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]

Sally Wheeler
Born
Sally Wheeler Maier[1]

(1970-05-19) May 19, 1970 (age 54)
Alma materQueens University of Charlotte
University of Florida
Florida State University
Occupation(s)Stage and television actress

Life and career

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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

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  1. ^ a b Sally Maier: Winter Haven Grad On 'Spin City' Today. February 7, 2001. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)  
  2. ^ a b c "Sally Wheeler". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Lucas, Michael (February 15, 1999). "'Two of a Kind's' Couple of First-Rate Second Bananas". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Correction. August 13, 1998. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)  
  5. ^ a b Couple, Daughter Tour With Singers. November 2, 1997. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)  
  6. ^ Festival Focuses On Young Talent. March 29, 1999. Retrieved December 23, 2021 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)  
  7. ^ a b 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.  
  8. ^ 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.
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