Lindsay Hartley
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Lindsay Korman Hartley | |
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| Born | April 17, 1978 Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Lindsay Nicole Korman (born April 17, 1978) is an American actress. She first came to attention with three long-running soap opera roles: Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions, Cara Castillo on All My Children and Arianna Hernandez on Days of Our Lives. Since leaving soap operas, Hartley has appeared in a number of made for television films on the Lifetime network.
Early life[]
Born in Palm Springs, California, Korman is of Jewish, Greek, and Italian origin.[1] Korman was a national pre-teen talent winner of the Young Miss America Beauty Pageant.[1] Singing since age eleven, Korman won a role in the Broadway production of Grease at age eighteen.[1] Then she was lead vocalist in the Las Vegas Sands Hotel afternoon show Viva Las Vegas as well as the lead role of Maria in the Civic Light Opera's West Side Story in Austin, Texas. Additionally, Korman has won several national vocal competitions, including The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Award-Vocal/Opera, The National Date Festival, and America's Showcase Starlet.
Career[]
In 1999, Korman won the role of Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC soap opera Passions, for which she was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer in 2000. She also made guest appearances on The Weakest Link and The Other Half in 2002.
On April 9, 2009, Hartley made a guest appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In late July of that year, Soap Opera Digest announced that she would join the cast of Days of Our Lives, another NBC soap opera, in the recast role of Arianna Hernandez. The role placed her opposite former Passions co-stars Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf, who would once again portray her brother and love interest, respectively. Hartley was written off Days of Our Lives in 2010.
On September 18, 2010, it was announced that Hartley had signed on to play the new character of Cara Castillo on All My Children; she first aired on December 7. She was also cast as DC Comics character Mad Harriet during the tenth and final season of Smallville.[2] In January 2013, it was announced that Hartley signed on to play Cara Castillo on the new All My Children being revived by Prospect Park and to begin airing sometime in April 2013.
Personal life[]
In 2003, Korman began dating her former Passions co-star Justin Hartley (who played Fox Crane). After six months, the two became engaged on November 13, 2003. They married in a small ceremony on May 1, 2004. On July 3, 2004, she gave birth to their daughter Isabella Justice Hartley. They lived in Los Angeles. On May 6, 2012, Lindsay filed for divorce from Justin in the Los Angeles County Superior Court citing "irreconcilable differences", asking for joint physical and legal custody of their daughter.[3]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2008 | Passions | Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Crane Winthrop | Role held: July 5, 1999 – August 7, 2008 |
| 2002 | The Weakest Link | Herself | Game show, 1 episode |
| 2009 | CSI | Gretchen Javid | Episode: "The Descent of Man" |
| 2009–2010 | Days of Our Lives | Arianna Hernandez | Role held: August 28, 2009 – November 8, 2010 |
| 2010 | Smallville | Mad Harriet | Episode: "Abandoned" |
| 2010–2013 | All My Children | Cara Castillo | Role held: December 7, 2010 – September 23, 2011, April 29, 2013 – September 2, 2013 |
| 2014 | Perfect on Paper | Natalie Holland | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2015 | The Challenger | Stephanie Burchard, James' Wife | Film |
| 2016 | Nightmare Nurse | Chloe | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2016 | Dying to Be Loved | Jill Yates | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2017 | It Happened One Valentine's | Vivian Cartwright | Direct-to-video film |
| 2017 | Death House | Balthoria | Film |
| 2017 | Deadly Exchange | Samantha | Television film (Lifetime); also co-writer |
| 2017 | The Wrong Nanny | Stella | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2017 | The Student | Barbara Keyes | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2017 | Romance at Reindeer Lodge | Karen | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2018 | Evil Doctor | Vicky Dolan | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2018 | Killer Twin | Kendra / Amber | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2019 | My Mother's Split Personalities | Gail Price | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2020 | General Hospital | Sam McCall | Temporary replacement; August 4–13, 2020[4][5] |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Female Newcomer | Passions | Nominated | |
| Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actress | Passions | Nominated | |
| Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actress | Passions | Nominated | |
| Soap Opera Digest Award | Favorite Triangle | Passions | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Lindsay Korman". MyTelevision.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ Huge Days Casting News! Archived September 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Passions Star Lindsay Hartley Files for Divorce". Zap2it.com. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ Eades, Chris (July 31, 2020). "GH's Sam Temporarily Recast". Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ SOD (August 4, 2020). "Lindsay Hartley Debuts as GH's Sam". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links[]
- 1978 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Palm Springs, California
- American people of Greek descent
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- American soap opera actresses
- American television actresses
- Jewish American actresses
- Living people
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni