Marsha Cross was born on March 25, 1962, in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Being a child, Marsha's dream was to be an actress, so she set out to have a career in acting. Cross graduated from Julliard School in New York. Her career began in 1984, when Marsha Cross joined the cast of the daytime soap opera called The Edge of Night. Six months later, the show finished its 28-year run. The following year Marsha starred opposite Carroll O'Connor in the tv film Brass.
In 1986 she landed the lead role in Pros & Cons with Sheryl Lee Ralph. Marsha Cross was busy taking part in The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James with many famous figures in Hollywood - including June Carter Cash, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Marcia's career was looking up when she was cast as Kate Roberts in another daytime soap opera, One Life to Live, and played the part of Tanya in Another World. Marcia was seen opposite Tim Daly in the 1988 tear-jerker romance Almost Grown.
Almost Grown was a pilot version that was never picked up. Marsha Cross was then cast as Ruth Fielding in Bad Influence, a thriller where Cross had a part in. She joined the cast of Knots Landing - an incredibly famous nighttime soap opera in 1991. After a year, she left to do work on a new television series called Melrose Place.
