Barbara Stock
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{{short description|American actress}}
{{Infobox person
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|26}}
| birth_place = Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1980–2001
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Barbara Stock (born May 26, 1956)Benjamin, Ruth (2006). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Who_Sang_what_on_Broadway_1866_1996_The/oCoKAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22May+26+1956%22+%22barbara+stock%22 Who Sang What on Broadway, 1866-1996: The singers (L-Z)]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 718. {{ISBN|9780786421909}}. is an American former actress, best known for roles as Susan Silverman in ABC crime drama series Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988),{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=1003|edition=2nd}} and as Liz Adams in CBS primetime soap opera Dallas (1990–1991); she also appeared in the role of Heather Wilson in two episodes in season five of the series.
Life and career
Born in Illinois, Stock began acting professionally in 1978. Beforehand, she hosted the local talk show "Mid-Morning" on WTTV (now CBS4) Indianapolis from their facilities in Bloomington. Her first television appearance was in the ABC Primetime Movie, I, Desire opposite David Naughton and Dorian Harewood. She played Claudia in the Tommy Tune-directed, Tony Award-winning musical Nine on Broadway, replacing Shelley Burch in the original cast in 1983.{{cite web|author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=101390 |title=Barbara Stock | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information |publisher=IBDB |date= |access-date=2013-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121062853/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/barbara-stock-101390 |url-status=live |archive-date=January 21, 2021}} She is best known for her appearances in the prime-time drama Spenser: For Hire for two non-consecutive seasons (1985–1986; 1987–1988) as Susan Silverman, the love interest of Spenser (Robert Urich).{{cite web | url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/Ive-read-Robert-65349.aspx | title=I've read all of Robert B. ... | publisher=TV Guide | date=March 7, 2006 | access-date=2013-05-02}}
Stock starred in the final season of CBS primetime soap opera Dallas from 1990 to 1991 as Liz Adams, the fiancée of Cliff Barnes (Ken Kercheval).{{cite web|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/dallas-season-14-dvd-19122/|title=Win Dallas season 14 on DVD|work=canceled TV shows - TV Series Finale|date=31 January 2011|access-date=23 August 2015}} She later starred in the ABC primetime soap opera miniseries Trade Winds{{r|etvs|page1=1103}} as Grace Sommers. She also appeared in "The Subway", an episode of Seinfeld, where she enticed George Costanza (Jason Alexander) off a subway, took him to a hotel, then handcuffed him to a bed and robbed him of eight dollars and all of his clothes. In 1997, Stock had a recurring role on the now-defunct ABC daytime soap opera Port Charles as Nicole Devlin.
Stock appeared in more than 100 hours of television and made over 30 guest appearances on television shows, including CHiPs; The Facts of Life; Fantasy Island; Remington Steele; Knight Rider; The A-Team ; Moonlighting; Murder, She Wrote; The Twilight Zone; MacGyver; Touched by an Angel; and Charmed.{{cite web | url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/barbara-stock/credits/141221 | title=Barbara Stock: Credits | publisher=TV Guide | access-date=2013-05-02}} Her final screen appearance was in the 2001 television film The Princess & the Marine alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
After she left acting, Stock started an interior design firm whose clientele were generally in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.{{cite web|url=http://www.barbarastockdesign.com/about|title=About|work=Barbara Stock Interior Design|access-date=23 August 2015}}{{deadlink|date=February 2025}}{{better source|date=February 2025}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1980
| Pru | Episode: "The Love Doctor/Pleasure Palace/Possessed" |
| 1981
| CHiPs | Officer Paula Woods | Episodes: "Ponch's Angels: Part 1" and "Ponch's Angels: Part 2" |
| 1981–1991
| Dallas | Heather Wilson / Liz Adams | Episodes: "The Split" and "Head of the Family" (season 5) and 17 episodes in seasons 13–14 |
| 1982
| Mona | |
| 1982
| Nurse Barbara Burton | Episode: "The Big Fight" |
| 1983
| | Episode: "To Kill a Princess" |
| 1983
| Amy Robbins | Episode: "Too Late for Love" |
| 1983
| Abby Poutreau | Episode: "King of Burlesque/Death Games" |
| 1983
| Kitty Curtain | Episode: "Steele's Gold" |
| 1984
| Girl in Red Ferrari | Episode: "Deadly Maneuvers" |
| 1984
| Lila Devereaux | Episode: "Chains of Fear" |
| 1984
| Margo Sheridan | Episode: "Knight of the Drones" |
| 1984
| Lenore Wiggin | Episode: "24 Karat Dead" |
| 1985
| Scarla Raye | TV Mini-Series |
| 1985
| Debbie | Episodes: "Dangerous Ground" and "Roll Tape" |
| 1985
| Laura Boyd | Episode: "The Next Murder You Hear" |
| 1985
| Elizabeth Morgan | Episode: "The Arabian" |
| 1985
| Sharon Bryce | Episode: "A Vote for Murder" |
| 1985
| Udea | |
| 1986
| Long Time Gone | Georgia Diablo | |
| 1986
| Daniella Morgana Carmody | Episodes: "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1" and "Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2" |
| 1986
| Catherine Sable | Episode: "Catherine the Not-So-Great" |
| 1987
| Marie Riviere | Episode: "Mike Gets Married" |
| 1987
| The Verne Miller Story | Vi Miles | |
| 1985–1986, 1987–1988
| Susan Silverman | Series regular, 43 episodes |
| 1988
| Mary McNeal | Episode: "Memories" |
| 1988
| Jacqueline 'Jackie' Holt | Episode: "Hot Nights" |
| 1989
| Jessica Ford | Episode: "The Missing Body Mystery" |
| 1989
| MacGyver | Dr. Laura Sand | Episode: "The Ten Percent Solution" |
| 1990–1991
| Dallas | Series regular, 26 episodes |
| 1991
| Cary Fiedler | Episode: "Bob's Son" |
| 1992
| Seinfeld | Scam Woman | Episode: "The Subway" |
| 1993
| Jan Lindsay | Episode: "Class Reunion" |
| 1993
| Trade Winds | Grace Sommers | TV Mini-Series |
| 1995
| Jill Bennett | Episode: "Trust" |
| 1996
| Hijacked: Flight 285 | Veronica Mitchell | |
| 1997
| Nicole Devlin | Recurring role |
| 1997
| Baywatch | Dr. Meyers | Episode: "Eel Nino" |
| 1998
| Charmed | Mrs. Grace Spencer | Episode: "The Wedding from Hell" |
| 2001
| The Princess & the Marine | Susan | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0830712|name=Barbara Stock}}
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Category:Actresses from Illinois
Category:American television actresses
Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:20th-century American actresses