Stacy Haiduk
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Stacy Haiduk (born April 24, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American actress.
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[edit] Early career
Haiduk first achieved national fame when she was cast in the role of Lana Lang in the live-action Superboy TV series of 1988. The series ran for four years (1988-1992), and Haiduk was one of the only cast members to remain for its entire 100 episode run. After the series ended, she appeared in the cult film Luther the Geek for Troma Entertainment.
[edit] seaQuest DSV
After portraying regular character Rhea McPherson, an aspiring FBI-agent, in the short-lived Spelling series The Round Table, Haiduk subsequently landed a role in seaQuest DSV, in which she played Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Hitchcock, the chief engineer, and third in command of the high-tech submarine. Hitchcock was intended to be a major role model for young girls, however the writers did not develop her character to a great extent. At the end of the first season, the producers decided to take the show in a new direction, moving away from science and more toward fantasy. Major cast changes occurred for season two. Haiduk, unhappy with her character development and reluctant to move with the show to its new filming location in Florida (ironically where she had lived to film Superboy during its run), declined to reappear for the second season. Many viewers felt the loss of her and several other original cast members contributed to the rapid demise of the show.
[edit] Later career
Haiduk went on to play a female vampire in the short-lived series, Kindred: The Embraced. After this stint, much of her acting consists of the occasional film and TV appearances on such shows as Charmed, The X-Files and CSI: Miami. She gave a particularly memorable performance in the independent hit "Gabriela" as Ilona, the Hungarian Princess. Recent appearances include guest starring roles in NCIS and in 2006 she made a couple of appearances as a Homeland Security agent in Heroes. She also appeared as herself on the documentary "Superboy: Getting Off the Ground", part of the special features extras on the DVD release of Superboy: The Complete First Season in 2006.
She has recently joined the cast of the ABC TV network's soap opera All My Children as Hannah Nichols, with her first episode airing March 27, 2007.
She is married to actor Bradford Tatum.
[edit] External links
- Stacy Haiduk at the Internet Movie Database
- Stacy Haiduk Photo Page And Fan Listing A fan site dedicated to Stacy Haiduk and her career
- Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang A fan site with images and commentary on Stacy Haiduk's portrayal of Lana Lang
