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Sherry Stringfield Biography
Birth Name:Sherry Lea Stringfield
Birth Place:Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Studied drama at SUNY, Purchase
- After performing with several off-Broadway plays during college, her first full-time acting gig came for the soap opera "Guiding Light" in 1989
- Growing tired of month-long shoots for series such as "ER" and "NYPD Blue", she would leave both series to return to SUNY to direct several stage productions
- Roomed with fellow drama student Parker Posey while in college
- Enlisted the help of a speech professor to control her thick Texas accent after moving to New York
- Was once prominently featured in a Got Milk? campaign despite being lactose intolerant
Awards
- 1991Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Villainess: Daytime: nominated
- 1993Soap Opera Digest Award-Outstanding Villain/Villainess: nominated
- 1995Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1995Q Award-Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series: nominated
- 1996Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1996Q Award-Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series: winner
- 1997Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
- 1997Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1997OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Series: nominated
- 1997OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated