😂 Fun Fact: Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) The show’s famous narrator, Mary Alice Young, played by Brenda Strong, spends almost the entire series speaking from beyond the grave. Interestingly, Brenda Strong originally auditioned for the role of Mary Alice in person — not knowing she’d barely be seen on screen. Despite her character dying in the first episode, she still became one of the longest-running voices on the show, narrating all 180 episodes. | Pickuplines & Memes