Deborah Adair

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Deborah Adair
Born
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Washington
OccupationActress
Years active1980–1995

Deborah Adair (born Deborah Adair Miller) is an American television actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas.

Early life

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Adair attended the University of Washington, where she earned a degree in advertising and marketing. She worked as a copywriter, commercial producer and assistant promotion manager for radio stations in Seattle, Washington. Adair was married to politician Gary Baker for four years, divorcing in 1978.

Career

Adair went to Hollywood and found an agent who helped her land small parts in several television series. Her big break came in 1980 when she was cast as

Tracy Kendall in the primetime soap opera Dynasty, a role she played until 1984. She followed this with the regular role of Daisy Lloyd in another Aaron Spelling series, Finder of Lost Loves, in 1984.[3] In 1986, she made a one-week return to The Young and the Restless to reprise her role as Jill. She also appeared on the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara for a few episodes.[4]

Adair married television producer

Soap Opera Digest Award in 1994.[6]

In total, Adair has appeared in seven projects produced by Aaron Spelling;

Hotel (in which she played four roles between 1984 and 1987), Melrose Place and the television movie Rich Men, Single Women (1990). She has also appeared in a variety of other primetime series such as Murder, She Wrote, Blacke's Magic and MacGyver. Adair also played a supporting role as Kate Chase in the Emmy Award-nominated miniseries Lincoln
(1988).

Personal life

In 1995, she retired from acting. She and her husband have two adopted children, Lucy Taylor Hayes and Jackson William Hayes.

References

  1. ^ "Maxwell Ltd. - Finder of Lost Loves Articles". Caronia.tvheaven.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "Maxwell Ltd. - Finder of Lost Loves Articles". Caronia.tvheaven.com. March 10, 1984. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  3. ^ "Maxwell Ltd. - Finder of Lost Loves Articles". Caronia.tvheaven.com. April 15, 1985. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Maxwell Ltd. - Finder of Lost Loves Articles". Caronia.tvheaven.com. May 25, 1993. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  5. ^ "Maxwell Ltd. - Finder of Lost Loves Articles". Caronia.tvheaven.com. July 6, 1993. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Soap Opera Digest Awards". Archived from the original on August 17, 2003.

External links

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