Signy Coleman (born July 4, 1960), sometimes credited as Signey Coleman, is an American actress.

Background

Coleman was born in

Ross, California Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of . The population was 2,338 at the 2020 census. The town is bordered by ...

, on July 4, 1960. She grew up in Bolinas, California, and attended

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. She has three siblings.

Career

Coleman was a contract regular on

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The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City ...

'' as the blind heroine

Hope Adams Hope Wilson is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera '' The Young and the Restless'', portrayed by Signy Coleman. The character was introduced as a love interest for Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden) in 1993. After her departure in 1997, C ...

(1993–97, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012). Her character died of cancer in February 2008, but appeared in visions thereafter. She also starred on ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' as Annie Dutton (1998–99, 2003). Coleman's prime time roles include appearances on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'', ''The Steven Banks Show'', ''

Jake and the Fatman ''Jake and the Fatman'' is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from Septemb ...

'', ''

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'', ''Doors'', ''

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'', '' Dark Justice'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has appeared in such films as ''Relentless III'', ''Indecent Proposal'', and ''20 Dates''. She also appeared in two music videos with

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: " I Want a New Drug" and " Heart and Soul". She appeared in an episode of ''

Charles in Charge ''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scot ...

'' as model Rebecca Stansbury. In 2012, Coleman joined the cast of '' River Ridge'' in the role of Sharon Reeves; she also served as executive producer on the series.

Family

Coleman was married for three years to actor Vincent Irizarry (married 1989; divorced 1992), by whom she has a daughter. She also has a daughter by her second husband, Thomas Nolan (married 1999; divorced 2004).

Roles

Television

* '' Matlock'': Stockbroker Taylor Sinclair (1990) * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'': Joyce Wizneski (2006) * ''

The Division ''The Division'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focuses on a team of female detectives and police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The ...

'': Alicia Ray (2004) * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'': Kim Hoffman (2003) * '' Players'': Mrs. Parker (1998) * ''

Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinoi ...

'': Dr. Susan Skinner (1998) * '' Mike Hammer, Private Eye'': Lucinda Kasher (1998) * ''

'': Annie Dutton (1998–1999, 2003) * ''

'': Susanne Modeski (1997, 1999) * '' Diagnosis: Murder'': Julia Brush (1997) * ''

'': Hope Adams (1993–1997, 2000–2002, 2008, 2010, 2012) * ''

'': Libby Page (1992) * '' Santa Barbara'': Celeste DiNapoli (1988–1989) * '' River Ridge'': Sharon Reeves (2012) * ''

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'': Sylvia Ehrengraff in the episode Thief of Hearts (1994) * ''

'': Stasia Masters in the episode 19-Done with Mirrors (1991) * ''

'': Astrid Sinclair in the episode Crime of Love (1993)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Signy American soap opera actresses American television actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 1960 births Actresses from California Tamalpais High School alumni People from Ross, California People from Bolinas, California Living people