Actress Brenda Strong discusses the surprising ways fans recognize her, even from her voice, after portraying the beloved character Mary Alice Young in the Emmy-winning series 'Desperate Housewives'. Strong shares the humorous anecdote of a Starbucks encounter where a stranger called her name based on her voice alone. She reveals the challenges of maintaining privacy in the wake of such recognition and reflects on the enduring popularity of the show.
The actress and voiceover artist reveals to PEOPLE how she landed the part of Mary Alice Young in the Emmy-winning seriesColson Thayer joined PEOPLE in 2024 as an apprentice. He has previously contributed to Des Moines CITYVIEW Magazine and Iowa Public Radio.“I was standing in my local Starbucks on my way to work one day, and someone near me who wasn't really paying attention heard me order my tea,” Strong tells PEOPLE. “They immediately turned and said, ‘Mary Alice.
Although Strong’s voice eventually became synonymous with Young, she almost didn’t land the role. When the studio shot the initial pilot, Strong was filming another show so a different actress was cast in the role. The other show did not go past one season, so an opportunity opened up for the budding actress. to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“When I walked in, he said, ‘Don't worry, don't be nervous. We're not even going to look at you. We're all going to close our eyes. And just tell us a story,’ ” Strong retells. “And so I did, and he opened his eyes and he said, ‘Can you get out of this commitment in Montana?’ And I said, ‘I asked for an understudy.’ So I thought that was a good sign.”However, the voice of Young did not come naturally. “It’s definitely not my normal speaking voice.
“He said, ‘Why don’t you try dropping your voice down into your heart?’ ” Strong remembers. “As soon as I did that, what came out was not me commenting or kibitzing about my neighbors, it was me having an empathetic kind of point of view on the humanity of each of them and speaking to what’s underneath each of their hearts and what they were struggling with.” “Women are very, very much identifying with these archetypes,” she says.
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