Catherine Hickland

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name = Catherine Hickland


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1956|2|11
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location = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
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spouse = Richard Knowlton (1978)
David Hasselhoff (1984-1989)
Michael E. Knight (1992-current)

Catherine Hickland (born February 11, 1956 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a singer and an actress best known for roles on soap operas broadcast in the United States.

Early life

Hickland grew up in Fort Lauderdale and graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1974. She went on to enroll at Florida Atlantic University as a physical education major, but dropped out after two years. She married Richard Knowlton in 1978, but they divorced the same year.

Career

Hickland first performed on "Texas" as Dr. Courtney Marshall from 1980 to 1981. Since then, she has portrayed several other soap roles. Hickland played the role of Julie Clegg McCandless on "Capitol" from 1983 to 1987, as well as the dual role of Jenny Diamond from 1985 to 1986. She also played Tess Wilder on "Loving" (1993-1995) and "The City" (1995-1997). In 1987, she filled in for Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan on the serial "The Bold and the Beautiful" while Lang was on maternity leave. Since 1998, Hickland has portrayed Lindsay Rappaport on "One Life to Live"; in May 2005 she was bumped from contract to recurring status on "One Life to Live", but as of January 2008 she still appears in the show's opening credits.

Hickland has also had guest-starring roles on numerous television series, including "CHiPs", "Law & Order" and "Airwolf", in which she acted alongside her then husband's "Super-Machine" lead character rival, Stringfellow Hawke, played by Jan-Michael Vincent.

For many years, the desire of casting directors to keep her thin wreaked havoc on her physique, and caused her to gain weight while in her numerous soap opera roles.Fact|date=January 2008 She told all regarding her weight gain and how she has controlled her problem in a "TV Guide" soap column written by Michael Logan. Fact|date=January 2008

Hickland has also appeared in Broadway musicals, starring most notably in "Les Misérables" as Fantine. She has also released a CD and writes a column on skin care for "Soap Opera Digest".

In 2006, Procter & Gamble began making several of its soaps available through America Online's AOL Video service, downloadable free of charge. Reruns of "Texas" episodes featuring Hickland began with the show's first episode in August 1980.

Personal life

From March 24 1984 to March 1 1989, Hickland was married to David Hasselhoff, star of the television series "Knight Rider". She appeared in three episodes of "Knight Rider": "White Bird" (March 4 1983), "Let It Be Me" (May 13 1984), and "The Scent of Roses" (January 3 1986).

On June 27, 1992, Hickland married "All My Children" star Michael E. Knight, whose name matched that of Hasselhoff's character on "Knight Rider". The couple were honored for their charitable work by the West End Intergenerational Residence in Manhattan in 1999. Hickland and Knight are currently separated.

In 2007, Hickland was linked romantically to the actor Ray Liotta. Fact|date=January 2008

External links

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* [http://www.hickland.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.catcosmetics.com/ Official website of Hickland's business endeavor, Cat Cosmetics]
* [http://video.aol.com/video-category/texas/1921 AOL Video episodes of "Texas"]