Stacy Edwards | |
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Born | Glasgow, Montana, U.S | March 4, 1965
Alma mater | Lou Conte Dance Studio |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Known for | In the Company of Men Chicago Hope Santa Barbara Primary Colors |
Spouse | Eddie Bowz (m. 1996) |
Stacy Edwards (born March 4, 1965) is an American actress. She appeared in a number of B movies before her breakthrough role in the 1997 black comedy film In the Company of Men , [1] for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. Edwards later had roles in films such as Primary Colors (1998), Black and White (1999), and Driven (2001), and was a regular cast member in the drama series Chicago Hope (1997–1999).
Edwards began her career on daytime television. She portrayed Hayley Benson on the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara from 1986 to 1988. (Julia Roberts had unsuccessfully auditioned for the role. [2] ) Edwards spent the following decade appearing in an episodes of television shows such as 21 Jump Street , Quantum Leap , L.A. Law , and Murder, She Wrote , and B movies include Relentless 3 and Skeeter . She also was regular cast member in the comedy-drama series Sons and Daughters in 1991.[ citation needed ]
In 1997, Edwards starred alongside Aaron Eckhart in the black comedy film In the Company of Men , for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. [3] She also starred in the drama series Chicago Hope as Dr. Lisa Catera for two seasons from 1997 to 1999. In 1998, Edwards appeared as Jennifer Rogers in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama film Primary Colors , playing the lesbian lover of Kathy Bates' character. She later co-starred in films Black and White (1999), The Bachelor (1999), The Next Best Thing (2000), and Driven (2001). She also starred opposite Johnathon Schaech in the 1998 television movie Houdini . As lead actress, she starred in Four Dogs Playing Poker and Mexico City in 2000.
During the 2000s and 2010s, Edwards had many guest-starring roles in various television shows, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , NCIS , House , Veronica Mars , Criminal Minds , Private Practice , The Mentalist , Hawaii Five-0 , Castle , Grey's Anatomy , How to Get Away with Murder , and Shameless . She also had a recurring role in the series The Lying Game from 2011 to 2012.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Submiss | Woman | Short film |
1990 | Spontaneous Combustion | Peggy Bell | |
1993 | Private Lessons II | Mrs. Cooper | |
1993 | Relentless 3 | Toni Keely | |
1993 | Skeeter | Mary Ann | |
1995 | The Fear | Becky | |
1996 | The Cottonwood | Danielle Rose | |
1997 | In the Company of Men | Christine | Taormina Film Fest Award for Best Actress Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress |
1997 | Men Seeking Women | Jennifer | |
1997 | Tumbling After | Jill Gates | Short film |
1998 | Primary Colors | Jennifer Rogers | |
1999 | Black and White | Sheila King | |
1999 | The Bachelor | Zoe | |
2000 | The Next Best Thing | Finn | |
2000 | Four Dogs Playing Poker | Holly | |
2000 | Mexico City | Mitch Cobb | |
2001 | Driven | Lucretia Clan | |
2001 | Prancer Returns | Denise Holton | Nominated — DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress |
2002 | Local Boys | Jessica Dobson | |
2002 | Joshua | Maggie | |
2002 | Speakeasy | Sophie Hickman | |
2007 | Superbad | Evan's Mom | |
2008 | Chronic Town | Emily | |
2013 | The Bling Ring | Marc's Mom | |
2014 | The Devil's Hand | Susan | |
2018 | Pretty Broken | Caroline Lou | |
2022 | Alex/October | Sara |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986-1988 | Santa Barbara | Hayley Benson Capwell | Series regular Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Daytime |
1988 | Jake and the Fatman | Kimberley Bauer | Episode: "I'll Be Seeing You" |
1988 | Glory Days | Tracy Moran | Television film |
1988 | 21 Jump Street | Rebecca Sanders | Episode: "Whose Choice Is It Anyway?" |
1989 | Valerie | Sara | Episodes: "Boy Meets Girl" and "Boy Loses Girl" |
1989 | Dinner at Eight | Paula Jordan | Television film |
1989 | L.A. Law | Nicole Corry | Episode: "Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town" |
1990 | Quantum Leap | Elisabeth Spokane | Episode: "Animal Frat - October 19, 1967" |
1990 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Laurie Bascom | Episode: "The Perfect Couple Mystery" |
1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Officer Frances Xavier Rawley | Episode: "O'Malley's Luck" |
1991 | Sons and Daughters | Lindy Hammersmith | Series regular, 7 episodes |
1992 | The Hat Squad | Brian's Mother | Episode: "Pilot" |
1992 | L.A. Law | Sydney Peters | Episode: "Helter Shelter" |
1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Elaine Brown | Episode: "Film Flam" |
1995 | Matlock | Rachel Bauer | Episode: "The Scam" |
1996 | Innocent Victims | Barbara Richardson | Television film |
1996 | Pacific Blue | Elaine Weinstein | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Captive Audience" |
1997 | Silk Stalkings | Mildred 'Millie' Austin | Episode: "callme@murder.com" |
1998 | Houdini | Bess Houdini | Television film |
1997-1999 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Lisa Catera | Series regular, 44 episodes Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1998) |
2001 | The Fugitive | Jenny Butler | Episodes: "Jenny" and "Strapped" |
2002 | Without a Trace | Emily Muller | Episode: "He Saw, She Saw" |
2002 | Touched by an Angel | Lorena | Episode: "A Feather on the Breath of God" |
2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vickie Winston | Episode: "Feeling the Heat" |
2004 | Cold Case | Susan Cardiff | Episode: "Resolutions" |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Meredith Rice | Episode: "Head" |
2004 | Back When We Were Grownups | Biddy | Television film |
2004 | NCIS | Commander Janice Byers | Episode: "Heart Break" |
2004 | House | Lucy Palmeiro | Episode: "The Socratic Method" |
2005 | CSI: NY | Debbie Montenassi | Episode: "Tanglewood" |
2005 | Numbers | Gail Hoke | Episode: "Sacrifice" |
2006 | Boston Legal | D. A. Chelios | Episode: "The Ass Fat Jungle" |
2006 | Night Stalker | Linda Caleca | Episode: "The Sea" |
2006 | Veronica Mars | Stephanie Denenberg | Episode: "The Quick and the Wed" |
2006 | Standoff | Cathy Barnes | Episode: "Circling" |
2007 | Criminal Minds | Charlotte Cutler | Episode: "Ashes and Dust" |
2007 | Shark | Gail Buckner | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | Diana Brawley | Television film |
2007 | Private Practice | Maria Wilson | Episode: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else" |
2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Liz Sinclair | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
2008 | Eleventh Hour | Miss Catherine Bonatelli | Episode: "Savant" |
2008-2009 | The Unit | Marian Reed | Episodes: "Inquisition" and "The Spear of Destiny" |
2009 | Lie to Me | Dr. Christina Knowlton | Episode: "Do No Harm" |
2010 | Hawthorne | Mary Davis | Episode: "Picture Perfect" |
2010 | The Mentalist | Concetta Wale | Episode: "Cackle-Bladder Blood" |
2010 | CSI: NY | Grace Travers | Episode: "Damned If You Do" |
2010 | Terriers | Beth / Elizabeth Komack | Episode: "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Rebecca Brown | Episode: "Powa Maka Moana" |
2011 | Make It or Break It | Musette | Episodes: "The Buddy System" and "Life or Death" |
2011 | Harry's Law | Corinne Waters | Episodes: "There Will Be Blood" and "Sins of the Father" |
2011–2012 | The Lying Game | Annie Hobbs | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Kathleen Wheeler | Episode: "The Girl with No Name" |
2013 | Castle | Jessica Banks | Episode: "Watershed" |
2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Gretchen Thomas | Episode: "He Has a Wife" |
2015 | Shameless | Laura Shelton | Episodes: "I'm the Liver" and "Rite of Passage" |
2015 | Babysitter's Black Book | Bonnie | Television film |
2015 | Rosewood | Judy Sanders | Episode: "Fireflies and Fidelity" |
2016 | Pure Genius | Constance Durand | Episode: "Around the World in Eight Kidneys" |
2017 | The Fosters | Deb Baker | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
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1988 | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Daytime | Santa Barbara | Nominated |
1997 | Taormina Film Festival Award | Taormina Film Fest Award for Best Actress | In the Company of Men | Won |
1998 | Independent Spirit Awards | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead | In the Company of Men | Nominated |
1998 | Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress | In the Company of Men | Nominated |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope | Nominated |
2001 | Video Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress | Prancer Returns | Nominated |
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