Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present | Name Ashley Crow Role Actress | |
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Full Name Ashley Diane Crow Born August 25, 1960 (age 63) ( 1960-08-25 ) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Spouse Bill Shanks (m. 1988–1993), Matthew John Armstrong Education University of Alabama, Auburn University Movies and TV shows Heroes, The Secret Circle, The Good Son, Little Big League, Minority Report Similar People Matthew John Armstrong, Luke Edwards, Tim Kring, Andrew Scheinman, Joseph Ruben | ||
Ashley Crow
Ashley Diane Crow (born August 25, 1960) is an American actress. She is most known for her role of Sandra Bennet on the television show Heroes.
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Life and career
Crow was born in Chicago, Illinois. She moved to Mountain Brook, Alabama at the age of nine. She attended the University of Alabama and then graduated from Auburn University in 1982, where she was a member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.
Crow first appeared in a minor role on the U.S. soap opera Guiding Light in the 1980s, followed by a longer role as Beatrice McKechnie on As the World Turns. She later co-starred with Parker Stevenson in the short-lived science fiction TV series Probe. Since then, she has appeared in guest roles on various television shows, including Dark Angel, Everybody Loves Raymond, Touched by an Angel, Party of Five, Nip/Tuck, and The Mentalist. She had a major recurring role on Heroes as Sandra Bennet, wife of Primatech operative Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman).
Her roles in film include appearances in Minority Report, Little Big League, and The Good Son, among others.
Crow's first husband was actor Bill Shanks, who was a castmate on As the World Turns. They divorced in 1993. Crow is now married to fellow Heroes cast member Matthew John Armstrong, who played the role of Ted Sprague. She most recently plays a main role as Jane (Cassie's grandmother) in the TV series The Secret Circle. She has one son.
Filmography
Actress
2018
The Waiting Room (Short) as
Woman
2016
The Remains as
Claire
2016
Carry Me (Short) as
Louise
2015
Little Paradise as
Aunt Laura
2014
Cake as
Stephanie
2014
Supernatural (TV Series) as
Mama
- Alex Annie Alexis Ann (2014) - Mama
2011
The Secret Circle (TV Series) as
Jane Blake
- Crystal (2012) - Jane Blake
- Curse (2012) - Jane Blake
- Balcoin (2011) - Jane Blake
- Beneath (2011) - Jane Blake
- Masked (2011) - Jane Blake
- Wake (2011) - Jane Blake
- Slither (2011) - Jane Blake
- Heather (2011) - Jane Blake (credit only)
- Loner (2011) - Jane Blake (credit only)
- Bound (2011) - Jane Blake
- Pilot (2011) - Jane Blake
2010
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) as
Linda Cotler
- Shock to the System (2010) - Linda Cotler
2010
In Plain Sight (TV Series) as
Janine
- No Clemency for Old Men (2010) - Janine
2006
Heroes (TV Series) as
Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Seventeen 'The Wall' (2010) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Ten 'Thanksgiving' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Seven 'Once Upon a Time in Texas' (2009) - Sandra Bennet (credit only)
- Chapter One 'Orientation/Jump, Push, Fall' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Nine 'Turn and Face the Strange' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Six 'Shades of Gray' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Five 'Exposed' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Four 'Cold Wars' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Three 'Building 26' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Two 'Trust and Blood' (2009) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Twelve 'Our Father' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Eleven 'The Eclipse - Part 2' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Ten 'The Eclipse Part 1' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Seven 'Eris Quod Sum' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Six 'Dying of the Light' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Five 'Angels and Monsters' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Three 'One of Us, One of Them' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Two 'The Butterfly Effect' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter One 'The Second Coming' (2008) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Eleven 'Powerless' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Ten 'Truth & Consequences' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Nine: Cautionary Tales (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Seven 'Out of Time' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Four 'The Kindness of Strangers' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Two 'Lizards' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter One 'Four Months Later-' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Eighteen 'Parasite' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Seventeen 'Company Man' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Sixteen 'Unexpected' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Fifteen 'Run!' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Fourteen 'Distractions' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Thirteen 'The Fix' (2007) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Ten 'Six Months Ago' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Nine 'Homecoming' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Seven 'Nothing to Hide' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Six 'Better Halves' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Five 'Hiros' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Four 'Collision' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
- Chapter Three 'One Giant Leap' (2006) - Sandra Bennet (uncredited)
- Chapter One 'Genesis' (2006) - Sandra Bennet
2009
The Mentalist (TV Series) as
Chief Elaine Brody
- Blood Brothers (2009) - Chief Elaine Brody
2004
American Dreams (TV Series) as
Sister Mary Agnes
- So Long, Farewell (2004) - Sister Mary Agnes
- Leaders of the Pack (2004) - Sister Mary Agnes
- Charade (2004) - Sister Mary Agnes
- Long Shots and Short Skirts (2004) - Sister Mary Agnes
2004
Catalina View (Short) as
Susan
2004
Nip/Tuck (TV Series) as
Judge
- Joel Gideon (2004) - Judge
2003
Dragnet (TV Series) as
Alice Kerian
- The Silver Slayer (2003) - Alice Kerian
2002
Strong Medicine (TV Series) as
Christine Hedley
- Discharged (2002) - Christine Hedley
2002
Minority Report as
Sarah Marks
2001
Dark Angel (TV Series) as
Trudy
- Haven (2001) - Trudy
2000
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Beth Colt
- All's Well- (2000) - Beth Colt
2000
Going Home (TV Movie) as
Meg
2000
Family Law (TV Series) as
Gina Hollenback
- Stealing Home (2000) - Gina Hollenback
1999
The Cracker Man as
Gloria Turner
1999
Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) as
Jennifer Whelan
- The Sister (1999) - Jennifer Whelan
1999
Silk Hope (TV Movie) as
Natalie
1999
Turks (TV Series) as
Ginny
- Live, Love, Lose and Learn (1999) - Ginny
- Shades of Gray (1999) - Ginny
- Overkill (1999) - Ginny
- Siege (1999) - Ginny
- Fathers & Sins (1999) - Ginny
- Friends & Strangers (1999) - Ginny
- About Number Ten (1999) - Ginny
- In the Fracas (1999) - Ginny
- Lend Me Your Ears (1999) - Ginny
- Tail (1999) - Ginny
- Hearts of Fire (1999) - Ginny
- After the Pilot (1999) - Ginny
- Pilot (1999) - Ginny
1999
Cracker: Mind Over Murder (TV Series) as
Linda Benson
- Best Boys (1999) - Linda Benson
1997
Moloney (TV Series) as
Erica Lindsey
- Deep Cover (1997) - Erica Lindsey
1996
Champs (TV Series) as
Linda McManus
- Valentine's Day Massacre (1996) - Linda McManus
- The Loop (1996) - Linda McManus
- It's Must Have Been Gridlock (1996) - Linda McManus
- Home Alone (1996) - Linda McManus
- Two of a Kind (1996) - Linda McManus
- To Be There or Not to Be There (1996) - Linda McManus
- Live and Let Breathe (1996) - Linda McManus
- We'll Never Have Paris (1996) - Linda McManus
- For Art's Sake (1996) - Linda McManus
- A Match Made at Seven (1996) - Linda McManus
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1996) - Linda McManus
- As the World Twirls (1996) - Linda McManus
1996
Early Edition (TV Series) as
Nikki Porter
- Gun (1996) - Nikki Porter
1996
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Jocelyn
- Groundrush (1996) - Jocelyn
1996
Dark Angel (TV Movie) as
Anna St. Cyr
1996
Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story (TV Movie) as
Pam
1995
True Crime (Video) as
Roxanne (uncredited)
1994
Because Mommy Works (TV Movie) as
Claire Forman
1994
Little Big League as
Jenny Heywood
1993
Final Appeal (TV Movie) as
Dolores Brody
1993
The Good Son as
Janice
1992
Middle Ages (TV Series) as
Cindy Cooper
- Murmur of the Heart (1992) - Cindy Cooper
- Forever Young (1992) - Cindy Cooper
- Night Moves (1992) - Cindy Cooper
- The Pig in the Python (1992) - Cindy Cooper
1991
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jenna Kealey
- Renunciation (1991) - Mrs. Jenna Kealey
1991
A Woman Named Jackie (TV Mini Series) as
Lee Bouvier Radziwill
- The Onassis Years (1991) - Lee Bouvier Radziwill
- The Kennedy Years (1991) - Lee Bouvier Radziwill
- The Bouvier Years (1991) - Lee Bouvier Radziwill
1991
Final Verdict (TV Movie) as
Belle Rogers
1990
Christmas in America (TV Movie) as
Emily Morgan
1990
Kojak: None So Blind (TV Movie) as
Debbie Hogarth
1990
Blue Bayou (TV Movie) as
Morgan Fontenot
1986
As the World Turns (TV Series) as
Beatrice McKechnie / Beatrice Campbell
- Shannon and Duncan wed (1989) - Beatrice McKechnie
1988
Probe (TV Series) as
Michelle Castle
- Quit-It (1988) - Michelle Castle
- Plan 10 from Outer Space (1988) - Michelle Castle
- Now You See It- (1988) - Michelle Castle
- Metamorphic Anthropoidic Prototype Over You (1988) - Michelle Castle
- Black Cats Don't Walk Under Ladders (Do They?) (1988) - Michelle Castle
- Untouched by Human Hands (1988) - Michelle Castle
- Computer Logic (1988) - Michelle Castle
1987
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Samantha Chesborough
- In the Money (1987) - Samantha Chesborough
Self
2007
Heroes Unmasked (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Heroes by Design (2008) - Self
- Let's Get Physical (2008) - Self
- Teenage Kicks (2008) - Self
- Through Heroes Eyes (2008) - Self
- The Casting Couch (2008) - Self
- What the Butlers Saw (2008) - Self
- Finale (2007) - Self (uncredited)
- Turning Tides (2007) - Self
- Sets and the City (2007) - Self (uncredited)
- The H.R.G. File (2007) - Self
Archive Footage
2007
Heroes Unmasked (TV Series documentary) as
Sandra Bennet
- Heroes on the Run (2008) - Sandra Bennet (uncredited)
- The Music of Heroes (2008) - Sandra Bennet (uncredited)
- A Bug's Life (2008) - Sandra Bennet (uncredited)
- New Heroes on the Block (2008) - Sandra Bennet (uncredited)
- Growing Pains (2007) - Sandra Bennet (uncredited)
References
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