Stephanie Dunnam

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Stephanie Dunnam
Born (1959-03-28) March 28, 1959 (age 64) [1]
Oak Harbor, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present

Stephanie Dunnam (March 28, 1959) is an American actress.

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Life and career

Dunnam was born in Oak Harbor, Washington. [1] A daughter of weapons officer on the USS Midway on an American air base in Japan, she began her acting career in theater. [2] In 1982, Dunnam made her big screen debut appearing in the action film Silent Rage and later was featured in the made-for-television movie Miss All-American Beauty . She appeared in the 1983 horror film, Play Dead opposite Yvonne De Carlo. Later in 1983, she was cast as one of lead characters in the CBS prime time soap opera, Emerald Point N.A.S. as Kay Mallory Matthews. The series was canceled after 22 episodes in 1984. [3] [2] Later in 1984, Dunnam starred opposite Stefanie Powers in the eight-hour CBS miniseries, Mistral's Daughter based on Judith Krantz's 1982 novel of the same name, as Theodora 'Teddy' Lunel, the daughter of Powers' character. [4]

Dunnam made guest appearances in a number of television series, including Magnum, P.I. , Scarecrow and Mrs. King , Moonlighting , Frasier , Home Improvement , Murder, She Wrote , Chicago Hope , ER , The Practice and Boston Public . [5] From 1987 to 1988 she played Karen Atkinson in the ABC prime time soap opera, Dynasty appearing in ten episodes.

Dunnam performed on Broadway tours of The Heidi Chronicles and The Sisters Rosensweig . [6] She also performed in other stage productions, off-Broadway and regional theater, include The School for Scandal , The Master Builder , The Lady's Not for Burning , The Rivals , The Importance of Being Earnest , Lost Highway , Cat's Cradle , An American Daughter , The Grapes of Wrath , Happy Days and The Lion in Winter . [7] [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 DeYoung, Bill (November 22, 2019). "Meet Stephanie Dunnam, freeFall's feisty Eleanor of Aquitaine - St Pete Catalyst". St Pete Catalyst - Your seat at the table.
  3. ↑ Schemering, Christopher (1987). The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (2nd ed.). Ballantine Books. pp. 98–99. ISBN   0-345-35344-7.
  4. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1984/09/23/mistrals-mushy-daughter/bfbbd050-ccd9-48a9-a0b4-175e1df9f63e/
  5. ↑ "Spotlight on Stephanie Dunnam". Dallas News. November 18, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Stephanie Dunnam – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  7. ↑ "Stephanie Dunnam | LATW". latw.org.
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