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'' (1990–1991); she also appeared in the role of Heather Wilson in two episodes in season five of the series.

Early years

Born in Downers Grove, Illinois, Stock earned a bachelor's degree in telecommunications from

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(IU). Broadcasting and singing were her main interests before she became an actress. During her time at IU she sang with the university's vocal group, The Singing Hoosiers, and for one year she hosted a morning talk program on WTTV television. Following her college graduation she attended the Musical Theater Workshop in Los Angeles.

Career

She played Claudia in the Tommy Tune-directed,

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-winning musical '' Nine'' on Broadway, replacing Shelley Burch in the original cast in 1983. She is best known for her appearances in the prime-time drama '' Spenser: For Hire'' for two non-consecutive seasons (1985–1986; 1987–1988) as Susan Silverman, the love interest of Spenser ( Robert Urich). Stock starred in the final season of CBS primetime soap opera ''

'' from 1990 to 1991 as Liz Adams, the fiancée of Cliff Barnes ( Ken Kercheval). She later starred in the ABC primetime soap opera miniseries ''Trade Winds'' as Grace Sommers. She also appeared in "The Subway", an episode of ''

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,'' where she enticed

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) off a subway, took him to a hotel, then handcuffed him to a bed and robbed him of eight dollars and all of his clothes. In 1997, Stock had a recurring role on the now-defunct ABC daytime soap opera '' Port Charles'' as Nicole Devlin. Stock appeared in more than 100 hours of television and made over 30 guest appearances on television shows, including '' CHiPs''; '' The Facts of Life''; '' Fantasy Island''; '' Remington Steele''; '' Knight Rider''; '' The A-Team ''; '' Moonlighting''; ''

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''; '' Touched by an Angel''; and '' Charmed''. Her final screen appearance was in the 2001 television film ''The Princess & the Marine'' alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar. After she left acting, Stock started an interior design firm whose clientele were generally in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.

Personal life

Stock married producer Bill Dunn in 1988. They met when she was working on the film ''Verne Miller'' and he was its executive producer.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stock, Barbara 1956 births Actresses from Illinois American television actresses Living people American soap opera actresses 20th-century American actresses American interior designers 21st-century American women People from Downers Grove, Illinois