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27 Facts About Sherry Stringfield

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Sherry Stringfield was born on June 24,1967 and is a retired American actress.

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Sherry Stringfield is best known for playing the role of Dr Susan Lewis on the NBC medical drama ER, a role for which she received three Emmy Award nominations.

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Sherry Stringfield returned to the role in 2001, and quit in 2005.

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Sherry Stringfield is known for her regular roles on NYPD Blue and Guiding Light.

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Sherry Stringfield has acted mainly on television, but she has played various parts in films.

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The eldest of three children, Sherry Stringfield was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Sherry Stringfield developed a penchant for acting while attending Klein High School, where she starred in various musicals and plays including Oklahoma, Mother Courage, and Fiddler on the Roof.

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Sherry Stringfield graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.

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Sherry Stringfield got her first role on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light, playing Christina "Blake" Thorpe from 1989 until 1992.

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Sherry Stringfield played Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Laura Kelly, the ex-wife of officer John Kelly during the first season of the series.

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Sherry Stringfield became one of the original cast members of NBC's medical drama, ER.

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Sherry Stringfield was contractually tied to appear in five seasons of ER; however, a desire for a "normal life" and to escape ER's grueling filming schedule prompted her to leave the drama early in its third season.

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Sherry Stringfield's much publicized departure reportedly "sent a small shock wave through Hollywood" and her exit episode in November 1996 attracted 37 million viewers, the biggest night of the season for the NBC network.

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Sherry Stringfield remained in the role for four additional seasons; however in August 2005, Stringfield announced that she would be leaving the show again as the 12th season came underway.

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Sherry Stringfield guest-starred in the CBS drama Touched by an Angel in 1999.

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In 2005, Sherry Stringfield was cast alongside Michael Michele, Blair Underwood, Esai Morales, Gary Cole and Catherine Bell in the pilot episode of the CBS drama Company Town, playing Angie Amberson, a mother of teenagers and a whistle-blower on the investment firm where she works.

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In 2007 Sherry Stringfield starred in the Andrew Shea film Forfeit.

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Sherry Stringfield played the role of Karen, the ex-girlfriend of a clinical sociopath who schemes and plots to stage a massive robbery and sets Karen up to take the rap.

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In 2007, Sherry Stringfield guest-starred as attorney Nora March in the CBS drama Shark.

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Sherry Stringfield played a recurring role in the HBO drama Tell Me You Love Me, which aired in 2007.

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Sherry Stringfield appeared in an episode of the USA Network drama In Plain Sight.

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Sherry Stringfield played Mary Jane Porter, an old girlfriend of Larry David's who runs into and then goes on a date with him in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that aired on October 11,2009.

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In 2012, Sherry Stringfield starred in The Confession, a Hallmark Channel movie and a sequel to The Shunning.

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In November 2013, Sherry Stringfield guest-starred in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in season 14: episode 8 titled "Helpless", playing swing shift CSI Dawn Banks.

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In 2014, Sherry Stringfield played a recurring role on the CBS mystery Under the Dome during its second season.

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In 2017, Sherry Stringfield appeared on Criminal Minds spinoff, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as the wife of Gary Sinise's character, Jack Garrett.

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Sherry Stringfield has received multiple awards and award-nominations for her role as Susan Lewis in ER, including three separate Emmy Award nominations in the category "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" in 1995,1996 and 1997.