Leann Hunley
Emmy Award-winning actress Leann Hunley was born and raised in Forks, Washington. The youngest in a family of four children, her beautician mother and fisherman father supported her in all her ambitions.
While visiting Los Angeles, Leann met with Universal Studios talent scouts who signed her as a contract player. By the time Universal disbanded the program, Leann had appeared in many episodics for the studio.
Leann was cast in the role of Anna on Days of our Lives in 1982. In July 1986, she won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the multi-faceted character.
Leann has guest starred on many series including
LA Law,
Designing Women,
Who's the Boss, three episodes of
Murder, She Wrote,
Just Shoot Me and more recently, a recurring role on
Gilmore Girls. She also appeared in a number of pilots, including
Hot Prospects, in which her leading man was George Clooney.
In 1986, Leann joined the cast of
Dynasty as a series regular. For two seasons, she played the role of Dana Carrington. She followed that role by playing the dynamic Eden Antonio in Jackie Collins' six-hour miniseries
Lucky/Chances for NBC. She went on to appear on
Models, Inc. for Fox TV and also recurred in the Fox sitcom
Daddy Dearest.
Leann was seen for two seasons on
Dawson's Creek in which she played the controversial role of Tamara Jacobs, the school teacher who had an affair with one of her teenage students played by Joshua Jackson. She then appeared in the Disney TV movie
Horse Sense with Joey Lawrence.
Leann has been in a number of feature films, including
The Beverly Hillbillies,
Your Guardian, and
Simone.
Gilmore Girls
Shira Huntzberger
2005
Just Shoot Me!
Binnie
2003
Strong Medicine
Renee Van Dyke
2003
Horse Sense
Jacy Woods
1999
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Lauren Wells
1999
Dawson's Creek
Tamara Jacobs
1998
7th Heaven
Rachel Grewe
1997
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Emily Channing
1996
Hudson Street
Elizabeth Owens
1996
Burke's Law
Leslie Livingston
1995
Who Killed the Centerfold?
Leslie Livingston
1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Joan
1995
Murphy Brown
Linda
1995
Murder, She Wrote
Lydia De Kooning
1994
Heaven Help Us
1994
Models Inc.
Marcia Carson
1994
The Nanny
Bobbi Jo
1994
Daddy Dearest
Pam
1993
Hothouse
Chrissy Lee
1993
Coopersmith
Laraine Sands
1992
Princesses
Andrea Sussman
1991
Gabriel's Fire
Gwen Kidder
1991
Murder, She Wrote
Dana Darren
1990
L.A. Law
1990
Lucky Chances
Eden
1990
Matlock
Leanne Wilson
1990
Designing Women
Gaby
1990
Wolf
1989
Who's the Boss?
Lisa
1989
Simon & Simon
R.J. Simmons
1988
Dynasty
Dana Waring Carrington
1988
Murder, She Wrote
Shannon McBride
1988
Highway to Heaven
Jennifer
1988
Hotel
Catherine
1986
Knight Rider
Liz Preston
1986
Amazing Stories
1985
Remote Control Man
1985
Airwolf
Meryl
1984
Hart to Hart
Diane
1983
Days of our Lives
Anna Fredericks
1982 to 1986;
June 21, 2007 to
April 2, 2009;
December 18, 2009 to
June 15, 2010
Fantasy Island
1982
Lobo
Sarah Cumberland
1979-1980
Kate Columbo
Judy
1979
B.J. and the Bear
Dr. Winters
1979
Battlestar Galactica
1978-1979
Hawaii Five-O
1977-1978
Your Guardian
Tanna Hildegard
2001
Cops n Roberts
1995
The Beverly Hillbillies
Miss Arlington
1993
Daytime Emmy Awards Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress (1986)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Forks, Washington
DATE OF BIRTH: February 25, 1955
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced; Bill Sheridan [May 10, 1980 to 2001]
News Archive: Leann Hunley confirms she's done at DAYS. [Mar 9, 2009]
