Shari Shattuck

{{short description|American actress and author (born 1960)}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox person

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|11|18}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| occupation = Actress, Writer

| yearsactive = 1982-present

| spouse = Joseph Paul Stachura (2009–present)
Ronn Moss (1990–2002) (divorced) 2 children
Ford Smith (?-?) (divorced)

| website = http://www.sharishattuck.com

}}

Shari Shattuck (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress and author.

Shattuck was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She has appeared in hundreds of commercials, TV, film, and stage productions. Some roles include "Dallas", "Life Goes On", "On Deadly Ground" as well as multiple Shakespearean roles. She appeared in both nighttime and daytime soaps, sitcoms, mini-series and starred in multiple films. As a model, she appeared on the cover of Playboy in April 1980, and numerous other magazines. In 1982, while working as a model in Atlanta, she was cast in the music video of the .38 Special song "Caught Up in You".{{cite web|title=The Girl in the Video: "Caught Up in You" (1982)|url=http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-girl-in-video-caught-up-in-you-1982.html|accessdate=22 June 2016}}{{better source needed|date=March 2018}}

Personal life

Shattuck was married to actor Ronn Moss (with whom she has two daughters — Creason and Calee) from January 1990 to July 2002.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Dan J |title=Moss, wife separate after 12 years of marriage |url=http://www.soapcentral.com/bb/news/2002/0304-moss_shattuck.php |website=Soap Central |accessdate=11 February 2019}} She later married Joseph Paul Stachura, the owner and managing artistic director of the Knightsbridge Theatre, The National American Shakespeare Company, as well as the Director of Knightsbridge Theatre Films. The couple has produced two movies together, "Redemption" and "Scream at the Devil."{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Shari Shattuck Talks "Scream At The Devil," Being Directed By Husband Joseph Paul Stachura, "Invisible Ellen" Books, By Steven Brittingham |url=http://highlighthollywood.com/2016/04/exclusive-shari-shattuck-talks-scream-at-the-devil-being-directed-by-husband-joseph-paul-stachura-invisible-ellen-books-by-steven-brittingham/ |website=Highlight Hollywood |accessdate=11 February 2019 |date=5 April 2016}}

In addition to acting, Shattuck has written for the stage and directed multiple productions. Her play, In Progress, was produced at the Matrix Theatre.{{cite news |last1=Hilsman |first1=Hoyt |title=In Progress |url=https://variety.com/1993/legit/reviews/in-progress-1200432907/ |accessdate=11 February 2019 |work=Variety |date=25 August 1993 |language=en}}

Shattuck is also a fiction writer who has written four mystery novels featuring Callaway Wilde, a wealthy Los Angeles socialite,{{cite book |title=The Man She Thought She Knew {{!}} Book by Shari Shattuck {{!}} Official Publisher Page |url=https://archive.org/details/manshethoughtshe0000shat |publisher=Simon & Schuster |accessdate=11 February 2019 |language=en |date=8 August 2006 |isbn=9781416516682 |url-access=registration }}{{cite web |title=Books |url=http://www.sharishattuck.com/books.htm |website=Shari Shattuck |accessdate=11 February 2019 |language=en |date=12 October 2012 |archive-date=19 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119005442/http://www.sharishattuck.com/books.htm |url-status=dead }} the first of which, Loaded, was picked as one of the best of 2003 by Publishers Weekly.{{cite journal |title=The Year in Books 2003: Mass Market |journal=Publishers Weekly |date=17 November 2003 |volume=250 |issue=46 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20031117/24700-the-year-in-books-2003-mass-market.html}} Other titles in the Callaway Wilde series are Lethal, Liar, and Legacy. She also wrote a psychic series featuring Greer Sands, Eye of the Beholder and Speak of the Devil and two hardcover literary fiction novels, Invisible Ellen and the sequel, Becoming Ellen.{{cite web |title=Shari Shattuck |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/244576/shari-shattuck/ |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=11 February 2019}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1982

| Portfolio

| Elite Model

|

1986

| The Naked Cage

| Michelle

|

rowspan=3 | 1987

| Number One with a Bullet

| Regina

|

Tainted

| Cathy

|

Hot Child in the City

| Abby Wagner

|

rowspan=2 | 1988

| Uninvited

| Suzanne

|

Desert Warrior

| Racela

|

rowspan=5 | 1989

| Arena

| Jade

|

A Man of Passion

| Teresa

|

Mad About You

| Renee

|

Death Spa

| Catherine

|

The Spring

| Dyanne

|

rowspan=2 | 1991

| Lower Level

| Dawn Simms

| (Video)

Immortal Sins

| Diana

|

1992

| Out for Blood

| Joanna Montague

|

rowspan=3 | 1994

| On Deadly Ground

| Liles

|

Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III

| Dr. Claire Archer

|

Dead On

| Erin Davenport

|

1996

| Spy Hard

| Stewardess

|

2015

| Scream at the Devil

| Mirium Jones

|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1984

| Knight Rider

| Ingrid

| Episode: "Knight of the Chameleon"

1984–1985

| The New Mike Hammer

| Gladys / Sandra / Neila

| 3 episodes

1985

| Matt Houston

| Mary Nichols

| Episode: "Final Vows"

1986

| Hardesty House

| Brandy

| TV movie

rowspan=2 | 1988

| Freddy's Nightmares

| Lana

| Episode: "Saturday Night Special"

Goddess of Love

| Debbie

| TV movie

rowspan=3 | 1989

| Falcon Crest

| Celeste

| Episode: "Flesh & Blood"

Valerie

| Nurse Dawn

| Episode: "The Hospital"

1st & Ten

| Jenny Brown

| Episode: "Gunn and Bullette"

rowspan=3 | 1990

| Laker Girls

| Libby

| TV movie

Head of the Class

| Ashley

| Episode: "Politics of Love"

Doogie Howser, M.D.

| Heather

| Episode: "A Woman Too Far"

rowspan=2 | 1991

| Dallas

| Kit Marlowe

| 5 episodes

Santa Barbara

| Kate

| Episode #1.1751

rowspan=5 | 1992

| Jake and the Fatman

| Donna Miller

| Episode: "Last Dance"

Who's the Boss?

| Jo-Jo

| Episode: "Tony Micelli, This Is Your Life"

Baby Talk

| Kaye

| Episode: "The Commitment"

Life Goes On

| Miss January

| Episode: "The Whole Truth"

The Bold and the Beautiful

| Heather Thompson

| 2 episodes

rowspan=2 | 1993

| Sisters

| Morgan Sheridan / 'Georgie'

| Episode: "Moving Pictures"

Shaky Ground

| Jill

| Episode: "Faulty Attraction"

1994

| Fortune Hunter

| Christine

| Episode: "Sea Trial"

1991–1994

| Silk Stalkings

| Shana Rose / Leslie Hill / Cheryl Lynn Deveraux

| 3 episodes

rowspan=2 | 1995

| Robin's Hoods

| Katherine

| Episode: "Deja Vu"

Il Barone

| Karin Vanet

| TV miniseries

rowspan=2 | 1996

| Babylon 5

| Julie Musante

| Episode: "Voices of Authority"

Hypernauts

| Onaree

| Episode: "Battle at Vekara"

1997

| Diagnosis: Murder

| Candy Zarkin

| Episode: "Comedy Is Murder"

1996–1999

| The Young and the Restless

| Ashley Abbott

| 117 episodes

2000

| Whatever

| Kate Warner

|

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