She played Colleen on "China Beach". See Dana Delary now at 66.

The actor almost missed his role of escape.


Dana Delary was in the field ofmake television for decades. She first made her debut in entertainment with guest parts onHow the world turns,,At the Moonlight, andMagnum P.I., but it is only when it has reservedChina beach that she has become a familiar name. ABCDrama at prospective hours Broadcast from 1988 to 1991 and spoke of a group of doctors, soldiers and volunteers working in an evacuation hospital during the Vietnam War. The character of Delary, Colleen McMurphy, was an army in the army struggling with his own personal problems while he served in the war, and the actor won two Emmys for the role. But his acting career did not end whenChina beachI went. Read the rest to see what she does now.

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She almost missed herChina beach role.

Dana Delany in 1990
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Delary saidEntertainment tonight in 2013 that sheMajor escape role Almost never arrived. She explained that there were two last choices and thatChina beach Almost went with the other - mainly, because the part of Colleen was written for a blonde woman. "I certainly looked healthy, and I think he is sure to go out and say it because she had a huge career - it was between me andHelen Hunt"She said." We both tested this, and I really don't know why they chose me. I know there was a lot of dismay at the time; many people did not think Not that I was right for the role. One thing I heard was that I was not pretty enough. You know, at this age, you take this to heart. And I don't know why they finally chose me. I know that in the end, I was [co-creator of the series and executive producerJohn Sacret Young] Choice and that was everything. ""AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Another of his jobs led to controversy.

Dana Delany in 1991
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Delayry continued to work regularly since he hung up the uniform of his nurse. More particularly, she played like Katherine Mayfair onDesperate housewives, Megan Hunt onEvidence, and Crystal Harris onGod's hand. Its most recent projects include the CBS seriesThe codeIn 2019 and the HBO mini-seriesThe American guest in 2021.

The actor only appeared in an episode of the seriesFamily law, but it ended up being memorable. In 2001, she played a mother whose son fell with her handgun.The New York Times reported at the time thatCBS pulled his episode From their replay calendar because Proctor & Gamble, a great advertiser, withdrew his support because the fictitious law firm of the program defended the right of Delaly de Delary to have a firearm. The network would have withdrawn other episodes before also recovering, on abortion rights, the death penalty and other controversial subjects, also according to the request for P&G. Delary said toTimeFrom the decision, "I was very disappointed. I wanted to know what the agenda of Procter & Gamble is."

She refused an emblematic character because she did not want to be typast.

Dana Delany in 2019
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In an alternative version of television history, Delary - notSarah Jessica Parker- Played at Carrie Bradshaw inSex and city, his two films fallout and the series in a row,And just like that ... But theChina beachStar had a good reason to refuse the role when it was offered to him. Delary had already worked withKim Cattrall, who played Samantha on the HBO Come, in a film entitledLive naked girls, which concerns a group of women who organize a party of the pajama evening and spend the night talking about love and sex. Because of this, Delary was nervous that she was typical if she also played in Carrie. She saidLos Angeles Times in 2000 (via CNN), "[Sex and city Creator]Darren star was one of my friends, and he joined [writer]Candace Bushnell And came with this idea and he asked if I would be there. It was a lot in the early stadiums, and I had just doneNaked girls andGo out in Eden, and I just said to Darren: "I can't make a show with" sex "in the title".

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She opened on the choices she made in her personal life.

Dana Delany in 2021
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Delary never got married and has no children. At one point, however, it seemed to be interested in setting up. In 2007, she saidAfter (Going throughPeople), "Marriage has never been A big problem for me. But I think I'm ready now. Before, I wanted adventures. I have the impression that, in some ways, I was smarter than anyone. I must have all the pleasure in the world, to discover a lot of people and understand what I really like. I have to evolve. Now I know what makes me happy. ""

While Delary did not make the knot, over the years, she has been linked to the singer of the Eagles Don Henley , actors Treat Williams and Henry Czerny , and China beach Producer John Sacret Young.

Meanwhile, she remained busy not only as an actor but also philanthropist. She is a member of the board of directors emeritus of Scleroderma research foundation And she was vice-president of The creative coalition , a defense group of people who work in the arts and entertainment sector.

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