1. Kim Delaney was born on November 29,1961 and is an American actress known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series NYPD Blue, for which she won an Emmy Award.
22 Facts About Kim Delaney
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Kim Delaney later had leading roles in the short lived TV drama Philly, part of the first season of CSI: Miami, and the first six seasons of Army Wives.
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Kim Delaney appeared in the second and third seasons as reporter Alex Devlin in Tour of Duty.
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Kim Delaney's mother was a homemaker and her father a senior union official in the United Auto Workers.
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Kim Delaney first became known for her stint as innocent teenager Jenny Gardner Nelson on the soap opera All My Children, which was her first job.
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Kim Delaney played the character from August 1981 to August 1984, earning a 1983 Daytime Emmy Award nomination, as well as a loyal fan base; a profile of the actress a decade later noted,.
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In 1987, Kim Delaney was cast as Amanda Jones in Some Kind of Wonderful opposite Peter Gallagher, but new director Howard Deutch recast both roles with his future wife Lea Thompson and Craig Sheffer before filming.
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In 1988, Kim Delaney became a regular on the CBS television series Tour of Duty.
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In 1995, Kim Delaney began portraying NYPD Blue Detective Diane Russell.
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In 2002, Kim Delaney was the female lead on the new CBS drama series CSI: Miami, a spin-off of sorts from the hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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Kim Delaney was written off the series after just 10 episodes; Entertainment Weekly suggested that it had been due to a lack of chemistry between Delaney and star David Caruso.
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Kim Delaney played the main role of Claudia Joy Holden on the Lifetime Television series Army Wives.
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In early 2016, Kim Delaney was cast in God Bless the Broken Road, a feature film based on the song of the same name.
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In September 2020, Kim Delaney joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Jackie Templeton; she made her first appearance on October 6.
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Kim Delaney married actor Charles Grant, known as Charles Flohe, on July 22,1984.
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Kim Delaney was married to actor Joseph Cortese from 1989 to 1994.
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Kim Delaney was engaged for a time to producer Alan Barnette.
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In 2002, Kim Delaney was arrested in Malibu, California, for suspicion of drunk driving after she refused to take a breathalyzer test.
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Kim Delaney subsequently pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years' probation, fined, and ordered to take a defensive driving course.
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In 2003, after being dropped from the cast of CSI: Miami, Kim Delaney checked herself into an alcohol rehab center.
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In 2011, Kim Delaney was pulled from the stage before finishing a long, slurred, odd speech at an award ceremony recognizing the work of former United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
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In March 2025, Kim Delaney was arrested and charged with felony assault likely to cause great bodily injury, following a domestic dispute with her husband, James Morgan.