Leann Hunley

Leann Hunley
Born	(1955-02-25) February 25, 1955 Forks, Washington
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Spouse(s)	Bill Sheridan (m. 1980–2001)

Leann Hunley (born February 25, 1955) is an American television actress. Although she has worked in numerous productions, she is perhaps best known for her role as Anna DiMera on NBC's Days of Our Lives and for playing the role of Dana Waring on the ABC primetime soap opera, Dynasty.

Personal life

Hunley was born in Forks, Washington (located 120 miles NW of Seattle near the Washington Coast), and later attended the University of Washington in Seattle.

Career

Her first television appearance was on Hawaii Five-O. She was a regular on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo in 1979 and 1980. Her role as Anna Fredericks-DiMera on Days of Our Lives from 1982 to 1986 would win her an Emmy Award at the 13th Daytime Emmy Awards for best supporting actress in 1986. For the last three seasons of Dynasty she was Dana Waring, later Carrington, short-term wife to Adam Carrington. She played on Aaron Spelling's short-lived Models, Inc.. In the first season of Dawson's Creek (1998) she was Tamara Jacobs, a high school English teacher who has a tempestuous affair with one of her students. She also played Shira Huntzberger on the Gilmore Girls (2000).

After a 21 year absence from playing the role, Hunley returned on June 21, 2007 as Anna Fredericks DiMera. Hunley recurred on Days until early 2010.

Filmography

External links

• Leann Hunley at the Internet Movie Database
• Leann Hunley at TVGuide.com
• Leann Hunley at AllMovie