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on the original ''

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''. She reprised the role during the first 2 seasons of '' 90210'' as mother to both Kelly aylorand Erin ilver Gillespie also appeared in one episode of the first season of ''

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'', playing

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's mother. Gillespie made her acting debut in 1981 when she became the second actress to portray Siobhan Ryan Novak on ''

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'', replacing actress Sarah Felder, who originated the role. Gillespie played the role for one year before she was replaced by

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. In 1984, she appeared in a pilot, "The Sheriff and the Astronaut," opposite

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. Gillespie is a graduate of

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. In 2003 she earned her B.A. at

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in Vermont. She has two children.

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