Constance McCashin

Constance McCashin
Born	Constance Broman June 18, 1947 (1947-06-18) (age 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Sam Weisman (1978–Present) two children, Marguerite and Daniel

Constance McCashin (born June 18, 1947) is an American actress.

McCashin was born in Chicago. She is best known for her role as Laura Avery Sumner on the prime time drama Knots Landing, which she played from the show's debut in 1979 until 1987 when the character died of a brain tumor and her funeral was the basis of the show's 200th episode. McCashin's character was written out of the show due to cost-cutting measures along with fellow actress Julie Harris.

McCashin was reportedly upset with being let go from the show. In an interview in the Boston Globe in 2009, she stated that she will always be grateful to "knots" creator David Jacobs for casting her as Laura Avery. She went on to say, "It changed my life." She also admits it ended badly in 1987. "I was very hurt the way I was let go for financial reasons, I wish they'd handled my demise better...It was a big fat brain tumor. Sam (Weisman, her husband) says I was a homage to chemotherapy. Everyone with cancer should look so good." Since her departure from the show, her fan base has reportedly grown over the years in part due to how she was dismissed.^{[citation needed]}

Although McCashin participated in the 1993 Knots Landing "Block Party" retrospective, she did not permit old footage of her character to be used for the 1997 Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac miniseries, nor did she participate in the 2005 non-fiction reunion special Knots Landing: Together Again.

McCashin also appeared in several episodes of the series Brooklyn Bridge playing the part of "Rosemary Monahan". She was a contestant on the Dick Clark-hosted $25,000 Pyramid and would later appear as a panelist in the 1980s versions hosted by Dick Clark and also Super Password.

She did, however, appear at the TV Land awards in April 2009 for the 30th year celebration of Knots Landing. Other Knots Landing actors that appeared with her included Kevin Dobson, Lisa Hartman Black, Michele Lee, Donna Mills, Don Murray, Michelle Phillips, Ted Shackelford, and Joan Van Ark.

Today, Constance works as a psychotherapist at Brandies University. She lives in Newton, Massachusets with her husband, director Sam Weisman. She is the mother of a daughter Marguerite and a son Daniel, who appeared on Knots as well. McCashin stated that Daniel was just 11 weeks old when he joined the Knots Landing cast..."It was brilliant casting, he played my son."

External links

• Constance McCashin at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Maccashin, Constance
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Short description	American actor
Date of birth	June 18, 1947
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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