Stepfanie Kramer

Stepfanie Kramer (born August 6, 1956) is an American actress and singer/songwriter, who has also written and directed for television shows. She is best known for her lead role as the tough-minded detective Sgt. Dee Dee McCall on the NBC police drama series Hunter. She has been nominated for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program in 1985 for hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and won the Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress Award honored by the First Americans in the Arts organization in 1995, 2002 and 2003. After a rough start, the show became an international hit, being broadcast for seven seasons. Kramer starred in six of them, a total of 130 episodes.

Already in 1986, Kramer said that she was working on a rock album with composer Mike Post, who had composed music for Hunter. She also announced that an album might be published the following year. That never happened, but in 1990 Kramer announced her departure from Hunter. Although the press claimed it was to concentrate on her music career, Kramer said in a television news interview, "I have been most fortunate in that I've acted, written, and directed while on Hunter. It is time for me to move on to the next phase of my life, both professionally and personally."

Shortly after leaving Hunter, she began recording an album in England with producer Nils Lofgren. The album was never released. In 1992, Kramer married and moved to Colorado. Two years later she gave birth to a daughter. After her divorce in 2001 she and her daughter moved back to Los Angeles. She continued to write music and star in successful made-for-TV movies and indie films. She is a trained mezzo-soprano, The Great American Song Book, her second album, came out early in 2008. On it, Kramer covers 14 classic songs recorded live in a one-woman show which she performs on the road in various national performance venues. In 2008, she represented the U.S. by performing at the International Music Festival in Queretero, Mexico. As a singer, she has performed around the globe.

Kramer was honored by "The First Americans in the Arts Awards" in 1995, 2002 and 2003 by winning the award for Outstanding Performer as a lead actress.

After her departure from Hunter, she continued her work as an actress appearing in several TV shows and movies. Her most notable movie projects include: Coins in the Fountain (1990), Twin Sisters (1992), Beyond Suspicion (1994), Deceived by Trust (1995), Abducted: A Fathers Love (1996), Thrill (1996), The Dogwalker (1999) and The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006). She also reprised her role as Dee Dee McCall in the two Hunter television movies (2002 and 2003). She has a podcast on YouTube called "Reflections with Stepfanie Kramer" offering insight into weekly quotes, and is in production on an interview podcast called "The Other Side" with Stepfanie Kramer.

Personal life Kramer married Mark Richards on May 24, 1992; the couple divorced in February 2001. They have a daughter, Lily Richards, who was born in 1994, who is also an actress, writer and director. According to Kramer's official website, her daughter is the greatest production she has ever been involved in.

Filmography NCIS (2021) Sandra Holden 9-1-1 (2020) Janet A Merry Christmas Match (2019) Dorothy Calvin The Encounter (2016) Dee Sanders Crossing (2013) Susan CSI Crime Scene Investigation (2012) Vivian Brentson The Secret Circle (2012) Kate Meade Ground Truth (2006) Karen Dolan The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the Gold (2006) – Kate Mosley-Dorsey Hunter (2003 revival series) – Dee Dee McCall (4 episodes, 2003) Hunter: Back in Force (2003) – Dee Dee McCall Hunter: Return to Justice (2002) – Dee Dee McCall Twice in a Lifetime – Delia Harmony/Dana Rudolph (1 episode, 2000) The Dogwalker (1999) – Helene Moloney – Rebecca Kitchens (1 episode, 1997) Thrill (1996) – Teresa Colson Abducted: A Father's Love (1996) – Loretta Hymens Deceived by Trust (1995) – Sarah Ann Collins Beyond Suspicion (1994) – Karen Rikehardt Twin Sisters (1992) – Carol Mallory/Lynn Cameron Coins in the Fountain (1990) – Nikki Taylor Hunter (1984–1990) (130 episodes) – Detective Sergeant Dee Dee McCall Take My Daughters, Please (1988) – Jessica Fletcher Favorite Son (1988) TV Mini Series – Stevie Chandler Bridge Across Time (1985) – Angie The A-Team – Fire Chief Annie Sanders (1 episode, 1984) Mike Hammer – Lisa (1 episode, 1984) We Got It Made – Claudia (1983–1984) Riptide – Tracy (1 episode, 1984) The Dukes of Hazzard – Anna Louise (2 episodes, 1984) The Man with Two Brains (1983) – Beautiful Girl Hit by Car Trapper John, M.D. – Cheryl (2 episodes, 1981–1982) The Devlin Connection – Gwendoline Adams (1 episode, 1982) Knots Landing – Marni (2 episodes, 1981–1982) Bosom Buddies – Jennifer (1 episode, 1981) Dynasty – Melanie (2 episodes, 1981) Vega$ – Cathy (1 episode, 1980) Married: The First Year (1979) – Sharon Kelly The Secret Empire – Princess Tara (unknown episodes, 1979) Fantasy Island – Contessa Christina Kastronova/Denise Morot (2 episodes, 1979) The Runaways (1 episode, 1978) The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries – Jill Sommers (1 episode, 1978) Eight Is Enough (1 episode, 1978) Starsky & Hutch – Manicurist (1 episode, 1977)