Catherine Hickland
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Hickland in Eight is Enough, 1979
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February 11, 1956 Fort Lauderdaule, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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Catherine Hickland (born February 11, 1956) is an American film, stage, and television actress; singer, author and cosmetics-company CEO. She began her career in television in 1978, appearing in guest roles on several series before being cast in a recurring role as Courtney Marshall on Dallas from 1980 to 1981. She also had supporting roles in the comedy film The Last Married Couple in America (1980), and the horror films Ghost Town (1988) and Witchery (1988).
In 1986, Hickland appeared as Fantine in a Broadway production of Les Misérables. From 1998 to 2008, she appeared in the U.S. soap opera One Life to Live, playing the character of Lindsay Rappaport, reprising the role again in 2009 and 2012. Hickland is also the CEO of Cat Cosmetics, her own cosmetics line that she started in 2001.
Hickland was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Arthur and Mary Hickland; her father was a dentist and her mother a dental ceramist. She has one brother and one sister. Hickland graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1974. She went on to enroll at Florida Atlantic University, but dropped out after two years to take a job as a flight attendant for National Airlines. After six months, she made a commercial for the airline and left for Los Angeles to study acting.
Hickland played in a number of daytime dramas. Her first major role was on Texas as Dr. Courtney Marshall from 1980 to 1981, followed by the role of Julie Clegg McCandless on Capitol from 1984 to 1987, and the dual role of Jenny Diamond from 1985 to 1986.
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