Dawn Stern

Dawn Stern (born October 15,1971) is an American film and television actress; she is also a model.
Early life and education.
She was raised in O'Fallon, Illinois, where she attended EK and O'Fallon Township High School. Stern graduated from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with a BS in Theatre Performance and Broadcast Communications (TV/Radio).
Career.
Stern began in both runway and print modeling. In 1992-1993, competing as a spokesmodel, Stern won 10 shows and the semifinal round in Ed McMahon's "Star Search '93". In 1996, she moved to Los Angeles, and within six months was appearing as Angela Collins on "413 Hope St.", a dramatic television series about an urban teen crisis center, on the Fox network; and Allie Farrow on "Viper", a science-fiction television series on the UPN broadcast network. From 2003 to 2004, Stern starred as Callista (Callie) Larkadia in "Starhunter 2300", a Canadian science-fiction television series, and scored a recurring role as Vanessa Lerner on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless". Most recently, Stern appeared as Cat Ingerslev in a 2012 episode of the HBO television series "True Blood".
She has appeared in over 30 television and two film productions.
Personal life.
She is married to Stefan Wolfert, an actor and director.