Charlotte Ross Biography

Charlotte Ross (born January 21, 1968) is an American actress, who is perhaps most widely known as a cast member of NYPD Blue from 2001 to 2004.

Early Years

Ross was born and raised in Winnetka, Illinois. Her parents are Debbie Ross Kullby, who is retired and living in Colorado; and Peter Ross (d. 2009), a financial advisor. Charlotte has one younger brother, George, a hedge fund-analyst. "When we were little I used to beat him up," she recalls with a laugh, "but now we're close."

Ross's first on-screen performance was in My First Mouthpiece; she was 8 years old. She moved on to performing in various hometown theater productions. After graduating from New Trier High School, Charlotte moved to Los Angeles, which her father opposed. She tried out for the role of Kelly Bundy on Married... with Children, but was the producers' second choice behind Christina Applegate. Her efforts caught the attention of the Days of Our Lives producers, who cast her as Eve Baron-Donovan.

Four years later, Ross co-starred with Katey Sagal ("Peg Bundy") in the movie Violation of Trust (aka She Says She's Innocent). The year after that, she guested on Married... as one of Bud Bundy's sexier classmates.

Career

Ross's run on Days of our Lives lasted from 1987 to 1991, earning her two Emmy nominations. Her other television credits include The Heights, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans, Drexell's Class, Pauly, Law & Order, Trinity, Beggars and Choosers, Frasier, Savage Land, Jake in Progress, NYPD Blue, Fall Into Darkness and A Kiss So Deadly (which reunited her with Days co-star Charles Shaughnessy). She also co-starred in the 2007 Lifetime Television films Montana Sky and Christmas in Paradise.

She earned a Gold record in 1992 for her work on the soundtrack album to the The Heights, famous for the song "How Do You Talk To An Angel".

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. As a result, the FCC fined each of the 52 ABC stations with a $27,500 fine for broadcasting "indecent material" between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. However, on January 4, 2011, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously revoked the fine, stating that the FCC's enforcement of its indecency rules was "unconstitutionally vague and chilling." ABC, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 08-0841-ag(L) (2nd Cir.).

In 2006, Ross joined Billy Blanks to co-host a series of Tae-Bo infomercials (Charlotte is a licensed instructor).

Ross appeared as Candy in Summit's 3D film Drive Angry, alongside Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard.

In Autumn 2009, Ross enjoyed a recurring role on the US TV series Glee as Judy Fabray, the mother of Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron). Charlotte's most recent appearance on the series was in the season three finale, "Goodbye". She appears in 4 episodes.

Ross will co-star as the first female umpire in professional baseball in the upcoming short film, The Umpire, and co-stars in Street Kings: Motor City opposite Ray Liotta.

Ross started a role on VH1 series Hit the Floor in May 2013.

Personal life

In 2002, Ross supported PETA's anti-fur campaign by appearing naked in advertisements captioned "I'd Rather Show My Buns Than Wear Fur". On October 18, 2003, Ross married Michael Goldman and gave birth to one child: son Maxwell Ross Goldman (whose name combines Charlotte's and her mother's maiden names). She and Michael Goldman separated in 2008 but "remain best of friends in raising our son." She resides in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Touch and Go	Courtney's Girlfriend
1994	Foreign Student	Elizabeth 'Sue Ann' Baldridge
1994	Love and a .45	Mary Ann
1994	Savage Land	Mandy
1998	Looking for Lola	Debbie
2007	Moola	Nora
2007	Live!	Jennifer
2011	Drive Angry	Candy
2011	Street Kings 2: Motor City	Beth Kingston	Video
2011	'	Billie Satriano	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987-1996	Days of our Lives	Eve Baron Donovan	Recurring role
1991	She Says She's Innocent	Justine Essex	TV movie
1991	Reasonable Doubts	Meredith Little	Episode: "Dicky's Got the Blues"
1992	Empty Nest	Antoinette	Episode: "Sayonara"
1992	Drexell's Class	Janet	Episode: "The Resentments"
1992	Married with Children	Darlene	Episode: "Teacher Pets"
1992	'	Hope Linden	12 episodes
1994	Birdland	Ronnie	Episode: "Crazy for You"
1994-1995	'	Bree Buchanan	17 episodes
1995	Murder One	Stephanie Lambert	Episode: "Chapter 8"
1996	Murder One	Stephanie Lambert	Episode: "Chapter Seventeen"
1996	ER	Angel	Episode: "The Right Thing"
1996	Minor Adjustments	Amy	Episode: "Baba-Doo-Wang"
1996	'	Amanda Blake	TV movie
1996	Fall Into Darkness	Ann Price	TV movie
1997	Pauly	Dawn Delaney	7 episodes
1998	'	Susan Peterson	TV miniseries
1998	Trinity	Fiona McCallister	3 episodes
1998	NYPD Blue	Laurie Richardson	Episode: "The One That Got Away" Episode: "I Don't Wanna Dye"
1999	Kidnapped in Paradise	Megan Emerson	TV movie
1999	Beggars and Choosers	Lori Volpone	Episode: "The Mountainmen: Part 1" Episode: "The Mountainmen: Part 2"
2000	Beggars and Choosers	Lori Volpone	Episode: "Hello, Dalai!"
2001	Frasier	Monica	Episode: "Sliding Frasiers"
2001-2004	NYPD Blue	Det. Connie McDowell	65 episodes
2006	Jake in Progress	Annie	3 episodes
2007	Law & Order	Judith Barlow	Episode: "Talking Points"
2007	Montana Sky	Tess Mercy	TV movie
2007	Christmas in Paradise	Dana Marino	TV movie
2008	Ring of Death	Mary Wyatt	TV movie
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Sabrina Owen	Episode: "If I Had a Hammer..."
2009-12	Glee	Judy Fabray	Episode: "Ballad" Episode:"Journey to Regionals Episode:"Prom Queen Episode: "Goodbye"
2013	Hit the Floor	Olivia	Recurring role