DeLane Matthews

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Biography

She also appeared on the soap operas "Guiding Light" (CBS) and "Ryan's Hope" (ABC). With The Acting Company, she appeared in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Pericles" and "The Cradle Will Rock" at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

The quality of her vehicles took a swift and precipitous dive when Matthews landed in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s. She appeared in five short-lived, mostly panned sitcoms: as Peter Boyle's love interest in "Joe …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

August 7, 1961

Career Milestones

2001

Joined cast of the ABC daytime serial "General Hospital"

Co-starred in popular sitcom "Dave's World" (CBS)

1994

Film debut, in low-budget comedy "Healers"

1992

Played title role in sitcom "Laurie Hill" (ABC)

1991

Appeared in support of Julie Brown on "The Julie Brown"

1989

Co-starred with Robert Hays in the NBC sitcom "FM"

1988

Had supporting role on the short-lived sitcom "Eisenhower and Lutz"

1988

TV-movie debut, "Dead Solid Perfect" (HBO)

1986

TV series debut, "Joe Bash" (ABC), as Peter Boyle's girlfriend

1974

Diagnosed with curvature of the spine, wore back brace for three years