Stacy Haiduk Explained

Stacy Haiduk
Birth Date:1968 4, mf=yes[1]
Birth Place:Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Years Active:1987 - present
Children:1

Stacy Haiduk (born April 24, 1968) is an American actress. She starred as Lana Lang in the syndicated superhero series Superboy (1988–1992) and as Katherine Hitchcock in the NBC science fiction series, seaQuest DSV (1993–1994). Haiduk also had leading roles in the NBC prime time soap opera, The Round Table (1992) and Fox supernatural horror series, (1996), and has appeared in a number of feature and made-for-television movies.

Haiduk played Hannah Nichols in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children (2007-2008), and Patty Williams and Emily Peterson on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (2009-2016), for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2017. In 2018, she began starring as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on the NBC soap opera, Days of Our Lives receiving another Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2022.

Career

Haiduk was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[2] She achieved national fame when she was cast in the role of Lana Lang in the live-action superhero series, Superboy in 1988. After the series ended in 1992, Haiduk portrayed the leading role of Rhea McPherson, an aspiring FBI agent, in the Aaron Spelling-produced prime time soap opera, The Round Table.[3] [4] Haiduk's next significant role was in the NBC science fiction series, seaQuest DSV, in which she played Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Hitchcock, the chief engineer, and third in command of the high-tech submarine.[5] [6] She left the series after one season in 1994. She also had a female leading role in the NBC series Route 66, a remake of the 1960s series with the same name.

Haiduk made her film debut in the 1990 horror film Luther the Geek for Troma Entertainment, and later starred in Steel and Lace (1991). She starred in the made-for-television films, notable Danielle Steel's A Perfect Stranger (based on the novel of the same name by Danielle Steel) in 1994. In 1996, Haiduk went on to play a female vampire in the Fox supernatural horror series, . The following year, she appeared in the romantic comedy film Little City and was lead actress in the thriller film The Beneficiary.[7] She later guest-starred on Nash Bridges, Charmed, The X-Files, ER, NCIS, , Crossing Jordan and . She had a recurring role as FBI Agent Elisa Thayer in Heroes from 2006 to 2007, and as Lisa Tabak in Prison Break from 2008 to 2009.

In 2006, Haiduk appeared in new supplemental material for the Superboy: The Complete First Season DVD release. She also appeared regularly on the ABC soap opera All My Children as Hannah Nichols from January 2007 through January 2008. From February 2009 to August 2010, she appeared on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless as Patty Williams, and also played Emily Peterson on the series. In July 2010, Haiduk was cast to play a prison warden on Days of Our Lives; she was subsequently dismissed and recast with former Santa Barbara actress Gina Gallego after three episodes, due to a scheduling conflict with The Chicago Code. Haiduk's appearances as Warden Smith aired in September 2010.[8] She returned to prime time with the recurring roles on HBO series, True Blood from 2013 to 2014, and ABC Family series Twisted in 2014. In 2019, she starred in the Netflix thriller film, Home Is Where the Killer Is.[9]

In 2018, it was announced that Haiduk had again been cast on Days of Our Lives, this time in the roles of Kristen DiMera and lookalike Susan Banks.[10] [11] In early 2019, she returned to the show, signing contract this time.[12]

Personal life

In June 2010, an issue of Soap Opera Digest reported that Haiduk has been married to Bradford Tatum since November 11, 1997.[13] The couple met on the set of seaQuest DSV. They have one daughter, actress Sophia Tatum. In 2009, Haiduk was the subject of an online boycott petition for apparently wearing a stuffed cat as a purse during the Daytime Emmy Awards. The cat was actually a prop used in her role on The Young and the Restless and not a purse.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Magic SticksLaundromat Lady
1990Luther the Geek Beth
1991Steel and LaceAlison
1997The BeneficiaryLena Girard
1997Little CityJulia
1999Desert ThunderAlly 'Al' Malone
2000Nurse BettySoap Opera Nurse scenes deleted
2001Gabriela Ilona
2006SaltWestAlso producer
2007The Mannsfield 12Lela
2009WithinBernice Lowe
2010No AnswerMissy
2010VictimJanet
2013Fire City: King of Miniseries The Interpreter of Signs Short film
2019Home Is Where the Killer IsJulie Thomason
2023No More Goodbyes JudgePost-production

Television films

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1992Sketch ArtistClaireShowtime
1994A Perfect StrangerRaphaella Phillips NBC
1996Yesterday's TargetJessica HarperShowtime
1999 The Darwin Conspiracy Dr. Jennifer Carter UPN
2005 Jane Doe

Til Death Do Us Part

Monica Angelini Hallmark
2005Attack of the SabretoothSavannah The Sci-Fi Channel
2007While the Children SleepShawna PiersonLifetime
2007Final ApproachAlexa Windom Hallmark
2013 The Nightmare NannyElise Lifetime
2018A Father's NightmareZofia RedlynnLifetime

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988–1992 Superboy Series regular, 100 episodes
1991 Parker Lewis Can't LoseClaireEpisode: "Stormy Mikey"
1992 The Round Table Rhea McPhersonSeries regular, 7 episodes
1993Route 66LillySeries regular, 4 episodes
1993–1994 SeaQuest DSV Series regular, 23 episodes
1994Due SouthJanice DeLuca Episodes: "Chicago Holiday: Part 1" and "Chicago Holiday: Part 2"
1996 Lillie LangtrySeries regular, 8 episodes
1997Sandy Maddox Episode: "The Sandman"
1997Melrose Place Colleen Patterson 6 episodes
1998Nash BridgesPamela Smith Episode: "Danger Zone"
1998ProfilerAndreaEpisode: "Do the Right Thing"
1998–1999 Brimstone Rosalyn Stone 3 episodes
1999Charmed Guardian of the Urn Episode: "Feats of Clay"
1999The SentinelVeronica Episode: "Dead End on Blank Street"
2000The X-FilesMargaret WaterstonEpisode: "all things"
2001The DivisionMrs. EvansEpisode: "Forces of Deviance"
2001ER Impaled Mom Episode: "The Crossing"
2003 Dawn Kaye Episode: "Body Count"
2004 NCIS Melissa Dorn Episode: "My Other Left Foot"
2005 Wildfire Barb Furillo Episode: "Mothers"
2006 Crossing Jordan Mrs. Cartland Episode: "The Elephant in the Room"
2006Cold Case Anne Bowen Episode: "The River"
2006Debra Archerson Episode: "Sweet 16"
2006–2007 HeroesFBI Agent Elisa Thayer 4 episodes
2007–2008 All My Children 56 episodes, March 27-May 2007
September 2007-January 14, 2008
2008 LifeDr. Lana James Episode: "Everything... All the Time"
2008–2009 Prison BreakLisa Tabak 9 episodes
2009Burn NoticeRachel Episode: "Do No Harm"
2009–2012
2015–2016
The Young and the RestlessFebruary 10, 2009 – August 6, 2010;
November 7, 2011 – March 5, 2012,
September 20–28, 2012
September 21, 2015–October 31, 2016
October 13, 2009 – August 6, 2010
November 29, 2011 – February 7, 2012
2010 Days of Our LivesWarden Smith 3 episodes
2011 Southland Sally Episodes: "Let It Snow" and "Punching Water"
2011The Chicago Code Madam Episode: "The Gold Coin Kid"
2011Crime Scene Investigation Gina Sinclair Episode: "Bittersweet"
2011The Mentalist Cynthia Satterfield Episode: "Fugue in Red"
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Nancy O'Hara Episode: "Ha'alele (Abandoned)"
2012Longmire Julia Sublette Episode: "8 Seconds"
2013–2014 True Blood Jenny 4 episodes
2014Twisted Marilyn Rossi 4 episodes
2014 Chosen Shondra 3 episodes
2018 Sharp Objects Crystal Capisi Episode: "Dirt"
2018–present Days of Our Lives Series regular

Video games

YearGameRole
2011Akaavi Spar (voice)
2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel
2014 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Shadow of Revan
2016 Mirror's Edge CatalystAline Maera (Voice)

Awards and nominations

Year AwardCategoryWorkResult
Soap Awards FranceBest Villain of the YearThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Young and the Restless
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Days of Our Lives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stacy Haiduk | Movies and Filmography. AllMovie.
  2. Web site: Stacy Haiduk. June 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: Double duty Jessica Walter. Jess Cagle Updated. September 25. 1992 at 04:00 AM. EDT. EW.com.
  4. News: Shales . Tom . 1992-09-18 . 'PICKET FENCES': NOT EXACTLY MAIN STREET . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-04-27 . 0190-8286.
  5. Web site: Calling All Giant Sea Monsters . . . : Television: Human--and sub-human--stories are missing from the ponderous 'seaQuest DSV,' which is too caught up with technological gizmos. However, recent episodes show promise.. Howard. Rosenberg. October 4, 1993. Los Angeles Times.
  6. Web site: Seaquest Dsv to Be or Not to Be. Jonathan. Taylor. September 14, 1993.
  7. Web site: The Beneficiary. www.rottentomatoes.com.
  8. Web site: Kroll . Dan J. . Stacy Haiduk out at DAYS before she even aired . . July 29, 2018 . United States . August 10, 2010 .
  9. Web site: Home Is Where the Killer Is – Review | Netflix Thriller. Karina "ScreamQueen". Adelgaard. October 9, 2019. Heaven of Horror.
  10. Web site: Jubinville. Mike. Stacy Haiduk Joins DAYS in Eileen Davidson's Old Role(s) . Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media. June 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627125943/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2018/06/27/stacy-haiduk-cast-as-kristen-blake-dimera-on-days-of-our-lives. June 27, 2018. United States. June 26, 2018. live.
  11. Web site: Moore. Tracey. Days Of Our Lives & Y&R Cast News: Jordi Vilasuso & Stacy Haiduck Find New Roles. Global Television Network. Corus Entertainment. July 29, 2018. Canada. July 24, 2018.
  12. Web site: Stacy Haiduk and Paul Telfer Head Back To Days of Our Lives. Daytime Confidential. April 8, 2019.
  13. "Who's Coming! Who's Going!" Soap Opera Digest. June 8, 2010. (vol. 35. No. 23. shown on Round Up pg. 56-57)
  14. Web site: Y&R's Stacy Haiduk Explains Taking Stuffed Cat to Daytime Emmys. PEOPLE.com.