Charlotte Ross

Charlotte Ross (born January 21, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eve Donovan on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1987 to 1991, and as Detective Connie McDowell on the ABC police procedural drama series NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.

Early life

Ross was born in the Cook County suburb of Winnetka, Illinois, on January 21, 1968, and grew up there. Her parents are Debbie Ross Kullby, and Peter Ross (died 2009), who was a financial advisor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

After graduating from New Trier High School, Ross moved to Los Angeles, which her father opposed.<ref name="TV Guide">Template:Cite web</ref>

Ross's run on Days of Our Lives lasted from 1987 to 1991, earning her two Emmy Award nominations. Her other television credits include the musical drama series The Heights (where she sang on the Billboard Number One hit "How Do You Talk to an Angel"),<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Drexell's Class, Pauly, Law & Order, Trinity, Beggars and Choosers, Frasier, Savage Land, Jake in Progress, Fall Into Darkness, and A Kiss So Deadly (which reunited with her Days co-star Charles Shaughnessy). She also co-starred in the Lifetime original films Montana Sky and Christmas in Paradise (both 2007).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She earned a Gold record in 1992 for her work as a singer on the soundtrack album to The Heights.<ref name="TV Guide"/>

Ross also played Connie McDowell in the ABC police procedural drama series NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On February 25, 2003, Ross appeared in an NYPD Blue episode entitled "Nude Awakening", which featured shots of her buttocks as she prepared to step into the shower.<ref name="TV Guide"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2006, Ross joined Billy Blanks to co-host a series of Tae-Bo infomercials. In 2011, Ross appeared as Candy in Summit's 3D film Drive Angry, alongside Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 2009 to 2012, Ross began a recurring role on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee as Judy Fabray, the mother of Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron). She appeared in four episodes. In 2013, Ross began starring in the VH1 sports drama series Hit the Floor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2014, Ross passed on an offer to return to Days of Our Lives as Eve Donovan, and her role was recast with Kassie DePaiva because she was too busy with other acting projects.<ref name="Soaps">Template:Cite web</ref> Ross made a guest appearance in the ABC musical drama series Nashville.<ref name="Soaps"/> Later in the same year, she was cast as Felicity Smoak's mother in The CW superhero series, Arrow.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

The couple separated in 2008. Ross currently resides in Los Angeles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Activism

In 2002, Ross supported PETA's anti-fur campaign by appearing naked in advertisements captioned "I'd Rather Show My Buns Than Wear Fur".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2014, Ross signaled her support to the Animal Legal Defense Fund campaign "National Justice for Animals Week" by filming a video.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Touch and Go	Courtney's Girlfriend
1994	Foreign Student	Elizabeth 'Sue Ann' Baldridge
	Love and a .45	Mary Ann
	Savage Land	Mandy
1998	Looking for Lola	Debbie
2007	Moola	Nora
	Live!	Jennifer
2011	Drive Angry	Candy
	Street Kings 2: Motor City	Beth Kingston	Direct-to-video
	Template:Sortname	Billie Satriano	Short film
2014	Rita Mahtoubian is Not a Terrorist	Lana	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987–1991	Days of Our Lives	Eve Baron Donovan	Series regular; role from July 16, 1987, to July 12, 1991 Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (1990–1991)
1991	She Says She's Innocent aka Violation of Trust	Justine Essex	Television film
	Reasonable Doubts	Meredith Little	Episode: "Dicky's Got the Blues"
1992	Empty Nest	Antoinette	Episode: "Sayonara"
	Drexell's Class	Janet	Episode: "The Resentments"
	Married... with Children	Darlene	Episode: "Teacher Pets"
	Template:Sortname	Hope Linden	Series regular; 13 episodes
1994	Birdland	Ronnie	Episode: "Crazy for You"
1994–1995	Template:Sortname	Bree Buchanan	Series regular; 17 episodes
1995–1996	Murder One	Stephanie Lambert	Episodes: "Chapter Eight" and "Chapter Seventeen"
1996	ER	Angel	Episode: "The Right Thing"
	Minor Adjustments	Amy	Episode: "Baba-Doo-Wang"
	Template:Sortname	Amanda Blake	Television film
	Fall into Darkness	Ann Price	Television film
1997	Pauly	Dawn Delaney	Series regular; 7 episodes
1998	Template:Sortname	Susan Peterson	TV miniseries
	Trinity	Fiona McCallister	Series regular; 10 episodes
	NYPD Blue	Laurie Richardson	Episodes: "The One That Got Away" and "I Don't Wanna Dye"
1999	Kidnapped in Paradise	Megan Emerson	Television film
1999–2001	Beggars and Choosers	Lori Volpone	Series regular; 42 episodes
2001	Frasier	Monica	Episode: "Sliding Frasiers"
2001–2004	NYPD Blue	Det. Connie McDowell	Series regular; 70 episodes
2006	Jake in Progress	Annie	3 episodes
2007	Law & Order	Judith Barlow	Episode: "Talking Points"
	Montana Sky	Tess Mercy	Television film (Lifetime)
	Christmas in Paradise	Dana Marino	Television film (Lifetime)
2008	Ring of Death	Mary Wyatt	Television film (Spike)
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sabrina Owen	Episode: "If I Had a Hammer..."
2009–2012	Glee	Judy Fabray	4 episodes
2013	Hit the Floor	Olivia Vincent	Series regular (season 1)
2014	Nashville	Ruth Bennett	Episode: "Guilty Street"
2014–2017	Arrow	Donna Smoak<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Recurring role (seasons 3–4 & 6)

External links

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• Charlotte Ross as Olivia Vincent on VH1's Hit the Floor
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