Shae D'Lyn
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Shae D'lyn is an American actress. She's best known for her role as Jane Deaux/Cavanaugh on the ABC
sitcom Dharma & Greg
and as Cousin Vicki in National Lampoons' Vegas Vacation
.
, D'lyn worked as an investment analyst for Morrow & Co. on Wall Street. After a year in New York she moved to Boston as Vice President of real estate investment banking for Boston Capital Partners where she syndicated low-income housing to investors seeking tax credits. Bored with financial services, she applied for, and was accepted to acting school. Upon graduation she was immediately hired for her first leading role, which led to further leading roles in eight feature films, including Vegas Vacation
and the later released Girlie Magazine Party. Her television work includes series regular Jane on Dharma and Greg, guest-starring appearances in Ellen
, Law & Order
and Quantum Leap. In addition, she starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
production of "Secrets" opposite Julie Harris, Arthur Miller's The American Clock
for TNT and Tennessee Williams
' Baby Doll off-Broadway.
Shae now directs theater, film, and television productions, and has founded a production company based in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico and an artists' cooperative in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and Toronto with over 400 members. Her short "Morir Para Ser Libre" was featured in the Boston Latino Film Festival and her first feature premiered at Los Angeles' Zero Film Fest in December. Her most renowned project is HearME] which puts interconnected music studios in orphanages worldwide, including Iraq, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, Puerto Rico, and Watts. Her art can be seen at 611gallery.com and her latest video at James Haworth Music.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...
and as Cousin Vicki in National Lampoons' Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation is a 1997 comedy film. It is the fourth film in the original Vacation film series centering around the fictitious Griswold family, following Vacation, European Vacation, and Christmas Vacation. Chevy Chase reprises his starring role as Clark W. Griswold, the patriarch of the family...
.
Biography
D'lyn was born Shae D'lyn Sherertz in Abilene, Texas. After graduating with honors from the University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, D'lyn worked as an investment analyst for Morrow & Co. on Wall Street. After a year in New York she moved to Boston as Vice President of real estate investment banking for Boston Capital Partners where she syndicated low-income housing to investors seeking tax credits. Bored with financial services, she applied for, and was accepted to acting school. Upon graduation she was immediately hired for her first leading role, which led to further leading roles in eight feature films, including Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation is a 1997 comedy film. It is the fourth film in the original Vacation film series centering around the fictitious Griswold family, following Vacation, European Vacation, and Christmas Vacation. Chevy Chase reprises his starring role as Clark W. Griswold, the patriarch of the family...
and the later released Girlie Magazine Party. Her television work includes series regular Jane on Dharma and Greg, guest-starring appearances in Ellen
Ellen (TV series)
Ellen is a U.S. television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, producing 109 episodes.The theme song, "So Called Friend" is by Scottish band Texas...
, Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
and Quantum Leap. In addition, she starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
production of "Secrets" opposite Julie Harris, Arthur Miller's The American Clock
The American Clock
The American Clock is a play by Arthur Miller. The play is about 1930s America during The Great Depression. It is based in part on Studs Terkel's Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. The play premiered on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre on November 11, 1980; closing on November 30,...
for TNT and Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
' Baby Doll off-Broadway.
Shae now directs theater, film, and television productions, and has founded a production company based in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico and an artists' cooperative in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and Toronto with over 400 members. Her short "Morir Para Ser Libre" was featured in the Boston Latino Film Festival and her first feature premiered at Los Angeles' Zero Film Fest in December. Her most renowned project is HearME] which puts interconnected music studios in orphanages worldwide, including Iraq, Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, Puerto Rico, and Watts. Her art can be seen at 611gallery.com and her latest video at James Haworth Music.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The American Clock | Young Doris | First Film Role |
| Ghost Mom | Jean | TV Movie | |
| 1994 | Hits! | Doozie | |
| 1995 | Awake to Danger | Lorette McAdams | TV Movie |
| Secrets | Edwina Phelan | TV Movie | |
| 1996 | 346 Girls a Year | Unknown | |
| 1997 | Convict 762 | Sheridan | |
| Vegas Vacation Vegas Vacation Vegas Vacation is a 1997 comedy film. It is the fourth film in the original Vacation film series centering around the fictitious Griswold family, following Vacation, European Vacation, and Christmas Vacation. Chevy Chase reprises his starring role as Clark W. Griswold, the patriarch of the family... |
Cousin Vicki | Feature Film | |
| 1998 | Girlie Magazine Party | Unknown | |
| 2002 | Ant | Woman | |
| 2003 | Replay | Ellie | |
| 2006 | Happily N'Ever After Happily N'Ever After Happily N'Ever After is a 2007 American computer-animated film based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. It is a Vanguard Animation production, released by Lions Gate Films on January 5, 2007... |
Additional Voices | Feature Film |
Television Roles
| Year | TV Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Quantum Leap | Lady Alexandra Corrington | Guest Starred 1 episode |
| 1994 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Dory | Guest Starred 1 episode |
| 1996 | Ellen Ellen (TV series) Ellen is a U.S. television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, producing 109 episodes.The theme song, "So Called Friend" is by Scottish band Texas... |
Debbie Johnson | Guest Starred 1 episode |
| 1997 | Dharma and Greg | Jane Cavanaugh | Main Character: 92 episodes |
| 2001 | That 70's Show | Rudolph | Guest Starred 1 episode |
| 2008 | Speedie Date | Lisa | |