Stacy Galina

Stacy Galina
Born	(1966-09-24) September 24, 1966 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S
Occupation(s)	Actress, Jeweler
Years active	1989–2011 (actress)
Children	1

Stacy Galina (born September 24, 1966) is an American jeweler and former actress. She is known for her roles as Kate Whittaker and Mary-Frances Sumner in the CBS prime time soap opera Knots Landing.

Early life

Galina was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and studied at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre in New York and danced for three years with the Atlanta Ballet. She is an only child. Galina's original dream career was to be a professional dancer, but a childhood injury at age seven led to her temporarily using a wheelchair and forced her to abandon such prospects.

Career

Galina later began an acting career, making her screen debut in a small part in the 1989 comedy film Big Man on Campus. She later appeared in the David Jacobs' series Paradise, before winning a role on his Knots Landing. She first appeared in the series in a guest role, playing Mary Frances Sumner in 1990, before joining the regular cast as Kate Whittaker for the final three seasons of the show. She reprised the role of Kate for Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac in 1997.

Galina had regular roles in a number of short-lived sitcoms, such as Daddy's Girls (CBS, 1994), Lost on Earth (USA Network, 1997), Alright Already (The WB, 1997–1998), and Hidden Hills (NBC, 2002–2003). Galina also guest starred on Party of Five, Friends, Will & Grace, Boston Legal, and had a recurring role on Providence. She also had the leading role in the 1998 direct-to-video horror film, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror as the final girl.

Personal life

Galina retired from acting in 2011, citing a learning disability as her biggest reason, as she often had difficulty memorizing lines and keeping up with the cast. She instead pursued work as a full-time jeweler.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Big Man on Campus	Student
1998	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror	Allison	Direct-to-video

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All	Amy Durant	Television film
1990	The Magical World of Disney	Jill	Episode: "Exile"
1989–1990	Paradise	Frankie	Episodes: "Crossroads", "Till Death Do Us Part"
1990–1993	Knots Landing	Kate Whittaker / Mary-Frances Sumner	Main role; 71 episodes
1994	Daddy's Girls	Amy	Main role; 3 episodes
1995	Party of Five	Maggie Beaton	Episode: "Analogies"
1997	Lost on Earth	Sherry Greckin	Main role; 7 episodes
1997	Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac	Kate Whittaker	Miniseries
1997–1998	Alright Already	Jessica Lerner	Main role; 21 episodes
1999	It's Like, You Know...	Maggie	Episode: "Lost in America"
2000	Friends	Julie Graff	Episode: "The One with the Nap Partners"
2002	What I Like About You	Sheila	Episode: "The Parrot Trap"
2001–2002	Providence	Allison Hoffman	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2003	Untitled Howie Mandel Project		TV pilot
2002–2003	Hidden Hills	Pam Asher	Main role; 18 episodes
2004	Will & Grace	Debbie	Episode: "Looking for Mr. Good Enough"
2006	Boston Legal	Jody Young	Episode: "Live Big"
2007	Notes from the Underbelly	Marie	Episode: "Keeping Up Appearances"
2011	Love Bites	Kindra	Episode: "Firsts"

External links

• Stacy Galina at IMDb