Brandy Ledford

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Brandy Ledford
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Brandy Ledford in July 2016
Born
Brandy Lee Ledford

(1969-02-04) February 4, 1969 (age 54)
Other names
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1981–present
Known forDoyle on Andromeda
Spouse(s)Damian Sanders (divorced)
(m. 1998;div. 2004)
Children1

Brandy Lee Ledford (born February 4, 1969) is an American actress, model and Penthouse magazine's 1992 "Pet of the Year". She played the role of Desiree on Modern Family , starred as Dawn Masterton on Baywatch Hawaii , and Doyle in the science fiction television series Andromeda .

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Career

In addition to Andromeda [3] and Baywatch Hawaii, [4] Ledford also starred in the SciFi Channel series The Invisible Man [5] and the critically acclaimed Whistler , [6] for which she was nominated for two Best Actress awards, at the Leo Awards [7] and Gemini Awards. [8] [9]

Personal life

Ledford was born in Denver, Colorado. [10] In the early 1990s she was married to snowboarder Damian Sanders, and appeared in Critical Condition and Snowboarders in Exile as herself. She was married to Martin Cummins, [11] with whom she has a child. As of 2020, she is married. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Indecent BehaviorElaine Croft
1993 Demolition Man Fiber Op Girl
1994 National Lampoon's Last Resort Mermaid
1995Killing for LoveCelena
1996Irresistible ImpulseHeather McNeillVideo
2000 My 5 Wives Blanche
2001 Zebra Lounge Wendy Barnet
2001 Rat Race Vicky
2004 Ice Men Renee [13]
2006FractureCandyVideo short

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The George Carlin Show TammiEpisode: "George Runs Into an Old Friend"
1994 Silk Stalkings Tamara KnightEpisode: "Vengeance"
1995 Married... with Children BrandiEpisode: "The Naked and the Dead, But Mostly the Naked"
1995 High Tide Sandra PeckEpisode: "The Grind"
1995 Walker, Texas Ranger Lisa BurnsEpisode: "Point After"
1995 The George Wendt Show KikiEpisode: "My Brother, the Albatross"
1996 Pier 66 Alex DaviesTelevision film
1996 Panic in the Skies! Charlene DavisTelevision film
1997–1998 Fast Track Mimi ChandlerMain role [14] [15]
1998 The Outer Limits Elana ChomskyEpisode: "Nightmare"
1998 Welcome to Paradox Sgt. DarcyEpisode: "Our Lady of the Machine"
1998 First Wave MichelleEpisode: "Cul-De-Sac"
1999 Viper Tina BloomEpisode: "Tiny Bubbles"
1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy VickyEpisode: "Gaslight"
1999–2000 Baywatch: Hawaii Dawn Mastertonsupporting cast role appeared in 15 episodes (season 10)
2000 First Target Kelsey InnesTelevision film
2001Strange FrequencyChristineEpisode: "Disco Inferno"
2001 Zebra Lounge Wendy BarnetTelevision film
2001–2002 The Invisible Man Alex MonroeMain role (season 2)
2002 Smallville Mrs. GibsonEpisode: "Stray"
2002 We'll Meet Again Molly LaschTelevision film [16]
2004FaultlineLynn Larson McAllisterTelevision film
2004 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels Candy SpellingTelevision film
2004 Cold Squad Cori ThompsonEpisode: "No Life Like It"
2004 Stargate SG-1 ZarinEpisode: "Endgame"
2004–2005 Andromeda Doyle Recurring role (season 5)
2006 Stargate Atlantis NorinaEpisode: "Inferno"
2006–2007 Whistler Shelby VarlandRecurring role (season 1)
2008A Woman's RageKathryn BrownTelevision film
2009 Modern Family DesireeEpisode: "The Bicycle Thief"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Allison HallEpisode: "Drive"

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  12. Brandy Ledford personal Instagram
  13. Ice Men review by Eddie Cockrell at variety.com
  14. "Showtime axes Gelbart ‘Fast Track’" by John Dempsey at variety.com
  15. "On set with Fast Track" by Pam Swedko at playbackonline.ca
  16. "Four Higgins Clark MOWs in back-to-back production" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca