Crystal Carson | |
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Photo by Michael Wallis.
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Born |
Spalding, Nebraska, United States |
June 24, 1967
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Years active | 1986–present |
Website | http://crystalcarson.com/ |
Crystal Carson (born June 24, 1967) is an American acting coach and former actress.
Among her television credits are a contract role as Julia Barrett on the ABC soap opera General Hospital (1991–1993; 1997; 1998). Her character Julia was a successful businesswoman and older sister to troubled teen Brenda (Vanessa Marcil).
She was also cast as Trish in the 1985 B-movie horror film The Zero Boys and as Denise, a bridesmaid in the 1987 Madonna film Who's That Girl.
Crystal has been teaching and coaching professionally in Los Angeles for the last 16 years. Prior to that, she worked as an actress in 25 theatre repertory and summer stock companies; in several films including Who's That Girl with Madonna, starring in the cult spoof film, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back with John Astin, the lead actress in the suspense drama Eclipse, the female lead in the action-packed Cartel, the girl of the sweet boy meets girl story, Fade Away opposite Noah Blake, and Blue Star in the video game Blue Star with Lamont Bentley, among others.
In television, Crystal appeared for 3 weeks on the award-winning episodic JAG, 6 weeks on the mega-hit Dallas, and had guest starring roles on Ellen, Charles in Charge, and Midnight Caller, Cheers, Thirtysomething, Simon & Simon and Night Court, to name a few.