Biography
Shortly after she moved to L.A. to study acting in 1988, Needham landed a guest spot on the crime drama "Jake and the Fat Man". She found regular TV work joining the cast of the family drama "Life Goes On" (ABC, 1990-93) during its second season. Needham succeeded Monique Lanier in the role of Paige Thatcher, the older half-sister of Kellie Martin's character, a troubled college drop-out looking for direction. She subsequently appeared in …
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Career Milestones
| Co-starred as Lt. Meg Austin on the NBC military legal series "JAG" | ||
| Deemed too tall to appear on stage in high school, worked on the technical crew for dramatic productions | ||
| Joined the cast of the ABC drama series "Life Goes On"; succeeded Monique Lanier in the role of Paige Thatcher | ||
| Moved to NYC to work as a model | ||
| Moved with family from Texas to Denver, Colorado at age eight | ||
| Recruited by a representative from the Eileen Ford Agency three days after graduating from high school | ||
| Traveled extensively during modeling career, working in England, Germany, Australia, France and Spain | ||
1988 | Moved to L.A. to study acting and audition for roles | |
1988 | TV acting debut, a guest shot on "Jake and the Fat Man" | |
1989 | Played a recurring role on "Coach" | |
1992 | TV-movie debut, portrayed bank robber Bonnie Parker for "Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story" on Fox | |
1995 | Played the twin sister of Lori Singer on the final two episodes of the short-lived sci-fi drama "VR.5" | |
1997 | Co-starred in the ABC drama "Total Security" | |
2001 | Portrayed a San Francisco policewoman in the Lifetime series "The Division" | |