At age 19, Marie appeared as a dancer in the musical Cosmopolis by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto in Japan.

[citation needed] When she returned to Los Angeles, she was spotted at a club by Toni Basil, the dance choreographer for David Bowie, and she was hired for the Glass Spider Tour in 1987.

Other television and film credits include Early Edition, Dirty Dancing, Selena, Spin City, and Ally McBeal.

In 2001, Marie starred in the comedy-drama film Tortilla Soup alongside Héctor Elizondo, Jacqueline Obradors, and Elizabeth Peña.

[citation needed] In the same year, she appeared in an ad for PETA, encouraging people to spay and neuter their pets.