Faye Grant
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| Faye Grant | |
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| Born | Faye Elizabeth Yoe July 16, 1957 St. Clair Shores, Michigan, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Stephen Collins (1985–present) 1 child |
Faye Grant (born Faye Elizabeth Yoe; July 16, 1957) is an American film, television and theatre actress.
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[edit] Early life
Grant was born in St. Clair Shores, Michigan to a police officer father.[1]
[edit] Career
Her first television role was on the TV series The Greatest American Hero as "Rhonda Blake". Her best-known role came in 1983 as Juliet Parrish in the science fiction mini-series V, the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series from 1984 to 1985. Her film credits include The January Man, Internal Affairs, Drive Me Crazy, and Omen IV: The Awakening.
Grant starred on Broadway as vocally-challenged Lina Lamont in the 1985 stage adaptation of Singin' in the Rain, which won her the Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. In director Jerry Zaks' 1987 Lincoln Center-to-Broadway revival of John Guare's "House of Blue Leaves", Grant played the hearing-challenged Corinna Stroller, following Julie Hagerty and Patricia Clarkson in the role.
Grant has made guest appearances in TV shows like The Incredible Hulk, Voyagers! (pilot episode as Mary Murphy), Hardcastle and McCormick, Time of Your Life, Tales From the Crypt, State of Grace, and Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series), most recently, 7th Heaven, which stars her husband, actor Stephen Collins, who plays Rev. Eric Camden.
[edit] Personal life
Grant and Collins have been married since April 21, 1985 and they have a daughter, Kate.
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Voyager from the Unknown | ||
| Foxfire Light | Joanna Morgan | ||
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Candyce | |
| 1989 | January Man | Alison Hawkins | |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Penny Stretch | |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Charleen Barnes | |
| Traces of Red | Beth Frayn | ||
| 1996 | Vibrations | Zina | direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Drive Me Crazy | Mrs. Maris | |
| 2002 | Manna From Heaven | Rita | |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Marrilee | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1981 | Homeroom | Tina | Television short |
| Senior Trip | Denise | Television film | |
| 1981–1983 | The Greatest American Hero | Rhonda Blake | 22 episodes |
| 1982 | The Incredible Hulk | Christy | 1 episode: "Slaves" |
| Voyagers! | Mary Murphy | 1 episode: "Voyagers" | |
| 1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Genevieve LaBatier | 1 episode: "Last Chance Louie" |
| V | Juliet Parrish | Television film/mini-series | |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Barbara Johnson | 2 episodes: "Rolling Thunder: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 1984 | V: The Final Battle | Juliet Parrish | 3 episodes: "Parts 1, 2 & 3" |
| 1984–1985 | V | Juliet Parrish | Main role; 19 episodes |
| 1987 | Private Eye | Lana Williams | Television film |
| 1988 | Tattingers | Charlene Tweed | 1 episode: "Two Men and a Baby" |
| 1991 | Omen IV: The Awakening | Karen York | Television film |
| Tales from the Crypt | Janet | 1 episode "Spoiled" | |
| 1995 | The Wright Verdicts | Daphney Gamber | 1 episode: "Ex-Corpus Delicti" |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Abby Morris | 1 episode: "What Will People Say?" |
| 1997 | Unwed Father | Lillian Kempler | Television film |
| 1999 | Time of Your life | Joan | 3 episodes: "The Time She Got Mobbed", "The Time the Truth Was Told" & "The Time They Had Not" |
| 2001–2002 | State of Grace | Tattie McKee | 40 episodes |
