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Daphne Ashbrook

Daphne Lee Ashbrook (born January 30, 1963)[1] is an American actress best known for playing Grace Holloway in Doctor Who: The Movie, Melora Pazlar in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Jackie Kowalski in Hollywood Heights, and Dawn Atwood in The OC.

Daphne Ashbrook
Ashbrook on the set of the 1996 film Doctor Who
Born
Daphne Lee Ashbrook

(1963-01-30) January 30, 1963 (age 61)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Years active1982–2012; 2021
Known forDoctor Who: The Movie
Hollywood Heights
PartnerLorenzo Lamas (1986–1988)
Children1
RelativesDana Ashbrook (brother)
Websitedaphneashbrook.com

Early years

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The daughter of actor/director Buddy Ashbrook and actress D'Ann Paton,[2] Ashbrook was raised in San Diego County, California. Her siblings are actor Dana Ashbrook and actor/director Taylor Ashbrook. She made her acting debut at age six.[citation needed]

Career

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Ashbrook gained early acting experience on stage in the Los Angeles area. Productions in which she appeared included Burlesque ... The Way You Like It (1982),[3] Come Blow Your Horn (1983),[4] and The Coming of Stork (1984).[5]

She guest starred on the show Riptide in an episode that aired on October 2, 1984 titled, "Where The Girls Are." She played a character named Courtland Reece.

She also played Liz McKay in the ABC crime drama Our Family Honor (1985-1986),[6]: 797  Kathy Davenport on the ABC crime drama Fortune Dane (1986)[6] and Alex in the ABC comedy-drama Hooperman (1987-1989).[6]: 475  In 1990, she appeared as Phyllis Gates, Rock Hudson's wife, in the television film Rock Hudson.[citation needed]

In 1984 she appeared in the TV series Knight Rider, in the episode "A Knight in Shining Armor", starring as Katherine Granger.[citation needed]

Ashbrook played the titular character in "Melora", a 1993 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[citation needed]

She played Grace Holloway in the 1996 television film Doctor Who—a portrayal that upset some fans because she was the first character to romantically kiss the Doctor.[7]

A 2004 trip to the United Kingdom was filmed for the 2005 documentary Daphne Ashbrook in the UK. This DVD documentary followed her work with Doctor Who, including her role as Perfection in the Big Finish Productions audio play The Next Life.[citation needed]

In 2006, Ashbrook played Charlotte Howell in the audio drama Dark Shadows: The Book of Temptation. She was featured in extensive interviews on the Doctor Who podcasts Doctor Who: DWO Whocast, and Doctor Who: Podshock as well as in other podcasts including "The Happiness Patrol".[citation needed]

Other television work includes Cold Case, CSI, Crossing Jordan, JAG, Murder, She Wrote, Judging Amy and Intruders. She had a recurring role on The O.C.. Other appearances include the film The Lodger (2009), and episodes of NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Without a Trace, and Fame. In 2012 she starred as Jackie in the Nickelodeon night time soap Hollywood Heights.[citation needed]

In 2012, Ashbrook released a memoir Dead Woman Laughing (An actor's take from both sides of the camera). It details her life as an actor and her experience growing up in an acting family.[citation needed]

Personal life

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On September 6, 1988, Ashbrook and her then-partner, Lorenzo Lamas had a daughter, Paton Lee.[8][unreliable source?]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Gimme an 'F' Phoebe Willis
1986 Quiet Cool Katy Greer
1992 Sunset Heat Julie
1995 Automatic Nora Rochester
1999 Dumbarton Bridge Belinda
2000 Delia's Song Sara Malone
2004 For No Good Reason Unknown
2009 The Lodger Pretty Woman

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Hardcastle and McCormick Melinda 2 episodes
1983–1988 Falcon Crest Kathryn Anderson / Leslie Perkins 4 episodes
1984 Knight Rider Katherine Granger Episode: "A Knight in Shining Armor"
Riptide Portland Reed Episode: "Where the Girls Are"
Fame Sasha Episode: "Czech-Mate"
1985 Street Hawk Deborah Shain Episode: "Dog Eat Dog"
The A-Team Patty Sullivan Episode: "Road Games"
Simon & Simon Mavis Delaporte Episode: "The Mickey Mouse Mob"
The Fall Guy Casey Episode: "Reel Trouble"
Brothers-in-Law Barbara Jean Television film
1985–1986 Our Family Honor Liz McKay 13 episodes
1986 Fortune Dane "Speed" Davenport Episode: "Fortune Dane"
That Secret Sunday Collie Sherwood Television film
1987 Carly's Web Carly Fox Television film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam Miranda Bonner Television film
1988 Longarm Pearl Television film
14 Going on 30 Peggy Noble Television film
1989 Hooperman Alex 5 episodes
1990 Rock Hudson Phyllis Gates Television film
Sisters MacKenzie Morrison Wyles Television film
1990–1995 Murder, She Wrote Kathy Stafford / Alexis Hill / Alice Diamond 3 episodes
1991 Daughters of Privilege Mary Hope Television film
1992 Intruders Lesley Hahn 2 episodes
1993 Poisoned by Love: The Kern County Murders Dyna Television film
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Melora Pazlar Episode: "Melora"
1994 Dead Man's Revenge Carrey Rose Television film
Sisters Maggie Falconer 2 episodes
One West Waikiki Sue Dineheart Episode: "Along Came a Spider"
Diagnosis: Murder Georgia Episode: "Georgia on My Mind"
1995 Jake Lassiter: Justice on the Bayou Susan Corrigan Television film
Sweet Justice Nicole Episode: "Fire"
Charlie Grace Linda Lane Episode: "Take Me to the Pilot"
1995–1998 JAG Annie Pendry 5 episodes
1996 Doctor Who Grace Holloway Television film
The Burning Zone Dr. Rachel Roberson Episode: "Touch of the Dead"
1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Mrs. Johnson 2 episodes
Pacific Palisades Julie Graham 4 episodes
1998 The Love Letter Debra Zabriskie Television film
Sleepwalkers Unknown Episode: "Eye of the Beholder"
1999 Profiler Laura Stevenson / Nikki Fleming Episode: "All in the Family"
Cupid Mona Lovesong Episode: "Grand Delusions"
2001 The Guardian Samantha Furnari Episode: "Feeding Frenzy"
2002 Judging Amy Beth, Concerned Mother Episode: "Women in Cacti with a Curled Up Rat"
2003 Kingpin Unknown Episode: "The Odd Couple"
2003–2006 The O.C. Dawn Atwood 5 episodes
2005 Crossing Jordan Mrs. Carter Episode: "Englightenment"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Buffet Manager Episode: "Dog Eat Dog"
2007 Cold Case Kylie Cramer '07 Episode: "Thick as Thieves"
Supreme Courtships Mrs. Smith Television film
2008 Ghost Whisperer Sandy Graber Episode: "Big Chills"
Without a Trace Paula Wechsler Episode: "True/False"
2010 Law & Order: LA Jodi Morris Episode: "Playa Vista"
2011 NCIS Donna Peyton Episode: "Out of the Frying Pan"
2012 Hollywood Heights Jackie Kowalski 61 episodes
2021 A Wild Endeavour Harmony Television film

References

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  1. ^ "Daphne Ashbrook". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Ondash, E'Louise (October 3, 1985). "Acting Becomes a Family Honor; San Pascal High Grad a TV Star". Times-Advocate North Country Magazine. Page 24. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Harper, Hilliard (September 7, 1982). "First Came the Playhouse, Then 'The Hasty Heart'". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. Part II - 5. Retrieved May 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "'Come Blow Your Horn' at Fiesta Theatre". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. May 12, 1983. p. Part II - 6. Retrieved May 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "'Stork' Weaves Artful Strands in a Social Net". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. February 1, 1984. p. Part VI - 1. Retrieved May 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ a b c Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  7. ^ "Step Aboard the Tardis". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. September 30, 2013. p. 9. Retrieved May 7, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "Daphne Ashbrook - Biography". Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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