As a child and a teenager, Marie Osmond endeared herself to an entire generation. That bond with her audience not only continued, but grew stronger through the years as Marie’s career blossomed into hit records, network television shows, Broadway musicals, movies of the week, world-wide concert tours, a top ten New York Times best selling book author, television commercials, lecture tours and an extremely successful Marie Osmond Collector Dolls business.

With all her successes over 40 years in the entertainment industry, Marie’s legion of fans now spans generations.

Marie was first thrust into the spotlight in 1963 on “The Andy Williams Show” when the host placed the three-year old on his lap and introduced her as “the youngest Osmond Brother.” She began to make a name for herself 10 years later when at 13 years of age she exploded onto the music charts (#1 country/#5 pop) with “Paper Roses,” marking the first time in country music history that a female artist debuted with a #1 record. Her first concert performance soon after was a sold-out date at Madison Square Garden alongside The Osmond Brothers, with whom she now performed, prompting the group’s name to be changed to The Osmonds. Barely a teenager, she garnered a gold record and Grammy nominations for 1974’s Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best New Artist.

After the Paper Roses album, she released In My Little Corner of the World (1974) and Who’s Sorry Now (1975). Among the many TV guest appearances she made, one featured a duet with her brother Donny of their #4 top selling pop record “I’m Leavin’ It All Up to You” and a guest hosting role with Donny. That, in turn, led to their weekly television variety series “The Donny & Marie Show” (1976-81). During the show’s run, because of her famous “Marie Cut” hairstyle and her stylish wardrobe and keen eye for fashion, she became recognized as a trend setter and a role model for women throughout the world.

In 1979, Marie starred in the Christmas Classic TV movie “The Gift of Love” with James Woods and Timothy Bottoms. Following that, she played the role of her mother Olive for the 1982 TV movie “Side By Side: The Story of the Osmond Family.” In 1983, she starred in the TV movie “I Married Wyatt Earp” with Bruce Boxleitner. She would later co-host the television series “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” (1985) and lend her voice-over and singing talents to children’s videos such as “The Velveteen Rabbit” (1985), “Rose-Petal Place: Real Friends” (1987), “Buster and Chauncey’s Silent Night” (1998) and “O’ Christmas Tree” (1998).