Mary Kay Adams

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Mary Kay Adams
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Adams in June 2007
Born (1962-09-12) September 12, 1962 (age 61)
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present

Mary Kay Adams (born September 12, [1] 1962) is an American actress known for her roles in television.

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In a career that spanned from the mid-1980s to 2000, she had several roles on daytime television. Her most high profile role was as jet-setting India von Halkein on Guiding Light . She also played Na'Toth in the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 .

Adams grew up in Middletown Township, New Jersey [1] and graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1979. [2] She attended Emerson College, where she was a sister of Sigma Pi Theta and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. [3]

Other appearances include Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Grilka, in the episodes "The House of Quark" and "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places".

Theatrical credits include a seven-month run in the play Tamara and later appeared in the off-Broadway production Program for Murder. [4]

Filmography

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  2. Oliwa, Lori Anne (July 3, 2014). "Mater Dei Prep Celebrates 50 Years of Musicals". The Monitor. Retrieved February 3, 2020. The performing arts program at Mater Dei has produced a tremendous amount of talent,' Meenan added, noting the names Mary Kay Adams from television series The Guiding Light...
  3. Eric Fredrickson (February 1998). "Courting Quark". Star Trek magazine. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  4. Caelie M. Haines (April 27, 1993). "Adam's Apple". Soap Opera Weekly. Retrieved August 29, 2010.