Alice Haining (born October 8, 1957) is an American actress.

Early years

Born in

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, Haining is the daughter of Dr. Joe L. Haining and Jean Haining. Her father was a research chemist, and her mother was a teacher. Haining was

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of her class at Woodland Hills Academy and at

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. She graduated from the latter in 1981 with majors in English and modern languages.

Career

Before she became active on stage in New York City, Haining produced ''Figure Out'', a children's program, for

Mississippi Educational Television Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) is the public broadcasting state network serving the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is owned by the Mississippi Authority for Educational Television (MAET), an agency of the state government that holds the li ...

. Haining's career was largely in daytime soaps, beginning in 1982 when she played Jodie Fields on ''

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''. She then went on to play the role of Liza Colby on ''

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'' in 1984, replacing

Marcy Walker Marcy Lynn Walker (born November 26, 1961), also known as Marcy Smith, is an American youth minister and former actress known for her television appearances on daytime soap operas. Her most famous roles are those of Liza Colby on ''All My Chi ...

who had left the show. She also portrayed the role of Cecilia Thompson Sowolosky on '' Loving'' from 1985 to 1986. Haining is perhaps best known for playing Angel Lange Snyder on the

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soap opera ''

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'', where she was on from 1988 to 1994. Haining portrayed Marcia Giles in a 1991

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production of the play ''On Borrowed Time,'' written by

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. On film, she acted in '' A Shock to the System'' (1990) and ''Top of the World'' (1994). Her off-Broadway credits include playing Helen in ''

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'' (1988), Beth in ''Swim Visit'' (1990), Armande in ''

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'' (1991), and Tood in ''The Cover of Life'' (1994).

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haining, Alice 1957 births American television actresses American soap opera actresses Living people Actors from Jackson, Mississippi Actresses from Mississippi 21st-century American women Broadway theatre people 20th-century American actresses