Lynn Herring

Sheryl Lynn Herring (born September 22, 1958) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is known for her role as Lucy Coe on the long-running soap opera General Hospital which she has played on and off since 1986.

Early life Herring was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Before acting, Herring was Miss Virginia USA 1977, and was 4th runner-up to Kimberly Tomes for the title of Miss USA 1977. She left after six years to explore other opportunities, which led to a role on Days of Our Lives. Her character, Lisanne Gardner, was never fully developed, and Herring asked to be let out of her contract with the show. Days producers agreed, and she then returned to General Hospital.

She played Lucy on General Hospital until 1997, when she was asked to reprise her character on a spin-off series called Port Charles. She appeared on the series until it was canceled in 2003, and subsequently made a brief return to General Hospital in 2004.

She joined the cast of As the World Turns on July 24, 2009, as Audrey Coleman.

On November 2, 2012, after more than eight years off-screen, it was announced that Herring would return to General Hospital as Lucy in December. She first aired on December 17.

Personal life Herring was married to actor Wayne Northrop from May 1981 until his death in 2024. They had two sons: Hank Wayne, born on January 9, 1991, and Grady Lee, born on July 20, 1993, in Los Angeles. They owned and ran a working cattle ranch in the Raymond area of Madera County.

In a February 2007 interview, Herring's former co-star Kin Shriner said of Herring: "She's living a life that most women would love. She's going to restore an old train depot on land up where she lives and bring it back to a sort of museum quality. She's lobbying. She's back at school. She's working with animals. She's got her two boys. She's like Barbara Stanwyck in The Big Valley. She's running the whole town."

Filmography Year Title Role Notes Television Tenspeed and Brown ShoeGail TV series Season 1, Episode 11 : "This One's Gonna Kill Ya" Quincy, M.E.Stewardess Elaine Collier TV series Season 6, Episode 10 : "Headhunter" Matt HoustonCheerleader / Waitress TV series Season 1, Episode 4 : "Killing Isn't Everything" Season 2, Episode 11 : "The Outsider" 1983 Cutter to Houston Red TV series Season 1, Episode 6 : "Tell Me a Riddle, Daddy" Tucker's Witch Linda Dawn TV series Season 1, Episode 9 : "Rock Is a Hard Place" Credited as Lynn Herring-Northrop 1984 Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerGeorgette / Kiki Small TV series Season 1, Episode 4: "Vickie's Song" (as Georgette) Season 1, Episode 8 : "Negative Image" (as Kiki Small) Season 1, Episode 9 : "The Perfect Twenty" (as Georgette) JessieRenee TV series Season 1, Episode 2 : "The Lady Killer" Hotel Carol TV series Season 2, Episode 4 : "Transitions" T. J. Hooker Simone TV series Season 4, Episode 7 : "Model for Murder" Riptide Lizzie Jackson TV series Season 2, Episode 9 : "Peter Pan Is Alive and Well" Finder of Lost LovesWaitress at Club TV series Season 1, Episode 13 : "Deadly Silence" The Colbys Lena Soap Opera Season 1, Episode 16 : "My Father's House" General Hospital Lucy Coe Soap Opera L.A. Law Jessica Teicher TV series Season 2, Episode 6 : "Auld L'Anxiety" Days of Our Lives Lisanne Gardner Soap Opera Port Charles Lucy Coe Soap Opera As the World Turns Audrey ColemanSoap Opera 26 episodes Film Roller Boogie Featured Skater Uncredited Pandemonium 60's Cheerleader Feature film Gone Are the Dayes Girl #2 Television Movie Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story as Herself Television Movie

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