Leann Hunley

At A Glance

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.

Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION

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

Acting Portfolio: FILM

Your Guardian Tanna Hildegard 2001 Cops n Roberts 1995 The Beverly Hillbillies Miss Arlington 1993

Awards & Acclaim

Daytime Emmy Awards Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress (1986)

Vital Statistics

PLACE OF BIRTH: Forks, Washington

DATE OF BIRTH: February 25, 1955

MARITAL STATUS: Divorced; Bill Sheridan [May 10, 1980 to 2001]