Stacy Edwards

Stacy Edwards is an American actress. She appeared in a number of B movies before her breakthrough role in the 1997 black comedy film In the Company of Men, for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. Edwards later had roles in films such as Primary Colors, Black and White (1999), and Driven (2001), and was a regular cast member in the drama series Chicago Hope (1997–1999).

Career Edwards began her career on daytime television. She portrayed Hayley Benson on the daytime soap opera Santa Barbara from 1986 to 1988. (Julia Roberts had unsuccessfully auditioned for the role. ) Edwards spent the following decade appearing in an episodes of television shows such as 21 Jump Street, Quantum Leap, L.A. Law, and Murder, She Wrote, and B movies include Relentless 3 and Skeeter. She also was regular cast member in the comedy-drama series Sons and Daughters in 1991.

In 1997, Edwards starred alongside Aaron Eckhart in the black comedy film In the Company of Men, for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. She also starred in the drama series Chicago Hope as Dr. Lisa Catera for two seasons from 1997 to 1999. In 1998, Edwards appeared as Jennifer Rogers in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama film Primary Colors, playing the lesbian lover of Kathy Bates' character. She later co-starred in films Black and White (1999), The Bachelor (1999), The Next Best Thing (2000), and Driven (2001). She also starred opposite Johnathon Schaech in the 1998 television movie Houdini. As lead actress, she starred in Four Dogs Playing Poker and Mexico City in 2000.

During the 2000s and 2010s, Edwards had many guest-starring roles in various television shows, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NCIS, House, Veronica Mars, Criminal Minds, Private Practice, The Mentalist, Hawaii Five-0, Castle, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, and Shameless. She also had a recurring role in the series The Lying Game from 2011 to 2012.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Submiss Woman Short film 1990 Spontaneous Combustion Peggy Bell 1993 Private Lessons II Mrs. Cooper 1993 Relentless 3 Toni Keely 1993 Skeeter Mary Ann 1995 The Fear Becky 1996 The Cottonwood Danielle Rose 1997 In the Company of Men Christine Taormina Film Fest Award for Best ActressNominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female LeadNominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress 1997 Men Seeking Women Jennifer 1997 Tumbling After Jill Gates Short film 1998 Primary Colors Jennifer Rogers 1999 Black and White Sheila King 1999 The Bachelor Zoe 2000 The Next Best Thing Finn 2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker Holly 2000 Mexico City Mitch Cobb 2001 Driven Lucretia "Luc" Jones 2001 Prancer Returns Denise Holton Nominated — DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress 2002 Local Boys Jessica Dobson 2002 Joshua Maggie 2002 Speakeasy Sophie Hickman 2007 Superbad Jane, Evan's Mom 2008 Chronic Town Emily 2013 The Bling Ring Mrs. Hall, Marc's Mom 2014 The Devil's Hand Susan 2018 Pretty Broken Caroline Lou 2022 Alex/October Sara

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986-1988 Santa Barbara Hayley Benson Capwell Series regularNominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Daytime 1988 Jake and the Fatman Kimberley Bauer Episode: "I'll Be Seeing You" 1988 Glory Days Tracy Moran Television film 1988 21 Jump Street Rebecca Sanders Episode: "Whose Choice Is It Anyway?" 1989 Valerie Sara Episodes: "Boy Meets Girl" and "Boy Loses Girl" 1989 Dinner at Eight Paula Jordan Television film 1989 L.A. Law Nicole Corry Episode: "Placenta Claus Is Coming to Town" 1990 Quantum Leap Elisabeth Spokane Episode: "Animal Frat - October 19, 1967" 1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Laurie Bascom Episode: "The Perfect Couple Mystery" 1990 Murder, She Wrote Officer Frances Xavier Rawley Episode: "O'Malley's Luck" 1991 Sons and Daughters Lindy Hammersmith Series regular, 7 episodes 1992 The Hat Squad Brian's Mother Episode: "Pilot" 1992 L.A. Law Sydney Peters Episode: "Helter Shelter" 1995 Murder, She Wrote Elaine Brown Episode: "Film Flam" 1995 Matlock Rachel Bauer Episode: "The Scam" 1996 Innocent Victims Barbara Richardson Television film 1996 Pacific Blue Elaine Weinstein Episodes: "Pilot" and "Captive Audience" 1997 Silk Stalkings Mildred "Millie" Austin Episode: "[email protected]" 1998 Houdini Bess Houdini Television film 1997-1999 Chicago Hope Dr. Lisa Catera Series regular, 44 episodesNominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1998) 2001 The Fugitive Jenny Butler Episodes: "Jenny" and "Strapped" 2002 Without a Trace Emily Muller Episode: "He Saw, She Saw" 2002 Touched by an Angel Lorena Episode: "A Feather on the Breath of God" 2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Vickie Winston Episode: "Feeling the Heat" 2004 Cold Case Susan Cardiff Episode: "Resolutions" 2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Meredith Rice Episode: "Head" 2004 Back When We Were Grownups Biddy Television film 2004 NCIS Commander Janice Byers Episode: "Heart Break" 2004 House Lucy Palmeiro Episode: "The Socratic Method" 2005 CSI: NY Debbie Montenassi Episode: "Tanglewood" 2005 Numbers Gail Hoke Episode: "Sacrifice" 2006 Boston Legal District Attorney Chelios Episode: "The Ass Fat Jungle" 2006 Night Stalker Linda Caleca Episode: "The Sea" 2006 Veronica Mars Stephanie Denenberg Episode: "The Quick and the Wed" 2006 Standoff Cathy Barnes Episode: "Circling" 2007 Criminal Minds Charlotte Cutler Episode: "Ashes and Dust" 2007 Shark Gail Buckner Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" 2007 Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Diana Brawley Television film 2007 Private Practice Maria Wilson Episode: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else" 2007 Ghost Whisperer Liz Sinclair Episode: "Bad Blood" 2008 Eleventh Hour Miss Catherine Bonatelli Episode: "Savant" 2008-2009 The Unit Marian Reed Episodes: "Inquisition" and "The Spear of Destiny" 2009 Lie to Me Dr. Christina Knowlton Episode: "Do No Harm" 2010 Hawthorne Mary Davis Episode: "Picture Perfect" 2010 The Mentalist Concetta Wale Episode: "Cackle-Bladder Blood" 2010 CSI: NY Grace Travers Episode: "Damned If You Do" 2010 Terriers Beth / Elizabeth Komack Episode: "Ring-A-Ding-Ding" 2011 Hawaii Five-0 Rebecca Brown Episode: "Powa Maka Moana" 2011 Make It or Break It Musette Episodes: "The Buddy System" and "Life or Death" 2011 Harry's Law Corinne Waters Episodes: "There Will Be Blood" and "Sins of the Father" 2011–2012 The Lying Game Annie Hobbs Recurring role, 5 episodes 2012 Grey's Anatomy Kathleen Wheeler Episode: "The Girl with No Name" 2013 Castle Jessica Banks Episode: "Watershed" 2014 How to Get Away with Murder Gretchen Thomas Episode: "He Has a Wife" 2015 Shameless Laura Shelton Episodes: "I'm the Liver" and "Rite of Passage" 2015 Babysitter's Black Book Bonnie Television film 2015 Rosewood Judy Sanders Episode: "Fireflies and Fidelity" 2016 Pure Genius Constance Durand Episode: "Around the World in Eight Kidneys" 2017 The Fosters Deb Baker Episode: "Dirty Laundry"

Awards and nominations +AwardsYearAwardCategoryProductionResult 1988 Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Newcomer: Daytime Santa Barbara 1997 Taormina Film Festival Award Taormina Film Fest Award for Best Actress In the Company of Men 1998 Independent Spirit Awards Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead In the Company of Men 1998 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress In the Company of Men 1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Chicago Hope 2001 Video Premiere Award DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actress Prancer Returns