Deborah Adair
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Deborah Adair is an American
television actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas.
Adair attended the University of Washington where she earned a degree in advertising and marketing. She worked as a copywriter, commercial producer and assistant promotion manager for radio stations in Seattle, Washington. Adair was married to politician Gary Baker for four years, divorcing in 1978.
Adair came to Hollywood and found an agent who helped her land small parts in several television series. Her big break came in 1980 when she was cast as Jill Foster Abbott on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
. In 1983, she left The Young and the Restless to take the role of Tracy Kendall in the primetime soap opera Dynasty
, a role she played until 1984. She followed this with the regular role of Daisy Lloyd in another Aaron Spelling
series, Finder of Lost Loves
, in 1984. In 1986 she made a one-week return to The Young and the Restless to reprise her role as Jill. She also appeared on the daytime soap Santa Barbara
for a handful of episodes.
Adair married television producer Chip Hayes
in 1987. She worked with her husband on the primetime soap Melrose Place, in which she played the recurring role of advertising executive Lucy Cabot from 1992-93. Around this time, she also originated the role of Kate Roberts on Days of our Lives
becoming one of few actors to play in both a daytime soap opera and a nighttime soap opera at the same time. She left Melrose Place while continuing on Days of our Lives, a role for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Soap Opera Digest Award in 1994.
In total, Adair has appeared in seven different projects produced by Aaron Spelling; Dynasty
, Matt Houston
, The Love Boat
, Finder of Lost Loves
, Hotel
(in which she played four different roles between 1984–87), Melrose Place and the television movie Rich Men Single Women (1990). She has also appeared in a variety of other primetime series such as Miami Vice
, Murder She Wrote, Blacke's Magic
and MacGyver
. She also played a supporting role in the Emmy-nominated mini-series "Lincoln" (1988).
In 1995, she retired from acting after she and her husband had two children, Lucy Taylor Hayes (December 19, 1995) and Jeremy Hayes (1997).
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television actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas.
Adair attended the University of Washington where she earned a degree in advertising and marketing. She worked as a copywriter, commercial producer and assistant promotion manager for radio stations in Seattle, Washington. Adair was married to politician Gary Baker for four years, divorcing in 1978.
Adair came to Hollywood and found an agent who helped her land small parts in several television series. Her big break came in 1980 when she was cast as Jill Foster Abbott on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
. In 1983, she left The Young and the Restless to take the role of Tracy Kendall in the primetime soap opera Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
, a role she played until 1984. She followed this with the regular role of Daisy Lloyd in another Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits...
series, Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984-1985 season.-Synopsis:After Cary Maxwell's wife Kate dies, he decides to set up a private detective agency specializing in reuniting clients with a former loved one...
, in 1984. In 1986 she made a one-week return to The Young and the Restless to reprise her role as Jill. She also appeared on the daytime soap Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara (TV series)
Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...
for a handful of episodes.
Adair married television producer Chip Hayes
Chip Hayes
Chip Hayes is an American soap opera writer, producer and director. He is married to actress Deborah Adair, with whom he has two adopted children...
in 1987. She worked with her husband on the primetime soap Melrose Place, in which she played the recurring role of advertising executive Lucy Cabot from 1992-93. Around this time, she also originated the role of Kate Roberts on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
becoming one of few actors to play in both a daytime soap opera and a nighttime soap opera at the same time. She left Melrose Place while continuing on Days of our Lives, a role for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Soap Opera Digest Award in 1994.
In total, Adair has appeared in seven different projects produced by Aaron Spelling; Dynasty
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
, Matt Houston
Matt Houston
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.-Synopsis:...
, The Love Boat
The Love Boat
The Love Boat is an American television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24,1977, until May 24,1986.The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain...
, Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984-1985 season.-Synopsis:After Cary Maxwell's wife Kate dies, he decides to set up a private detective agency specializing in reuniting clients with a former loved one...
, Hotel
Hotel (TV series)
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty....
(in which she played four different roles between 1984–87), Melrose Place and the television movie Rich Men Single Women (1990). She has also appeared in a variety of other primetime series such as Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989...
, Murder She Wrote, Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic
Blacke's Magic was a short-lived American TV show about a magician, Alexander Blacke , who, with some help from his con-man father, Leonard , solves mysteries that get in the way of his performances. It ran for one season in 1986 for 13 episodes and featured crimes that tested logic against...
and MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
. She also played a supporting role in the Emmy-nominated mini-series "Lincoln" (1988).
In 1995, she retired from acting after she and her husband had two children, Lucy Taylor Hayes (December 19, 1995) and Jeremy Hayes (1997).