Life and career

Kopins was Miss Connecticut 1977, having entered the pageant as Miss Ridgefield. Kopins graduated from Marymount College before moving to California to pursue an acting career.

Kopins starred in films Fast Forward, Creator, Once Bitten, and Jake Speed, and appeared in guest roles in various television shows, such as The A-Team and Riptide. During season 11 of Dallas, she played Kay Lloyd, a love interest of Bobby Ewing. She was cast as one of Charlie's Angels in the unaired spinoff Angels '88.

In 1990, Kopins married her high school sweetheart, Marc Shaw, with whom she has four children. The family resides in Redding, Connecticut.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Fast Forward	Susan Granger
1985	HeartBeat	Erin	TV Movie
1985	Creator	Lucy Wolper
1985	Once Bitten	Robin Pierce
1986	Jake Speed	Margaret Winston
1988	The Tracker	Sarah Bolton
1989	Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson	Kimberly McDonald	TV Movie
1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Lisa
1990	Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again	Veronica Lodge	TV Movie
1994	Lady in Waiting	Fiona Richards

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Fall Guy	Government Agent	Episode: "Baker's Dozen"
1984	Riptide	Kimba Hall	Episode: "Pilot"
1984	T.J. Hooker	Officer Maggie Paine	Episode: "Target: Hooker"
1984	Knight Rider	Cindy Morgan	Episode: "Dead of Knight"
1985	The Love Boat	Misty Lawson	Episode: "Getting Started/Daughter's Dilemma/The Captain Wears Pantyhose"
1985	Amazing Stories	Liz	Episode: "The Mission"
1986	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Sonja Chenko	Episodes: "Stemwinder: Part 1" and "Stemwinder: Part 2"
1986	The A-Team	Dominique Conré	Episode: "The Spy Who Mugged Me"
1988	Full House	Linda Stratton	Episode: "Danny's Very First Date"
1988	Circus	Jennifer	TV pilot
1989	Midnight Caller	Kathy Heller	Episode: "Blood Red"
1988-1989	Dallas	Kay Lloyd	Recurring role, 13 episodes
1990	Designing Women	Eugenia Weeks	Episode: "Suzanne Goes Looking for a Friend"
1994	The Cosby Mysteries	Lauren Murdoch	Episode: "The Fine Art of Murder"

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