Stephanie Gatschet

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Stephanie Gatschet in a promotional photo for GL.

Stephanie Gatschet (born March 16, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American soap opera actress.

She is most famous for her role as Tammy Winslow, the daughter of Cassandra "Cassie" Layne Winslow and ex-husband, Rob Layne on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light, her adoptive father is the deceased Prince Richard Winslow. She has been playing Tammy since July 5, 2002. She played the role on a recurring basis from July 2002 to October 2003. She was put on contract on November 2003 and has been playing the role on a regular basis ever since. Her character's pairing with Tom Pelphrey's Jonathan won the young actress a lot of press. The success came with some controversy as the characters are first cousins. However, despite the family relationship, the couple became immensely popular with viewers and Gatschet garnered quite a following.

As a child, Gatschet took ballet, piano, and acting lessons; she'd do anything to be in the spotlight. Her professional career began at the age of nine, when she appeared in her first play, Oedipus the King, at a local Philadelphia theatre. After performing in a few local plays, Gatschet began to appear in theatrical productions off-Broadway in New York. She also began to make commercials for television and radio, and to make episodic TV appearances in shows such as As the World Turns and Law & Order. During her first year of college at New York University (NYU), Gatschet won roles in a few independent feature films like Roger Dodger and Virgin. Prior to her role on Guiding Light, Gatschet was working on a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Tisch School at New York University. She is currently working on an English degree at Marymount Manhattan. She is also a member of the Humane Society of the United States.