Sally Wheeler | |
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| Born | Sally Wheeler Maier[1] May 19, 1970 Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Queens University of Charlotte University of Florida Florida State University |
| Occupation(s) | Stage and television actress |
Sally Wheeler Maier (born May 19, 1970)[2] is an American stage and television actress. She is known for playing the role of "Carrie Moore" in the American sitcom television series Two of a Kind.[3]
Life and career
Wheeler was born in Winter Haven, Florida,[2] the daughter of Irving, a lawyer, and Carolyn Wheeler, a singer,[3][4] and has three brothers.[4] She first acted on stage at age nine.[3] She graduated from Winter Haven High School, and later attended Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. She also attended the University of Florida at Gainesville, where she earned a master's degree in drama and English, as well as earning a doctorate from Florida State University at Tallahassee.[5]
Wheeler began her career in New York, appearing in three commercials, an Off-Broadway play,[5] and a play titled Gypsy.[6] In 1998, Wheeler appeared in a new ABC sitcom Two of a Kind, playing the role of "Carrie Moore", a college student who was the babysitter of Mary-Kate and Ashley (Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen).[3]
After the series ended, Wheeler guest-starred in the television series Spin City.[1] She appeared in three soap operas, such as, Another World, As the World Turns (as "Wendy") and Guiding Light.[7] Wheeler also appeared on stage in Detective Story and Fiddler on the Roof, and As You Like It.[7] She performed at the Worth Street Theater Company, where she co-starred in the play In the Forest of Arden, playing the role of "Rosalind".[8] In 2008, Wheeler appeared in the comedy-drama TV series Lipstick Jungle, and in the police procedural series Blue Bloods in 2013.[2]
References
- 1 2 Sally Maier: Winter Haven Grad On 'Spin City' Today. February 7, 2001. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books.
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- 1 2 3 "Sally Wheeler". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Lucas, Michael (February 15, 1999). "'Two of a Kind's' Couple of First-Rate Second Bananas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- 1 2 Correction. August 13, 1998. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - 1 2 Couple, Daughter Tour With Singers. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Festival Focuses On Young Talent. March 29, 1999. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - 1 2 Michaels, Taylor (June 27, 1999). "'Kind' actress Wheeler involved with literacy". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 340. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Gates, Anita (July 29, 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; In the Forest of Arden, Look, the Rapper of Avon". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2022.