Ashley Crow

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Ashley Crow
Born
Ashley Diane Crow

(1960-08-25) August 25, 1960 (age 63)
Education University of Alabama
Auburn University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouses
Bill Shanks
(m. 1988;div. 1993)
Children Pete Crow-Armstrong

Ashley Diane Crow (born August 25, 1960) is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Sandra Bennet on the television show Heroes .

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Life and career

Crow was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to Mountain Brook, Alabama at the age of nine. She attended the University of Alabama and then graduated from Auburn University in 1982, where she was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. [1]

Crow first appeared in a minor role on the U.S. soap opera Guiding Light in the 1980s, followed by a longer role as Beatrice McKechnie on As the World Turns . She later co-starred with Parker Stevenson in the short-lived science fiction TV series Probe . Since then, she has appeared in guest roles on various television shows, including Dark Angel , Everybody Loves Raymond , Touched by an Angel , Party of Five , Nip/Tuck , and The Mentalist . She had a major recurring role on Heroes as Sandra Bennet, wife of Primatech operative Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman).

Her roles in film include appearances in Minority Report , Little Big League , and The Good Son , among others.

Crow's first husband was actor Bill Shanks, who was a castmate on As the World Turns . They divorced in 1993. Crow is now married to fellow Heroes cast member Matthew John Armstrong, who played the role of Ted Sprague. She has one son, Pete Crow-Armstrong, who was selected 19th overall in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets and added to the big league roster of the Chicago Cubs September 11, 2023.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 The Good Son Janice Evans
1994 Little Big League Jenny Heywood
1995 True Crime RoxanneVideo
1999The Cracker ManGloria Turner
2002 Minority Report Sarah Marks
2004Catalina ViewSusanShort film
2013Little ParadiseAunt Laura
2014 Cake Stephanie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986–1987 As the World Turns Beatrice McCollTV series
1987 The Equalizer Samantha ChesboroughEpisode: "In the Money"
1988 Probe Michelle CastleMain role (7 episodes)
1990Blue BayouMorgan FontenotTV film
1990Kojak: None So BlindDebbie HogarthTV film
1991 A Woman Named Jackie Lee Bouvier Radziwill Episode: "The Bouvier Years"
1991 Final Verdict Belle RogersTV film
1991 Law & Order Mrs. Jenna KealeyEpisode: "Renunciation"
1992 Middle Ages Cindy Nelson CooperMain role (6 episodes)
1993Final AppealDolores BrodyTV film
1994 Because Mommy Works Claire FormanTV film
1996 Champs Linda McManusMain role (12 episodes)
1996Never Give Up: The Jimmy V StoryPamTV film
1996Dark AngelAnna St. CyrTV film
1996 Touched by an Angel JocelynEpisode: "Groundrush"
1996 Early Edition Nikki PorterEpisode: "Gun"
1999Cracker: Mind Over MurderLinda BensonEpisode: "Best Boys"
1999 Turks GinnyMain role (13 episodes)
1999 Silk Hope NatalieTV film
1999 Everybody Loves Raymond Jennifer WhelanEpisode: "The Sister"
2000Going HomeMegTV film
2000 Party of Five Beth ColtEpisode: "All's Well..."
2001 Dark Angel TrudyEpisode: "Haven"
2002 Strong Medicine Christine HedleyEpisode: "Discharged"
2003 Dragnet Alice KerianEpisode: "The Silver Slayer"
2004 Nip/Tuck JudgeEpisode: "Joel Gideon"
2004 American Dreams Sister Mary AgnesEpisodes: "Long Shots and Short Skirts", "Charade"
2006–2010 Heroes Sandra Bennet Recurring role (41 episodes)
2009 The Mentalist Chief Elaine BrodyEpisode: "Blood Brothers"
2010 In Plain Sight JanineEpisode: "No Clemency for Old Men"
2010 Grey's Anatomy Linda CotlerEpisode: "Shock to the System"
2011–2012 The Secret Circle Jane BlakeRegular role (11 episodes)
2014 Supernatural MamaEpisode: "Alex Annie Alexis Ann"

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References

  1. "Biography for Ashley Crow". IMDb.com .