Shae D'lyn (born Shae D'lyn Sherertz; November 24, 1963,

Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan st ...

) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as series regular Jane Deaux/Cavanaugh on the sitcom ''

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'', as Cousin Vicki in the feature film ''

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'', and a recurring role as Carolyn Rothstein on ''

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''.

Life and career

After graduating with honors from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

, D'Lyn worked as an investment analyst for Morrow & Co. on

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. After a year in New York, she moved to Boston as vice president of real estate investment banking for Boston Capital Partners where she syndicated low-income housing to investors seeking tax credits. Bored with financial services, she applied for, and was accepted to acting school. Upon graduation, D'lyn immediately made appearances on television and in film. Her first appearance was in a 1993 episode of ''

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'', soon followed by the 1993

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television film of Arthur Miller's '' The American Clock''. Her television work, aside from ''

'' (1997–2001), included guest-starring appearances in ''

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'', ''

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'' and the role of Carolyn Rothstein on ''

'' in 2014. She starred in the off-Broadway premiere of Tennessee Williams' ''

Baby Doll ''Baby Doll'' is a 1956 American dramatic black comedy film directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, and Eli Wallach. It was produced by Kazan and Tennessee Williams, and adapted by Williams from his own one-act play ...

''. D'lyn directs theater, film, and television productions, and has founded a production company based in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico and an artists' cooperative in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and Toronto with over 400 members. D'lyn produced and directed two documentary shorts released in 2006, of which ''Morir Para Ser Libre'' was featured at that year's Boston Latino Film Festival. As of 2009, D'lyn had created the HearME project, which put interconnected music studios in orphanages worldwide; as of 2022 the website for HearME no longer exists.

Selected filmography

Television Roles

References

External links

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