Stephanie Faracyis an American actress. She is known for playing supporting roles in films includingHeaven Can Wait(1978),Scavenger Hunt(1979),Blind Date(1987),The Great Outdoors(1988),Hocus Pocus(1993),Sideways(2004),Flightplan(2005), andMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016). On television, Faracy has had leading roles in a number of sitcoms, most significantlyTrue Colors(1990–92). She currently plays Lisa Lawson on the comedy seriesUncoupled(2022-present).
Stephanie Faracy | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Illinois Wesleyan University(Bachelor of Arts) Yale University(Master of Fine Arts) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
Life and career
editFaracy was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, where she attended high school. She studied acting at Illinois Wesleyan University and Yale School of Drama.[1]She began her acting career in New York stage, and in 1976, made her television debut in an episode of ABC sitcomLaverne & Shirley.
She went to star in two unsold sitcom pilots, before playing Corinne in the 1978 comedy filmHeaven Can Wait.The following year, Faracy played Angel Childress in the filmWhen You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?,and Babbette in the comedy filmScavenger Hunt.[2]
Faracy has a long-running career on television. From 1979 to 1980, she starred in the CBS sitcomThe Last Resort.From 1983 to 1984, she co-starred alongsideBill BixbyandMariette HartleyinGoodnight, Beantown.Also during the 1980s, Faracy had roles on several miniseries, includeThe Thorn Birds(1983, as Mary Carson's servant, Judy),Space(1985), andWindmills of the Gods(1988).
In film, she co-starred alongsideBruce WillisandKim Basingerin the 1987 romantic comedy filmBlind Date,and the following year, she playedJohn Candy's wife in the comedy filmThe Great Outdoors.[3]
In 1990, Faracy starred alongsideMartin Mullin the sitcomHis & Hers.Later that year, she began starring in the Fox sitcomTrue Colorsabout an interracial marriage.[4]
The following years, Faracy continued her career, appearing in supporting roles in both film and television. She has guest-starred onTouched by an Angel,Wings,Murphy Brown,Will & Grace,Frasier,Grey's Anatomy,Ugly Betty,How I Met Your Mother,Castle,Desperate Housewives,Modern Family,How to Get Away with Murder,andThe Goldbergs.In 2016, she had a recurring role on the Lifetime comedy-drama seriesDevious Maids.In 2022, she played Lisa Lawson on the comedy seriesUncoupled.
Her film credits includeHocus Pocus(1993),Sideways(2004),Surviving Christmas(2004),Flightplan(2005),Get Him to the Greek(2010),Bad Teacher(2011), andMike and Dave Need Wedding Dates(2016).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Corinne | |
| 1979 | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Angel Childress | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Babbette | |
| 1987 | Blind Date | Susie Davis | |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Connie Ripley | |
| 1993 | Hocus Pocus | Jenny Dennison | |
| 1994 | Family Portrait | Jane Janáček | Short |
| 2004 | Sideways | Stephanie's Mother | |
| 2004 | Surviving Christmas | Letitia Vangilder | |
| 2005 | Flightplan | Anna | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Wendy | |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Mrs. Pubich | |
| 2014 | Stuck | Stella | |
| 2016 | Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates | Rosie Stangle |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | Debra Lee | episode: "Excuse Me, May I Cut In?" |
| 1977 | Bumpers | Rozzie Webber | unsold TV pilot |
| 1978 | The Fighting Nightingales | Lt. Hope Phillips | TV film |
| 1979–80 | The Last Resort | Gail Collins | main role |
| 1981 | Trapper John, M.D. | Lisa Holloway | episode: "Have I Got a Girl for You" |
| 1981 | Stephanie | Stephanie | TV film |
| 1981 | Insight | Donna | episode: "Little Miseries" |
| 1983 | Private Benjamin | Sherry Stern | episode: "Judy's Cousin" |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Judy | TV miniseries |
| 1983 | Carpool | Jennifer O'Connor | TV film |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Deborah Barnes | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Hotel | Judy Gillette | episode: "Hotel" |
| 1983–84 | Goodnight, Beantown | Valerie Wood | main role |
| 1984 | Mama Malone | Gina | episode: "The Commitment" |
| 1984 | Goldie and the Bears | Goldie Hawkins | TV film |
| 1984 | The Love Boat | Honey Malloy | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Eye to Eye | Tracy Doyle | main character, 7 episodes |
| 1985 | Space | Debbie Dee Claggett | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | Classified Love | Kate Harris | TV film |
| 1986 | American Geisha | Katy | TV film |
| 1986 | Magnum, P.I. | Amy Sayler | episode: "Novel Connection" |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | Amy Salyer | episode: "Magnum on Ice" |
| 1987 | Hotel | Janice Fletcher | episode: "Class of '72" |
| 1988 | Windmills of the Gods | Florence Schiffer | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | Bridesmaids | Beth | TV film |
| 1990 | His & Hers | Dr. Regina 'Reggie' Hewitt | main role |
| 1990–1992 | True Colors | Ellen Freeman | main role |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Candi Moretti | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | The Only Way Out | Lynn | TV film |
| 1996 | Silk Stalkings | Gloria Hemmings | episode: "Family Values" |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Sally Redding | episode: "The Quality of Mercy" |
| 1996 | Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story | Dr. Otis | TV film |
| 1996 | Wings | Carol | episode: "Single and Hating It" |
| 1996 | Dark Skies | Joan Sayers | episode: "Hostile Convergence" |
| 1996–1998 | The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor | (voice) | regular role |
| 1997 | Murphy Brown | Carole Fordham | episode: "And That's the Way It Was?" |
| 1997 | Pauly | Pamela | episode: "Foreplay" |
| 1997 | Boston Common | Lucy Cross | episode: "A Cross to Bear" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Myra Dolan | episode: "All in the Family" |
| 1997 | Frasier | Mimi | episode: "Voyage of the Damned" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Joyce Cullman | episode: "Gigolo Jarod" |
| 1998 | Safety Patrol | Mrs. Marlowe | TV film |
| 1998 | Caroline in the City | Faye | episode: "Caroline and the Sandwich" |
| 1999 | Maggie Winters | Lucille | episode: "Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut" |
| 1999 | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Selma Drown | TV film |
| 1999 | The Lot | Mary Parker | main role |
| 2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Elizabeth Daryl | episode: "Dog Gone" |
| 2000 | Any Day Now | Mrs. Adams | episode: "Where's the Justice in That?" |
| 2001 | Bette | Mrs. Flynn | episode: "The Invisible Mom" |
| 2001 | Providence | Nancy Moore | episode: "Best Man" |
| 2002 | The Johnny Chronicles | Linda Monroe | TV film |
| 2003 | Charlie Lawrence | Suzette Michaels | main role |
| 2003 | Will & Grace | Eva | episode: "Nice in White Satin" |
| 2004 | Frasier | Mimi | episode: "Boo!" |
| 2004 | Silver Lake | Maureen Patterson | TV film |
| 2005 | Out of Practice | Laura | episode: "Key Ingredients" |
| 2005 | Stacked | Stella | episode: "Heavy Meddle" |
| 2005 | Blue Skies | Pat | TV film |
| 2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Mrs. Sullivan | episode: "What I Am" |
| 2006 | Separated at Worth | The Mother | TV film |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Mrs. Tanen | episode: "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" |
| 2007 | ER | Angie | Episode: "Gravity" |
| 2007 | How I Met Your Mother | Rhonda | episode: "The Yips" |
| 2008 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Dr. Jacobson | episode: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" |
| 2008 | Back to You | Peg McGinley | episode: "The Wall of Fame" |
| 2009 | In the Mix | Judy | TV film |
| 2009 | Castle | Patty Schultz | episode: "Fool Me Once..." |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | Betty Goscowitz | TV film |
| 2010 | $#*! My Dad Says | Marla Brooks | episode: "Code Ed" |
| 2011 | Desperate Housewives | Miss Charlotte | episodes: "Assassins", "Where Do I Belong?" |
| 2012 | Modern Family | Dottie | episode: "Election Day" |
| 2012 | Happily Divorced | Jane | episode: "Fran-alyze This" |
| 2013 | Mary and Martha | Head of Committee | TV film |
| 2013 | Dog with a Blog | Grandma James | episode: "Stan Talks to Gran" |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Judy | episode: "Simon Roberts Was Here" |
| 2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Barbara | episode: "Cyrano de Trainer-Zac" |
| 2015 | Togetherness | Kris | episode: "Houston, We Have a Problem" |
| 2016 | Devious Maids | Frances | recurring role (season 4) |
| 2016–17 | How to Get Away with Murder | Ellen Freeman | episodes: "Don't Tell Annalise", "Is Someone Really Dead?", "I'm Going Away" |
| 2019 | Sneaky Pete | Dotti | recurring role (season 3) |
| 2021 | The Goldbergs | Joyce | episode: "A Light Thanksgiving Nosh" |
| 2022 | Uncoupled | Lisa Lawson | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | Nobody Wants This | Lynn | Recurring role; upcoming series[5] |
References
edit- ^Gire, Jamie Sotonoff and Dann (18 February 2014)."Four-decade actress started out at Elk Grove High".Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2014.Retrieved25 October2016.
- ^Maslin, Janet(December 25, 1979)."Scavenger Hunt (1979) Screen: 'Scavenger Hunt' Is a Comedy About Greed".The New York Times.
- ^THOMAS, KEVIN (June 17, 1988)."MOVIE REVIEW: Candy, Aykroyd Wasted in 'Great Outdoors'".RetrievedOctober 25,2016– via LA Times.
- ^"Review/Television; Black Sitcoms Steeped in Concept".The New York Times.October 4, 1990.RetrievedOctober 25,2016.
- ^Petski, Denise (May 15, 2024)."Kristen Bell-Adam Brody Netflix Comedy Gets Title, Premiere Date & First-Look Photo".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMay 16,2024.