Deborah May is an American actress and model. May won the
Miss Indiana beauty pageant in 1970.
Early life
May was born in
Remington, Indiana
Remington is a town in Carpenter Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2010 census.
History
Remington was first laid out in 1860 by Jesse H. Fordice. It was originally called Carpenter Station, after Car ...
.
Career
May has appeared in a number of television shows during her career, include the major recurring role as Terri Valere on the NBC medical drama ''
St. Elsewhere
''St. Elsewhere'' was an American medical drama television series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series stars Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, and William Daniels as ...
'' (1985–86). Other television credits include ''
Falcon Crest
''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the California ...
'', ''
Remington Steele'', ''
The Golden Girls
''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty W ...
'', ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...
'', ''
Star Trek: Voyager'', ''
Murder One'', ''
The Larry Sanders Show
''The Larry Sanders Show'' is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. The series was created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein and aired from August 15, 1992, to May 31, 1998, on the HBO ...
'', ''Seinfeld'' (episode "
The Puffy Shirt"), and ''
ER''.
In 2010, May had a recurring role as Catherine Cadence in the British television series ''
The Cut''.
From 2016 to 2017, May had a recurring role on the
AMC series ''
The Walking Dead'' as Natania, the leader of Oceanside.
May co-starred in the films ''
Disney's The Kid'', ''
Nurse Betty'', ''
Johnny Be Good'' and ''
The Woman in Red''.
In 1970 she won
Miss Indiana, and the following year was in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
pageant.
In 1981, May directed a documentary titled ''You Have Struck a Rock''. The documentary encapsulates the history of a non-violent resistance of the black women of
South Africa
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during
apartheid
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...
. The documentary commemorates the contributions made by South African women in the
anti-apartheid movement
The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM), was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system and supporting South Africa's non-White population who were persecuted by the polici ...
.
Personal life
In August of 1983, May married actor
George DelHoyo.
May also has two children with DelHoyo.
See also
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Miss America 1971
Miss America 1971, the 44th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1970. The Women's liberation movement, Women's Liberation Front demonstrated at the event and Miss Iowa 1970, Cheryl ...
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American television actresses
American film actresses
People from Remington, Indiana
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
21st-century American women
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