Stacy Edwards

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Stacy Edwards
Born (1965-03-04) March 4, 1965 (age 60)
Alma mater Lou Conte Dance Studio
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active1986present
Known for In the Company of Men
Chicago Hope
Santa Barbara
Primary Colors
SpouseEddie 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).

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Career

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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986SubmissWomanShort film
1990 Spontaneous Combustion Peggy Bell
1993Private Lessons IIMrs. Cooper
1993 Relentless 3 Toni Keely
1993 Skeeter Mary Ann
1995The FearBecky
1996The CottonwoodDanielle 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
1997Men Seeking WomenJennifer
1997Tumbling AfterJill GatesShort 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 HoltonNominated — 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

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986-1988 Santa Barbara Hayley Benson CapwellSeries regular
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Daytime
1988 Jake and the Fatman Kimberley BauerEpisode: "I'll Be Seeing You"
1988Glory DaysTracy MoranTelevision film
1988 21 Jump Street Rebecca SandersEpisode: "Whose Choice Is It Anyway?"
1989 Valerie SaraEpisodes: "Boy Meets Girl" and "Boy Loses Girl"
1989 Dinner at Eight Paula JordanTelevision film
1989 L.A. Law Nicole CorryEpisode: "Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town"
1990 Quantum Leap Elisabeth SpokaneEpisode: "Animal Frat - October 19, 1967"
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Laurie BascomEpisode: "The Perfect Couple Mystery"
1990 Murder, She Wrote Officer Frances Xavier RawleyEpisode: "O'Malley's Luck"
1991 Sons and Daughters Lindy HammersmithSeries regular, 7 episodes
1992 The Hat Squad Brian's MotherEpisode: "Pilot"
1992 L.A. Law Sydney PetersEpisode: "Helter Shelter"
1995 Murder, She Wrote Elaine BrownEpisode: "Film Flam"
1995 Matlock Rachel BauerEpisode: "The Scam"
1996Innocent VictimsBarbara RichardsonTelevision film
1996 Pacific Blue Elaine WeinsteinEpisodes: "Pilot" and "Captive Audience"
1997 Silk Stalkings Mildred 'Millie' AustinEpisode: "callme@murder.com"
1998HoudiniBess HoudiniTelevision film
1997-1999 Chicago Hope Dr. Lisa CateraSeries regular, 44 episodes
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1998)
2001 The Fugitive Jenny ButlerEpisodes: "Jenny" and "Strapped"
2002 Without a Trace Emily MullerEpisode: "He Saw, She Saw"
2002 Touched by an Angel LorenaEpisode: "A Feather on the Breath of God"
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vickie WinstonEpisode: "Feeling the Heat"
2004 Cold Case Susan CardiffEpisode: "Resolutions"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Meredith RiceEpisode: "Head"
2004 Back When We Were Grownups BiddyTelevision film
2004 NCIS Commander Janice ByersEpisode: "Heart Break"
2004 House Lucy PalmeiroEpisode: "The Socratic Method"
2005 CSI: NY Debbie MontenassiEpisode: "Tanglewood"
2005 Numbers Gail HokeEpisode: "Sacrifice"
2006 Boston Legal D. A. CheliosEpisode: "The Ass Fat Jungle"
2006 Night Stalker Linda CalecaEpisode: "The Sea"
2006 Veronica Mars Stephanie DenenbergEpisode: "The Quick and the Wed"
2006 Standoff Cathy BarnesEpisode: "Circling"
2007 Criminal Minds Charlotte CutlerEpisode: "Ashes and Dust"
2007 Shark Gail BucknerEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"
2007 Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Diana BrawleyTelevision film
2007 Private Practice Maria WilsonEpisode: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Liz SinclairEpisode: "Bad Blood"
2008 Eleventh Hour Miss Catherine BonatelliEpisode: "Savant"
2008-2009 The Unit Marian ReedEpisodes: "Inquisition" and "The Spear of Destiny"
2009 Lie to Me Dr. Christina KnowltonEpisode: "Do No Harm"
2010 Hawthorne Mary DavisEpisode: "Picture Perfect"
2010 The Mentalist Concetta WaleEpisode: "Cackle-Bladder Blood"
2010 CSI: NY Grace TraversEpisode: "Damned If You Do"
2010 Terriers Beth / Elizabeth KomackEpisode: "Ring-A-Ding-Ding"
2011 Hawaii Five-0 Rebecca BrownEpisode: "Powa Maka Moana"
2011 Make It or Break It MusetteEpisodes: "The Buddy System" and "Life or Death"
2011 Harry's Law Corinne WatersEpisodes: "There Will Be Blood" and "Sins of the Father"
2011–2012 The Lying Game Annie HobbsRecurring role, 5 episodes
2012 Grey's Anatomy Kathleen WheelerEpisode: "The Girl with No Name"
2013 Castle Jessica BanksEpisode: "Watershed"
2014 How to Get Away with Murder Gretchen ThomasEpisode: "He Has a Wife"
2015 Shameless Laura SheltonEpisodes: "I'm the Liver" and "Rite of Passage"
2015Babysitter's Black BookBonnieTelevision film
2015 Rosewood Judy SandersEpisode: "Fireflies and Fidelity"
2016 Pure Genius Constance DurandEpisode: "Around the World in Eight Kidneys"
2017 The Fosters Deb BakerEpisode: "Dirty Laundry"

Awards and nominations

Awards
YearAwardCategoryProductionResult
1988 Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Daytime Santa Barbara Nominated
1997 Taormina Film Festival AwardTaormina 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
2001Video Premiere Award DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress Prancer Returns Nominated

References

  1. The New York Times Movies
  2. "Santa Barbara". capridge.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. Indiewire (9 January 1998). "Duvall's "Apostle" Nabs Most Nominations for 13 - Indiewire". Indiewire. Retrieved 8 August 2015.