Signy Coleman
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Signy Coleman sometimes credited as
Signey Coleman, is an American
actress.
and attended Tamalpais High School
in Mill Valley
. She has three siblings: two older sisters, Bethany and Tiffany, and one older brother, Jeffrey.
The Young and the Restless
as the blind heroine Hope Adams (1993–1997, 2000–2002, 2008, 2010 (briefly). Her character died in February 2008 of cancer. She also starred on Guiding Light
as Annie Dutton
(aka Teri DeMarco #2) (1998–1999; 2003).
Coleman's prime time roles include appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
, Human Target
, Fast Forward
, The Steven Banks Show, Jake and the Fatman
, Silk Stalkings
, Doors, Dark Justice
, The Flash
and The X-Files
. She has appeared in such films as Relentless III, Indecent Proposal and 20 Dates.
She also appeared in two music videos with Huey Lewis and the News
, "I Want a New Drug" and "Heart and Soul". She appeared in an episode of Charles in Charge
as model Rebecca Stansbury.
In 2010 Coleman joined the cast of River Ridge: The Series in the role of Sharon Reeves, she also will serve as a producer on the hyper cinematic drama series.
(married 1989 - divorced 1992), by whom she has a daughter, Siena Sophia Irizarry. She also has a daughter by her second husband, Thomas Nolan (married 1999 - divorced 2004).
Signey Coleman, is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
Background
Coleman grew up in Bolinas, CaliforniaBolinas, California
Bolinas formerly Juggville is a coastal unincorporated community in Marin County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bolinas is located west-southwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 36 feet...
and attended Tamalpais High School
Tamalpais High School
Tamalpais High School is a public secondary school located in Mill Valley, California. It is named after nearby Mount Tamalpais, which rises more than above Mill Valley....
in Mill Valley
Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay...
. She has three siblings: two older sisters, Bethany and Tiffany, and one older brother, Jeffrey.
Career
She was a contract regular on soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as the blind heroine Hope Adams (1993–1997, 2000–2002, 2008, 2010 (briefly). Her character died in February 2008 of cancer. She also starred on Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
as Annie Dutton
Annie Dutton
Annie Dutton is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light. Cynthia Watros is most identified in the role; she played Annie from November 29, 1994 until February 23, 1998. The role was later recast, after Watros left for other career ventures, with Signy Coleman, who portrayed...
(aka Teri DeMarco #2) (1998–1999; 2003).
Coleman's prime time roles include appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
, Human Target
Human Target (1992 TV series)
Human Target is an American action drama television series broadcast by ABC in the United States. It is based on the comic book character of the same title created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino, and developed for television by Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo. The seven-episode series premiered on...
, Fast Forward
Fast Forward
Fast Forward was Australia’s highest rating, longest running and most critically awarded commercial television sketch comedy , broadcast for 90 one hour episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992....
, The Steven Banks Show, Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series...
, Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
, Doors, Dark Justice
Dark Justice
The series began airing in 1991 and ran for three seasons finishing in 1993.Tagline: "Justice may be blind... but it can see in the dark."- Production and filming :...
, The Flash
The Flash (TV series)
The Flash is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, the Flash , and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and produced by their company, Pet Fly Productions, in...
and The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
. She has appeared in such films as Relentless III, Indecent Proposal and 20 Dates.
She also appeared in two music videos with Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
, "I Want a New Drug" and "Heart and Soul". She appeared in an episode of Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge
Charles in Charge is an American sitcom series which starred Scott Baio as Charles, a 19-year-old student at the fictional Copeland College in New Jersey, who worked as a live-in babysitter in exchange for room and board...
as model Rebecca Stansbury.
In 2010 Coleman joined the cast of River Ridge: The Series in the role of Sharon Reeves, she also will serve as a producer on the hyper cinematic drama series.
Family
Coleman was married for three years to actor Vincent IrizarryVincent Irizarry
Vincent Michael Irizarry is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.-Early life:...
(married 1989 - divorced 1992), by whom she has a daughter, Siena Sophia Irizarry. She also has a daughter by her second husband, Thomas Nolan (married 1999 - divorced 2004).
Television
- Law & OrderLaw & Order (franchise)The Law & Order franchise is a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system...
.... Criminal Intent....Joyce Wizneski (2006) - The DivisionThe DivisionThe Division is an American Lifetime Television original series about a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.-Synopsis:...
....Alicia Ray (2004) - Law & OrderLaw & Order (franchise)The Law & Order franchise is a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system...
.... Special Victims Unit....Kim Hoffman (2003) - PlayersPlayersPlayers is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1997-1998. Created by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, the series starred Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, and Mia Korf.-Synopsis:...
.... Mrs. Parker (1998) - Chicago HopeChicago HopeChicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...
....Dr. Susan Skinner (1998) - Mike Hammer Private Eye....Lucinda Kasher (1998)
- Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
.... Annie Dutton (1998–1999, 2002–2003) - The X-FilesThe X-FilesThe X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
.... Susanne Modeski (1997, 1999) - The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
.... Hope Adams (1993–1997, 2000–2002, 2008, 2010) - Human TargetHuman TargetThe Human Target is the name of two fictional comic book characters that have appeared in books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, who appears in Detective Comics #201 , by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff....
(1992 TV series)|Human Target]] .... Libby Page (1992) - Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara (TV series)Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
.... Celeste DiNapoli (1988–1989) - River RidgeRiver RidgeRiver Ridge is the name of some locations in the United States:* River Ridge, Indiana* River Ridge, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans* Trinity School at River Ridge, a private school in Bloomington, Minnesota...
The Series .... Sharon Reeves (2011)