Catherine Hickland

Catherine Hickland (born February 11, 1956)[1][2] is an American film, stage, and television actress, as well as a singer, author and cosmetics-company CEO and hypnotist. She began her career in television in 1978, appearing in guest roles on several series before being cast in a recurring role on Texas from 1980 to 1981. She also had supporting roles in the comedy film The Last Married Couple in America (1980), and the horror films Ghost Town (1988) and Witchery (1988).

Catherine Hickland
Hickland in Eight is Enough, 1979
Born	February 11, 1956 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress singer author businessperson
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	Richard Knowlton (1978 or 1981, sources differ) David Hasselhoff ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 1989)​ Michael E. Knight ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 2006)​ Todd Fisher ​ (m. 2012)​

In 1995, Hickland appeared as Fantine in a Broadway production of Les Misérables. From 1998 to 2008, she appeared in the U.S. soap opera One Life to Live, playing the character of Lindsay Rappaport, reprising the role again in 2009 and 2012. Hickland is also the CEO of Cat Cosmetics, her own cosmetics line that she started in 2001.[3]

Early life

Hickland was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,[4] to Arthur and Mary Hickland; her father was a dentist, and her mother a dental ceramist.[4] She has one brother and one sister.[5] Hickland graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1974. She enrolled at Florida Atlantic University, but dropped out after two years to take a job as a flight attendant for National Airlines.[6] After six months, she made a commercial for the airline and left for Los Angeles to study acting.

Career

Hickland played in a number of daytime dramas. Her first major role was on Texas as Dr. Courtney Marshall from 1980 to 1981, followed by the role of Julie Clegg McCandless on Capitol from 1984 to 1987, and the dual role of Jenny Diamond from 1985 to 1986.[7]

While engaged to her future husband David Hasselhoff, she played a role in his series Knight Rider as Stephanie "Stevie" Mason, who, in the story, was engaged to Michael Knight (Hasselhoff's character). She appeared in three episodes: "White Bird" (March 4, 1983), "Let It Be Me" (May 13, 1984), and "The Scent of Roses" (January 3, 1986). In 1985, Hickland appeared in 15 episodes of the game show "Body Language. She also appears on the debut David Hasselhoff record Night Rocker, singing on "Our First Night Together" and "Let It Be Me".

In 1987, she filled in for Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan on the serial The Bold and the Beautiful, while Lang was sick. She also played Tess Wilder on Loving (1993–1995) and The City (1995–1997). From 1998 to 2009, Hickland has portrayed Lindsay Rappaport on One Life to Live, reprising her role towards the end of the show's run in 2011.

As a guest star, Hickland appeared in numerous television series, including CHiPs (1983), Airwolf (1985), and Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2005).

Hickland has also appeared on Broadway in the musical Les Misérables as Fantine in 1995.[1] Also she performed live, singing with the National Symphony de Lyon in Lyon, France,[5] in 1995. In 2001, she released a music CD, Sincerely Broadway, and that same year started a cosmetics line, Cat Cosmetics, for which she serves as CEO.[8] She has also written a column on cosmetics and skin care for Soap Opera Digest.[1][9]

Hickland's first book, The 30 Day Heartbreak Cure - A Guide to Getting Over Him and Back Out There One Month From Today was published in December 2008 by Simon & Schuster. Her second book, released in December 2014, is titled Cat & Fern's Excellent God Adventure: Daily Inspirations for 365 Days of Heaven On Earth, written with Fern Underwood and Lindsay Harrison.

Since 2008, Hickland has been operating as a hypnotist.[10]

Personal life

Hickland's first marriage was to Richard Ernest Knowlton on October 10, 1981, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They divorced on March 23, 1982, to high-school sweetheart[11] Richard Knowlton, in 1978[1] or 1981[11] (sources differ). From March 24, 1984, to March 1, 1989, she was married to David Hasselhoff.[12] On June 27, 1992, Hickland married All My Children star Michael E. Knight,[13] whom she lived with in New York City until their divorce in 2006.[14] After that marriage ended, Hickland married producer Todd Fisher on December 25, 2012.[15] The couple have a home in Las Vegas and a ranch in California.[8]

Hickland identifies as a Christian.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Seeding of Sarah Burns	Judy	Television film
1980	The Last Married Couple in America	Rebecca
1980	To Race the Wind	Marcie	Television film
1988	Robowar - Robot da guerra	Virgin
1988	Ghost Town	Kate
1988	Witchery	Linda Sullivan
1988	Taxi Killer	N/A
1991	Millions	Connie
1992	Sweet Justice	Chris Barnes
2007	Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe	Millie Fresno

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Vega$	Julie	1 episode
1979	Eight Is Enough	Vicki	1 episode
1980–81	Texas	Courtney Marshall	26 episodes
1983	CHiPs	Lori	1 episode
1985	Airwolf	Angelica Bolotin Horn	1 episode
1983–86	Knight Rider	Stephanie Mason Episode 118: White Bird / Stevie March Episode 220: Let it Be Me / Stephanie 'Stevie' Mason Episode 411: The Scent of Roses	3 episodes
1983–87	Capitol	Julie Cleggs	4 episodes
1987	The Bold and the Beautiful	Brooke Logan	2 episodes
1987	Werewolf	Lila Storm	1 episode
1995	Loving	Tess Wilder	1 episode
1995–96	The City	Tess Wilder Partou Huston	15 episodes
2001	Law & Order	Faye Ireland	1 episode
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Lila Parsons / Lila Brown	1 episode
1998–2012	One Life to Live	Lindsay Rappaport	139 episodes

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Les Misérables	Fantine	[16]
1992	Run for Your Wife	Linda	[4]

References

Notes

1. "Catherine Hickland". SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010.
2. "Celebrity Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 11-17 > Feb.11: ...Actress Catherine Hickland ("One Life To Live") is 51..." The Washington Post (via The Associated Press) > Note: Aged 51 on Feb.11, 2007 implies that she was born on Feb.11, 1956. February 7, 2007. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
3. Huden, Johanna (November 26, 2001). "Who is... Catherine Hickland?". The New York Post. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. "Catherine Hickland Biography (1956–)". FilmReference. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
5. Laird, Chynna (2009). "Interview with Catherine Hickland". Women on Writing. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
6. Brochu, Nicole (October 15, 2014). "Catherine Hickland: Native comes home for Broward's birthday bash". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
7. Manzella 1986, p. 55.
8. "About". Catherine Hickland official website. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
9. Douglas & Pearlman 2006, pp. 143–144.
10. "About Catherine Hickland". Catherine Hickland.
11. Kahn, Toby (June 20, 1994). "Serial Monogamy — Soap Baddies Michael Knight and Catherine Hickland Get What They Deserve: Each Other". People. 41 (23). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
12. "David Hasselhoff Biography (1952-)". Filmreference.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
13. Kahn, Toby (July 27, 1992). "Passages". People. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2016. Soap stars Catherine (Capitol) Hickland and Michael (All My Children) Knight wed in Malibu on June 27.
14. Kahn, Toby (June 20, 1994). "Serial Monogamy". People. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
15. "Family". Catherine Hickland official website. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
16. "Catherine Hickland". Broadway World. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

Sources

• Douglas, Kym; Pearlman, Cindy (2006). The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets. Plume. ISBN 978-0-452-28765-5.
• Manzella, Ray (1986). Soap Stars: America's 31 Favorite Daytime Actors Speak for Themselves. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-385-18459-5.

Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 [database on-line]

External links

• Official website
• Catherine Hickland at IMDb
• Wallace, David (April 25, 1983). "David Hasselhoff Supercharges Knight Rider — but Sorry, Gals, He's Engaged". People. 19 (16). Retrieved May 3, 2016.