Debra Stipe (née Sandlund; born May 29, 1962, in Geneseo, Illinois)Kngine Movies - Debra Sandlund Retrieved 30 December 2010 is an American television and film actress. She's a graduate of Northwestern University where she studied both Opera and Theatre. She won the Miss Dream Girl USA 1987 Pageant and had a recurring role as Cindy on Full House opposite Bob Saget. Since marrying Greg Stipe in 1991, she is usually billed as "Debra Stipe". She and her daughter Sarah run an acting coaching studio in Cumming, Georgia.She also runs StayDahlonega, offering treehouses and homes on Airbnb in North Georgia. She is signed with People Store Talent Agency. She played Terry Bradshaw’s wife in the film, Father Figures. Retrieved 8 March 2021
Career '80s career After winning the Miss Dream Girl USA 1987 Pageant she garnered attention and dove into acting in film and television. 1987 She got a role in the independent movie Tough Guys Don't Dance earning a nomination for Best Female Lead from the Independent Spirit Awards. She guest starred in several well-known series including NBC action-adventure series The A-Team, Fox's police crime drama 21 Jump Street starring Johnny Depp, NBC's legal drama L.A. Law, NBC and later ABC legal drama/mystery series Matlock starring Andy Griffith, ABC's Moonlighting starring Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis, and ABC's sitcom Who's the Boss? starring Tony Danza.
'90s career She continued success in television guest starring on popular series ABC's Head of the Class, NBC's sitcom Blossom starring Mayiam Bialik, ABC's sitcom Full House opposite Bob Saget, NBC and later CBS police procedural/crime drama In the Heat of the Night opposite Alan Autry in two episodes serving as the backdoor pilot for what would have been a spin-off series, but it was never picked up. She guest starred on Murder, She Wrote starring Angela Lansbury, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.
Later career She hit an acting dry spell in the 2000s with a single acting credit guest starring on single episode of the Lifetime drama series Army Wives. In the 2010s she returned to television guest starring in Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Devious Maids, Satisfaction, Queen Sugar, and acted, produced and wrote the series Life @ Stipes.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1987Tough Guys Don't DancePattyNominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New StarNominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst ActressNominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead1989Murder by NumbersLeslie1990Victimless CrimesLouise1992GladiatorCharlene2017Father FiguresKaren Bradshaw2022The MulliganStephanie St. Paul2023Divine InfluencerLilianne Lee
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1986Miss Hollywood 1986HerselfTV Special1986The A-TeamTram Guide"The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair"1987Crime StoryJoanne Goldman4 episodesSeason 1 (3 episodes)— 1.18 "The Survivor"— 1.19 "The Pinnacle"— 1.20 "Top of the World"Season 2 (1 episode)— 2.1 "The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob"1987OharaJudy Fisher"The Sparrow"1987Private EyeDesi France"High Heels and Silver Wings"198821 Jump StreetPenny Able"A Big Disease with a Little Name"1988HotelMelissa Robinson(Uncredited) "Power Play"1988L.A. LawJane Lauderbach"Romancing the Drone"1988HunterSusan Stevens"Presumed Guilty"1989HeartbeatNina"Paradise Lost"1989MatlockKelly Manning / Ann Wilson"The Black Widow"1989Day by DayMonica"Harmless Harper"1989MoonlightingClaudette"Those Lips, Those Lies"1989Jake and the FatmanSireen"Poor Butterfly"1989Peter GunnSheilaTV Movie1989Who's the Boss?Vickie"Sex, Lies and Exercise Tape"1990Open HouseChloe"Who Framed Roger McSwain?"1990Macusco, FBIJulia Hack / Sherry London"Daryl Ross & the Supremes"1990Head of the ClassLinda Bassler"Teacher's Pet"1990BlossomMrs. Young"Pilot"1990LifestoriesSadie Maxwell"Beverly Whitestone, Dan Drabowski, Sadie Maxwell, Lois Barnes"1990Full HouseCindySeason 4 (3 episodes)— 4.10 "Terror in Tanner Town"— 4.11 "Secret Admirer"— 4.13 "Happy New Year"1990Iran: Days of CrisisDebra ScottTV Movie1991In the Heat of the NightPat Day2 episodesSeason 4 (1 episode)— 4.20 "Just a Country Boy"Season 5 (1 episode)— 5.6 "Unfinished Business"1991–1992Murder, She WroteDr. Christie Morgan / Sally Bates2 episodesSeason 7 (1 episode),br/>— 7.16 "From the Horse's Mouth" (1991)Season 9 (1 episode)— 9.2 "Family Secrets" (1992)1992Parker Lewis Can't LoseRebecca"Dance of Romance"1992Madame Montand and Mrs MillerMarilyn MonroeTV Movie1996The CapeKathy Blake"Judgment Call"2009Army WivesMrs. Decker"Operation: Tango"2011House of PayneEstelle Rodgers"Roommate Paynes"2012Let's Stay TogetherAnnie"Beauty and the Birthday"2013Devious MaidsDelia"Totally Clean"2014Being Mary JaneFemale Therapist"Mixed Messages"2014SatisfactionIrene"...Through Partnership"2014–2017If Loving You Is WrongDr. Raston3 episodesSeason 1 (1 episode)— 1.8 "14 Weeks" (2014)Season 3 (2 episodes)— 3.14 "A Fatal Attraction" (2017)— 3.19 "Don't Lose Your Deposit" (2017)2015RunningJoyce Dunham"Pilot"2016Queen SugarLisa"The Darker Sooner"2018The QuadAnnie Folsom"#TheColorPurple"2019TalesRenee"XO Tour Llif3"2019Life @ StipeDebra StipeActress / Producer (3 episodes), Writer (1 episode)— "Road to Love"— "Negotiation Station" (written by)— "Christmas in the South"2023Will TrentReese Fox"Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?"
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External links
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