Born: September 30, 1959
Age: 65
Birthplace: Lucas Valley, California
Debrah Farentino (born September 30, 1959) is an American model and actress.
Farentino was born Deborah Mullowney in Lucas Valley, California. She attended Miller Creek Junior High School, and Terra Linda High School in San Rafael, California. She attended San Jose State before transferring to UCLA and was a model for Ford before becoming an actress.
Farentino has been an actress since 1982 when she appeared in the TV series Capitol and has appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, including Hooperman (1987-1989) and Son of the Pink Panther (1993). She has guest starred in several series including NYPD Blue (1994), the revival of The Outer Limits (1996), JAG (2002), and CSI: Miami (2003). Perhaps her most famous role was as Devon Adair in NBC's short lived SciFi series Earth 2. Her most recent roles include as Isabelle Matia-Paris in the ABC series Wildfire and Beverly Barlowe in the Syfy Channel series Eureka.
I don't know anyone else who has been on as many shows as I have at my age and hasn't had a hit, You'd think a track record like that would discourage people from hiring me. But I think it works in my favor. Because I've had the opportunity to work a lot and not be pigeonholed. Maybe there's something to this one season- and-out thing.
She was chosen as one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1995, while pregnant with daughter Sophie. Married four times, she took the last name of her second husband, actor James Farentino, which stuck long afterward.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Cellar Dweller | Whitney Taylor | |
1989 | Mortal Sins | Laura Rollins | |
1991 | Bugsy | Girl in Elevator | |
1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | Princess Yasmin | |
1993 | Malice | Nurse Tanya |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | T. J. Hooker | Nicole Gardner | Episode: "Model for Murder" |
1982-1987 | Capitol | Sloan Denning | Main role |
1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Dr. Kerry Langdon | Episode: "Infiltrator" |
1987-1988 | Hooperman | Susan Smith | Main role (22 episodes) |
1988 | She Was Marked for Murder | Claire Porter | TV film |
1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Debrah | Episodes: "Vegas: Parts 1 & 2" |
1989 | The Revenge of Al Capone | Jennie | TV film |
1990-1991 | Equal Justice | Julie Janovich | Main role (26 episodes) |
1991 | Whereabouts of Jenny, TheThe Whereabouts of Jenny | Liz | TV film |
1992 | Back to the Streets of San Francisco | Sarah Burns | TV film |
1993 | McBride and Groom | TV film | |
1993 | Sherlock Holmes Returns | Amy Winslow | TV film |
1994 | Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills | Judalon Smyth | TV film |
1994 | XXX's & OOO's | Pam Randall | TV film |
1994 | Dead Air | Karen / Laura | TV film |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Robin Wirkus | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
1994-1995 | Earth 2 | Devon Adair | Main role (21 episodes) |
1996 | Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits | Dr. Rachel Carter | Episode: "Mind Over Matter" |
1996 | Mother's Instinct, AA Mother's Instinct | Holly Mitchell | TV film |
1996 | Wiseguy | Emma Callendar | TV film |
1996 | Duckman | (voice) | Episode: "Exile in Guyville" |
1996-1997 | EZ Streets | Theresa Conners | Regular Role (13 episodes) |
1997 | Sisters and Other Strangers | Renee Connelly | TV film |
1997 | Total Security | Jody Kiplinger | Regular role (13 episodes) |
1998 | The Secret Lives of Men | Jane | |
1999 | Storm of the Century | Molly Anderson | TV miniseries |
1999-2000 | Get Real | Mary Green | Main role (21 episodes) |
2001 | Three Blind Mice | Josie Leeds | TV film |
2001 | District, TheThe District | Claire Debreno | Episode: "Cop Hunt" |
2002 | District, TheThe District | Claire Debreno | Episode: "Convictions" |
2002 | JAG | Cmdr. Amanda Waller | Episode: "The Killer" |
2002 | Get Real | Mary Green | Episode: "The Last Weekend" |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Julie Harmon | Episode: "Freaks and Tweaks" |
2004 | Division, TheThe Division | Dr. Annabel Curran Meade | Episodes: "The Box", "Crawl Space" |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Danielle Blair | Episode: "Skeleton" |
2005-2006 | Wildfire | Isabelle Matia-Paris | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
2006 | Dr. Vegas | Episode: "For Love or Money" | |
2006-2012 | Eureka | Beverly Barlowe | Recurring role (25 episodes) |
2008-2009 | Eli Stone | Ellen Wethersby | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
2010 | Saving Grace | Episode: "Loose Men in Tight Jeans" | |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Elizabeth Roan | Episode: "Loa Aloha" |
2011 | Closer, TheThe Closer | Beth Michaels | Episode: "Star Turn" |
2014 | Criminal Minds | Undersecretary Rosemary Jackson | Episode: "200" |