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Saturday, May 24, 2008

DEBORAH ALICE ADAIR EX KATE ROBERTS




BORN: May 23- 52
Lynch burg, Virginia
BROTHER: Ashley
SISTER: Ann
MOTHER: Spanish teacher
FATHER: Navy Officer
MARRIED: Gary Baker (Politician) DIVORCED after 4 years.
Chip Hayes (writer, director, producer) 1987- NOW
CHILDREN: BY ADOPTION: Lucy Taylor Hayes Dec. 19-95
Jeremy Hayes 1997

EDUCATION:
University of Washington: Advertising and Marketing


CHILDHOOD AND CAREER:
Her major influences was mom and grandma who always have confidence and self assurance by telling her she can have any job she wanted. After going to University of Washington she was a copywriter, commercial producer assistant, and a promotion manager for radio stations in Seattle.
After a 4 year marriage to Gary Baker ended in 1978, she moved to Hollywood . She waited on tables, and worked as a stewardess for short time also.

In high school she had a flair for the dramatic reading in which led to voice over commercials, and local stage productions.
She found an agent who helped her land a small role in the TV series.
Big break was Young and Restless playing Jill Foster(SHE WAS THE 3RD ONE TO PLAY THAT ROLE)
She left Daytime soaps and landed the role of Tracie Kendall on Dynasty where she played a bad girl.

Aaron Spelling took her off of Dynasty and gave her the lead in "FINDER"S OF LOST LIFE". The show got cancelled after a year.
She got so frustrated after playing Jill that one week for her career stalled but her personal life changed. She was married to Chip Hayes.
1990 she was doing a preview performance of "A Girls Guide to Chaos when I had a freak accident by having a herniated a disk. She
Was in excruciating pain, spending a year on bed rest off and on. She did some soul searching during that time. When she recovered she moved on and did an Aaron Spelling movie.
She loved being on Melrose for it gave her a lot more time with hubby. While on Melrose she originated the role of Kate at the time she was one of the few actors on a night time and Daytime Soap at the same time.
She left Melrose after a year and concentrated on the role of Kate on Days which paid off. She won an award.
She wanted children and so did hubby. So they adopted.

TV SHOWS:
Love Boat actress 1984
Hotel: Judy Milford 1984
Elizabeth Evans 1984
Michelle 1986
Dynasty: Tracy Kendall 1983
Melrose place: Lynn Patterson 1987
Lucy Cabot 1992
E True Hollywood Story: her role in Y & R 2001 self
Herman's Head: Victoria Stark 1992-93
MacGyver: Diana Rogers 1987
Miami Vice: Carla Cappoletti 1986
Murder She Wrote: Ellen Davis 1986
Black Magic: Leslie Davis 1986
Matt Houston: Zoey Martin 1985
Finders Of Lost Loves: Daisy Loyd 1984
Ten speed And Brown Shoe : actress 1980
Quantum Leap: Diane McBride 1989
Paris: Lady Reported 1980

MOVIES:
Rift: Lt Nina Crowley 1990 Battle Network Stars XVIII ABC TEAM 1985
Rich Men Single Women: opposite Heather Locklear 1990 Best Of Everything: Self 1983
South Park: Bigger, Longer and uncut: 1999
Gore Vidal's Lincoln: Kate Chase 1988
Endless Descent: Sci-If 1991

SOAPS:
Young and Restless: #3 Jill Foster Abbott 1986
Santa Barbara: Renata Sedge wick 1990
Days Of Our Lives:FIRST KATE ROBERTS 1993-1995

AWARDS:
SOAP OPERA DIGEST: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS WON IN 1994 FOR KATE ROBERTS ON DAYS OF OUR LIVES

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