: A Brief Biography

At A Glance


Tina Sloan played level-headed nurse Lillian Raines from 1983 until the show ended on September 18, 2009. A graduate of the Ursuline School and Manhattanville College, she studied acting with Bob McAndrew and Warren Robertson. She also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. In addition to performing dinner theatre, she has spent time with the Boston Theatre Ensemble and has appeared Off-Broadway.

Tina has been married to Steve McPherson since 1976 and has one son. She is an avid athlete who has competed in races in Paris, London, Honolulu, and Washington and has run both the New York City and Los Angeles marathons. One of her biggest accomplishments is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1987.

Her official web page is mysnowangels.com, which features vignettes Tina has written.


Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION


Third Watch
Celeste Queeg
Episode 2.20 "Man Enough"


Guiding Light
Lillian Raines
May 1983 to September 18, 2009


Another World
Dr. Olivia Delaney
1980-1981


Search for Tomorrow
Patti Barron Tate Whiting
1976-1977


Somerset
Kate Thornton Cannell
1974-1976


Acting Portfolio: FILM


The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Kensington Guest
2001


Celebrity
Waiting Room Patient
1998


She-Devil
(uncredited)
1989


Acting Portfolio: THEATRE


The Apple Tree
Everything in the Garden
St. Joan


Off-Broadway
Blithe Spirit
The Song of Bernadette
The Bread Man
The Art of Falling


Awards & Acclaim


Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2010; for Guiding Light)


Vital Statistics


DATE OF BIRTH: February 1, 1943


PLACE OF BIRTH: Bronxville, New York


HAIR: Blonde


MARITAL STATUS: Married, Steve McPherson [1976]