Summary
Lindsay Hartley (born Lindsay Korman) 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, Korman has appeared in a number of made for television films on the Lifetime network.
Lindsay Hartley | |
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| Born | Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life edit
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 11, Korman won a role in the Broadway production of Grease at age 18.[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.[citation needed]
Career edit
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.[citation needed] 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.
Hartley has filled in as Sam McCall on ABC's General Hospital for Kelly Monaco on two occasions in August 2020 and February 2022.
Personal life edit
On May 6, 2012, Hartley filed for divorce from Justin Hartley in the Los Angeles County Superior Court citing "irreconcilable differences", asking for joint physical and legal custody of their daughter.[3]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2008 | Passions | Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald | 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" |
| 2010–2011, 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) |
| Dying to Be Loved | Jill Yates | Television film (Lifetime) | |
| 2017 | It Happened One Valentine's | Vivian Cartwright | Direct-to-video film |
| Death House | Balthoria | Film | |
| Deadly Exchange | Samantha | Television film (Lifetime); also co-writer | |
| The Wrong Nanny | Stella | Television film (Lifetime) | |
| The Student | Barbara Keyes | Television film (Lifetime) | |
| Romance at Reindeer Lodge | Karen | Television film (Hallmark) | |
| 2018 | Evil Doctor | Vicky Dolan | Television film (Lifetime) |
| Killer Twin | Kendra / Amber | Television film (Lifetime) | |
| 2019 | My Mother's Split Personalities | Gail Price | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2020, 2022, 2024 | General Hospital | Sam McCall | Temporary replacement for Kelly Monaco; August 4–13, 2020 and Feb 3–7, 2022[4][5] |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Female Newcomer | Passions | Nominated |
2002
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actress | Passions | Nominated |
2003
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Outstanding Younger Lead Actress | Passions | Nominated |
2005
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Soap Opera Digest Award | Favorite Triangle | Passions | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Lindsay Hartley at IMDb
- Lindsay Hartley at NBC
- Lindsay Hartley.net