This pretty, dark-haired actress found her breakthrough role as a hearing-impaired secretary who unwittingly becomes the pawn of two ruthless businessmen in Neil LaBute's acclaimed independent feature "In the Company of Men" (1997). Stacy Edwards had originally dreamed of being a dancer but abandoned that pursuit after developing and beating anorexia. Instead, this daughter of a career Air Force officer turned to acting, landing roles in Chicago productions of "Agnes of God" and "In the Boom Boom Room". After moving to L.A. in the mid-1980s, Edwards was cast in the acclaimed, but low-rated NBC daytime drama "Santa Barbara". True to soap form during her two years on the soap, her character went through many trials and tribulations, including a brutal rape before becoming the victim of a drunk driver. Following her stint on the soap, Edwards appeared in the TNT remake of "Dinner at Eight" (1989) was cast as a new mother on the short-lived CBS primetime drama "Sons & Daughters" (1991).Her early feature roles gave no indication of her acting abilities: Edwards made her feature debut in Tobe Hooper's ludicrous "Spontaneous Combustion" (1990) and was among the teens in the unnecessary sequel "Private Lessons 2" (lensed 1992; released 1994). For her role in "In the Company of Men", the actress worked with hearing-impaired students and learned American Sign Language. She so successfully adapted her body language and voice that many were stunned to learned that Edwards was not deaf. After completing a role in Mike Nichols' political satire "Primary Colors" (1998), Edwards joined the cast of the CBS medical drama "Chicago Hope" in the fall of 1997, playing Dr. Lisa Catera. After two seasons, she was released from the show.
Profession(s):
Actor, dancer
Sometimes Credited As:
Stacy Edward
1999 Left cast of "Chicago Hope"
1997 Had pivotal role of hearing-impaired woman in "In the Company of Men", directed by LaBute
1997 Joined the cast of the CBS drama series "Chicago Hope" as Dr. Lisa Catera
1991 Had regular role of Lindy on the CBS primetime show "Sons and Daughters"
1991 Appeared in workshop production of "Rounders", a play by Neil LaBute, at the Sundance Playwrights Lab
1990 Feature acting debut, "Spontaneous Combustion"
1988 Appeared in the HBO series "Vietnam War Stories"
1986 - 1988 Played Hayley on the NBC daytime drama "Santa Barbara"
Raised a "military brat"; family lived in Guam, Belgium and at various Air Force bases in the USA
Began dancing as a child
Stopped dancing when she developed anorexia
Began acting career in Chicago stage productions of "Agnes of God", "In the Boom Boom Room" and other shows
Moved to L.A.
