Sally Wheeler

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
Alma materQueens University of Charlotte
University of Florida
Florida State University
Occupation(s)Stage and television actress

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