The L Word
Showtime (ended 2009)
Cast & Crew
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Rachel Shelley
Helena Peabody (Season 2+)
Born in Swindon but raised in London, Rachel's big break came when she was featured in a long-running series of popular TV adverts in the UK. Some of her successful movies include Photographing Fairies with Ben Kingsley and Everybody Loves Sunshine with David Bowie. For her performance in Laggan she also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film. She joined The L Word after the show's first season, playing Helena Peabody, the daughter of multi-millionaire art collector Peggy Peabody. Although playing quite a negative character, she became very popular with the show's audience.moreless -
Pam Grier
Kit Porter
The reigning queen of the 1970s blaxploitation genre, Pam Grier was born May 26, 1949, in Winston-Salem, NC. An Air Force mechanic's daughter, she was raised on military bases in England and Germany. During her teen years the family settled in Denver, CO, where at the age of 18, Grier entered the Miss Colorado Universe pageant. Named first runner-up, she attracted the attention of Hollywood agent David Baumgarten, who signed her to a contract. After relocating to Los Angeles, Grier struggled to mount an acting career, and worked as a switchboard operator at the studios of Roger Corman's American International Pictures. Finally, with Corman's aid, she made her film debut in the 1970 Russ Meyer cult classic Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, followed by an appearance in Jack Hill's 1971 cheapie The Big Doll House. For several years, Grier languished virtually unnoticed in grindhouse fare like 1971's Women in Cages and 1973's Arena (aka Naked Warriors) before winning the title role in Hill's 1973 action outing Coffy. Playing a nurse seeking vengeance against the drug dealers responsible for her sister's descent into heroin addiction, Grier immediately rose to the forefront of the so-called "blaxploitation" genre, a group of action-adventure films aimed squarely at African-American audiences. Portraying the 1974 superheroine Foxy Brown, she became a major cult figure, as her character's fierce independence, no-nonsense attitude, and empowered spirit made her a role model for blacks and feminists alike. At the peak of her popularity, Grier even appeared on the covers of Ms. and New York magazines. Her films' often racy content also made her a sex symbol, and additionally she posed nude for the men's magazine Players. Successive action roles as gumshoe Sheba Shayne in 1975's Sheba, Baby and as the titular reporter Friday Foster further elevated Grier's visibility, but fearing continued typecasting she shifted gears to star opposite Richard Pryor in the fact-based 1977 auto-racing drama Greased Lightning. She did not reappear onscreen for four years, resurfacing to acclaim in 1981 as a murderous prostitute in Fort Apache, the Bronx; however, no other major roles were forthcoming, and she spent much of the decade appearing on television and in straight-to-cable features. A major role in the 1988 Steven Seagal action hit Above the Law marked the beginning of a comeback, and after appearing in 1993's Posse, Grier starred with fellow blaxploitation vets Jim Brown, Richard Roundtree, and Fred "the Hammer" Williamson in 1996's Original Gangstas, a throwback to the films of the early '70s. In 1997, the actress' career resurgence was complete with the title role in Jackie Brown, written in her honor by director and longtime fan Quentin Tarantino. Grier's tough, sexy portrayal of a jaded flight attendant earned praise from critics far and wide, as well as the promise of steady work. She could subsequently be seen in films ranging from the indie comedy Jawbreaker (1999), in which she had a supporting role as a detective, to Jane Campion's Holy Smoke (1999), which cast her as the girlfriend and assistant of deprogrammer Harvey Keitel, to Bones (2000), a horror film that saw Grier playing the girlfriend of a murdered man (Snoop Dogg) who comes back from the dead to wreak vengeance on his killers. ~moreless -
Leisha Hailey
Alice Pieszecki
Leisha Hailey (born July 11, 1971) is a musician and actress. She was born in Okinawa, Japan and grew up in Bellevue, Nebraska. She came out as a lesbian as a teenager and moved to New York City where she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1991. She formed the rock duo The Murmurs with her former classmate at the academy Heather Grody and played gigs in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and East Village. During the 1990s the band moved to Los Angeles, released several albums and toured with Lilith Fair. Their biggest album Blender included a collaboration with Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Gos; in addition, several of the songs were produced by k.d. lang, Hailey's significant other for several years. Hailey was also the inspiration for lang's 2000 album Invincible Summer. By 2001 Hailey and Grody changed the name of their duo to Gush. As an actress, she had a bit part in the 1997 coming out episode of Ellen which starred Ellen DeGeneres. She also appeared in the 1997 film All Over Me , and had a recurring role in television commercials for Yoplait . She made her television series debut on Showtime's The L Word.moreless -
Erin Daniels
Dana Fairbanks (Season 1-3)
Erin Daniels graduated from Vassar College and moved to New York to pursue a career in entertainment. She began doing theatre, appearing in several off-Broadway productions including, Stars. She soon began landing guest-star roles On such shows as Law & Order. Soon she moved to Los Angeles and had a recurring on the controversial comedy, Action, that was followed by guest shots on The Outer Limits, Philly, and Jack & Jill. Daniels has also appeared in films such as House of 1,000 Corpses and One Hour Photo. Daniels won the 2002 Emerging Actor Award at the St. Louis International Film Festival.moreless -
Mia Kirshner
Jenny Schecter
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she is a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Her father, Sheldon, a journalist for The Canadian Jewish News, was born in a displaced person camp in Germany in 1946. He met her mother, Etti, a Bulgarian Jewish refugee who is a teacher, in Israel. Kirshner has a younger sister.
In 1993 she played a dominatrix in Denys Arcand's movie Love and Human Remains. She won a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. The year after, she starred in Atom Egoyan's Exotica yet another time showing her talents as an actress. Her performance in Exotica won her a Cannes Critics Choice Award.
After working for a decade in film and television, Kirshner became well known when she starred in the first three episodes of 24 as a bisexual terrorist Mandy, in 2001. She returned for a cameo appearance in the last episode of the second season, when she attempted to assassinate President David Palmer. Kirshner returned for the last episodes of the show's fourth season in 2005.
She is also a main cast member of Showtime series The L Word, where she plays Jennifer 'Jenny' Schecter, a sexually confused fiction writer.
Mia Kirshner studied Russian literature and 20th century movie industry at McGill University in Montreal.
In 2006, Kirshner starred in the third season of The L Word as Jenny Schecter. She also starred in Brian De Palma's movie The Black Dahlia, alongside Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank, playing the young actress Elizabeth Short, who was horrifically murdered in 1947.
She also has a book, I Live Here. In the book, woman and children refugees, from dangerous places such as Chechnya, Juarez (Mexico) and Africa tell their disturbing life stories.moreless -
Laurel Holloman
Tina Kennard
Laurel Holloman, actress, was born on May 23rd, 1971, into the politically liberal town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Laurel is the youngest of her clan, and was very shy until she began acting in her late teens. Laurel went to College for a year, before moving to Chicago. There, Laurel worked at the Piven Theatre Workshop, and studying at the British American Dramatic Academy. It was at this point in her life that Laurel decided to be a full-time actress. Laurel studied with John Lynn in L.A., and then was in David Orr's independent film Blossom Time. In 1994, Laurel moved to NYC, and began acting off-Broadway, for productions such as 'Equus', 'Night Swim', and 'The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'. Laurel's first film break came in 1995, playing Randy Dean in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love. In just eleven short years, Laurel has been featured in over twenty-five films. From 2001 to 2002, Laurel played the re-occuring role of Justine on Angel, seeking solace in vengeance, for the demise of her twin sister. In 2004, Laurel took on the role of Tina Kennard, on the television show The L Word. Laurel Holloman married production designer Paul Macherey in July of 2002. Laurel's daughter Lola was born in November of 2004. Laurel Holloman currently stars in Showtime's The L Word.moreless -
Janina Gavankar
Eva "Papi" Torres (Season 4)
Janina Gavankar is an American actress and musician of Indian and Dutch descent. She has had roles on two supernatural series: True Blood and The Gates. In addition to her TV roles Gavankar has also appeared in a number of music videos.
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Jennifer Beals
Bette Porter
A thin, naturally attractive brunette with a personable smile and the brains to match her beauty, actress Jennifer Beals was virtually propelled to overnight stardom and fashion icon status with her energetic performance in director Adrian Lyne's 1983 dance drama Flashdance. Though her career would suffer a slight setback when it was revealed that Beals didn't perform all of her own dance moves in the sleeper hit, the talented actress would endure to make something of a comeback in the late '90s. A Chicago native who was traveling in Europe when her publicist called her for a New York audition that the filmmakers were pitching as a "female Saturday Night Fever," Beals booked the first flight back to the states and, despite the presence of thousands of other eager young actresses, somehow managed to stand out from the crowd to impress producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Beals' only other film work to that point was as an extra in 1980's My Bodyguard, so it was quite a gamble to cast a virtual unknown in the lead. This was especially true, given that, days before the film's premiere, Paramount Pictures sold off 25 percent of the film; however, the gamble paid off and Flashdance became nothing less than a cultural phenomenon. With ripped, oversized sweaters adorning teenage girls nationwide, it seemed as if Beals had the cinematic world at her fingertips -- and then the bottom dropped out. When it was later revealed that Beals impressive moves weren't entirely her own, audiences felt betrayed (as if action stars really do all of their own stunts) and subsequently protested the burgeoning actress without taking into consideration that she was the dramatic core of the film. Opting to continue her education at Yale immediately following Flashdance's production, roles in such efforts as The Bride (1985) and Split Decisions (1988) were squeezed in during Beals' summer breaks. Though neither effort did much to forward Beals' career, the actress would continue to appear in such quirky, low-budget efforts as Vampire's Kiss (1989) and Blood and Concrete (1991) moving into the 1990s. Beals was married to director Alexandre Rockwell in 1986, and in 1992 she would appear opposite Steve Buscemi and Seymour Cassel in Rockwell's comedy drama In the Soup. If the majority of the 1990s found Beals relegated to mostly unseen independents, high-profile roles in such acclaimed efforts as Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), and The Last Days of Disco (1998) proved without a doubt that the now-established actress certainly had the skills and endurance to maintain a successful screen career. Though the early years of the millennial turnover may have found Beals on shaky cinematic ground with such efforts as Jim Wynorski's Militia and the tiresomely derivative sequel Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (both 1990), her reputation as something of an independent darling would solidify with roles in such critically acclaimed indies as The Anniversary Party (2001) and Roger Dodger (2002). Despite her divorce from Rockwell and remarriage to another man unassociated with the film business, Beals would later turn up in the Rockwell-directed comedy 13 Moons (again opposite Buscemi), while preparing for roles in such upcoming features as Runaway Jury and Break a Leg (both 2003). In 2004 Beals took a turn as a lesbian in the made-for-cable series The L Word. In her spare time Jennifer Beals is an avid photographer. Jennifer Beals is biracial, with an African-American father (deceased since she was 10) and an Irish mother. She is a graduate of Yale University.moreless -
Karina Lombard
Marina Ferrer (Season 1)
Karina Lombard is the daughter of Nupree Lightfoot, a Lakota Sioux Indian medicine woman, and Henry Lombard, the Swiss-Russian heir to a Geneva banking dynasty. She was born in beautiful Tahiti and would later move about the world with her father. While growing up Karina attended private boarding schools and lived throughout Europe, learning many languages along the way.
Into young adult hood Karina relocated to New York, and started a career in modeling with the assistance of photographer Bruce Weber. Her training at the Strasberg Institute and the Actors Studio was the key in preparing Karina for several stage performances.
Karina has been on the big screen, but her roles have been small but memorable. However on the small screen Karina has taken viewers by storm with her acting in a Showtime Original Series. And now the USA Network is graced with her presence on the hit original series The 4400.moreless -
Katherine Moennig
Shane McCutcheon
Katherine Moennig preferred climbing trees and skateboarding to playing with tea sets as a tomboy growing up in Philadelphia, PA. The daughter of a Broadway dancer mother and a violin maker father, Moennig was primed to perform at an early age. She first stepped on stage at 10 years old in a Children's Theatre Workshop production of Winnie the Pooh and opted to expand the experience by writing and directing an improvised version of Pooh with a friend. The duo performed their original production at Philadelphia's Free Library.
She continued doing school productions before moving to New York and entering the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Within two months of graduation, she landed an apprenticeship at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival and acquired a wealth of experience working behind the scenes. During a second stint at Williamstown, she appeared in a production of Shakespeare's As You Like It. She made her television debut as the elusive Jake Pratt in Young Americans, a girl masquerading as a boy at the all-male Rawley Academy.
Katherine won a central role in a music video for the Canadian band Our Lady Peace just prior to landing her first television series with Young Americans. She also auditioned for Boys Don't Cry (1999). In her leisure time, the young actress enjoys sleeping late, spending time with friends and walking around New York City.
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Eric Mabius
Tim Haspel (Season 1)
Eric Mabius was born in Pennsylvania of Irish and Austrian descent. Mabius began his career in 1995 with Welcome to the Dollhouse, an art-house movie which starred Heather Matarazzo, followed by I Shot Andy Warhol in 1996. Before his film career took off, Mabius went to Sarah Lawrence College some time in the early nineties learning about film and other artistic aspects. Mabius was also involved in The Crow franchise on more than one occasion: He auditioned for a role as one of Top Dollar's henchmen in the 1993 original Crow and played Alex Corvis in The Crow: Salvation, the third installment. Mabius' biggest film role to date is his role as a cop in Resident Evil. In television, Mabius has appeared on series such as The O.C. (in 2005), and was part of the cast of The L Word in its first season (2004), returning for an episode in each of the second and third seasons. He currently (Autumn 2006) is featured in the TV series, Ugly Betty, which stars America Ferrera (produced by Salma Hayek and based on a Colombian telenovela called "Betty, La Fea" - "Ugly Betty").moreless -
Dallas Roberts
Angus Partridge (Season 3-4)
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Rose Rollins
Tasha Williams (Season 4+)
This amazing actress was born in Berkeley, California on April 30, 1978. She has been featured in several movies such as The Thoughts Of You, Mission: Impossible 3, Something New, 13 Moons and Undisputed. She is now in the great show The L Word as a lesbian named Tasha Williams who is a marine. She has also been in multiple shows such as In Justice, Dr. Vegas and The West Wing.moreless -
Eric Lively
Mark Wayland (Season 2)
Eric was born and raised in a small town outside of Atlanta, Georgia. He has 3 sisters and a brother: Jason Lively, Lori Lively, Robyn Lively and Blake Lively. His father is actor-producer Ernie Lively. His mother is talent manager Elain Lively. Eric attended the LA County High School for the Arts. After graduating high school at the age of 15, he moved to New York to study Photography, at Parsons School of Design. He began working as a model and was not seriously pursuing acting. After shooting the Abercrombie and Fitch campaign, Casting director Joseph Middleton (an old family friend) tracked Eric down in NYC and cast him inAmerican Pie (1999) which forced him back to Los Angeles. Photography has always been Eric's true passion. Though he's thankful for his good fortune as actor, shooting photos is not just a hobby with Eric. His photographs of actors and models are seen all around the world. In order to keep the careers separate he nom de photographique. He resides in his photo studio on the beach in Los Angeles and also his second favorite home, New York City.moreless -
Daniela Sea
Moira/Max Sweeney (Season 3+)
Daniela Sea is an American musician, performance artist, former circus juggler, and last but not least an actress. Sea grew up in Malibu, California, raised by her artist/surfer/hippie parents. She has been in different punk music coalitions, studied improve theater and traveled throught Europe & Asia, through Turkey she hitchhiked, and traveled with a circus in Poland as a fier juggler. She has lived in India for eight months as a man.
When she came back to America, and New York, Sea decided to act again, and she gave an audition tape to a friend who worked on the L word and was called to Los Angeles for an audition, and got the role!moreless -
Marlee Matlin
Jodi Lerner (Season 4+)
Marlee, who burst onto the scene years ago with her performance in the feature film Children of a Lesser God (for which she won an academy award), has continued to build her resume ever since. Like any celebrity, Matlin's personal life is grist for the press. ParentTime did an interview with Matlin. Earlier, the pregnancy and birth of her daughter was reported in People magazine. Matlin has already appeared in numerous films, but it is her television roles that have most increased awareness of Matlin in the hearing world. Most recently she appeared in E.R. as a sign language instructor, and her Reasonable Doubts program was popular when it was on the air. Her starring role on Reasonable Doubts earned her an appearance on the cover of Deaf Life magazine. Another of her popular television programs was Picket Fences. Marlee currently stars opposite Martin Sheen, Jimmy Smits and Bradley Whitford as pollster, Joey Lucas, on NBC's Emmy Award winning series, "The West Wing." She has also guest-starred on numerous shows including NBC's "Sweet Justice" with Cicely Tyson, as well as Showtime's anthology series "The Outer Limits." Marlee starred in HBO's original feature, "Dead Silence," opposite James Garner and starred in the Showtime Original feature, "Freak City," opposite Jonathan Silverman and Natalie Cole. Marlee also guest starred on HBO's Emmy Award-winning series, "The Larry Sanders Show," ABC's comedy "Spin City." Marlee received her third Emmy Award nomination for her work on ABC's "The Practice" and starred in the ABC telefilm, "Kiss My Act." Despite being well-known and having a track record as an actress, Matlin has had difficulty obtaining the roles she wants -- she wants to play characters that just happen to have a hearing loss -- and is creating her own projects. She has her own production company, Solo One. Lifetime Television has aired one of her projects, "Where The Truth Lies." With hearing impairment as common as it is, Hollywood casting directors must be awfully short-sighted if hearing impaired people are not getting more film roles. **excerpted from About.com and Marlee Matlin official site**moreless -
Sarah Shahi
Carmen de la Pica Morales (Season 2-3)
Sarah Shahi was born in Grapevine, Texas on January 1980, two years after her family left her native Iran, due the 1979 Islamic Revolution. As her last name "Shahi" suggests, she is a descendent of Fath Ali Shah of the Qajar Dynasty, who ruled Iran from 1797 to 1834. Shahi combines beauty with intelligence, as she is bilingual in English and Persian, studied science and was a member of the National Honor Society. While studying at The Southern Methodist University, she became a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys for the years, 1999-2000. During her cheerleading experience, she graced the covers of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Calendar and of Muscle and Fitness Magazine. She even travelled to the troubled Balkans in January 2000, as part of a USO tour to perform for US soldiers engaged in operations in Kosovo. She guest starred on episodes of Maybe It's Me, and Spin City and regularly guest stars as Jenny on the ABC show Alias. Asked what her great ancestor Fath Ali Shah would have thought of her career, she said, "I think he'd probably be pleased and happy of the advancements I have made." Her fans would agree.moreless -
Lucia Rijker
Dusty
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Brian Markinson
Aaron Kornbluth
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Kristanna Loken
Paige Sobel
Kristanna Loken (full name - Kristanna Sommer Loken) was born on October, 8th, 1979. She is the daughter of Chris Loken - the actor and the writer - and former model Rande Loken. Kristanna has a sister, Tanya Loken, who is 16 years older than her. She was born in a small provincial town near New York on a fruit farm "Love Apple", constructed under her father's project. Kristanna studied in both public and private schools, her free time she spent on dancing, singing, and actor's art. Kristanna was an excellent student, diligent and hardworking, that has played a considerable role in her future as an actor. 15 year old Kristanna decides to follow in her mother's foot steps and like her adult sister Tanya, she became a model. She signs a contract with enough prestigious firm "Elite". Her first role was in a soap opera As the World Turns in 1994, that did not bring her huge popularity. On TV she appeared in shows such as Philly, Law & Order, Sliders, etc. She got her first main role in Mortal Kombat: Conquest, where she played "Taja". Continuing to earn a reputation, Loken hopes to become well-known to the whole world. Living under the motto: "Trust and follow the dream", she managed to get a role in the third Terminator film - Rise of the Machines. Kristanna's last main roles were in the movies BloodRayne and Ring of the Nibelungs and more recently she became more well known for starring in the TV series Painkiller Jane.moreless -
Cybill Shepherd
Phyllis Kroll
Few women in the past three decades have lit up the American imagination like Cybill Shepherd. From wholesome beauty queen to captivating cover girl, from heartbreaking movie star to one of television's most beloved comediennes, and from nave sex kitten to liberated, political spokeswoman, Cybill has imbued these roles with an indomitable spirit that has made her, a female icon to an entire generation. In her hilarious, gutsy, and insightful memoir, Cybill Disobedience: How I Survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood, Hollywood, and the Irrepressible Urge to Say What I Think (Harper Collins), she tells her remarkable story as only she canwith humor, pathos, and in insatiable lust for life. From 1995-1998 she starred as "Cybill Sheridan," in the CBS sitcom "Cybill" where she played a forty-something actress trying to keep her career afloat in an industry that worships youth. This ground breaking show poked fun at topics such as plastic surgery, menopause, sex in your 40's, divorce and grandmotherhood. Serving as Executive Producer, Cybill was also involved in the editing, casting and script development for the show. Last year Cybill hosted the one-hour television program "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus", inspired by John Gray's best selling book by the same name. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Shepherd won 'Model of the Year' in 1968 from Stewart Models and has appeared on the covers of Life, Vogue, Glamour and People among others. She made her film debut in 1971 in the highly acclaimed "The Last Picture Show," which led to starring roles in "The Heartbreak Kid," "Taxi Driver," "Daisy Miller," "Alice, Married To It," "Once Upon a Crime," Texasville" and "Chances Are" just to name a few. Shepherd's theatrical experience include starring roles in "Shot in the Dark," "The Seven Year Itch," "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," "Lunch Hour," "Vanities" and "Picnic." For television, Shepherd has starred in the series "Yellow Rose," "Moonlighting" and has hosted the Emmy and Golden Globe awards. In addition to winning four Golden Globe Awards for best actress in a television comedy, she won four People's Choice Awards and was honored with Bruce Willis as "Woman and Man of the Year in Broadcasting" by the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. Shepherd has starred in numerous acclaimed television productions, including "Journey of the Heart," "While Justice Sleeps," "Baby Brokers," "There Was A Little Boy," "Stormy Weathers" (which she also executive produced) "Which Way Home for TNT," the mini-series "The Long Hot Summer" and "Telling Secrets." Additionally, Shepherd executive produced, co-wrote and starred in "Memphis," based on Shelby Foote's novel September, September. Cybill started singing with her church choir at age eight, and began studying voice at sixteen. She has performed sold out concerts around the world blending rock, blues, ballad and standards as well as her own compositions. She has recorded nine albums, including "Cybill Getz Better" with Stan Getz, "Vanilla" with Phineas Newborn Jr., "Somewhere Down the Road" featuring a title cut with Peabo Bryson, "Cybill Does It To Cole Porter," "At Long Last Love," "Talk Memphis to Me," and "Songs from the Cybill Show".moreless -
Holland Taylor
Peggy Peabody
Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor is a veteran of film, television and theater. Her feature-film credits include Legally Blonde, Keeping the Faith, Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, The Truman Show, George of the Jungle, One Fine Day, To Die For, Steal Big, Steal Little, How to Make an American Quilt, Alice, She's Having a Baby, Jewel of the Nile, Key Exchange, Fame and Romancing the Stone.
Taylor's television credits include Baby Bob, on CBS, The Practice, for which she won an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actress, The Naked Truth, Bosom Buddies and The Powers That Be. Her other television credits include the television movies A Walton Wedding, Counterfeit Contessa, The Case of Dr. Willis, Concealed Enemies and People Like Us. Taylor has also guest-starred in Ally McBeal, ER and Veronica's Closet.
Taylor's numerous theater credits include The Devils, Butley, Breakfast with Les and Bess, Moose Murders, Murder Among Friends, Something Old, Something New and We Interrupt This Program. She also performed in the world premieres of Cocktail Hour, Drinks Before Dinner, Children, Fashion, Colette and Love Letters.
Taylor was born in Philadelphia and lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is January 14.
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Anne Ramsay
Robin
Anne was born and raised in Southern California. Anne grew was inspired by Barbra Streisand's performance in the feature film "Funny Girl," which led her to study theater at UCLA. After graduating with a B.A. degree in theater, Anne landed her first professional role in an industrial film. However, it was her work in The Continuum, an acting group of fellow UCLA alumni, which provided her first real break into professional acting. Their 1987 production of "Waiting," which she co-wrote, won the group acclaim and Ramsay an agent.
Anne recently appeared on an episode of the hit TV show, "Chicago Hope." Ramsay also guest stared in several TV shows, such as the NBC drama "A Year in the Life," "Booker," "Wolf," "Hunter," "Duet" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation," among others, including a regular stint on the series "Doctor, Doctor," playing a nutty psychiatrist.
Anne is best known for her protrayal of Lisa Stemple, Helen's Hunt's fun-loving sister on the hit TV show, "Mad About You."
Anne Ramsay's movie credits include "Action" with Gene Hackman, "Critters 4," "The Taste of Hemlock," "Unfinished Business" and the highly successful "A League of Their Own," in which she played the first baseman.moreless -
Jane Lynch
Joyce Wischnia
Actress Jane Lynch isn't exactly a leading lady, but she's okay with that. Known for her supporting roles in such films as The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and several Christopher Guest-directed pictures, Jane is still trying to get her name recognized long after everyone knows her face. A Second City alumni, Jane is also no stranger to the small-screen with starring roles on such television series as Lovespring International, Showtime's The L Word, and Criminal Minds on CBS. Jane can currently be seen in the FOX series Glee. Jane currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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Malaya Rivera Drew
Adele Channing
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Michael Tomlinson
Franklin
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Lauren Lee Smith
Lara Perkins
Model-turned-actress Lauren Lee Smith, most known for playing Emma DeLauro on Mutant X, Lara Perkins on The L Word, and Riley Adams on CSI, spent her childhood constantly traveling the globe with her family. Due to the demands of her step-dad's work as a documentary filmmaker, Lauren has lived in parts of Europe and Central America. At age 14, her family settled in Los Angeles, California where she was noticed by a fashion scout and eventually began a career in modeling. But even then, she had her heart set on acting, already performing in theater productions. Lauren worked as a model throughout her teens until at 19, she landed her film feature debut with a bit part in Get Carter (2000) which starred Sylvester Stallone and Rachael Leigh Cook. In the years that followed, Smith had several guest-starring and recurring roles on television shows such as USA Network's The Dead Zone, FOX's Dark Angel, MTV's 2gether, and the syndicated series Mutant X, where she starred as a Mutant X member who had extraordinary emotional telepathic abilities. She is also famed for playing Christy Huddleston, the young and feisty Cutter Gap schoolteacher, in the made-for-TV movie adaptations of the Catherine Marshall novels. Her more popular films include Lie With Me (2005), Art School Confidential (2006) with John Malkovich, The Last Kiss (2006) with Scrubs' Zach Braff and The O.C.'s Rachel Bilson, and Pathology with Heroes' Milo Ventimiglia. Between 2004 and 2006, Lauren would play the recurring character of sous-chef Lara Perkins on the Showtime drama The L Word. In 2008, she caught her major television break as she was tapped to portray Level 2 Crime Scene Investigator Riley Adams in the popular CBS crime procedural drama CSI. Smith's character was brought in following the departure of Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) and Warrick Brown (Gary Dourdan) from the unit.moreless -
Alicia Leigh Willis
Cindi
Alicia was born in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Her birthday is March 1st. She was the third child in a family of six; dad (David), mom (Leigh), older sister, Kimberly, older brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Tiffany. From an early age her parents knew she was destined for a career as an actress. The entire family was working on Neil Simon's Slugger's Wife in Atlanta when the cast and crew broke for lunch. For a short moment Alicia got lost in the shuffle only to be found at the lunch table sitting in the lap of the film's star, Michael O'Keefe, and chatting away with Neil Simon. Later that year she had her first speaking role in a Bank Commercial working along side her father. More commercials and modeling jobs followed as the family became more and more involved in the acting business. Alicia also found her second passion in life around this time, soccer. Her mom was constantly taking all four children to auditions and sporting events. In 1986 the family decided to make the move out west to Los Angeles and pursue the Hollywood dream. Dad managed to find work right away but slowly Alicia and her siblings decided to concentrate on their sports and school activities rather than acting. Alicia became a very accomplished soccer player at the club level and in high school. She also developed as a powerful hitter in club volleyball. It wasn't until her junior year in high school that Alicia rediscovered her earlier love for the camera. At an open call for a Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercial she wowed the director with her volleyball skills beating out several hundred girls for the principal role. For three years you could see her playing beach volleyball with Tony the Tiger all over the television. This led to a new agent and shortly thereafter, a recurring role as Corey Conway on the hit series 7th Heaven. In her senior year at Laguna Beach High School she was being recruited to play college soccer by several Division 1 schools. She had to make a choice. Although she loved her soccer and had been playing since the age of five she knew her future was waiting for her in Hollywood. She and her dad began studying together at South Coast Repertory Theater and she gave up her soccer career to concentrate on her acting. After graduating from high school she moved to Los Angeles and soon began guest starring in TV Sitcoms and landing small film roles. In December of 1998 NBC's Another World came to Los Angeles looking to cast the role of Alli Fowler. Alicia auditioned twice, flew to New York for a screen test, and within two weeks of the initial call was moving to the Big Apple to begin work on one of televisions oldest daytime shows. Her head was spinning as she adjusted to the demanding work schedule and to her new home in Greenwich Village. She quickly became part of the family in Bay City and fell in love with the cast and crew of Another World. She also came to love New York City and after a whirlwind six months was devastated to find the show canceled after thirty five years on the air. In spite of it's brevity, it was the most wonderful experience in her short acting career and she learned more than she could have hoped for working with such talented people in front of and behind the camera. Alicia now resides in Los Angeles and is thrilled to be part of the talented cast of ABC'S General Hospital, the show in which she began her work as Courtney Matthews, in December of 2001moreless -
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