Born Name:  Stephanie Hodge

Born Date:  December 24, 1956

Born Place:  Wilmington, Ohio

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Occupations:  Actress, voice actress, comic, writer

Brief Biography:  Stephanie Hodge is best known for her roles in the 1990s sitcoms Nurses and Unhappily Ever After. Born in Wilmington, Ohio, she developed a career in comedy known for a "brassy" and observational style before transitioning into television.

Early Life and Career:
Background: Raised in a Quaker family in Ohio, she began her career in theater and eventually moved to Minneapolis, where she started doing stand-up comedy.
Stand-up Roots: She began her stand-up career in 1980, later performing at venues like Igby's in Los Angeles and featuring on two Showtime specials.
Transition to TV: After moving to Los Angeles, she secured a holding deal with NBC, which led to her early television roles.

Television and Film Career:
Nurses (1991–1993): Hodge gained prominence as Nurse Sandy Miller on the NBC sitcom Nurses, a role specifically created for her.
Unhappily Ever After (1995–1998): She played Jennie Malloy in this WB sitcom. Despite her character briefly being killed off and turned into a ghost due to script changes, audience demand saw her return, though she later left the series, notes IMDb and Fandom.
Other Roles: She appeared in My Talk Show, Sugar and Spice, Muddling Through, and guest-starred in Reba, NCIS, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Dog with a Blog.
Film: She appeared in Big Top Pee-wee (1988), I, Madman (1989), and Evolution (2001).
Background: She is known to have a "husky" voice and is often recognized for her roles in 90s sitcoms.