Lindsay Hartley

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Lindsay Hartley (born Lindsay Korman) is an American actress. She first came to attention with three long-running soap opera roles: Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions, Cara Castillo on All My Children, and Arianna Hernandez on Days of Our Lives. Since leaving soap operas, Korman has appeared in a number of made for television films on the Lifetime network.

Lindsay Hartley
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Known for
Spouse
(m. 2004; div. 2012)
Children1

Early life

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Born in Palm Springs, California, Korman is of Jewish, Greek, and Italian origin.[1] Korman was a national pre-teen talent winner of the Young Miss America Beauty Pageant.[1] Singing since age 11, Korman won a role in the Broadway production of Grease at age 18.[1] Then she was lead vocalist in the Las Vegas Sands Hotel afternoon show Viva Las Vegas as well as the lead role of Maria in the Civic Light Opera's West Side Story in Austin, Texas. Additionally, Korman has won several national vocal competitions, including The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Award-Vocal/Opera, The National Date Festival, and America's Showcase Starlet.[citation needed]

Career

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In 1999, Korman won the role of Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC soap opera Passions, for which she was nominated for the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer in 2000.[citation needed] She also made guest appearances on The Weakest Link and The Other Half in 2002.

On April 9, 2009, Hartley made a guest appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In late July of that year, Soap Opera Digest announced that she would join the cast of Days of Our Lives, another NBC soap opera, in the recast role of Arianna Hernandez. The role placed her opposite former Passions co-stars Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf, who would once again portray her brother and love interest, respectively. Hartley was written off Days of Our Lives in 2010.

On September 18, 2010, it was announced that Hartley had signed on to play the new character of Cara Castillo on All My Children; she first aired on December 7. She was also cast as DC Comics character Mad Harriet during the tenth and final season of Smallville.[2] In January 2013, it was announced that Hartley signed on to play Cara Castillo on the new All My Children being revived by Prospect Park and to begin airing sometime in April 2013.

Hartley has filled in as Sam McCall on ABC's General Hospital for Kelly Monaco on three occasions in August 2020, February 2022, and August 2024.

Personal life

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On May 6, 2012, Hartley filed for divorce from Justin Hartley in the Los Angeles County Superior Court citing "irreconcilable differences", asking for joint physical and legal custody of their daughter.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1999–2008 Passions Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Role held: July 5, 1999 – August 7, 2008
2002 The Weakest Link Herself Game show, 1 episode
2009 CSI Gretchen Javid Episode: "The Descent of Man"
2009–2010 Days of Our Lives Arianna Hernandez Role held: August 28, 2009 – November 8, 2010
2010 Smallville Mad Harriet Episode: "Abandoned"
2010–2011, 2013 All My Children Cara Castillo Role held: December 7, 2010 – September 23, 2011,
April 29, 2013 – September 2, 2013
2014 Perfect on Paper Natalie Holland Television film (Hallmark)
2015 The Challenger Stephanie Burchard, James' Wife Film
2016 Nightmare Nurse Chloe Television film (Lifetime)
Dying to Be Loved Jill Yates Television film (Lifetime)
2017 It Happened One Valentine's Vivian Cartwright Direct-to-video film
Death House Balthoria Film
Deadly Exchange Samantha Television film (Lifetime); also co-writer
The Wrong Nanny Stella Television film (Lifetime)
The Student Barbara Keyes Television film (Lifetime)
Romance at Reindeer Lodge Karen Television film (Hallmark)
2018 Evil Doctor Vicky Dolan Television film (Lifetime)
Killer Twin Kendra / Amber Television film (Lifetime)
2019 My Mother's Split Personalities Gail Price Television film (Lifetime)
2020, 2022, 2024 General Hospital Sam McCall Temporary replacement for Kelly Monaco; August 4–13, Feb 3–7, 2022, and August 23-26, 2024[4][5][6]

Awards and nominations

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List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result
2000
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Female Newcomer Passions Nominated
2002
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress Passions Nominated
2003
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress Passions Nominated
2005
Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Triangle Passions Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lindsay Korman". MyTelevision.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Huge Days Casting News! Archived September 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Former Passions Star Lindsay Hartley Files for Divorce". Zap2it.com. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Eades, Chris (July 31, 2020). "GH's Sam Temporarily Recast". Soaps In Depth. United States: Bauer Media Group. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  5. ^ SOD (August 4, 2020). "Lindsay Hartley Debuts as GH's Sam". Soap Opera Digest. United States: American Media, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lindsay Hartley Temporarily Replaces Kelly Monaco as GH's Sam".
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