Stepfanie Kramer

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Stepfanie Kramer
Born (1956-08-06) August 6, 1956 (age 68)
Los Angeles, California
EducationGraduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Honours First Americans in the Arts organization in 1995, 2002, and 2003
Website https://www.thestepfaniekramer.com/

Stepfanie Kramer (born August 6, 1956) is an American actress, writer, and singer-songwriter. She is probably best known for her role as the tough-minded detective, "Sgt. Dee Dee McCall," on the NBC TV series Hunter . [1] She has been nominated for an Emmy in Special Class Programming and won the Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress Award, honored by the First Americans in the Arts organization in 1995, 2002, and 2003. [1] She was voted one of the most beautiful women in television in 1988, through a national TV Guide poll of viewers. Kramer has written and directed for television and is also a singer.

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Biography

Kramer was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.

Professional life

Kramer's professional acting career started in the late 1970s, while she was still in school. She guest-starred in several television shows, such as Starsky & Hutch , Dynasty , Bosom Buddies , and Knots Landing . Kramer graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West, where she has later taught as a guest instructor. [1] In 1983, Kramer starred in the NBC sitcom We Got It Made in 1983. Her big break came in 1984, when she landed a starring role in Hunter, created by Stephen J. Cannell. [2] After a rough start, the show became an international hit, being broadcast for seven seasons. Kramer starred in six of them, a total of 130 episodes. [2] In an interview with Jay Leno in 1989, Kramer admitted that she had not believed the show would be as long-lived as it was. [3]

Already in 1986, Kramer said that she was working on a rock album with composer Mike Post, who had composed music for Hunter. She also announced that an album might be published the following year. [4] That never happened, but in 1990 Kramer announced her departure from Hunter. Although the press claimed it was to concentrate on her music career, [5] [ full citation needed ] Kramer said in a television news interview, "I have been most fortunate in that I've acted, written, and directed while on Hunter. It is time for me to move on to the next phase of my life, both professionally and personally."

Shortly after leaving Hunter, she began recording an album in England with producer Nils Lofgren. The album was never released. In 1992 Kramer married and moved to Colorado. Two years later she gave birth to a daughter. She continued to write music and star in successful made-for-TV movies and indie films. She is a trained mezzo soprano, [1] and showcased her musical abilities on several episodes of Hunter and on Bob Hope television specials. [5] Kramer's first album, One Dream, was released on October 12, 1999. The album contains ten adult contemporary songs. Most are original songs written by Kramer. [6] The Great American Song Book, her second album, came out early in 2008. [7] On it, Kramer covers 14 classic songs recorded live in a one-woman show which she performs on the road in various national performance venues. In 2008, she represented the U.S. by performing at the International Music Festival in Queretero, Mexico. [8] As a singer, she has performed around the globe.

Kramer has continued to work as an actress. After her departure from Hunter, she has appeared in several TV shows and movies. Her most notable movie projects include: Twin Sisters (1992), Beyond Suspicion (1994), The Dogwalker (1999) and The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006). She also reprised her role as Dee Dee McCall in the two Hunter television movies (2002 and 2003). [2] Due to their strong ratings, NBC attempted to bring the television show back, but unfortunately the 2003 revival was canceled after only nine episodes.

Kramer has teamed with writer David Chisolm to write feature films, as well as with Southwestern novelist Jann Arrington Wolcott to write a collection of short stories. [1] Kramer has also completed a book reading of the award-winning musical in New York, A Twist of Fate. She also was a special guest in the Los Angeles stage production of Menopause The Musical . [9]

Personal life

According to Kramer's official website, her daughter is the greatest production she has ever been involved in. [1]

Filmography

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  3. ↑ "Episode dated 21 September 1989". The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Season 25. 1989-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Episode dated 4 December 1986". The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Season 25. 1986-12-04.
  5. 1 2 "Channel 4 News". Channel 4 News. May 1990.
  6. ↑ "Stepfanie Kramer: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Welcome..." Retrieved 2008-03-30.
  8. ↑ "In Concert with Stepfanie Kramer" . Retrieved 2008-09-05.
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