Desc: Marie: Directed by Richard Crenna. With Marie Osmond, Ellen Travolta, Telma Hopkins, Zan Charisse. Marie Osmond stars in this sitcom pilot that aired on December 1, 1979 on ABC. Osmond plays Marie Owens, an aspiring dancer who moves to New York City to pursue her dream of being a Broadway star. She faces a series of comedic and dramatic challenges as a Midwestern transplant living in a big city.