sacred: church, golf, lasagna, repeat — the way they happily spent most Sundays.”
“She has never admitted that she is over 39,” they added.
A private family service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday at Salisbury National Cemetery in North Carolina. Online condolences may be made here.
