- Leann Hunley
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spouse = Bill Sheridan (1981-2001)Leann Hunley (born
February 25 ,1955 ) is an American actress known for her roles on televisionsoap opera s.Born in
Forks, Washington (located 120 miles NW of Seattle near the Washington Coast), she attended theUniversity of Washington inSeattle . Her first television appearance was on"Hawaii Five-O . " She was a regular on "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo " in 1979 and 1980. Her role as Anna Fredericks-DiMera on "Days of Our Lives " from 1982 to 1986 would win her a DaytimeEmmy award at the13th Daytime Emmy Awards for supporting actress in 1986. Hunley wasDana Waring Carrington on "Dynasty" from 1986 to 1988 and a regular onAaron Spelling 's short-lived "Models, Inc. ". In the first season of"Dawson's Creek " (1998) she was Tamara Jacobs, a high school English teacher who has a tempestuous affair with one of her students. She also played Shira Huntzberger on the "Gilmore Girls " (2000).On
June 21 2007 , Hunley returned temporarily to "Days of our Lives" to reprise the role of Anna DiMera. She was seen less frequently as the year ended, but according to several soap magazines and websites, Anna will have a much more prominent role beginning in late January 2008.Filmography
Film
*"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1993) - Miss Arlington
*"Cops N Roberts" (1995)
*"Your Guardian" (2001) - Tanna HildegardTelevision
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Hawaii Five-O " (1977-1978) - Longworth's Secretary, Lucy Sutherland
*"The Islander" (1978) - Mac's Wife
*"Battlestar Galactica " (1978-1979) - Girl Warrior, Female Pilot
*"Mrs. Columbo" (1979) - Judy
*"The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo " (1979-1980) - Sarah Cumberland
*"Fantasy Island " (1982) - Secretary
*"Hart to Hart " (1983) - Diane
*"Airwolf " (1984) - Meryl
*"Amazing Stories" (1985)
*"Knight Rider " (1986) - Liz Preston
*"Hotel" (1986) - Catherine
*"Highway to Heaven " (1988) - Jennifer
*"Dynasty" (1986-1988) - Dana Waring Carrington
*"Simon & Simon " (1988) - R.J. Simmons/Violet Harlowe
*"Who's the Boss? " (1989) - Lisa
*"Wolf" (1989)
*"Designing Women " (1990) - Gaby
*"Matlock" (1990) - Leanne Wilson
*"Lucky/Chances" (1990) - Eden
*"L.A. Law " (1990)
*"Gabriel's Fire " (1991) - Gwen Kidder
*"Princesses" (1991) - Andrea Sussman
*"Coppersmith" (1992) - Laraine Sands
*"Silent Victim" (1993) - Chrissy Lee
*"Daddy Dearest" (1993) - Pam
*"The Nanny " (1993) - Barbie Jo
*"Models, Inc. " (1994) - Marcia Carson
*"Heaven Help Us" (1994)
*"Murder, She Wrote " (1988-1994) - Shannon McBride, Dana Darren, Lydia De Kooning
*"Murphy Brown " (1995) - Linda
*"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air " (1995) - Joan
*"Burke's Law " (1995) - Leslie Livingston
*"Hudson Street" (1996) - Elizabeth Owens
*"" (1996) - Emily Channing
*"7th Heaven " (1997) - Rachel Grewe
*"Dawson's Creek " (1998) - Tamara Jacobs
*"" (1999) - Lauren Wells
*"Horse Sense " (1999) - Jacy Woods
*"Strong Medicine " (2003) - Renee Van Dyke
*"Just Shoot Me! " (2003) - Binnie
*"Gilmore Girls " (2005) - Shira Huntzberger
*"Days of Our Lives " (1982-1986, 2007-present) - Anna Fredericks DiMeraExternal links
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