27 Facts About Sharon Case

Sharon Case was born on February 9,1971 and is an American actress and former model.

At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career.

Sharon Case is best known for her roles on daytime television soap operas, scoring parts in the serials General Hospital and As the World Turns during the early stages of her career.

Sharon Case, who is considered a leading actress in the series, won the 1999 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance.

Sharon Case was born on February 9,1971, in Detroit, Michigan.

Sharon Case was married to businessman Sandy Corzine from April 2007 to November 2009, with the marriage ending in divorce.

In December 2001, Sharon Case became the first soap opera actress to be featured on the cover of FHM, a men's lifestyle magazine.

Sharon Case stated: "I thought modeling would be a good start in the business".

At the age of 17 in 1988, Sharon Case caught the eye of a scout while attending a modeling event, and was offered a modeling job in Japan.

Sharon Case traveled to Japan for five months, before returning to Los Angeles.

Sharon Case later took part in theater, garnering lead role credits in the musicals Grease, The Wizard and The Nutcracker.

In November 1989, Sharon Case scored her first television role playing Dawn Winthrop on the ABC Network soap opera General Hospital.

Sharon Case wanted to "perfect" her audition prior to screen testing as Dawn, who served as the long-lost daughter of the long-running character Monica Quartermaine.

In 1991, Sharon Case appeared in various other television series, including Diplomatic Immunity, Beverly Hills, 90210, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Cheers.

From November 1992 to 1993 Sharon Case stepped into her second soap opera role, as Debbie Simon on the CBS Network drama As the World Turns.

Sharon Case has stated that she loved the role, and wanted to stay on to explore more into the character of Debbie who was a "manic depressive", an issue that hadn't been covered on daytime television.

In 1997, Sharon Case had a role in the HBO film Breast Men.

In 2005, Sharon Case appeared in an independent film entitled Carpool Guy with The Young and the Restless co-star Lauralee Bell.

In 2007, Sharon Case starred with Debra Hopkins in her second short film, Repressions, which ran for 24 minutes.

In June 2010, Sharon Case starred opposite David James Elliott in the romantic comedy Dad's Home for the Hallmark Channel.

Sharon Case was upgraded from a recurring status to a contract in early 1995.

In 2001, Sharon Case revealed that she had only expected to remain on the show for six months.

February 2003 saw her temporarily leave the show due to contract negotiations, with Sharon Case eventually returning that April.

Sharon Case herself has stated that she has been unhappy with the character being paired with "too many men" because it "waters" the storyline down.

In January 2010, Sharon Case announced that she had created a signature line of fashion jewelry entitled "Pomp".

Sharon Case created it with her best friend and fashion stylist Elif Inanc.

Sharon Case described the line as being affordable "chic, fun and hip".