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Lindsay Korman
Born
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present
Known for
Spouse(s)
Justin Hartley
(m. 2004; div. 2012)
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Lindsay Korman is an American actress. She became well-known for her roles in three long-running TV shows called soap operas. These roles included Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions, Cara Castillo on All My Children, and Arianna Hernandez on Days of Our Lives. After her time on soap operas, Lindsay has appeared in many movies made for the Lifetime TV channel.

Early Life and Talents

Lindsay Korman was born in Palm Springs, California. She has a mixed background, including Jewish, Greek, and Italian heritage. When she was younger, Lindsay won a national talent competition called the Young Miss America Beauty Pageant.

She started singing at age 11. By age 18, she earned a part in the famous Broadway show Grease. Lindsay was also the main singer in a Las Vegas show called Viva Las Vegas. She played the lead role of Maria in West Side Story for the Civic Light Opera in Austin, Texas. Lindsay has won several national singing awards too. These include awards from The Los Angeles Philharmonic and America's Showcase Starlet.

Acting Career Highlights

In 1999, Lindsay Korman got the role of Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC soap opera Passions. For this role, she was nominated for an award in 2000. She also appeared as a guest on TV shows like The Weakest Link in 2002.

Later, in 2009, Lindsay made a guest appearance on the crime show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. That same year, she joined the cast of Days of Our Lives, another NBC soap opera. She played the character Arianna Hernandez. On this show, she worked again with actors Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf, who had been her co-stars on Passions. Lindsay left Days of Our Lives in 2010.

In September 2010, it was announced that Lindsay would play a new character, Cara Castillo, on All My Children. Her first episode aired in December. She also played the DC Comics character Mad Harriet in the final season of Smallville. In January 2013, it was confirmed that she would return to play Cara Castillo when All My Children was brought back by Prospect Park.

More recently, Lindsay has filled in for actress Kelly Monaco as Sam McCall on ABC's General Hospital. She did this in August 2020, February 2022, and August 2024.

Film and Television Roles

Lindsay Korman has appeared in many TV shows and movies. Here are some of her notable roles:

Year Title Role Notes
1999–2008 Passions Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald Main role for many years
2002 The Weakest Link Herself Game show episode
2009 CSI Gretchen Javid Guest role
2009–2010 Days of Our Lives Arianna Hernandez Main role
2010 Smallville Mad Harriet Guest role
2010–2011, 2013 All My Children Cara Castillo Main role
2014 Perfect on Paper Natalie Holland TV movie
2015 The Challenger Stephanie Burchard Film
2016 Nightmare Nurse Chloe TV movie
Dying to Be Loved Jill Yates TV movie
2017 It Happened One Valentine's Vivian Cartwright Direct-to-video film
Death House Balthoria Film
Deadly Exchange Samantha TV movie; also helped write
The Wrong Nanny Stella TV movie
The Student Barbara Keyes TV movie
Romance at Reindeer Lodge Karen TV movie
2018 Evil Doctor Vicky Dolan TV movie
Killer Twin Kendra / Amber TV movie
2019 My Mother's Split Personalities Gail Price TV movie
2020, 2022, 2024 General Hospital Sam McCall Temporary role

Awards and Nominations

Lindsay Korman has been recognized for her acting with several nominations:

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result
2000
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Female Newcomer Passions Nominated
2002
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress Passions Nominated
2003
Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Younger Lead Actress Passions Nominated
2005
Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Triangle Passions Nominated
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