Charlotte Ross Highlights

  • 2001: Was cast as the female lead in "NYPD Blue"
  • 1999: Starred as a young woman abducted at sea in the USA Network thriller "Kidnapped in Paradise"
  • 1999: Appeared in the quirky romantic comedy "Looking For Lola", which premiered on Showtime
  • 1998: Had a recurring guest role as the wife of a police officer suspected of murder on "NYPD Blue" (ABC)
  • 1998: Starred on the short-lived NBC series "Trinity" as a successful stockbroker with a troubled personal life
  • 1998: Played a hippie political activist from a long line of progressive women in the NBC miniseries "A Will of Their Own"
  • 1997: Played a gold-digging young trophy wife on the inane Fox sitcom "Pauly"
  • 1996: Gave a memorable performance in a guest role as an AIDS-infected alcoholic on NBC's "ER"
  • 1996: Starred in the NBC TV-movies "A Kiss So Deadly" and "Fall Into Darkness", the former pairing her romantically with her "Days of Our Lives" father Charles Shaughnessy
  • 1994: Appeared in the Canadian feature "Savage Land" and the US-French co-production "Foreign Student"
  • 1993: Acted in a challenging cameo role as a heroin addict in the independent crime drama "Love and a .45"
  • 1992: Guest starred on episodes of "Empty Nest" (NBC), "Drexell's Class", and "Married... With Children" (both Fox)
  • 1992: Put her singing skills to use as a regular on the Fox musical series "The Heights"
  • 1991: Starred as a young woman accused of murder in the the NBC TV-movie "She Says She's Innocent"
  • 1987: Played conniving teenage prostitute Eve on the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" (NBC); first collaboration with Charles Shaughnessy; received two Daytime Emmy nominations
  • 1986: Made feature film debut with a small role in "Touch and Go"
  • 1982: Signed with an agent at age 14 (date approximate)
  • 1976: Made acting debut at age eight, featured in her dentist's industrial film "My First Mouthpiece" (date approximate)
  • Trained at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, performing in productions including "A Chorus Line", "Pippin" and "The Lion in Winter"
  • Had a two-episode recurring role on "Murder One" (ABC)
  • Was a regular on the CBS comedy "The Five Mrs. Buchanans", playing the wife of the last Buchanan son to marry
  • Played an ambitious vice president of development for a struggling network on the Showtime TV series "Beggars and Choosers"