Dana Delany

China Beach is one of my all-time favourite TV shows. The series, which ran from 1988 – 1991, was set at an American base in the Vietnam war, and it looked at that conflict mostly from the point of view of several women characters.

The show had a great ensemble cast. But it was Dana Delany as Lt. Colleen McMurphy that really made the show so great. She is a wonderfully talented actor - she even won an Emmy for her role. Though she’s done some interesting roles since, there’s never been anything, imho, that topped her role.

Useful links: a China Beach tribute page and Dana Delany’s official site.

Two of the photos above are from China Beach. One is not.