Stacy Galina (born September 24, 1966) is an American jeweler and former actress. She is known for her roles as Kate Whittaker and Mary-Frances Sumner in the

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prime time soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Galina was born in

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, and studied at the

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and

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in New York and danced for three years with the

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. She is an only child. Galina's original dream career was to be a professional dancer, but a childhood injury at age seven which led to her temporarily using a wheelchair forced her to abandon such prospects.

Career

Galina later began an acting career, making her screen debut in a small part in the 1989 comedy film ''

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''. She later appeared in the David Jacobs' series ''

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'', before winning a role on his ''

''. She first appeared in the series in a guest role, playing Mary Frances Sumner in 1990, before joining the regular cast as Kate Whittaker for the final three seasons of the show. She reprised the role of Kate for '' Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac'' in 1997. Galina had regular roles in a number of short-lived sitcoms, such as '' Daddy's Girls'' (CBS, 1994), ''

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'' (

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, 1997), '' Alright Already'' (

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, 1997–1998), and ''

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'' (

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, 2002–2003). Galina also guest starred on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and had recurring role on ''

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''. She also had the leading role in the 1998 direct-to-video horror film, '' Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror'' as the

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Personal life

Galina retired from acting in 2011, citing a learning disability as her biggest reason, as she often had difficulty memorizing lines and keeping up with the cast. She instead pursued work as a full-time jeweler.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Galina, Stacy 1966 births Living people American television actresses Actresses from Baltimore American soap opera actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses